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Thomas P. Garrett, an information technology: security specialist major from Lansford, has been chosen as the Student Government Association's final Student of the Month for the semester.

Asesh K. Das, a professor of computer science at Pennsylvania College of Technology, presented a paper at the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Southeastern Conference, held April 3-6 at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Ala.

Terry A. Girdon, head of the business administration department at Pennsylvania College of Technology, has been elected to a third term as chair of the Board of Commissioners of the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education.

A faculty member in Pennsylvania College of Technology's School of Business and Computer Technologies has been selected as a regional recipient of the 2008 Teaching Excellence Award from the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs. The honor puts Irwin H.

A group of Pennsylvania College of Technology students recently surveyed area manufacturers about their use of technology, coming away with a heightened appreciation of the region's industrial assets and the challenges that face those doing business in Central Pennsylvania. Three of them Melissa A. Miller, a technology management major from Montoursville; Joseph R.

The free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, in which Pennsylvania College of Technology students help local residents prepare income-tax returns, is taking its services "on the road" to the college's North Campus near Wellsboro. The program will be offered by appointment only from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, March 28.

Penn College was site of a "Farmer-Buyer Networking Event" on Monday, during which local farmers, chefs and buyers spent the day together. In addition to networking sessions, the event included talks by Tim Schlitzer, executive director of FoodRoutes, and Luke F.

Two faculty members at Pennsylvania College of Technology presented a paper at the Teaching Economics: Instruction and Classroom-Based Research conference held Feb. 14-16 at Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh. Gerald D. "Chip" Baumgardner, associate professor of business administration, and Abdul B.

The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, in which a dozen Pennsylvania College of Technology students helped hundreds of local residents prepare returns last year, soon will resume at the college's Madigan Library. The free program will be offered from 4-6 p.m. Monday through Thursday from Feb. 4 until April 10.

Brett O'Conner, a Pennsylvania College of Technology student majoring in business administration: marketing concentration, has been selected as Mrs. Hughesville International 2008 and will compete in the Mrs. Pennsylvania International Pageant in Altoona on March 29. The Mrs.