Faculty & Staff Articles

A short story by an associate professor of technical communication and literature at Pennsylvania College of Technology has been selected for inclusion in an anthology of Southwestern stories. "The Fifth Daughter," written by Charles F. Kemnitz, is based on research funded by the National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship in Creative Nonfiction, which Kemnitz earned in 2004.

Alist of Frequently Asked Questions about the Online Refresher Course for Sexual Harassment Prevention has been compiled at the Professional Development Web site. The FAQ list has valuable information about the course and answers specific questions such as how many staff-development hours you will receive for completing the course. Employees always are welcome to contact Steve McDonald at ext.

Faculty, why notstart your new yearby visiting the quiet and comfortable Teachers' Learning Center in the Madigan Library?You will find the newest editions of educational journals such as National Teaching & Learning Forum, Liberal Education, Peer review: emerging trends and key debates in undergraduate education, Teaching for Success, Teaching Professor, Educause Quarterly and Educause Review, al

PCToday continues its regular feature welcoming new full-time and regular part-time Penn College employees, as reported by the Human Resources Office. Among the latest additions: Arthur Dawes , Energy Management Technician Intern, (Regular Part-Time), General Services, starting Jan. 29 Sandra Crier , Food Service Worker, Susquehanna Room, (Regular Part-Time), Food Services, effective Jan.

As with the college's previous e-mail system, Outlook allows employees to search for available meeting times on other employees' calendars. However, by default, Outlook displays only two months of a person's calendar information.

A faculty member at Pennsylvania College of Technology's Lumley Aviation Center will contribute a monthly column to a national magazine. The first submission by Thomas D. Inman, associate professor of avionics in the college's School of Transportation Technology titled "Theory & Practice: Teaching Technicians to Think Beyond Troubleshooting" appears in the January issue of Avionics News.

PCToday continues its regular feature welcoming new full-time and regular part-time Penn College employees, as reported by the Human Resources Office. Among the latest additions: Paul Herbst , Toolroom Attendant, Collision Repair, (172-day Calendar), (Temporary), Transportation Technology, effective Jan. 15

Four Pennsylvania College of Technology employees participated in "Autodesk University 2006," with one of them presenting two sessions at the software company's annual conference and exhibition. At the event, held Nov. 28 to Dec. 1 in Las Vegas, Jeffrey D.

A research paper by Jeremiah C. Gee, assessment coordinator for the School of Integrated Studies at Pennsylvania College of Technology, was recently published in The Journal of Correctional Education.

PCToday continues its regular feature welcoming new full-time and regular part-time Penn College employees, as reported by the Human Resources Office. Among the latest additions: Robert Krepshaw , Web Designer, College Information and Community Relations, effective Jan. 15 Dennis Miller , Faculty, Collision Repair (Temporary), Transportation Technology, starting Jan.