Electronics & Computer Engineering Technology Articles

Taking some of their spring break time to catch up with emerging network communications technologies, Jeff B. Weaver, assistant professor, and Stan G. Boler, associate professor, both faculty in the electronics and computer engineering technology department, visited the Cisco New England Development Center in Boxborough, Mass.

New laboratories for Pennsylvania College of Technology's electronics and computer engineering technologies department are taking shape in the college's Center for Business and Workforce Development, currently under construction between Vine Avenue and West Fourth Street. The building and its electronics labs are scheduled to open in time for the Fall 2007 semester.

On Nov. 14, a group of 10 Penn College students, along with their instructor, visited the corporate headquarters of PPL Telcom in Allentown. The group was hosted by Paul Ciotta, marketing communications specialist.

The Center for Business and Workforce Development, an incubator for the jobs of tomorrow and a fertile laboratory for the Pennsylvania College of Technology students who will fill them, received a major boost from Harrisburg on Monday. State Rep. Brett O.

Students in the electronics and computer engineering technology majors at Pennsylvania College of Technology will be able to apply for scholarships through a new fund recently established at the college. The Lutron Scholarship Fund, established by the Lutron Foundation, will make two awards annually.

Graduating college students face new challenges in today's economy that include global competition for jobs and a constantly expanding array of technology, according to faculty in Pennsylvania College of Technology's School of Industrial and Engineering Technologies.

On Sept. 7, Pennsylvania College of Technology students, staff and invited guests from around the area enjoyed a demonstration that came to campus as the Cisco Network On Wheels, a 25-foot van equipped with an array of Cisco Systems networking technologies.

The Cisco Systems Network on Wheels will visit Pennsylvania College of Technology's main campus on Thursday, Sept. 7, offering a look at real-world, small- and medium-sized business solutions. The visit is being sponsored by NEC Unified Solutions Inc. and hosted by Penn College's Cisco Networking Academy.

The Master Teacher Award, the highest level of recognition given to a Pennsylvania College of Technology faculty member, was presented Saturday to Jeffrey B. Weaver, assistant professor of electronics in the School of Industrial and Engineering Technologies at the college. Weaver received the award during commencement ceremonies at the Community Arts Center in Williamsport.

The Penn College student chapter of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers has taken first place in the IEEE Region 2 Web Site Contest. Region 2 is comprised of more than 60 student chapters in the states of Pennsylvania, Delaware, Ohio, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia, and Washington D.C. The students of the Penn College chapter thank Edwin B.