Faculty & Staff Articles

The student team jumped out quickly in Wednesday's annual basketball game en route to a 55-44 victory against its staff/faculty rivals. "The old saying of 'Living by the 3, dying by the 3' could never have been more true," said intramural assistant Jeremy R. Bottorf, recapping the game. "When the students were hitting their 3-pointers, they would have a double-digit lead.

Brian M. McKeon, department head for natural sciences in Penn College's School of Integrated Studies, will portray Ray-Bud in "Dearly Departed," which begins a two-week run Friday at the Community Theatre League, 100 W. Third St.

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. Among the latest additions: Vicki L. Rhinehart, Dining Services Worker II, Regular Part Time, effective Jan. 20 William S. Brown-Platt, Dining Services Worker I, Regular Part Time, effective Jan.

As part of Healthy Weight Week 2011 organized by Healthy Wildcats and Student Health Services, and "Short Courses" offered by Student Activities, Zumba attracted more than 90 Penn College students and staff (women and men) to the Field House on Tuesday night for a taste of Latin-infused fitness and fun. Another chance to try a free Zumba class is offered at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Field House.

The president of Pennsylvania College of Technology has issued a fundraising challenge in support of a scholarship fund established by the Student Government Association at the college. President Davie Jane Gilmour announced that she will provide a dollar-for-dollar match, up to $2,000, if that amount is raised by Penn College student organizations for the Tracy A. Garis Memorial Scholarship.

Faculty from Penn College's School of Business and Computer Technologies again worked with Marcia McCann, instructional learning support teacher at Williamsport's Curtin Middle School, to offer brown-bag lunch sessions for students during the fall semester. Asesh K. Das, professor of computer science, and Bradley M.

On Monday evening, Paul A.

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. Among the latest additions: Amanda Heffner and Erik Sniezek, Dining Services Worker I (Regular Part Time), effective Jan. 6

An early childhood educator at Pennsylvania College of Technology recently returned from a People to People Citizen Ambassador Program trip to South Africa. Gail B.

Pennsylvania College of Technology faculty member Richard Sahn recently presented a paper at the annual meeting of the Association for Humanist Sociology. Sahn, an instructor of sociology, presented his paper titled "Confessions of a Former Social Welfare Worker," which details lessons he gathered from his experiences on Nov. 4 in Santa Fe, N.M.