School of Sciences, Humanities & Visual Communications News Articles

A memorial service will be Jan. 19 for Ned S. Coates, 1996 recipient of the Master Teacher Award and a retired professor of English at Williamsport Area Community College and Penn College. Coates, a faculty member from September 1967 through the 2003-04 academic year, died Sunday, Jan. 6. The service is scheduled for 2 p.m. at St. Luke Lutheran Church, 1400 Market St.

Throngs of visitors will soon converge on Harrisburg to celebrate the commonwealth’s agricultural prominence, and Pennsylvania College of Technology students and employees will be there to help honor the event’s 2019 theme of “Inspiring Pennsylvania’s Story.” School of Business & Hospitality majors from Penn College take part in a Student Cooking Challenge at the 2018 Pennsylvania Farm Show.

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.

A work by John A. Gondy, of Glenmoore, enrolled in residential construction technology and management: architectural technology concentration On display through Dec. 22 Abstract artistry by Nowell H.

From left: Students Rebecca L. Helminiak, Williamsport, and Rachel L. Hafer, Boyertown; Dawn Linn, YWCA chief exectuive officer; Amy Rutherford, Liberty House case manager; student Leigh A. McCarty, Williamsport; and Anna Thompson, the YWCA's communications and development director. Overflowing gift baskets, bound for local YWCA residents, surround the facility's tree.

An art project marks the season. The busy-ness of families at play Bonding in the food line Photo props add to the fun ... ... but who's that hiding behind the mask? Two weeks after it was postponed by snow, an autumn festival recently filled the Dunham Children's Learning Center with sunshine and smiles.

David E. Bjorkman, instructor of emergency management/social science at Pennsylvania College of Technology, was honored by the Keystone Emergency Management Association at its inaugural Emergency Preparedness Conference, held recently at the Blair County Convention Center in Altoona. Bjorkman received the Spirit of KEMA Award.

Applied human services majors LaTricia M. Scutching (left), of Plymouth Meeting, and Estee E. McLaughlin, of Muncy, stand before a treeful of encouraging and motivational messages. Seth Fredericks, a certified recovery specialist with the West Branch Drug & Alcohol Abuse Commission, shares his personal journey and his professional experience.

An emergency management technology major who is a survivor of last year's Las Vegas shooting shared her story with fellow Pennsylvania College of Technology students and faculty Monday night in the Student & Administrative Services Center’s Presentation Room.

Human services students and faculty engaged in an enlightening educational outing on Friday with a visit to the Hazleton One Community Center, which was launched by Hazleton native and beloved Chicago Cubs Manager Joe Maddon. Human services students and their chaperones gather outside the Hazleton One Community Center.