Information Technology Articles

Nick A. Hetrick A 2005 graduate in information technology: data communications and networking concentration will return to Penn College later this month to talk with students about their employment prospects in the field. Nick A. Hetrick, manager of IS security operations for WellSpan Health, will present, "Want to Know What It Takes to Be Successful in IT?" from 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Pennsylvania College of Technology students again are volunteering their time to help qualified individuals as they prepare their 2013 income tax returns.

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.