Faculty & Staff Articles

Pennsylvania College of Technology’s long-established attention to student wellness – specifically in the crucial areas of mental health and suicide prevention – has received a boost through renewed funding from an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The college was awarded a $284,000-plus Garrett Lee Smith campus suicide prevention grant through Fall 2024.

A new video on Penn College's YouTube channel offers a fair exchange: four minutes of your day for a rewarding lifetime in manufacturing. Join Richard K.

Graphic design students at Pennsylvania College of Technology have taken inspiration from a Little Golden Books exhibition on campus in creating their own, modern versions of the classic children’s book illustrations. Students enrolled in Illustration (ART340) classes were tasked with illustrating and designing a two-page spread from one of 33 Little Golden Books.

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. Kristina M. Johnson, full-time Clinical Supervisor, Radiography, School of Nursing & Health Sciences; effective Feb.

A new Bachelor of Architecture degree at Pennsylvania College of Technology, set to begin accepting students in Fall 2023 (and possibly sooner), will dramatically shorten graduates’ path to professional licensure and markedly broaden their employment opportunities.

Pennsylvania College of Technology and the members of the Penn College Education Association – comprising full-time teaching faculty, librarians and counselors at the college – have agreed on a new contract that will run through the 2026-27 academic year.

First-place finisher Curtiss R. Gay (right) and second-place winner Sam Cole will represent Penn College in national SkillsUSA competition in June. They are pictured holding Fluke multimeters, donated by New World Aviation in Allentown and altogether valued at about $1,000.

Robert Schell Ulrich, who retired in May 1996 from the English faculty at Penn College, died Jan. 31 at the age of 91. In addition to his teaching career at both the high school and postsecondary levels, he earned an associate degree in computer science from Williamsport Area Community College, a predecessor institution.

Chef Shawn L. Hanlin has been named executive chef of Le Jeune Chef Restaurant at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Hanlin, who began his duties Jan. 4, comes to Penn College with 40 years of experience in the culinary field – 12 of them in culinary education.

The Financial Aid Office at Pennsylvania College of Technology is offering its resources to help current and future college students and their families complete the 2022-23 Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Colleges and universities require the FAFSA to determine student eligibility for federal and state grants, federal loans, and some scholarships.