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Gary L. Fogelman (right), of Indian Artifact magazine, and faculty member D. Robert Cooley conduct a Tuesday field demonstration of the atlatl. Fogelman shows students the array of atlatls and darts used by ancient hunters. Melissa L.

Pennsylvania College of Technology recently hosted the 63rd annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Sociological Society. The theme for the conference, held Oct. 11-13, was “On Getting by with Change,” focusing on trends in modern society. Five Penn College faculty members participated in conference presentations.

An economics professor at Pennsylvania College of Technology recently chaired two panels at the Pennsylvania Economic Association Annual Conference. Abdul B.

Abdul B. Pathan, professor of economics at Pennsylvania College of Technology, was selected for inclusion in “Who’s Who in America 2014.” Who’s Who in America, published by Marquis Who’s Who, is a compendium featuring more than 90,000 profiles of leading figures from every industry and every profession around the country.

William J. Astore, professor of history at Pennsylvania College of Technology, wrote the lead chapter in “Star Wars and History,” a book approved by the saga’s creator, George Lucas. Astore’s essay, “Why Rebels Triumph: How ‘Insignificant’ Rebellions Can Change History,” opens the book. William J.

Students supplement classroom assignments with museum field trip. Thirty-two Penn College students and guests traveled Saturday to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. They were accompanied by Malinda C. Love, assistant director of student activities for diversity and cultural life, and Tom A. Zimmerman, associate professor of psychology (who also provided the photo).

Vinay Bahl, associate professor of sociology at Pennsylvania College of Technology, has been appointed to serve as an external examiner for a South African university study. The Department of Industrial Psychology and People Management at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa, appointed Bahl as the external examiner for a master’s degree study for 2013.

Vinay Bahl, associate professor of sociology at Pennsylvania College of Technology, recently organized a panel discussion at the Pennsylvania Sociological Society’s annual conference.

Richard Sahn, instructor of sociology at Pennsylvania College of Technology, recently presented a paper, “The Problem with Horatio Alger Socialization: Why Students From Working-Class Families Identify With the 1 Percent,” at a professional conference. The presentation was made at the annual conference of the Pennsylvania Sociological Society on Oct. 13 at Penn State Schuylkill.

William J. Astore, professor of history at Pennsylvania College of Technology, recently presented a paper at The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. Astore spoke on Sept. 13 as part of the Johns Hopkins Colloquia Series in the History of Science, Medicine, and Technology. The title of his paper was “One Size Doesn’t Fit All: The Perils of Developing ‘Big’ Software Systems for the U.S.