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The Institutional Advancement Office works to develop lasting relationships and communicate the mission of Pennsylvania College of Technology, to foster good will and increase support toward enhancing educational opportunities for Penn College students.

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100 Percent of Dental Hygiene Graduates Pass National Boards

10 days ago (6/23/2009 4:39:15 PM)

All 27 of the most recent graduates of Penn College’s dental hygiene major passed the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination. The purpose of the Dental Hygiene Examination is to assist state boards in determining qualifications of dental hygienists who seek licensure to practice.

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New Health Information Degree Tailor-Made for Career Enhancement

31 days ago (6/2/2009 5:00:44 PM)

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Kathryn M. Barbera
She has an associate degree from a well-respected institution and a rewarding job with one of the region’s top employers, so what could be more attractive to Kathryn M. Barbera? How about a front-row seat for future advancement in one of the nation’s fastest-growing fields – without compromising her current position? Developed especially for working professionals and offered exclusively in a convenient distance-learning format, Penn College’s new four-year health information management major is the first of its kind to be offered by a public institution in Pennsylvania.

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Dental Hygiene Alumni Gather for Program's 30th Anniversary

35 days ago (5/29/2009 4:16:12 PM)

President Davie Jane Gilmour, center, shares a laugh while looking at photographs with former students Hygienists' tools adorn commemorative cake Table of memorabilia offers popular gathering point Members of the first dental hygiene class at Williamsport Area Community College, Penn College's predecessor, stand to be recognized Themed cookies add a whimsical touch Penn College's dental hygiene major celebrated its 30th anniversary Friday, three decades during which 939 bachelor's and associate degrees were awarded to 774 graduates – and the program's first instructor rose to become the institution's president. More than 130 alumni attended the daylong observance, which offered continuing education; lunch at Le Jeune Chef Restaurant; dessert and reminiscence with President Davie Jane Gilmour (whose memories included teaching oral anatomy in the geology lab during the program's earliest days); the opportunity for former classmates to pore, laugh and wince over yearbooks and old photographs; and a Hiawatha riverboat cruise. Representatives of nearly every class were on hand, from 10 members of the inaugural Class of 1979 (including one who traveled from Maine) to 2009 grad Kelly A. Braun, a commencement speaker earlier this month.

School of Health Sciences Establishes Scholarship Fund

35 days ago (5/29/2009 12:11:35 PM)

With nearly 1,400 students enrolled in the 2008-09 academic year, Penn College’s School of Health Sciences is the largest of eight academic schools at the college. Now, the School of Health Sciences has established a scholarship fund to provide financial support for more of its students. The School of Health Sciences Endowed Scholarship Fund has been seeded with $7,000 received over the past few years through gifts from alumni and other supporters directed to the school. Penn College’s Institutional Advancement Office is seeking donations toward building the fund to an endowment of at least $25,000, after which will it become a permanent source of scholarship awards.

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Penn College Alumni Among Local Pioneers in Gas Exploration

36 days ago (5/28/2009 4:59:11 PM)

Amanda M. Kennedy and George P. 'Pat' Moriarity, outside Chief Oil & Gas' Fairfield Road field office Two Penn College graduates are in the midst of storybook lives, if you consider that the “story” is one of the biggest to hit Pennsylvania in the 150 years since Edwin Drake struck oil at Titusville: development of the Marcellus Shale, a geological swath that runs beneath a half-dozen states and could hold enough natural gas to slake a nation thirsty for a homegrown energy supply. Amanda M. Kennedy and George P. “Pat” Moriarity are employed by an Appalachian arm of Chief Oil & Gas, a Texas-based company that is among those exploring the potentially profitable underground formation.

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