School of Sciences, Humanities & Visual Communications News Articles

Ceramics students craft handmade soup bowls for annual food-bank fundraiser. Fifty handmade bowls have been donated to the seventh annual Williamsport Soup and a Bowl event by students in David A. Stabley's Fall 2012 Ceramics I class. The Central Pennsylvania Food Bank fundraiser, to be held from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb.

Vinay Bahl, associate professor of sociology at Pennsylvania College of Technology, has been appointed to serve as an external examiner for a South African university study. The Department of Industrial Psychology and People Management at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa, appointed Bahl as the external examiner for a master’s degree study for 2013.

Students in a human services class at Pennsylvania College of Technology hosted an event on campus in November that raised $2,968 for an international cause. Fourteen students, all enrolled in the course Community and Organizational Change, hosted a Ten Thousand Villages Festival Sale, offering fair-trade handcrafted goods from around the world.

A student organization at Pennsylvania College of Technology recently donated the proceeds of fall fundraisers to a local charity. The Early Educators Club presented a check for $1,777 to the Mattie family and First Community Foundation Partnership of Pennsylvania to support Connor’s Connection.

Barbara J. Albert, program specialist for the early childhood education major at Pennsylvania College of Technology, presented a workshop at the Pennsylvania Early Childhood Education Summit.

Student's artwork on display through Dec. 16 Michele D. Lucas, who plans to graduate in May with degrees in graphic design and studio arts, is exhibiting her recent ceramics in the lobby of The Gallery at Penn College (Madigan Library, third floor) through Dec. 16. A public reception to meet the artist will be held from 4-5:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13.

A member of the chemistry faculty at Pennsylvania College of Technology has been invited into the membership of two academic honor societies. Kelly B.

"Forever" An early childhood lab assistant in Penn College's School of Integrated Studies was among the faculty/staff winners in The Pennsylvania State University's recent Global Perspectives Photography Contest. Jodi L. Binkley's "Forever" was a winner in the People category of the contest, which was administered by The University Office of Global Programs.

Vinay Bahl, associate professor of sociology at Pennsylvania College of Technology, recently organized a panel discussion at the Pennsylvania Sociological Society’s annual conference.

Students in a human services class at Pennsylvania College of Technology will host a fair-trade sale Nov. 14-16 in the Bush Campus Center. The annual sale helps working poor in other countries. Facilitated by students enrolled in the course Community and Organizational Change, the Ten Thousand Villages Festival Sale will feature handcrafted goods.