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Lycoming College names endowed professorships

Lycoming College has appointed endowed professorships to five faculty members beginning with the 2023-2024 academic year. Each endowed professorship is supported by a substantial gift to the College that honors both the holder of the appointment and the donor who established it. Recipients are competitively chosen by their peers from among senior professors at the College and retain their positions for a five-year period. Each nominee is selected by the Faculty Chair Endowed Review Committee, along with the confirmation and the support of the College’s president, provost and board of ...

Penn College names assistant dean of academic operations

Daniel J. Clasby has been appointed assistant dean of academic operations at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Clasby comes to Penn College from King’s College, Wilkes-Barre, where he had been associate professor of history and chair of the History Department. He held a number of ...

Paleontologists uncover 362M-year-old jaw specimens of extinct shark

A research paper written by a faculty-student duo from Lycoming College was recently published online in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, in collaboration with additional paleontologists. The paper, “First records of Ischnacanthiformes (“Acanthodii”) from the Upper Devonian ...

Lock Haven to host 2 major showcase days

LOCK HAVEN — The Commonwealth University-Lock Haven Admissions Office will host two major showcase days in this month, which will include a behind-the-scenes look at program faculty and current students at The Haven. The first will be held on Monday, July 24 from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will focus on health and exercise science. The second will be held on Monday, July 31 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and will focus on environmental, geographical and geological sciences. Both events will be held at the Durrwachter Alumni Conference Center, 10 Susquehanna Ave., first floor. During the ...

Faculty member named Pa. Wing commander of CAP

An emergency management and homeland security instructor at Pennsylvania College of Technology has been appointed commander of the Pennsylvania Wing of the Civil Air Patrol. Col. William A. Schlosser will lead the organization for the next three years. CAP’s Pennsylvania Wing comprises 43 ...

Injection Molding Processing Series continues at Penn College

Eleven plastics professionals representing six companies benefited from an Injection Molding Processing Series workshop hosted by Pennsylvania College of Technology and its acclaimed Plastics Innovation & Resource Center. The combined lecture and hands-on instruction covered decoupled ...