Beginning its second illuminating year of introducing the Penn College community to itself, the Office of People & Culture welcomed 34 campus co-workers – its largest turnout yet – who interactively learned more about Admissions on Thursday afternoon.
Seven Admissions Office colleagues traveled this past week to Sojourner Truth Ministries Inc., a nonprofit organization tackling homelessness and hunger prevention in Lycoming County. The outreach was inspired by an April visit to the college's electrical labs, where staff learned that students had completed electrical work in a newly acquired house and in the agency's main building.
While anxiety is the most prevalent mental health concern, research indicates that nurses do not feel adequately prepared to care for anxious patients. With that fact in mind, Assistant Dean of Nursing & Health Sciences Tanae A. Traister recently researched the use of virtual reality simulation in nursing education to help lessen nursing students’ own anxiety in dealing with anxious patients.
Students eased into the fall semester with the help of smoochy pooches and summery refreshment, as Counseling Services reprised its traditional "Hot Dog, You're Here!" event on Wednesday evening. About a dozen Penn College employees brought their canine companions to campus to meet students, the latest edition of a program first offered in August 2010.
Pennsylvania College of Technology is admitting students to its new post-master’s certificate in nursing education for the Summer 2024 term.
The Penn College community is invited to participate in a 9/11 Day of Service, organized by the Office of Student Engagement and scheduled from noon-4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 11, on the Bush Campus Center patio.
Joanna K. Flynn has been named interim vice president for academic affairs and provost at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Flynn will serve in the interim role until June 30, 2024. A search for the position – the highest-ranking academic officer at the college – will commence at the conclusion of the Fall 2023 semester.
As part of a PAsmart “Advancing K-12 Computer Science & STEM Education” grant received by Pennsylvania College of Technology from the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 24 middle school educators recently convened on campus for a weeklong hands-on externship.
Four Penn College alumni who work at Lycoming Engines' Williamsport headquarters made a surprise visit to campus Thursday morning to share their company’s Little League Baseball World Series pin with several college offices.
On their first day in her Global Cuisines & Connections course, Chef Mary G. Trometter, assistant professor of hospitality management/culinary arts, took students to The Gallery at Penn College, where they explored the current exhibit: “Food Justice: Growing a Healthier Community Through Art.”
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