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Free Cybersecurity Event Coming To Richland Campus

Pennsylvania Highlands Community College will be hosting a free Cybersecurity Trivia Event at its Richland Campus on Saturday, March 25th from noon to 4pm. Attendees will learn how to protect themselves and avoid becoming a victim of cybercrime.

The event will cover:

• Introduction to Cybersecurity
• Types of Cyber Threats
• Best Practices for Protection
• Social Media Risks
• Email Security
• Wireless Network Security
• Passwords
• Backup and Recovery
• Mobile Device Security
• Online Shopping and Banking
• Emerging Cyber Threats
• Cybersecurity Laws and Regulations

Click here for more information.

Pennsylvania Highlands Community College is a part of the PC4A Consortium. PC4A is comprised of Indiana University of Pennsylvania and six community colleges in Pennsylvania. The goal of PC4A is to support and strengthen the cybersecurity workforce in the United States of America. Learn more about PC4A by visiting pc4a.org.

The PC4A Project is proudly funded by the US Department of Defense. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Office of Naval Research.

Dr. Cynthia Doherty Named Vice President of Academic Affairs

Pennsylvania Highlands Community College is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Cynthia Doherty as the College’s new Vice President of Academic Affairs.

In her role as Vice President of Academic Affairs, Dr. Doherty will serve as the visionary academic leader of all full-time faculty, adjunct faculty, and academic staff. Her position is charged with creating an atmosphere of quality and innovation, as well as championing curricular and programming development.

“I’m honored that the next chapter of my career is with Penn Highlands Community College,” stated Dr. Cynthia Doherty, Vice President of Academic Affairs. “I have spent my career in community college because of the mission to transform students’ lives. I look forward to engaging with the students, faculty, and staff at Penn Highlands as we continue to promote student success.”

Dr. Doherty brings nearly 20 years of experience in academic administration. Prior to Penn Highlands, she was most recently the Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College (Harrisburg, PA). While there, she was also a tenured Professor of English.

Dr. Doherty holds a Ph.D. in English and a M.A. in English from The Pennsylvania State University, along with a B.A. in English from The King’s College.

Admissions & Athletics Open House Set For February 20th

Pennsylvania Highlands Community College will be holding an Admissions & Athletics Open House at its facilities on Monday, February 20th. Attendees and their guests may choose to attend one of two sessions at either 2:30pm or 5:30pm.

Individuals will learn about Penn Highlands and its opportunities, including academic programs and coursework, transfer options, and athletics. Information on student life and financial aid will also be presented. Faculty and current students will be on-hand to discuss their personal experiences.

As an added incentive, prospective students will be eligible to win a 2023-2024 tuition voucher, good for a $250 discount, if they complete a survey while in attendance.

To attend, individuals must RSVP online by clicking here.

Open House locations include:

• Blair Center
  Logan Valley Mall (Next to Macy’s)
  5580 Goods Lane, Altoona, PA 16602
  814.201.2700 | blair@pennhighlands.edu

• Ebensburg Center
  881 Hills Plaza Drive, Suite 450, Ebensburg, PA 15931
  814.471.0010 | ebensburg@pennhighlands.edu

• Huntingdon Center
  Sill Business Incubator
  419 14th Street, Huntingdon, PA 16652
  814.643.6200 | huntingdon@pennhighlands.edu

• Richland Campus
  101 Community College Way, Johnstown, PA 15904
  814.262.6446 | admissions@pennhighlands.edu

• Somerset Center
  Somerset County Education Center
  6024 Glades Pike, Suite 210, Somerset, PA 15501
  814.443.2500 | somerset@pennhighlands.edu

Penn Highlands has been serving the community with quality and affordable academic options in an inclusive atmosphere since 1994.

For additional information, contact any of the college locations directly, or call us at 1.888.385.PEAK. Click here for more information. 

Police Academy To Hold Two Open Houses

Pennsylvania Highlands Community College will be hosting two Police Academy Open House events at its Richland Campus. Attendees and their guests may choose to attend one of two sessions on Wednesday, February 15, or Wednesday, March 8. Both sessions are from 6 – 7 PM.

Individuals will learn about the Penn Highlands Police Academy and its opportunities, including prescreening testing requirements and timing, the application process, tuition and fees, and equipment needs.

The Penn Highlands Police Academy is a certified unit of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Municipal Police Officers’ Education and Training Commission (Act 120). Successful completion of the program will earn cadets a certificate and permit graduates to test for a Commonwealth Municipal Police Training (MPT) number required of all municipal police officers in Pennsylvania.

Penn Highlands Community College serves the community with quality and affordable academic options in an inclusive atmosphere. Police Academy classes for the next slate of cadets begin in September 2023.

For additional information, please contact Dennis Miller, Police Academy Director, at 814.262.6443.

