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Ruth Frontz, ’90, advertising art, is a division business analyst for LDG. Ashley (Roush) Hetrick, ’17, civil engineering technology, is a site engineering designer for LDG. Nick Hannan, ’05, ’08, civil engineering technology, is a project manager – energy for LDG. Brent Dressler, '11, building science and sustainable design, is a retail design project manager for Larson Design Group.

Fifteen members of the first graduating class from Pennsylvania College of Technology’s physical therapist assistant major have taken the national physical therapy exam for physical therapist assistants, and all 15 passed on their first try. The 2017 national pass rate for the NPTE physical therapist assistant exam is 87 percent.

A Pennsylvania College of Technology faculty duo detailed at a recent major cybersecurity conference their pioneering efforts to address the critical shortage of professionals in the field. Jacob R. Miller and Sandra Gorka, associate professors of computer science, presented “Kinder Garten Security: Teaching the Pre-college Crowd” at ShmooCon 2019 in Washington, D.C.

Lyon (left foreground) and Anita R. Wood, an associate professor of computer information technology who helped facilitate the sandbox installation, orient students. Weston L. Laity, of Blandon, an information technology sciences-gaming and simulation major, recently updated the AR Sandbox software. The sandbox, on the second floor of the Breuder Advanced Technology & Health Sciences Center ...

A haven for hands-on learning since it first welcomed students more than 30 years ago, the occupational therapy assistant lab at Pennsylvania College of Technology has been updated to provide an even more realistic simulation space for students. The lab, which provides education to students pursuing associate degrees in occupational therapy assistant, was renovated for the 2018-19 academic year.

Rewarding career opportunities await for graduates of Pennsylvania College of Technology's electrical programs: associate degrees in electrical technology and mechatronics and a bachelor's degree in building automation technology. All three majors blend theory with considerable hands-on lab experience to produce graduates who are real-world ready.

Pennsylvania College of Technology is partnering with Cambridge Vacuum Engineering Inc. to bring electron beam welding to the curriculum of its welding and metal fabrication program. A 60kV electron beam welder from CVE, a Cambridge, England-based, company with a U.S.

On the surface, the three men have little in common. One looks like a vibrant, distinguished grandfather with his neatly trimmed white goatee and confident gait. The second could pass for a lead singer in a rock band with his lip and nose rings, faded T-shirt and long hair. The third appears to be a budding executive with his coiffed hair and button-down shirt complemented by a perfect smile.

Miller (left) and Gorka, during an earlier presentation about their National Science Foundation-funded plan to involve pre-college students in cybersecurity awareness. An effort by two members of Penn College's information technology faculty to extend cybersecurity education to high school students – and younger – is featured in Jan. 11 editions of The Washington Post. Jacob R.

Two papers presented by Pennsylvania College of Technology employees at the annual conference of the Applied Business and Entrepreneurship Association International were selected “Best Session Paper” and will be invited to be published in the Journal of Business Leadership.