Faculty & Staff Articles

Pennsylvania College of Technology’s efforts to market and brand the institution’s unique educational mission to a national audience have been recognized with a Bronze Award in the 2020 District II Accolades Awards sponsored by CASE.

Pennsylvania College of Technology President Davie Jane Gilmour has been named vice chair for the Middle States Commission on Higher Education – a nonprofit association performing peer evaluation and accreditation of public and private universities and colleges – and its Executive Committee.

Recent news accounts have addressed a new strain of coronavirus – first detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China – which continues to expand, including a handful of confirmed cases in the United States. Common coronaviruses typically are mild to moderate upper respiratory tract illnesses, like the common cold, lasting for a short period of time.

Penn College students, faculty and staff were among nearly 430 volunteers at a "Pack and Share" event in the Lycoming College Recreation Center during the Jan. 20 kickoff of "Dream Week," using their Martin Luther King Jr. holiday from offices and classrooms to better their community.

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. Scott E. Ferguson, regular part-time Custodian/Floater (third shift), General Services; beginning Jan.

In a bright, clean kitchen across town from their usual classrooms and laboratories, students majoring in culinary arts and other fields at Pennsylvania College of Technology learn more about food security, one of many considerations students discover as they explore the topic of food “sustainability.” Food Sustainability is a course designed for students in the college’s hospitality majors, but a

Penn College’s inspiring majors made their customary splash throughout the Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg (Jan. 4-11), as a rotating regiment of subject experts satisfied each day's crowds – intellectually and nutritionally – at the nation’s largest indoor agricultural expo.

Graduating nurses fill the CAC foyer in a pre-commencement custom. Fulfilling a pre-commencement tradition, Penn College’s nursing program hosted a pinning ceremony for December graduates of the Bachelor of Science in nursing, traditional. Twenty-four nursing graduates received lapel pins during the ceremony, held in the Community Arts Center on Dec.

The School of Construction & Design Technologies' concrete science technology major was well-represented by students and faculty at a trio of industry gatherings during the Fall 2019 semester. Joseph F. DiBucci, of Glenshaw, an applied technology studies student and founder/president of the college's ConCreate Design Club, attended all three: the American Concrete Institute convention, Oct.

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. Pamela B. Dincher, full-time Energy Efficiency Coordinator: Commercial Programs, National Sustainable Structures Center, Workforce Development; starting Jan. 13 Tiffany M.