Pennsylvania College of Technology will hold a commencement ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 18, for the 380 students who have petitioned to graduate following the Fall 2010 semester. The ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. in the Community Arts Center, 220 W. Fourth St., Williamsport. The student speaker is Eric D.
David S. Richards, associate professor of physics at Pennsylvania College of Technology, recently completed his doctoral studies at The Pennsylvania State University. Richards earned a doctorate in instructional systems from Penn State.
Thirty-nine boxes, 100 canvases, 54 students, an artist-in-residence, and Pennsylvania College of Technology faculty and staff members combined to create a large-scale work of art that was installed recently in the college's Student and Administrative Services Center.
A member of the sociology faculty at Pennsylvania College of Technology was published recently in Sociological Viewpoints, the journal of the Pennsylvania Sociological Society. Vinay Bahl, associate professor of sociology, wrote a review of the book "Hate Crimes and Ethnoviolence: The History, Current Affairs, and Future of Discrimination in America" by Howard J. Ehrlich.
A 25-year employee of Pennsylvania College of Technology and her husband have established a scholarship fund at the college to support new associate-degree students. Jeannette F.
On this Veterans Day, PCToday honors the Pennsylvania College of Technology students and employees who have served (or continue to serve) in the United States military. "We take this time to recognize those brave men and women in the military who have served our country and the sacrifices they have made for freedom and democracy.
Brian M. McKeon, department head for natural sciences in Penn College's School of Integrated Studies, performs the role of "Phil/Gator Man" in "Duck Hunter Shoots Angel," which begins a two-week run Friday at the Community Theatre League, 100 W. Third St. In the comedy, written by Mitch Albom of "Tuesdays With Morrie" fame, two bumbling Alabama duck hunters think they've shot down an angel.
Twenty-four students and three chaperones from Berks Career and Technology Center visited Pennsylvania College of Technology on Wednesday, getting tailor-made exposure to the hands-on core of the institution's reputation. The personalized instruction came courtesy of Bahram Golshan, an associate professor of computer science, and had its roots in a request to Penn College's Admissions Office.
The service will be Friday morning for Gideon J. Wray, an assistant professor of business administration/accounting in Penn College's School of Business and Computer Technologies, who died Thursday, Oct. 28.
Pennsylvania College of Technology's website was honored for the second time this fall with a major industry award. This time, the recognition came from the International Academy of Visual Arts, which selected the college's website as a Silver Award winner in the School/University category of its W3 Awards competition.
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