Faculty & Staff Articles

Penn State President Eric J. Barron traveled to Pennsylvania College of Technology on Tuesday, his first visit since assuming the presidency in May.

Dulcey J. Messersmith, instructor of nursing at Pennsylvania College of Technology, recently received her Doctor of Nursing Practice from Chatham University. Her dissertation was titled “Improving Pain in Older Adults Using a Focused Education Program With Practical Nursing Students.” Research for the dissertation was carried out at Penn College with advanced-level practical nursing students.

Infusing the Veterans' Fountain with colorful Wildcat Pride ... ... and celebrating the outcome as tinted water plumes upward. Joining Gary T. Pandolfi (center), a General Services refrigeration, heating and plumbing mechanic, are (from left) "Blue Crew" officers Jessica J. Eisely, Samuel R. Scheide, Anthony D. Gobbi and Jessica R. Wiegand.

Integrity – on the job and in one's life – will be the central theme when a Pennsylvania College of Technology faculty member delivers his hypothetically parting thoughts this month in an annually anticipated campus lecture. Jacob R.

The department head in Pennsylvania College of Technology’s applied health studies major recently returned from England, where she presented new recommendations for palliative care. Tina M.

Bruce A. Wehler, instructor of English composition at Pennsylvania College of Technology, recently earned his doctorate of education in adult education from Penn State. Wehler successfully defended his dissertation, titled “Until All the Pieces Fit: A Hermeneutic Phenomenology of the Informal Learning of Selected Foster Parents in Northeastern Pennsylvania.” Bruce A.

Jessica N. Felton, a culinary arts and systems major from State College, has won the right to represent Pennsylvania College of Technology at this year's World Food Championships in Las Vegas. She was among six School of Business & Hospitality students who vied Monday night for a "Golden Ticket" to compete in the Nov. 12-18 event.

As part of its Oct. 10-12 Centennial Homecoming, Pennsylvania College of Technology will host four reunions, each inviting alumni to share their memories and revel in the weekend’s theme: “Then … Now … Forever Proud.” The first of the weekend’s reunions – for graduates of the welding program – begins at noon on Friday, Oct.

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. Stephen L. Bower and Andrew R. Heiser, regular part-time Toolroom Attendants, HVAC/Plumbing-Day, School of Construction & Design Technologies; effective Sept. 29 David D.

The third time for Wildcat Comic Con went beyond charming into the realm of enchantment, as presenters and the public bonded over graphic novels, cosplay, gaming and other common interests.