Information Technology Articles

PCToday encourages you to watch, "like" and share the latest student-focused videos added to Penn College's YouTube channel. The short videos explore information technology with Michael F. Altobelli and on-site power generation with Rory K. Kania. Both videos were edited by Gerianne C.

The Information Technology Living-Learning Community had the opportunity to learn about optical fiber terminations in a recent session hosted by Jeff B. Weaver, associate professor of electronics and computer engineering technology.

Renovated instructional space at Pennsylvania College of Technology has enhanced students' real-world access and literally increased the visibility of several majors in the School of Business and Computer Technologies. Located on the second-floor east wing of the Breuder Advanced Technology and Health Sciences Center and showcased at a Nov.

The Information Technology Living-Learning Community in Dauphin Hall hosted a Wednesday program on virtualization, presented by Sandra Gorka, associate professor of computer science. Students installed the Linux operating system onto a virtual drive of their personal computers using Oracle's VirtualBox software.

Alumnus Daniel J. Clarke, a systems engineer for Cisco Systems, will offer a working-world perspective when he returns to Penn College to meet with students from 3:30-5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4, in Room E140 of the Breuder Advanced Technology and Health Sciences Center. For more about the visit, which is sponsored by the Penn College Cisco Networking Academy, email Jeff B.

A Pennsylvania College of Technology student who died in June will be memorialized through a scholarship fund at the college. The Luke James Haefner Memorial Scholarship Fund will be open to residents of Lycoming County who are full-time students in Penn College's information technology sciences-gaming and simulation bachelor-degree major.

Daniel J. Clarke, who graduated from Penn College with four information technology degrees in May and December 2007, is featured in an Impact in Pennsylvania newsletter from the Cisco Networking Academy. Clarke, a systems engineer, works with the Cisco Public Sector team in meeting the technology needs of education and government.

Beginning this fall, a bachelor's degree in web and interactive media an innovative melding of information technology and the visual arts will be available at Pennsylvania College of Technology.

A new four-year major in the fast-growing field of gaming and simulation will be offered at Pennsylvania College of Technology the first public institution in the commonwealth with such an undergraduate degree beginning this fall.

Faculty from Penn College's School of Business and Computer Technologies again worked with Marcia McCann, instructional learning support teacher at Williamsport's Curtin Middle School, to offer brown-bag lunch sessions for students during the fall semester. Asesh K. Das, professor of computer science, and Bradley M.