On Thursday, Coach Geoff B. Hensley and five members of the Penn College men's basketball team – Colby M. Bost III, David Brown, Cade E. Cavanaugh, Christian A. Chandler and Kris L Hayes – visited the Dunham Children's Learning Center and shared a story with each of its three preschool classrooms.
Six new full-time faculty members, including a transfer from part-time status, will begin teaching at Pennsylvania College of Technology with the Spring 2024 semester. "This spring, we welcome a diverse group of individuals, each bringing a variety of skills and experiences that will immediately enhance our students' learning," said Joanna K. Flynn, vice president for academic affairs and provost. "We are eager to see the valuable contributions they will make to the college community."
Pennsylvania College of Technology will share faculty expertise and its high-tech instructional facilities with regional Scouts BSA members during Merit Badge College, scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 17. Scouts can select from 20 merit badges and earn up to three during the event, offered in partnership with the Susquehanna Council, Boy Scouts of America. The council represents Scouts in Clinton, Lycoming, Northumberland, Snyder and Union counties.
Penn College News has received word of the death of Sara F. Gifford, a part-time faculty member who taught English Composition to first-year students last semester. Gifford, who was a doctoral candidate at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and served as assistant director of international student services at Gettysburg College, died at the scene of a Dec. 22 traffic accident on Route 15 in Adams County.
The co-hosts of Penn College's "Tomorrow Makers" podcast waste no time getting this new year rolling, diving head-first into 2024 and an exploration of "The Value of Career Design." Lend an ear as Sumer Beatty and Carlos Ramos talk with Lizze R. Winters, career and professional programming manager, about the process of designing a career, maintaining a work-life balance, assessing the role that values play, and understanding why return on investment matters.
A Penn College student and her husband welcomed a daughter at 4:39 a.m. Jan. 1, the first birth of the new year at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. A number of media outlets reported Aurora Jo's arrival through interviews with Felicia E. and Bradlee S. Rindo, of Loyalsock Township. Felicia, a work-study student at The College Store, is pursuing a bachelor's degree in applied management. She earned an associate degree in human services & restorative justice in 2022.
A memorial service will be Friday, Jan. 5, for Ronald L. Rock, the 1993 recipient of Pennsylvania College of Technology's Master Teacher Award, who died Sunday, Dec. 17, at age 87. Rock joined the Williamsport Area Community College faculty in the Fall 1971 semester and retired from Penn College as a professor of business administration in May 1993.
Pennsylvania College of Technology held its last commencement ceremony of 2023 on Dec. 16, an occasion marked by comfort and joy – both inside the Community Arts Center and out.
Pennsylvania College of Technology has presented student achievement awards to its Fall 2023 graduates. A commencement ceremony was held Saturday, Dec. 16, at the Community Arts Center, Williamsport. Penn College is a special mission affiliate of Penn State.
Three students who graduated in Saturday's Fall Commencement exercises were recognized at an Excellence in Student Leadership and Service Awards Ceremony in the Community Arts Center's Capitol Lounge prior to their 11 a.m. procession. President Michael J. Reed paid tribute to the "small, but mighty group of absolutely extraordinary" honorees in his welcoming remarks, noting their selection for collegewide recognition from among 4,300 Penn College students.
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