Faculty & Staff Articles

PCToday continues its regular feature a list of new full-time and regular part-time Penn College employees, as reported by the Human Resources Office: Gloria Hackenburg, Secretary to the Director of Occupational Therapy Assistant, Director of Surgical Technology and Department Head of Applied Health Studies, Health Sciences, effective Oct.

Thomas D. Inman, associate professor of avionics at Penn College,was elected president of the Association for AvionicsEducation when the group held its conference and annual meeting at the college's Thompson Professional Development Center this past week. Among those presenting were Brett A. Reasner and William F. Stepp IV, associate professors of aviation at the college.

Did you know that 1 out of 3 people do not wash their hands after using a public rest room? According to a survey conducted by the American Society for Microbiology and shared by Penn College's Human Resources Office observations reveal that substantially fewer people actually wash up than claimed in a telephone survey to do so.

PCToday this month begins a regular feature a list of new full-time and regular part-time Penn College employees, as reported by the Human Resources Office: Jan Jost, Call Center Coordinator, Network Services, Information Technology Services, effective Oct. 3 Michael Murray, Regular Part-Time Food Service Worker, Campus Center, Food Services,starting Oct.

Henryk R. Marcinkiewicz, associate vice president for academic affairs, led a pre-conference seminar at the recent Educause national conference in Orlando, Fla.

Regis C. Kohler, associate professor of radiography in the School of Health Sciences at Pennsylvania College of Technology, will be included in the 2006-07 edition of "Who's Who in American Education." According to a letter from Marquis Who's Who, publisher of "Who's Who in American Education," Kohler was chosen for inclusion in the book based on his outstanding achievements.

Jane J. Benedict, associate professor of nursing at Pennsylvania College of Technology, was recently appointed to a three-year term on the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission's evaluation review panel. She will serve on the associate-degree evaluation review panel from Jan. 1, 2006, to Dec. 31, 2008. The NLNAC is recognized by the U.S.

Pennsylvania College of Technology has begun a nationwide search for a new vice president for academic affairs and provost − the chief academic officer at the institution. Veronica M. Muzic, who holds the position, is retiring after 37 years of service as an administrator and faculty member at Penn College and its immediate predecessor, Williamsport Area Community College.

Pennsylvania College of Technology is committed to providing an environment in which all employees are able to work in a professional atmosphere that is free of unlawful discrimination and inappropriate behavior.

Asesh K. Das, professor of computer science at Pennsylvania College of Technology, recently participated in the Ninth World Multiconference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics in Orlando, Fla. His paper, "Unstructured Document Management With a Possibility Theory of Ontology Capture," was named the best in its category at the July 10-13 conference.