Information Technology Articles

A librarian and a professor of computer science at Pennsylvania College of Technology jointly released a research paper at the 2010 World Congress in Computer Science, Computer Engineering and Applied Computing. Tracey Amey, librarian for digital initiatives at the college's Madigan Library, and Asesh K.

Pennsylvania College of Technology will hold a commencement ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 18, for the 380 students who have petitioned to graduate following the Fall 2010 semester. The ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. in the Community Arts Center, 220 W. Fourth St., Williamsport. The student speaker is Eric D.

Twenty-four students and three chaperones from Berks Career and Technology Center visited Pennsylvania College of Technology on Wednesday, getting tailor-made exposure to the hands-on core of the institution's reputation. The personalized instruction came courtesy of Bahram Golshan, an associate professor of computer science, and had its roots in a request to Penn College's Admissions Office.

Members of a family well-known in the Williamsport area business community have established another scholarship fund at Pennsylvania College of Technology. George E. and Patricia B. Girio and Joseph T. and Cheryl B. Girio recently established the Girio Family Scholarship Fund at Penn College.

A game created by a Pennsylvania College of Technology student has been accepted for sale as an Apple iPhone application. Available through the iPhone App Store under the name "WebCC," the puzzle game (which promises hours of "dodging dangerous monsters, making bridges or collecting computer chips") is the work of Kevin S.

A faculty member in Pennsylvania College of Technology's School of Business and Computer Technologies recently helped a regional computer club traverse the often-overwhelming terrain of technological innovation. Daniel W. Yoas, an assistant professor of computer information technology, met with members of Susquehanna SeniorNet during one of their meetings at James V. Brown Library.

Seven students and three faculty members representing Pennsylvania College of Technology's information technology majors attended the 15th annual Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges Northeastern Conference, held April 16 at Connecticut's University of Hartford. Three of the students David Schor, of Breinigsville; Gregory T. Poler, of Danville; and Michael F.

Five Pennsylvania College of Technology faculty members will conduct a series of computer-safety presentations in March and April at Williamsport's Curtin Middle School. "Today, more than ever before, the Internet and various computer applications allow for data to be broadcast instantly throughout the world," said Bradley M.

An innovative and industry-responsive bachelor's degree, which combines time-tested, art-related education with sophisticated tools in Web design, will be offered later this year at Pennsylvania College of Technology.

A professor of computer science in Pennsylvania College of Technology's School of Business and Computer Technologies presented a technical paper at a Cybersecurity and Intelligence Workshop conducted by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee. Asesh K.