President Articles

(The following is drawn from remarks by Davie Jane Gilmour, Pennsylvania College of Technology president, during a May 14 all-college meeting to close the 2008-09 academic year.) It is fitting that we end each academic year by honoring students, faculty, and staff who distinguished themselves through their accomplishments.

An op-ed column by Penn College President Davie Jane Gilmour, promising the institution's leadership and tenacity in navigating today's troubled fiscal waters, was published in the Feb. 8 editions of the Williamsport Sun-Gazette. The article is headlined "Our History Proves Opportunities Exist In Hard Times."

The following oped piece, written by President Davie Jane Gilmour, appeared in Feb. 8, 2009, editions of the Williamsport Sun-Gazette. There was an uninvited guest at our new-year celebrations in 2009 – it was the growing concern about our economy and our future.

(The following is drawn from remarks by Davie Jane Gilmour, Pennsylvania College of Technology president, during a Jan. 9 all-college meeting to begin the Spring 2009 semester.) Good morning and Happy New Year. I trust you all had a good holiday break and are ready to embrace a new semester and the year 2009.

(The following is drawn from remarks by Davie Jane Gilmour, Pennsylvania College of Technology president, during an Aug. 14 all-college meeting tobegin theFall 2008 semester.) Wow, what a summer! We have had an incredible summer since we last met as a group in this room. It is very difficult to grasp that August is upon us and we are poised to begin another semester.

(The following is drawn from remarks by Davie Jane Gilmour, Pennsylvania College of Technology president, during a May 15 all-college meeting to close the 2007-08 academic year.) Good morning, It is once again hard to believe that we have completed another academic year and we are about to say "Hello" to the summer months.

(The following is drawn from remarks by Davie Jane Gilmour, Pennsylvania College of Technology president, during a Jan. 11 all-college meeting to open the Spring 2008 semester.) Good morning and Happy New Year. Any time I prepare for an all-college meeting, there are a few things I routinely do. I ask those people I work closely with if there is anything for me to announce, highlight, etc.

(The following is drawn from remarks by Davie Jane Gilmour, Pennsylvania College of Technology president, during an Aug. 16 all-college meeting to begin the Fall 2007 semester.) Good morning, and welcome to the start of a new academic year.

(The following is drawn from remarks by Davie Jane Gilmour, Pennsylvania College of Technology president, during a Jan.

(The following is drawn from remarks by Davie Jane Gilmour, Pennsylvania College of Technology president, during an Aug. 17 all-college meeting tobegin the 2006-07 academic year.) Good morning and welcome to the 2006-07 academic year. I am not certain about all of you, but to consider we are halfway to the year 2007 is rather exciting, a bit daunting and, yet, in some ways, amazing.