Faculty & Staff Articles

On a rarity of late – a blustery, chilly day that added appropriate atmosphere for an event called "Winter Commencement" – Pennsylvania College of Technology held its yearend graduation ceremony at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Community Arts Center.

Two years after it observed its own centennial, Pennsylvania College of Technology will help the Pennsylvania Farm Show celebrate its 100th anniversary in Harrisburg next month. Honoring tradition, Penn College – a national leader in applied technology education – will have a weeklong presence at the nation’s largest indoor agricultural exposition.

A generous benefactor to Pennsylvania College of Technology's automotive restoration program recently toured campus, hearing from many of the students it has helped through scholarships and other funding.

Culinary arts faculty and students at Penn College recently created a "Taste of Technology" presentation for visiting high school students, showing – with a dash of science – how a kitchen can be transformed into a chemistry set. "We want to learn about liquid nitrogen and different food products and how to use that in avant-garde cuisine," said Chef Frank M.

PCToday continues its regular feature: welcoming new full-time and regular part-time Pennsylvania College of Technology employees, as reported by the Human Resources Office. Richard Butler and Kiana Thomas, regular part-time Dining Services Workers I, effective Dec. 16 Only new college hires and employees transferring from one internal position to another in certain situations are reported.

A Pennsylvania College of Technology professor of industrial and human factors design addressed the inspirational and innovative “maker movement” at the fall conference of the American Society for Engineering Education Middle Atlantic Section held recently at Bucknell University. Thomas E.

PCToday continues its regular feature: welcoming new full-time and regular part-time Pennsylvania College of Technology employees, as reported by the Human Resources Office. David E. Maurer, regular part-time Lab Coordinator, Programs,  School of Sciences, Humanities & Visual Communications; beginning Dec.

Students pour the mortar that will adhere the concrete tabletop to its stone base. Luse reacts to the class's "level" of craftsmanship. Hintz lays down a bead of caulk between the halves. Who needs a lift truck with a team of students to do the heavy toting? An impressive community project is celebrated with a photo op.

Linda M. Barnes, associate professor of occupational therapy assistant, provides an overview of the challenges and opportunities inherent in accommodating an aging population of baby boomers. Rob A. Wozniak, associate professor of architectural technology, adds his insight to students' brainstorming.

An assembly line preps stars to be fondly affixed to the Veterans Holiday Tree. Regina M. Peluzzo, a civil engineering technology major from Philadelphia, hangs lights. Personalized ribbons enhance the tree's meaning. Red, white and blue lights twinkle as Aaron S. Haefner, a second-shift horticulture technician from General Services, helps get to those hard-to-reach places.