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When Lizabeth Self Mullens began her duties recently as Pennsylvania College of Technology's new vice president for academic affairs/provost (the college's chief academic officer), she characterized it as "coming home." Mullens' impressive resume includes more than 25 years in higher-education administration and teaching at a variety of institutions, but the move to Penn College brought to mind t

Beginning in September, Pennsylvania College of Technology's North Campus near Wellsboro will offer a new six-month program preparing students for a career in administrative office practice.

Robert G. Steward, a culinary arts technology student from Williamsport, teamed up with children attending day camp at Bruce E. Henry Park in Loyalsock Township on Thursday to make Rice Krispies "lizards." Steward and Frederick W. Becker, dean of hospitality, offered students their expertise about cooking and about hospitality careers.

Degree programs in human services at Pennsylvania College of Technology recently earned accreditation from the Council for Standards in Human Service Education. The college's bachelor-degree major in applied human services and its associate-degree major in human services have been accredited by the council for the next five years.

An associate professor of architecture at Penn College will offer a presentation, "How Architecture Reflects Cultural Values," at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 16,in the Thomas T. Taber Museum (858 W. Fourth St.) The presentation by Dorothy J. Gerring will look at how buildings and architectural ideas are a reflection of and response to cultural values.

A Pennsylvania College of Technology alumna who has achieved career success in science and technology will address participants of the college's SMART Girls (Science and Math Applications in Real-World Technologies) program on the summer session's closing day July 12.

Forty-eight students are taking part in the Summer PLUS 2006 program offered by Academic Support Services through July 21. In addition to the academic component of the program, the students are involved in college-preparation activities such as Project Success and Learning Communities. On Friday, they performed community service at Sycamore Manor, where they helped with a multitude of chores.

PCToday continues its regular feature welcoming new full-time and regular part-time Penn College employees, as reported by the Human Resources Office.

Adults who would like to learn more about wine and wine-and-food pairings may enroll in either of two noncredit courses being offered in July at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Both courses, which are offered through Workforce Development & Continuing Education at Penn College, will be held over dinner at Le Jeune Chef Restaurant on the college's main campus in Williamsport.

Frank Sorg, recently named director of the Pennsylvania Plastics Initiative, visited Penn College on June 29 to tour its plastics facilities and get an overview of opportunities offered through the college's Workforce Development & Continuing Education and Plastics Manufacturing Center, its academic plastics department, and the regional Industrial Modernization Center.