Faculty & Staff Articles

Third-year architecture students created and, on Thursday, presented their final projects: physical mockups developed from the best-drawn wall sections created using SketchUp design software. "A great experience it was," said Rob A. Wozniak, associate professor of architecture, whose 18 students in his Detailing & Applications class (BSD 340) were divided into three teams.

Wood engravings crafted by David M. Moyer, assistant professor of graphic design at Pennsylvania College of Technology, continue to garner attention, as the faculty member recently added two exhibitions to his extensive roster of art shows. “Utopia,” an accordion-fold book featuring original calligraphy and 16 wood engravings, was selected for The Book as Art exhibition at Decatur Library in Georgia, and three of Moyer's wood engravings were accepted into a gallery show in Bulgaria.

The Pennsylvania College of Technology Board of Directors on Thursday approved the hiring of a vice president for academic affairs and provost and accepted audited financial statements for the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2023. The board also approved an investment policy and a list of banks appropriate as depositories of college funds.

Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Board of Directors on Thursday unanimously approved the appointment of Joanna K. Flynn as vice president for academic affairs and provost, the highest-ranking academic officer at the institution. Flynn has served as the interim appointee in the position since August while continuing to perform the duties of her previous role as dean of curriculum and instruction.

A Thursday morning snowfall delighted some people and surprised many, eliciting joyful squeals from outdoor enthusiasts and groans from anxious motorists ... and a range of reactions in-between. There can be little dispute, however, that the coating adds a fresh look to Penn College's exquisite landscape and turns playtime at the Dunham Children's Learning Center into particularly frosty fun.

Writer/video producer Tom Speicher visited the Dunham Children's Learning Center on Thursday, reading his latest children's book – "A Day With Waffles and Alexis" – to a receptive flock of Birds (4- and 5-year-olds). Available in a number of locations (including Williamsport's Otto Bookstore and online retailers) the book marks the second print appearance of Speicher's endearing guinea pig. She debuted last year in "A Week With Waffles," proceeds of which benefit the college's Emergency Scholarship Fund.

On their last clinical day at Janet Weis Children's Hospital in Danville, students in Penn College's LPN to RN program shared the spirit of giving with pediatric patients and their families, gifting them with new toys, books and activities for the holiday season.

Two new exhibits of student work from instructor Joanna Yoder's Digital Photography course are available for yearend viewing in The Madigan Library and at the Community Arts Center. “I had the pleasure of working with a very energetic and creative group of students ... this semester," Yoder said. "It was wonderful to witness the camaraderie and teamwork in this unique group of students who often challenged and encouraged each other to push themselves to take creative risks."

Pace-O-Matic, a developer of legally compliant games of skill and innovative software technology, is exploring additional ways to support students in information technology programs at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Founded in 2000, the Duluth, Georgia-based company is interested in establishing an internship program for the college’s IT students.

A $50,000 gift from the Dr. and Mrs. Arthur William Phillips Charitable Trust has helped Pennsylvania College of Technology purchase laboratory equipment for students in the School of Nursing & Health Sciences. A portion of the funding went toward a pediatric “phantom” for radiography students and the remainder aided in the purchase of a Super TORY S220 advanced newborn patient simulator for nursing students.