School of Sciences, Humanities & Visual Communications News Articles

Gary L. Fogelman (right), of Indian Artifact magazine, and faculty member D. Robert Cooley conduct a Tuesday field demonstration of the atlatl. Fogelman shows students the array of atlatls and darts used by ancient hunters. Melissa L.

Kristina A. Petersen gives students a tour of LadyLions.com, which integrates social media to share the latest women's basketball news. Matt E. Mooney's Interactive Media in the Digital Age class had courtside seats Thursday for a peek at how social networking engages fans of Penn State women's basketball.

Human services students at Pennsylvania College of Technology are inviting the community to join them in sleeping on the streets in a cardboard “box city” on Friday, Nov. 1, in downtown Williamsport. Starting at 5 p.m., students enrolled in Sociology 410 (Service Learning in Sociology) will gather in front of the Lycoming County Courthouse at West Third and Pine streets.

Pennsylvania College of Technology recently hosted the 63rd annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Sociological Society. The theme for the conference, held Oct. 11-13, was “On Getting by with Change,” focusing on trends in modern society. Five Penn College faculty members participated in conference presentations.

Thomas C. Heffner, assistant dean of sciences, humanities and visual communications: programs at Pennsylvania College of Technology, has been invited to return to his alma mater, Juniata College, to join the Education Department Alumni Panel on Oct. 25 as part of Juniata’s Homecoming and Family Weekend festivities.

Nancy A. Grausam, assistant professor of education and early childhood education at Pennsylvania College of Technology, recently received notification from the Pennsylvania Keys to Professional Development of her renewal as a Pennsylvania Quality Assurance System instructor. Nancy A. Grausam Grausam has been approved for an additional five-year period.

Pennsylvania Child Care Association The Pennsylvania Child Care Association has recognized the excellence of two women associated with Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Early Childhood Director Competency Credential. Linda S. Fallon, of Lewistown, a 2012 graduate of the certification program, is nominated for PACCA’s 2013 Educator of the Year Award.

As part of the Penn College Scholarship Campaign, Kenneth C. Kuhns, assistant professor of electrical technologies/occupations, and Diana L. Kuhns, assistant professor of mathematics, have established a scholarship fund at Pennsylvania College of Technology.

Thomas C. Heffner has been appointed assistant dean of sciences, humanities and visual communications: programs at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Heffner comes to Penn College from Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, N.C., where he was program chair and a faculty member for early childhood education. He joins the leadership team of Clifford P.

Women from the campus community are welcome to attend a free self-defense workshop, part of a Penn College student's internship at the James V. Brown Library, to be held from 6:30-8 p.m. Aug. 15-16 in the library's Lowry Theatre. The event was organized by Bethany M. Reppert, an applied human services major from Pottsville, whose internship capstone involves presenting a program for adults.