Faculty & Staff Articles

Patrick Murphy's "Curly” (Caran d’ache on Strathmore, 16 inches by 25 inches) Patrick Murphy, who retired in 2009-10 as an associate professor of advertising art, will be among the featured artists during downtown Williamsport’s November First Friday. “Time and Recollection,” showcasing Murphy's artwork, will open at 6 p.m. Nov. 3 at Gallery 425, 425 Market St.

Racing to the finish, students in a human services class at Pennsylvania College of Technology are focused on completing an important assignment – helping to coordinate the third annual Community Challenge, benefiting the Salvation Army of Williamsport, which assists about 400 area families each month. Set for Saturday, Nov.

Several events put some shriek in the past week – not to mention those always-welcome giggles from the young – as Penn College ushered in the Halloween season. Students living in The Village Apartments provided their annual trick-or-treat hours for the campus community, followed by an evening carnival across the street.

Umbrellas were the most coveted accessory, but nowhere near as essential as the information that visitors to Pennsylvania College of Technology's Fall Open House carried home.

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. Zachary J. Williams, regular part-time temporary Energy Management Technician Intern, General Services; starting Oct. 31 Patriciann T. Westley, regular part-time Dining Services Worker III, effective Oct. 30 Avery A.

Wail to the chief! A perennial good sport for student-focused activities, college President Davie Jane Gilmour elicits kindly shudders during a midterm "makeup" exam. Arms linked in solidarity, an entourage recoils at a jump scare. Benevolent bloodletting is the order of the night, as an all-in-fun trail of terrors snakes through the welding lab.

Saturday evening’s Greater Lycoming Walk, bringing hope to those affected by suicide's nondiscriminating touch and wresting public attention “Out of the Darkness,” attracted 396 participants and raised more than $14,500 to fund prevention and awareness activities.

A diesel instructor at Pennsylvania College of Technology has been honored by Caterpillar for inspiring the students who will be tomorrow’s industry technicians. Brad R.

Millions around the world are suffering the symptoms of serious or terminal illnesses, yet only one in 10 has access to effective pain management tools.

Teachers, guidance counselors, administrators and home schooling parents are invited to take part in a free workshop from 9 to 11 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 30, at WVIA Public Media Studios in Pittston.