Faculty & Staff Articles

In January 2007, Pennsylvania College of Technology President Davie Jane Gilmour announced that the college was implementing an online refresher course in harassment prevention for all full-time and regular part-time employees who had attended the in-person training during or prior to 2003-04; this started a three-year cycle of online refresher training.

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.

Penn College announces the following position changes, effective immediately: Lawrence J. Fryda will become special assistant to the senior vice president for Stage10 building programs. In that capacity, he will report to William J. Martin, senior vice president. His office, phone number and e-mail address remain the same. Donald O.

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: David Munro, Snack Bar Operator, Fresh (Regular Part-Time), Food Services, starting Sept. 5 Patrick Daly , Food Service Worker, Susquehanna Room, (Regular Part-Time), Food Services, effective Sept.

David S. Richards, associate professor of physics at Pennsylvania College of Technology, gave a talk at the spring conference of the American Association of Physics Teachers (Central Pennsylvania Section). His presentation was titled "Tablet PC Technology Within a Traditional Classroom Environment." The conference was held at Penn State York.

Mark A. Paternostro, associate vice president for academic services at Pennsylvania College of Technology, was recently nominated for inclusion in "Who's Who Among America's Teachers and Educators" for the fourth consecutive year. His biography will appear in the 11th edition of the book, which honors teachers who have been nominated by former students.

PCToday continues its regular feature welcoming new full-time and regular part-time Penn College employees, as reported by the Human Resources Office. Among the latest additions: Susan Mahaffey , Secretary to the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, starting Sept. 4

A mathematics professor at Pennsylvania College of Technology was invited by two Chinese institutes of higher education to give presentations this summer. On June 27, William Ma offered a talk titled "Hyperbolic metric in geometric function theory" at Beihang University in Beijing. On July 22, he presented "Hyperbolic metric and convex functions" at Yulin College in Yulin.

Asesh K. Das, professor of information technology in Pennsylvania College of Technology's School of Business and Computer Technologies, recently was nominated by former students to be included in the 11th edition of "Who's Who Among America's Teachers." "(It's a) great, deep honor for a teacher," said Das, who continues as a multiple-year nominee, having been honored annually since 2004.

Laura M. Dickinson, associate professor of English-composition at Pennsylvania College of Technology, was recently nominated for inclusion in "Who's Who Among America's Teachers and Educators." Her biography will appear in the 11th edition of the book, which honors teachers who have been nominated by former students.