Faculty & Staff Articles

Three Pennsylvania College of Technology students and an instructor of dieselequipment technology/heavy construction equipment recently traveled to Florida to attend a power-generation convention and Electrical Generating Systems Association School. School of Natural Resources Management faculty member Paul A. Zenga accompanied students Benjamin G. Anderson, of Kane, and Matthew T.

The librarian for digital initiatives at Pennsylvania College of Technology's Madigan Library recently contributed a chapter to the Association of College and Research Libraries' new publication, "Gaming in Academic Libraries: Collections, Marketing, and Information Literacy." Tracey Amey's contribution to the book, which contains examples of ways libraries are integrating video games into their

Eight representatives of Pennsylvania College of Technology's Madigan Library attended and/or participated in the Susquehanna Library Cooperative's recent "Web 2.0 Untangled Workshop" at Lycoming College. Tracey Amey, librarian for digital initiatives; Jeffrey A.

A Pennsylvania College of Technology faculty member recently presented papers and talks at three scholarly gatherings. On Nov. 1, Richard Sahn, instructor of sociology and psychology, presented a paper at the Pennsylvania Sociological Society's annual conference in Harrisburg. The paper was titled "Cognitive Dissonance and 9/11: Why People Reject the Inside Job Conspiracy Theory." On Nov.

Six members of Pennsylvania College of Technology's mathematics faculty recently offered presentations at the annual conference of the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges. The conference, held in Washington, D.C., Nov. 20-23, featured more than 200 workshops and presentations for approximately 1,200 mathematics educators from the United States and Canada. Edwin G.

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: · Jill Monroe , Program Support Specialist II, WDCE (Regular Part-Time, Temporary), starting Dec. 1

This fall, Pennsylvania College of Technology staff member Jeremiah C. Gee, assessment coordinator for the School of Integrated Studies, facilitated professional-development opportunities for state and national audiences.

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: · Richard Shaffer , Custodian/Recycle Person, General Services, starting Nov. 24

Patricia A. Scott, librarian for collection development and archives at Penn College's Madigan Library, traveled to China from Oct. 10-20 with the Global Archives Management Professional Delegation, part of the People to People Citizen Ambassador Program's initiative on Global Information Management Systems.

A Pennsylvania College of Technology faculty member already an acknowledged advocate for American Indians in preparing for agricultural terrorism or an outbreak of avian influenza is assisting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in evaluating an agency-sponsored financial-management publication for Native Americans.