Human Services & Restorative Justice Articles

The on-campus and off-campus activities of an applied human services student from Lewistown have resulted in her selection as the 2011-12 recipient of the Student Leader Legacy Scholarship at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Ashley M. Stuck, who will be entering her junior year at Penn College this fall, was chosen from among numerous applicants for the $1,000 scholarship award.

Human services students at Penn College presented an Assistive Technology Expo in the Field House on Friday, showcasing a variety of services and equipment to aid people with disabilities. The event was organized by five students in the Technology and Human Services course, taught by LaRue R. Reese, assistant professor of human services and social sciences.

Seven Pennsylvania College of Technology students recently presented research during a student poster session at the Mid-Atlantic Consortium for Human Services annual conference. The students, in their final semester toward earning bachelor's degrees in applied human services, made up the majority of the 12 student poster presenters at the conference, held April 1-3 at Corning Community College.

Human services students at Pennsylvania College of Technology will present an Assistive Technology Expo on April 29 in the college's Field House. The expo, scheduled from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., will feature a broad range of services and equipment to assist individuals with disabilities. The displays will focus on mobility, communication and education.

Students pursuing bachelor's degrees in applied human services at Pennsylvania College of Technology are organizing a fair-trade sale of handcrafted goods Nov. 17-19 to help the working poor in other nations.

A group of Pennsylvania College of Technology students helped to raise $3,000 for the world's poor through a recent fair-trade craft sale. Students pursuing bachelor's degrees in applied human services organized and staffed an on-campus sale of handmade goods from around the world through an organization known as Ten Thousand Villages.

Students at Pennsylvania College of Technology are doing their part to help the working poor in other nations by organizing a fair-trade sale of handcrafted goods Nov. 18-20. The students, who are pursuing bachelor's degrees in applied human services, will host a Ten Thousand Villages Festival Sale, which will include handmade jewelry, ornaments and home décor from around the world.

Students enrolled in the human services major at Pennsylvania College of Technology will host an event Nov. 4 to offer organizational help to caregivers and their loved ones. As part of the Service Learning in Sociology course, taught by LaRue R.

To help instill pride and a sense of accomplishment, a Pennsylvania College of Technology student recently organized a series of art classes for children who are assisted by CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of Lycoming County. Applied human services student Jodie L.