Faculty & Staff Articles

A member of Pennsylvania College of Technology's horticulture faculty recently reviewed a textbook in advance of an updated edition. Carl J. Bower Jr., instructor at the college's Schneebeli Earth Science Center, reviewed the current edition of "Landscape Plants: Their Identification, Culture and Use" by Ferrell Bridwell.

Pennsylvania College of Technology's landscaping major has been reaccredited by the Professional Landcare Network, which represents thousands of green-industry employees nationwide.

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: Doris Hall , Regular Part-Time Dining Services worker, effective May 2

Providing a playful reminder of the institution's commitment to exercise and wellness, Penn College's Student Activities Officewas among the participantsin Blue Cross/Blue Shield's recent "National Walk at Lunch Day." Staff members pictured from left, Jennifer A. George, Shannon L. Skaluba, Shelley Bamonte, Michael J. Hersh, Kimberly R.Cassel, Keith M. Saboski, Gayle M. Kielwein and Erin M.

We’ve turned the tassels … shaken hands … taken pictures... now, it is time to say goodbye. I know you are anxious to go, but I’d like to leave you with a few thoughts of my own. When the media speaks of your generation, it is often to point out your differences from previous generations. You don’t use mail or fax … or even e-mail. You text. Your entertainment often exists in a “virtual” reality.

Heidi K. Eppenbach, casual part-time library acquisitions assistant, and Brandie L. Pate, student library worker won The Madigan Library's MayDay Preservation Quiz. The contest, which was open only to library employees, tested knowledge of procedures for proper handling of library materials in both normal and emergency circumstances.

Representatives of Penn College's School of Hospitality again helped at Sunday's spirited Iron Chef competition, which raised about $6,000 for the Family Promise network of local churches that feed and house the homeless. Serving as judges for the second annual event modeled after a Food Network series and held at St. Mark's Lutheran Church along Market Street were Robert A.

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: Lisa Hamm , Human Resources, effective April 26

"Mushrooms: Fun to Forage, Fun to Eat" fed a knowledge-hungry audience in the Madigan Library's second-floor reading loft Thursday afternoon. In his hourlong Library Forum, Chef Frank M.

Seven students and three faculty members representing Pennsylvania College of Technology's information technology majors attended the 15th annual Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges Northeastern Conference, held April 16 at Connecticut's University of Hartford. Three of the students David Schor, of Breinigsville; Gregory T. Poler, of Danville; and Michael F.