Two Pennsylvania College of Technology faculty members presented at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the World History Association, held recently in Pittsburgh in partnership with the University of Pittsburgh’s World History Center. Recognized as a major conference in the world history field, the ...
Fourteen Commonwealth University students, from the Mansfield and Lock Haven campuses, recently returned from studying abroad in the Central American country of Belize. The students were part of a faculty-led, short-term study abroad program that has been introducing students to Belize since ...
The Williamsport Area School District recently announced the dates for its annual round of open houses to kick off the start of the 2023-2024 school year, according to a news release. This year’s open house schedule is listed below in order by date: • Williamsport Area Middle School will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 22 for seventh-grade students and from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. for eighth-grade students. • Intermediate schools (Curtin and Lycoming Valley) will be from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Aug. 23. (For those attending Lycoming Valley, fourth-grade open house will be from 5:30 to ...
Nearly 150 students have petitioned to graduate from Pennsylvania College of Technology following the Summer 2023 sessions. A commencement ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 5, at the Community Arts Center, with 110 students expected to march in the proceedings. The ceremony is for graduates and ticketed guests. A livestream will also be offered on the commencement website. The student speaker will be Kathryn Ann Plankenhorn, of Montoursville, who will receive a combined Bachelor/Master of Science degree in physician assistant studies. Plankenhorn will also receive ...
As Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania enters its second year, its students will not experience an increase in their tuition. The Board of Governors for Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) voted unanimously to freeze tuition for the upcoming 2023-24 academic year, keeping Commonwealth University one of the most affordable public higher education opportunities in the state. “We applaud PASSHE and the Board of Governors for this historic decision,” said Commonwealth University President Bashar Hanna. “When Bloomsburg, Lock Haven and Mansfield came ...
Making a dream come true is no easy task, and local musician Michael Fisher is no stranger to that fact. Fisher began his musical journey at the age of 4, when his father encouraged him to take up drumming. “It's a pretty unique story,” Fisher said. “My dad, Don Fisher, he's a ...
