Information Technology Articles

Completing an information technology challenge resulted in a free trip for six Pennsylvania College of Technology students and their instructor to attend a premier conference for IBM i professionals.

Funding from a state Dual Credit Innovation Grant Program has allowed Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Secondary Partnerships office to donate five laptops to Montgomery High School for use by students enrolled in the three-credit Introduction to Gaming & Simulation dual enrollment course.

From the Spring 2026 Penn College Magazine: As the director of safety & security technology for Amtrak, Patrick Butler ’07 leads the team that keeps thousands of devices running smoothly across the country to make the national transportation network safer.

Upsilon Pi Epsilon, the only international honor society for computing and information disciplines, welcomed six students and one faculty member to the Pennsylvania College of Technology chapter during a recent induction ceremony.

Four Penn College information technology alumni served as panelists for a recent virtual networking event hosted by Alumni Relations and Rick R. Crossen, instructor of information technology, to connect students with professionals in their field.

An honor society for the computing and information disciplines has recognized a Pennsylvania College of Technology student with a scholarship. Upsilon Pi Epsilon has awarded Andrew J. Graham, of Nicholson, a $500 scholarship.

Meet Marissa Rupert. On her way to earning bachelor’s degrees in automation engineering technology and software development & information management, Rupert details her two internships and shares how she’s building confidence, one hands-on experience after another.

Three members of Penn College’s Pennsylvania Xi Chapter of the Alpha Chi National College Honor Society organized a drive to collect first aid items for a medical clinic in Kenya. The students worked diligently to collect thousands of dollars’ worth of items, including thermometers, syringes, gloves, suturing and catheter kits, surgical supplies, stethoscopes and more.

Stephen R. Cheskiewicz won’t be on the field during championship weekend this August at the Little League Baseball World Series, but he might be more excited than those who will. The Pennsylvania College of Technology associate professor is a board member of the Wilkes-Barre-based program that will play in the Challenger Division Exhibition Game.

When a number of students asked to have their instructor on the Tomorrow Makers podcast, the hosts just had to say, “Yes!” Meet information technology faculty member Rick Crossen in "Inspired by IT" and learn about the endless ways he embraces the Penn College community and is motivated to enhance the student experience.