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An audio conference on "Learner-Centered Teaching, presented by Dr. Maryellen Weimer, professor of teachingand learning at Penn State Berks-Lehigh Valley, and moderated by iLinc Communications, will be offered from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Sept. 28 at College Avenue Labs, Room 104.

Dr. Asesh K. Das, professor of computer science in the School of Business and Computer Technologies at Pennsylvania College of Technology, attended the International Conference on Cybernetics and Information Technologies, Systems and Applications: (CITSA 2004) recently in Orlando, Fla. In the conference, Dr.

Dr. Lawrence J. Fryda, dean of industrial and engineering technologies at Pennsylvania College of Technology, published a paper recently at the International Conference on Engineering Education and Research, which washeld at Technical University of Ostawa in the Czech Republic. Dr.

Christine A. Fink, a floral design instructor at Pennsylvania College of Technology's School of Natural Resources Management, recently was inducted as an accredited member of the American Institute of Floral Designersduring ceremonies in New York City.

What is a Main Street Program? How does it work? What are the results? These questions and more will be answered by Susie Hamilton, executive director of Wilmington Downtown Inc., who will speak from 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 26, in the Heim Building at Lycoming College.

Media Services reminds the campus community that support is available for Penn College's audiovisual equipment. Staff and faculty can contact Media Services to report equipment problems, arrange for audio/video duplicating, schedule equipment training and request loaner equipment.

Full-time Penn College staff members will be given the opportunity to gain more in-depth training in Excel and Word and, if desired, attain MOS certification under a professional-development program announced by Workforce Development& Continuing Education. This is a 12-week session offered during the Fall 2004 semester starting Aug. 31. Each class of Word and Excel will meet one hour weekly.

The real winners are Penn College students, who will benefit greatly from all of your contributions to the 2004-05 Annual Fund Employee Campaign!

(The following is drawn from remarks by Dr. Davie Jane Gilmour, Pennsylvania College of Technology president, during an Aug. 12 all-College meeting to begin the Fall 2004 semester.) Amazing, hard to believe, wonderful, exciting all words to describe my feelings today as I stand before you in this room.

With increased enrollment comes the need for faculty and staff to handle the rising campus population. Meet the newest members of the Penn College community, welcomed Thursday morning during the official kickoff of the Fall 2004 semester.