Accounting & Business Administration Articles

Pennsylvania College of Technology accounting faculty members recently presented a session on income tax returns – and the assistance available to file them – at Thrive International Programs in Williamsport. Michael D.

Pennsylvania College of Technology recently recognized 13 first-year students who received Penn College NOW scholarships. The recipients completed Penn College courses during high school as part of the college’s Penn College NOW dual-enrollment program. The group was honored during an Oct. 27 reception.

Pennsylvania College of Technology students offered free assistance to about 160 taxpayers this spring, helping them to realize close to $170,000 in income-tax refunds.

Penn College grad Paul R. South (in red hard hat) leads students on a tour of Danzer Veneers log yard. Students in the Forest Products (FOR 210) class took field trips Tuesday to Wheeland Lumber Co. Inc. in Liberty and to Danzer Veneer Americas in Williamsport. At Wheeland Lumber, the students toured a high-production sawmill, log yard and millwork facility with Penn College alumni Damen R.

Pennsylvania College of Technology student Kalee A. Holdren was selected from among her peers to serve as the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ student ambassador to the college.

The crime scene at our fingertips, whether the instrument or the victim of attack A mix of students, community members and past Colloquia speakers are on hand for Ebersole's instructive talk. The speaker shows a "ransomware" pop-up, which extorts money from an Internet user facing encryption of computer files.

Pennsylvania College of Technology students set an impressive record during their fall-semester participation in the Business Strategy Game. In all, Penn College student teams earned spots on the international game’s weekly Top 100 lists 21 separate times. “This is quite impressive given that, at some point during the semester, over 5,700 teams competed in the BSG,” said Chip D.

Can’t sell your textbook?  Donate it! Penn College's Accounting Society is running a book drive on behalf of Better World Books, an organization that aims to improve global literacy. Watch for the green collection bins at such campus locations as the Breuder Advanced Technology and Health Sciences Center, Klump Academic Center, and the Keystone Dining Room.

Panelists (from left) Lisa M. Andrus, part-time instructor of business administration/management/marketing and owner of Andrus Hospitality; Samuel Ryder, vice president for FNB Bank and a member of the college’s Business Administration Advisory Committee; and alumnus Scott D. Rinker, ’12, branch manager for Jersey Shore State Bank.

In Fall 2016, Pennsylvania College of Technology will add to its business offerings a minor in financial counseling. Additionally, updates to coursework in accounting majors will prepare graduates to use and build secure accounting information systems for their future employers. The changes continue the college’s trademark responsiveness to community and industry needs.