Sandra L. Richmond has been appointed director of nursing at Pennsylvania College of Technology. As director, Richmond, who has been a full-time faculty member at Penn College since 2012, will oversee the college’s five nursing majors. “Sandy Richmond brings an impressive combination of clinical, educational and administrative experiences to the leadership of the Nursing Program,” said Paul L.
Richmond Named Director of Nursing at Penn College Published 09.17.2014 News Nursing & Health Sciences Nursing Faculty & Staff Home Page contents Sandra L. Richmond has been appointed director of nursing at Pennsylvania College of Technology. As director, Richmond, who has been a full-time faculty member at Penn College since 2012, will oversee the college’s five nursing majors. “Sandy Richmond brings an impressive combination of clinical, educational and administrative experiences to the leadership of the …

Lisa R. Bock addresses her audience, before the eerie specter of online treachery. With eyes wide open, the speaker assesses the benefits and risks of iris-recognition technology ... ... and gazes toward tomorrow's biometric solutions. Students in the ACC balcony take heed and jot notes during the night's informative presentation. A Centennial banner is a timely backdrop for the colloquium.
Colloquium Presenter Goes Beyond Passwords to Future of ID Security Published 09.17.2014 News Information Technology Events Faculty & Staff Industrial, Computing & Engineering Technologies News Home Page contents The latest in Penn College's Centennial Colloquia Series tackled issues near and dear to virtually everyone in the audience: employing the newest technological tools available to ensure identity protection – and balancing such factors as privacy and cost-effectiveness in the process. Lisa R. Bock, …

Smilingly sailing aboard their Dining Services friendship are (from left) Krystal S. Zelazny, assistant manager; Patti E. Durrwachter, assistant cook; and CJ L. Binderup, dining services worker. Cupcakes and muffins front a display of plundered booty. Sporting stylish headgear, a kitchen pirate helps patrons "scarf down" their meal. Students navigate the themed menu.
'Shiver Me Timbers and Pass the Stew' – It's Time to Talk (and Eat) Like Pirates! Published 09.17.2014 News Home Page contents Dining Services hosted its second annual “Talk Like a Pirate … Eat Like a Pirate” event in the Capitol Eatery from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, a buccaneers' bash that served as a prelude to Friday's international celebration of seafaring scalawags. Appropriately attired employees served up a cleverly crafted (and titled) menu – with Castaway Pork Loin, Jolly Roger Rice and Shipwrecked …

'Safe Zone' training available for campus community This fall, Penn College launched the Safe Zone program, an initiative designed to make campus a safer place for all students.
Training Opportunities Accompany Launch of Campus 'Safe Zones' Published 09.17.2014 News Student News Faculty & Staff Home Page contents This fall, Penn College launched the Safe Zone program, an initiative designed to make campus a safer place for all students. Announced by President Davie Jane Gilmour at an all-college meeting of faculty and staff in August, Safe Zones is an employee professional development program designed to increase campus understanding and awareness of lesbian, gay, bisexual and …

A marathon runner, who turned unimaginable debilitation into enduring determination, will bring her inspiring story to a Pennsylvania College of Technology audience on Sept. 22. Monday’s presentation by Janet Oberholtzer, which is free and open to the public, will be held at 7 p.m. in the Klump Academic Center Auditorium on the college’s main campus in Williamsport.
Motivational Marathoner to Share Story of Recovery, Redemption Published 09.17.2014 News Nursing & Health Sciences Events Home Page contents A marathon runner, who turned unimaginable debilitation into enduring determination, will bring her inspiring story to a Pennsylvania College of Technology audience on Sept. 22. Monday’s presentation by Janet Oberholtzer, which is free and open to the public, will be held at 7 p.m. in the Klump Academic Center Auditorium on the college’s main campus in Williamsport. …

For the fourth consecutive year, Waste Management Inc. has contributed to a pair of Pennsylvania College of Technology programs that distinctly benefit high school students. Through Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit program, the company contributed $8,389 to support the college’s SMART Girls and Penn College NOW initiatives.
Waste Management Adds to Financial Support of College Programs Published 09.16.2014 News Corporate Relations Home Page contents For the fourth consecutive year, Waste Management Inc. has contributed to a pair of Pennsylvania College of Technology programs that distinctly benefit high school students. Through Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit program, the company contributed $8,389 to support the college’s SMART Girls and Penn College NOW initiatives. The foundation is an approved …

Living, learning and enjoying recreational downtime Eric D. Pruden – battle-stained, but still standing Penn College's Automotive Living-Learning Community traveled together in early September to the Roundtop Mountain Resort for some paintball action. Automotive instructor Eric D. Pruden, LLC mentor Jackson S. Walker and Resident Assistant Kadeem D.
Automotive Residential Community Travels to Area Paintball Field Published 09.16.2014 News Automotive Collision Repair & Restoration Student News School of Transportation & Natural Resources Technologies News Home Page contents Penn College's Automotive Living-Learning Community traveled together in early September to the Roundtop Mountain Resort for some paintball action. Automotive instructor Eric D. Pruden, LLC mentor Jackson S. Walker and Resident Assistant Kadeem D. Carter led several students in a …

Manufacturing engineering technology student Andrew R. Klimek monitors a project on a piece of wire-cut electric discharge machining equipment. Klimek shares a close bond with his grandparents, Genevieve and Andrew.
A Family's Heritage Helps to Shape Its Future Published 09.15.2014 News Student News Magazine Automated Manufacturing & Machining Industrial, Computing & Engineering Technologies News Home Page contents From the Fall 2014 One College Avenue magazine: A journey that began in 1941 with a 12-year-old refugee who learned metalsmithing to survive winds its way to a grandson pursuing a degree in manufacturing engineering technology. Read the full story . … A Family's Heritage Helps to Shape Its Future … …

Pennsylvania College of Technology’s three-day Parent & Family Weekend, in which hundreds of participants joined with their favorite students to help celebrate the institution's Centennial, offered a packed calendar of activities that included informal access to the president and senior administration, entertainment, food, games, tours and a popular "mocktail" competition. – Photos by Abdullah H.
Hundreds Enjoy 'Parent & Family Weekend' Festivities Published 09.15.2014 News Alumni News Events Student News Faculty & Staff The Gallery at Penn College Homepage Home Page contents Pennsylvania College of Technology’s three-day Parent & Family Weekend, in which hundreds of participants joined with their favorite students to help celebrate the institution's Centennial, offered a packed calendar of activities that included informal access to the president and senior administration, entertainment, food, …

Jesus Nebot Jesus Nebot will present "Illegal Immigration: A Humanitarian Perspective" in the Klump Academic Center Auditorium at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Part of Penn College’s celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, will focus on the social and economic impacts of illegal immigration.
Award-Winning Filmmaker to Discuss Illegal Immigration Published 09.15.2014 News Home Page contents Jesus Nebot will present "Illegal Immigration: A Humanitarian Perspective" in the Klump Academic Center Auditorium at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Part of Penn College’s celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month , will focus on the social and economic impacts of illegal immigration. Participants will have the opportunity to voice their opinions about immigration reform and find out "what politicians and newscasters are …