Penn State Intercom......January 18 , 2001

Search under way for three deans at Penn College

Pennsylvania College of Technology has launched a search to fill three academic-dean's positions by July 1.

Applications are being reviewed for deans in the schools of Business and Computer Technologies, Industrial and Engineering Technologies and Integrated Studies. The search will continue until the positions are filled.

The School of Business and Computer Technologies is the largest academic school at Penn College, with an enrollment of 1,104 students. The school employs 34 faculty members. Terry A. Girdon, who served as dean since 1995, has announced his plans to return to the classroom in the fall.

The School of Industrial and Engineering Technologies is the college's third-largest, with an enrollment of 749 students. It also employs 34 faculty members. Eric K. Albert, who joined the faculty in 1991, has served as school dean for four years. He, too, plans to return to the faculty next fall.

Enrollment at the School of Integrated Studies is currently 723 students, making it the fourth-largest school at the college. The school employs 62 faculty members. Diana L. Kuhns, assistant dean for the school since 1993, has served as acting dean since the resignation of a former dean in 1999.

Descriptions for the three positions are available on the Web at http://www.pct.edu/adminsearch/.

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