Faculty & Staff Articles

Costumed characters and critters inhabit the first floor of The Madigan Library for Halloween. From left: Diana L. Worth, library operations/public services assistant; Blair E. Mattocks, library support services assistant; student worker Kathryn M. Jaconetta, library operations/public services; and librarians Judy J. Zebrowski, Judy F. McConnell and Georgia R. Laudenslager.

While Veterans Day (Nov. 11) provides an annual salute to the countless individuals who have served in the U.S. armed forces, veterans’ advocacy is a daily priority at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Four active and former military personnel who provide assistance to their fellow veterans at the college’s Financial Aid Office personify that priority.

Back-to-back Halloween events provided family-friendly fun Wednesday night, beginning with the fifth annual Trick or Treat Night at the Village at Penn College. Residents of the on-campus housing complex went all-out for the younger children of students, employees and alumni, handing out goodies in a safe, controlled environment.

From left, National Association of Oil and Energy Service Professionals representatives Angel Gonzales, Art Nelsen and Judy Garber join Marc E. Bridgens, dean of construction and design technologies; students Roger C. Bruso, Thomas E. Daros Jr. and Michael J. Boylston; and HVAC faculty members Kenneth E. Welker Jr. and Richard C. Taylor outside the PDC.

Transcending the personal benefits of running, an instructor of fitness and lifetime sports is entering this year's New York City Marathon to bring attention to a debilitating neurological condition. Emily B. Miller, a faculty member in the School of Health Sciences and a 2002 graduate of Penn College's physical fitness specialist major, is running the Nov.

Penn College welcomed prospective students, their families and friends, and its community neighbors to Fall Open House on Sunday. Helpful employees, students and alumni were on hand throughout the day to enable exploration of academic programs, student life, and the college's campuses and facilities.

Services will be held in Wisconsin on Friday for Joseph P. Miglio, a former faculty member who died Saturday, Oct. 18, at the age of 90. Miglio taught at Penn College from August 1990 to March 2002, retiring as an associate professor of machine tool technology. Arrangements are being handled by Cress' in Stoughton, Wisconsin, which posted a full obituary to its website.

On hand for presentation of SPE's Carrie Fox Solin Memorial Scholarship awards are (from left) John R. Bartolomucci, assistant professor of plastics and polymer engineering technology at Penn College; scholarship recipients Bryan T. Robinson, of Penn College, and Samuel Moore, of Pittsburg (Kansas) State University; and Paul M.

Veronica C. Ciavarella, instructor of geology and environmental science at Pennsylvania College of Technology, recently received her doctorate of education in adult education from Penn State.

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. Jeffery M. Taylor, regular part-time Mechanic Assistant, Motorpool/Grounds, General Services; effective Oct. 20 Marlin R. Cromley, regular part-time Cashier/Customer Service Associate I, College Store; effective Oct.