Faculty & Staff Articles

During the past few years, the issue of students' mental health has become a hot topic on college campuses nationwide. More and more students seem to be struggling with depression and anxiety disorders.

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. Among the latest additions: Ian Killian, Food Service Worker, Westside Store, Food Services, beginning Oct. 23 Collin Zimmerman, Information Center Clerk, (Regular Part-Time), Student Activities, starting Oct.

Pennsylvania College of Technology's academic schools welcomed 17 new faculty or staff members this fall six in newly created positions, nine replacements and two in temporary positions. The new faculty/staff are listed below under their academic schools. BUSINESS AND COMPUTER TECHNOLOGIES Mark A.

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. Among the latest additions: · Samuel Morgante , Executive Chef, Food Services, effective Oct. 15

Candace S. Baran has been named director of financial aid at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Baran, formerly a director of professional and community education for Workforce Development & Continuing Education at Penn College, succeeds Dennis L. Correll, who was appointed to the new position of associate dean of admissions and financial aid in June.

A professor of business administration/management and head of the business administration department at Pennsylvania College of Technology recently attended the 2008 Biannual International Conference of the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education in Barcelona, Spain. At the Sept. 23-25 conference, Terry A.

Donald O. Praster has been appointed dean of industrial and engineering technologies at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Praster, who joined Penn College in 1976, had been serving as interim dean of the School of Industrial and Engineering Technologies since 2007.

Role models can be examples of how to discover and realize your own unique talents, an inspiration to do more, to be more authentic. A role model – a "Star of Influence' – is a must for all, especially in the eyes of college students as emerging leaders. It is a great help. Unconsciously we all have one. It is something which inspires us and touches the core of our heart.

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. Tobey Robison, Accountant, Financial Operations, starting Sept. 29

The Student Activities Office is organizing a new community-service project this winter called Operation Snowflake. Student organizations will sign up to sponsor a week during the winter months. If it snows during that week, the organization's members will shovel the walks of elderly citizens and alumni in the area.