Faculty & Staff Articles

Lecturer Matthew W. Nolan guides a visitor's use of a welding simulator. The Field House floor, filled with intriguing family attractions, beckons young scientists. Horticulture instructor Carl J. Bower Jr. makes education enjoyable, thanks to schoolkids' timeless fascination with insects. Scott A.

Mopar Muscle Penn College's acquisition of a 1967 Dodge Dart for the School of Transportation & Natural Resources Technologies has been detailed in the April 2014 issue of Mopar Muscle, now on newsstand shelves and online. The article was written by Randy Bolig, the magazine's editor, in cooperation with assistant automotive professor Chris Holley, who led him on a campus tour  in July.

Walter J. Shultz, OIT director (left) assists Lawrence K. Beaston, assistant professor of English-composition. Kim E. Shipman (standing) lends a helping hand to Karen L. Plankenhorn, clinical supervisor, radiography. Clark D. Sarge, a member of the physics faculty (left), is joined by Joshua D. Young, learning systems administrator, in a Madigan Library computer classroom.

Greeting the crowd, Dorothy J. Gerring mentions the college and its Williamsport Symphony Orchestra affiliation, its 2014 centennial and the Frank Lloyd Wright "Samara" exhibition in The Gallery at Penn College through March 29. Colin W. Williamson (rear left) and Leah N. Nason (center foreground) join their symphony colleagues in performance on the CAC stage.

Culinary arts technology students Sarah Anne E. Haines (left) and Maria K. Maneval take part in decorating sweets From simple Tootsie Roll to edible artwork Plastics and polymer engineering technology student Ryan K. Jackson follows the instruction of Chef Sue Mayer.

Penn College's vice president for institutional advancement will be among the community leaders taking part in the Peter Herdic House's annual Celebrity Waiter Night to benefit the Northcentral Pennsylvania Conservancy. Barry R. Stiger and other local luminaries will stand in for the regular staff at the 407 W. Fourth St. restaurant on Friday, March 7, donating to the NPC any tips they earn.

"Good Morning America's" Josh Elliott with the winning couple, headed for network nuptials (ABC photo) A former Penn College nursing student and her fiance fended off three other couples to win this week's "Good Morning America's Epic Wedding Showdown," the grand prize of which is a Valentine's Day ceremony with a performance by John Legend.

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. Victoria L. Zablocky, transfer from casual part-time Dishroom Kitchen Helper to regular part-time Line Cook, School of Business & Hospitality; effective Feb.

The Gallery at Penn College has announced a call for entries for its “100 Works!” exhibition opening in October.

A member of the sociology faculty at Pennsylvania College of Technology was published recently in Sociological Viewpoints, the journal of the Pennsylvania Sociological Society. Vinay Bahl, associate professor of sociology, wrote an article titled “Muslim Women’s Attire and Identity Politics,” offering insight on the issue culturally, politically, economically and historically.