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The librarian for information technology initiatives at Pennsylvania College of Technology has written one of 13 accepted chapters in the American Library Association’s “Technical Services in the 21st Century,” spotlighting the substantial behind-the-scenes work that allows students to seamlessly access scholarly digital material.

On the one-year anniversary of the coordinated emergency response to COVID-19, Pennsylvania College of Technology students had the opportunity to hear from the director of the Snohomish County (Washington) Department of Emergency Management, whose jurisdiction includes the country's first confirmed case of the coronavirus. Jason M.

Drew R. Potts, assistant professor and head of Penn College's civil engineering/surveying technology department, headlines a virtual tour of a dynamic career field.

A total of 3,546 meals were provided to 484 Penn College students in COVID-related isolation or quarantine so far this academic year, according to Dining Services statistics shared Thursday with the administration. Figures through February break down into: dinner, 1,258; lunch, 877; breakfast, 817; and brunch, 243.

Eyeing careers in engineering design, five Pennsylvania College of Technology students bolstered their resumes by earning an impressive industry certification. The students – all seeking a bachelor’s degree in engineering design technology – passed the Certified SolidWorks Professional exam.

Several Penn College students and two employee mentors assisted with a local Habitat for Humanity build at 702 Diamond St. in Newberry on Saturday, March 13, one of two recent opportunities to volunteer on behalf of the Greater Williamsport area. Flanagan helps to build a world of decent housing.

An Emergency Management Leadership Series, featuring topic experts recruited by a Pennsylvania College of Technology faculty member to provide his students with topical and credible perspectives from their chosen career fields, recently kicked off with a presentation by Amazon's global business continuity and supply chain risk leader.

Using square-foot floor tiles to maintain the space between them, students from the college's School of Engineering Technologies listen to Potts' on-the-job memories from construction of their immediate surroundings. Potts points out the three-dimensional structural details ... ... while marking their location on building plans for simultaneous viewing on students' devices.

Keara M. Hess, assistant group leader at the CLC (and a 2020 alumna of the college's early childhood education major) espouses civility and consideration. Also getting into the act are this member of the Birds' class, literally stepping up for the cause ... ... and Alex J.

Think you have what it takes to design the future? Meet Dorothy J. Gerring, associate professor of architectural technology and 31-year member of the Penn College faculty, who discusses the program and leads a virtual tour of the hands-on studio spaces on the second floor of the Carl Building Technologies Center.