Kimberly L. Bolig, director of Academic Support Services and Act 101, and Henriette K. Evans, Act 101 specialist, presented a workshop entitled "Commitment to Student Success and Retention Through the Creation of Learning Communities in Summer Bridge Programs" at the Tri-State Consortium of Opportunity Programs biannual conference in Philadelphia during March.
A reception was held in the Professional Development Center on Tuesday to honor faculty and staff who participated in Residence Life programming this year. A total of 48 faculty and staff members volunteered their time this past year to share a piece of themselves with students, according to Timothy J. Mallery, director of residence life.
Henriette K. Evans, Act 101 academic and career specialist in Academic Support Services, was named2004-05 "Woman of the Year" by the Junior League of Williamsport on Monday. She received the award in recognition of her outstanding service to the Junior League and its volunteer endeavors.
Henryk R. Marcinkiewicz, associate vice president for academic affairs, and Jennifer McLean, director of instructional technology and distance learning, have contributed to the Encyclopedia of Distance Learning.
A chapter written by Mark D. Noe, professor of English and composition at Pennsylvania College of Technology, was published in a book of essays in January. The book, "Essays on the Literature of American Novelist John P. Marquand (1893-1960)" was edited by Robert O. Whipple Jr. Noe's contribution to the book was an essay titled "No Outlets: Women's Roles in John P.
Hortencia I. Garcia, assistant professor of mathematics at Pennsylvania College of Technology, presented a paper at the 29th annual conference of the National Association for Developmental Education (NADE), held March 9-13 in Albuquerque, N.M.
Penn College is a bright light leading the way to a great future for students and for our community so bright you may need to put on those cool Penn College sunglasses! Our college shines because ofits employees. The Penn College Annual Fund Employee Campaign is an outstanding example of commitment to students and to this institution.
The appointees listed below received College Council approval by a majority e-mail vote on Tuesday. Congratulations to Alfred Thomas, the winner of the tie-breaker election for the open Transportation Technology faculty position on the Curriculum Committee. (A complete roster of all committee members soon will be posted to the Governance Web site .) Thanks to all who participated.
Looking to breathe life and interactivity into your online instruction? StudyMate is an authoring tool (similar to Respondus) that enables instructors/designers to create Flash-based learning activities and games. Within minutes, it is possible to create flash cards, crossword puzzles, "game shows" and other activities from existing quiz/exam questions, glossaries or Respondus files.
Employees may have noticed over the past week that the subject lines of some messages in their mailboxes are preceded with a period enclosed in brackets (for example, Subject: Buy cheap software now). This marker is a part of a new anti-virus/anti-spam system being developed by Information Technology Services.
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