A Pennsylvania College of Technology initiative focused on strengthening education and employment outcomes for individuals returning to their communities after a period of incarceration has been awarded a highly competitive U.S. Department of Justice grant for $866,188.
Likened to "a campfire conversation among friends," the latest episode of Penn College's Tomorrow Makers podcast gamely explores the creative process in all of its glorious manifestations: art, poetry, design, music, storytelling. Industrial design professor Thomas E. Ask and one of his students – Nick A. Flores, of Alexandria, Virginia – talk about making something from nothing, individually and collaboratively, and dare to confront the AI elephant in the room.
Engaging emissaries from Pennsylvania College of Technology will again be part of the winter celebration of the commonwealth’s agriculture industry and those whose lives and livelihoods depend on it. Students and employees from the college will travel to the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center in Harrisburg from Jan. 6-13 for a variety of activities that reflect this year’s theme of “Connecting Our Communities.”
“Black and white photography is alive and well!” heralded Mark W. Wilson, instructor of graphic design at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Proving the point, Wilson’s Fine Art Photography (PHO 210) class is exhibiting works on the second floor of The Madigan Library.
Third-year architecture students created and, on Thursday, presented their final projects: physical mockups developed from the best-drawn wall sections created using SketchUp design software. "A great experience it was," said Rob A. Wozniak, associate professor of architecture, whose 18 students in his Detailing & Applications class (BSD 340) were divided into three teams.
Wood engravings crafted by David M. Moyer, assistant professor of graphic design at Pennsylvania College of Technology, continue to garner attention, as the faculty member recently added two exhibitions to his extensive roster of art shows. “Utopia,” an accordion-fold book featuring original calligraphy and 16 wood engravings, was selected for The Book as Art exhibition at Decatur Library in Georgia, and three of Moyer's wood engravings were accepted into a gallery show in Bulgaria.
The Pennsylvania College of Technology Board of Directors on Thursday approved the hiring of a vice president for academic affairs and provost and accepted audited financial statements for the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2023. The board also approved an investment policy and a list of banks appropriate as depositories of college funds.
Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Board of Directors on Thursday unanimously approved the appointment of Joanna K. Flynn as vice president for academic affairs and provost, the highest-ranking academic officer at the institution. Flynn has served as the interim appointee in the position since August while continuing to perform the duties of her previous role as dean of curriculum and instruction.
A Thursday morning snowfall delighted some people and surprised many, eliciting joyful squeals from outdoor enthusiasts and groans from anxious motorists ... and a range of reactions in-between. There can be little dispute, however, that the coating adds a fresh look to Penn College's exquisite landscape and turns playtime at the Dunham Children's Learning Center into particularly frosty fun.
Writer/video producer Tom Speicher visited the Dunham Children's Learning Center on Thursday, reading his latest children's book – "A Day With Waffles and Alexis" – to a receptive flock of Birds (4- and 5-year-olds). Available in a number of locations (including Williamsport's Otto Bookstore and online retailers) the book marks the second print appearance of Speicher's endearing guinea pig. She debuted last year in "A Week With Waffles," proceeds of which benefit the college's Emergency Scholarship Fund.
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