Nursing & Health Sciences Articles

Amanda Dippold, a student of The Commonwealth Medical College, offers input for her group, led by Sharon K. Waters, second from right, dean of health sciences and NCPA IPEC member. Penn College emergency medical services student Daniel R. Harrison offers his professional opinion. Penn College physician assistant student Brice R.

Panelists, from left, are Lycoming College students Anna Tietzel, from Germany; Ellen Laur, Great Britain, and Quynh Vu, Vietnam; and Penn College student Hanan Almuhathab, a surgical technology major from Saudi Arabia. International students from Penn College and Lycoming College shared their experiences during a Global Women's Panel discussion held Thursday in the Bush Campus Center.

With a combined tenure of 26 years, women’s volleyball head coach Bambi A. Hawkins and men’s cross-country head coach Michael J. Paulhamus have announced their retirement from their respective positions at Pennsylvania College of Technology. “Both of these coaches have brought much success to Penn College,” said Director of Athletics Scott E. Kennell.

Katherine P. Wylezik, enrolled in the applied health studies: occupational therapy assistant concentration, has been chosen as the Student of the Month at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Wylezik, of Bernville, serves as a Community Assistant for off-campus housing and has been a Residence Life Office clerk for more than three years.

Keynoter Kelsey A. Coppersmith, Class of 2012 Keepsake journals were provided to attendees. Guests move through the buffet line. Spring color accents the table. Student-athletes gather with coaches, family members. The eighth annual Women in Sports Day was held Sunday in Penn's Inn, hosting 65 current and prospective Penn College student-athletes, coaches and guests.

Four new programs in dynamic career fields – mechatronics, emergency management, applied technology and magnetic resonance imaging – will soon complement the list of more than 100 academic majors offered at Pennsylvania College of Technology.

On March 2, Pennsylvania College of Technology will serve as a host site for the Pennsylvania Dental Hygienists’ Association’s annual Sealant Saturday initiative. The event is scheduled 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Austen M. Kauffman, a pre-emergency medical services student from Myerstown, was part of the crew helping to fight a fire on Elmira Street in Williamsport on Thursday. His photo appeared in Friday's editions of the Williamsport Sun-Gazette. Through a "live-in EMT" program at the Willing Hand Hose Co.

Maggie K. Calkins, a pre-physician assistant major from Bloomsburg, has been chosen as November's Student of the Month at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Maggie K. Calkins Calkins, a Student Ambassador and second-year Resident Assistant in Campus View Apartments, is a member of the Penn College softball team and a former member of the Wildcat Dance Team.

The dean of health sciences at Pennsylvania College of Technology recently completed a doctorate from Trident University International. Sharon K. Waters received a doctorate in educational leadership in June.