Information Technology Articles

Fifty years ago, Williamsport Technical Institute installed its first computer on the campus that is now Pennsylvania College of Technology, pioneering the early development of computer science education. The first computer had its own small room, which could accommodate about 10 students at a time gaining hands-on experience in the college’s first “data-processing” courses.

Members of the second graduating class of data-processing students practice on the college’s first computer, an IBM 1620 (mainly hidden in the background), in the college’s first computer lab, in Unit 6, in 1967. From the Winter 2013 One College Avenue magazine: Fifty years ago, with the challenge laid before him by Williamsport Technical Institute Director Kenneth E.

Schneider Electric has established an endowed scholarship at Pennsylvania College of Technology as part of the Penn College Scholarship Campaign. Hunter S. Forney, of Shippensburg, is the first recipient of an award from the Schneider Electric Scholarship.

Jim Cunningham, ’73, the college’s retired chief information officer and now special assistant to the president, provides an overview of his career, which encompasses a wealth of the college’s computing history. Alumni, faculty and retirees gather for a group photo at an afternoon reception. At center is George P.

Derek E. Teay, Resident Assistant for the IT LLC, is surrounded by faculty support on the tee. Background, from left, are Spyke M. Krepshaw, instructor of computer information technology; Sandra Gorka, associate professor of computer science; and Anita R. Girton, assistant professor of computer information technology. Teay is a software development and information management major. Oliver B.

A computer science technology alumnus and retired 39-year full-time employee at Pennsylvania College of Technology has established a scholarship to benefit information technology students at the college. The H.

Campus "hackers and crackers" are encouraged to attend a virtual conference with Kevin Jones, who leads the engineering team at Thycotic Software Ltd., a Washington, D.C.-based company that provides password and Active Directory group management solutions to information technology administrators worldwide. The presentation will be from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept.

Research conducted by a Pennsylvania College of Technology alumnus for his senior project was incorporated into a paper presented at a recent regional conference by a retired faculty member. The paper was presented by Asesh K. Das, who retired in August 2012 as a professor of computer science, and was written by him and Michael K.

College awarded another Telly Award The Telly Awards has named the latest episode of Pennsylvania College of Technology’s career awareness series, “degrees that work.tv,” as a bronze winner in the 34th annual international video competition. Natural gas careers are featured in the episode.

Penn College's Designing a Digital Future camp, two days of activities that familiarized 40 high school students with a variety of digital media-based careers, wrapped up a second successful year Wednesday.