Faculty & Staff Articles

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: David Munro, Snack Bar Operator, Fresh (Regular Part-Time), Food Services, starting Sept. 5 Patrick Daly , Food Service Worker, Susquehanna Room, (Regular Part-Time), Food Services, effective Sept.

David S. Richards, associate professor of physics at Pennsylvania College of Technology, gave a talk at the spring conference of the American Association of Physics Teachers (Central Pennsylvania Section). His presentation was titled "Tablet PC Technology Within a Traditional Classroom Environment." The conference was held at Penn State York.

Mark A. Paternostro, associate vice president for academic services at Pennsylvania College of Technology, was recently nominated for inclusion in "Who's Who Among America's Teachers and Educators" for the fourth consecutive year. His biography will appear in the 11th edition of the book, which honors teachers who have been nominated by former students.

PCToday continues its regular feature welcoming new full-time and regular part-time Penn College employees, as reported by the Human Resources Office. Among the latest additions: Susan Mahaffey , Secretary to the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, starting Sept. 4

A mathematics professor at Pennsylvania College of Technology was invited by two Chinese institutes of higher education to give presentations this summer. On June 27, William Ma offered a talk titled "Hyperbolic metric in geometric function theory" at Beihang University in Beijing. On July 22, he presented "Hyperbolic metric and convex functions" at Yulin College in Yulin.

Asesh K. Das, professor of information technology in Pennsylvania College of Technology's School of Business and Computer Technologies, recently was nominated by former students to be included in the 11th edition of "Who's Who Among America's Teachers." "(It's a) great, deep honor for a teacher," said Das, who continues as a multiple-year nominee, having been honored annually since 2004.

Laura M. Dickinson, associate professor of English-composition at Pennsylvania College of Technology, was recently nominated for inclusion in "Who's Who Among America's Teachers and Educators." Her biography will appear in the 11th edition of the book, which honors teachers who have been nominated by former students.

Pennsylvania College of Technology's HVAC technology department has been approved as a training center for certification under the National Oilheat Research Alliance. The certification program forheating, ventilation and air conditioningtechnicianswho work with oil heat is offered in three levels: Bronze, Silver and Gold.

PCToday continues its regular feature welcoming new full-time and regular part-time Penn College employees, as reported by the Human Resources Office. Among the latest additions: Cori Gresh , Disability Services Sign Language Interpreter/Student Support Assistant, Counseling, Career & Disability Services, starting Aug.

William J. Astore, associate professor of history in the School of Integrated Studies at Pennsylvania College of Technology, recently published an article in MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History (Autumn 2007). Astore's article, "The Tragic Pursuit of Total Victory," examines the efforts of Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg and Gen.