Faculty & Staff Articles

The summer's opening New Student Orientation session delivered a one-day blast of essential tools Thursday to incoming first-year students and their families.

Maxine Zglinicki needed to complete a senior project. Dr. John H. Bailey wanted a surgical tool redesigned. The recent Pennsylvania College of Technology graduate and local orthopedic surgeon teamed up to meet both objectives. Zglinicki, of Norristown, devoted a chunk of her final semester at the college to redesigning a tensioning device used with a robot for knee replacement surgery.

A "Lunch & Learn" event filled Penn's Inn on Monday afternoon, as employees, students and community members joined in what organizers hope is an annual campus celebration of Juneteenth.

Scores of participants from across the country, some traveling from as far as California and Texas, were drawn to Pennsylvania College of Technology by the caliber of instruction at a three-day Plastics Innovation & Resource Center event.

Manufacturers looking for help in reversing the skilled-worker shortage – a strategy to recruit and retain employees in a number of applied technology sectors – found a potential solution at Tuesday's Apprenticeship Summit at Pennsylvania College of Technology.

Penn College's Deans' Council held its Summer 2023 retreat at the Schneebeli Earth Science Center on Tuesday, traveling south of main campus for a full day of presentations and other activities.

Artwork created by a Pennsylvania College of Technology faculty member is featured in two international exhibitions on display in Germany and Poland. David M. Moyer, assistant professor of graphic design, has six pen-and-ink drawings appearing in an exhibition in Berlin and two wood engravings in a touring exhibition in Poland.

Wondering about the difference between engineering and engineering technology? Planning to pursue a future in the field and unsure which path is best for you? Meet Kathy D. Chesmel, assistant dean of materials science and engineering technologies, who answers some of the most common questions asked by students considering related careers.

Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Board of Directors has approved a 2023-24 operating budget of $122.1 million that holds the line on tuition costs for students.

A new noncredit paramedic certificate program that will allow participants to build a diverse skill set and sit for the National Registry of EMTs’ paramedic exam – all in just one year – has been announced by Workforce Development at Pennsylvania College of Technology.