Faculty & Staff Articles

Hundreds of people from throughout Williamsport are anticipated to take part in the 10th annual Greater Lycoming Out of the Darkness Community Walk hosted by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s Central Pennsylvania chapter and Pennsylvania College of Technology. The event will be at Penn College on Saturday, Sept. 15, with registration starting at 4 p.m. and the 90-minute walk at 5.

Papa tells the story in front of a group of Penn College students who just completed their work for the morning. Luse displays plans for the project for WNEP photographer Tom Durant. WNEP-TV reporter Kristina Papa spent Friday morning with a group of Penn College students whose class project honors the ultimate sacrifice.

In photos posted to social media by an Antioch Baptist Church parishioner, Penn College Police Officer Jeffrey E. Kriner assists in maneuvering a larger-than-thought refrigerator through a doorway and into the kitchen. Penn College Police Officer Jeffrey E. Kriner was a neighborhood hero to a local church on Wednesday, answering an online call for help with goodwill and no shortage of muscle.

A memorial service is planned for Robert J. Hutchinson, a former instructor in Williamsport Area Community College's building construction department, who died Saturday, Sept. 1, at the age of 80. The Williamsport Technical Institute alumnus, shown in a photo from the 1975 Montage yearbook, taught carpentry and masonry at Penn College's immediate predecessor institution.

Cathryn Addy, founding director of the college's North Campus in Wellsboro, has been named interim president of NHTI in Concord, New Hampshire. Addy was hired for the Wellsboro position in March 1983, shortly after Williamsport Area Community College (forerunner to Penn College) began offering practical nursing classes at the Tioga County site.

PCToday continues its regular feature: welcoming new full-time and regular part-time Pennsylvania College of Technology employees, as reported by the Human Resources Office. Blaise E. Marshall, full-time Hall Coordinator, Rose Street Commons, Residence Life; effective Sept. 4 Katherine S. Sweeting, regular part-time Dining Services Worker III, beginning Sept.

A cross-section of the Penn College community – including student-athletes, Circle K members, alumni and neighbors – collected 28 bags of recylables and 20 bags of trash during a cleanup on Saturday.

PCToday continues its regular feature: welcoming new full-time and regular part-time Pennsylvania College of Technology employees, as reported by the Human Resources Office. Anne F. Andersen, regular part-time Dining Services Worker III, effective Aug. 28 Only new college hires and employees transferring from one internal position to another in certain situations are reported.

Interest runs high in The Dr. Welch Workshop: A Makerspace at Penn College, where attendant Jeremiah C. Johnson (right) met with students and employees during an Open House. The hands-on allure of the facility is evident as attendees move among the equipment ... ... and sign up for access to the varied tools at their disposal.

In a recent issue of Bake Magazine, Chef Charles R. Niedermyer II, an instructor of baking and pastry arts/culinary arts, shares valuable ideas for cake decorators wishing to elevate their creations with gourmet chocolate. “Selecting chocolate is critical to success,” says Niedermyer, who holds Penn College degrees in baking and pastry arts and technology management.