Click here to visit the Police Academy page.

Fall 2022 Dean’s List Announced

Pennsylvania Highlands Community College is proud to announce that the following students have made the Dean’s List for the Fall 2022 semester.

Alexandria – Spencer Garrett Hoover

Altoona – Israa E. Ali, Denise Marie Barnes, Emma Leigh Bender, Rachael Bonsell, Natalie Shae Boose, Devan Anthony Brink, Nicole Horton, Scott Anthony Jurcik, Tara Paige Jurcik, Coleman James Kepner, Maura Marie Lowey, Courtney Michelle Luciano, Hannah Paige Mitchell, Kate Elizabeth Mueller, Victoria Noelle Sauers, Allys Marie Schmidhamer, Mackenzie Renea Shuke, Leah Jane Smith, Alexis Jade Wallace, Emily Warner

Ashville – Madison Marie Bender

Beaverdale – Christie M. Bonfanti, Kellie Howard

Bedford – Felica L. Hafer

Belsano – Katie Faith Long, Ira Lee Sickles

Berlin – Jerika Groves, Emma Rose Martz

Blairsville – Owen Ryan Clark, Beth A. Price

Boswell – Emily Michele Bittner, Madison Jade Burkholder, Sarah Margaret Hostetler

Bradford – Seth Mollander

Brockway – Tanner Joseph Morelli

Cairnbrook – Christy Lou Fleegle

Calvin – Brooke Anne Shee

Carrolltown – Christine Lee Cantalope, Grace Isabella Krumenacker, Tanner J. Maurer, Carly J. Mezzelo, Alyssa Walkingshaw

Central City – Jessica Leigh Collins, Timothy Hale Collins, Connor Anatoly Will

Chicora – Richard B. Goodman

Claysburg – Jordan Lafferty, Joseph D. Mauk, Evan Charles Potter

Clymer – Whitney Nicole Strong

Coalport – Seth Ethan Dillon

Colver- Nicole Cowan, Calvin McCullough Jacobs, Jesse David James, Allyssa Newton Nash

Cresson – Tara Marie Gorba, Robert Clair Kearney, Meghan Claire Mostick, Julia Michelle Taylor, Salvatore Tiracave

Davidsville – Samuel David Brahney, Mary Elizabeth Stanley

Dayton – Gavin John Solley

Delta – Jacob A. Puglia

Duncansville – Morgan Elizabeth Bihary, Jade Kathryn Corbin, Destany Hammel, Lisa Marie Tremmel

East Freedom – Logan Rylee Dick, Macray James Markovich, Tessa Marie Snavely

Ebensburg – Bryce Alan Hessler, Michaela Lees, Elizabeth G. Mundok, Tessa Novotny, Nathan Paul Schilling, Cody James Sral

Edinboro – Matthew George Silay

Erie – Jessica Bauer-Cook, Zachary Davis, Mallory Suzanne Jaquith, Matthew Paul Rinderle, Noah Zbach

Everett – Ashlynn Faith Stoll

Fallentimber – Kayla Finnigan

Franklin – Caden Anthony Toscano

Friedens – Gavin James Kimmel, Jessica Shockey, Andrew Paul Straka

Gallitzin – Austin G. Link

Glasgow – Baine Allan Seilhamer

Glen Hope – Madelyn Noel Peachman

Greensburg – Heather Harmon

Hastings – Lydia Emily Bezilla, Cindy K. Dillon, Carmella Rae Fredo, Jenna Lynn Serafin, Nathan Lee Wholaver

Heilwood – Anthony Joseph Rizzo

Hollidaysburg – Ibrahim Alawad Aljalki, Noah Christopher Best, Benjamin Patrick Dombrosky, Angela Michelle Fox, Damon Joseph Hesley, Laura Jean McNutt, Diksha Raj Pandit, Julianne Pascual

Hollsopple – Maciah Robyn Holsopple

Homer City – Larry Leon Olliver

Hooversville – Hannah Marie Zorn

Houtzdale – Justin Bowman

Huntingdon – Rebecca Bickle, William David Miller Harkleroad, Amanda Lyn Lamb, Amber Joy Newby

Hyde – Sean Lee Miller

Imler – Dodi Rena Krise

Indiana – David Luke Cochran, Jonathan Clark Gibbons, Shane Nicewonger

Johnstown – Seneca Leslie Benjamin, Savannah Lynn Bevec, Shayna Alexandra Blackford, Lauren B. Botteicher, Kayla Marie Brathwaite, Skylar R. Brougher, Lauren Faith Burrell, Michael Steven Cratty, Hannah Dadura, Isabella Marie Dadura, Darshel Daniel, Aaron J. Deffenbaugh, Kayla Danelle Dively, Lori Rose Eamigh, Gavin Robert Eash, Emily E. Euen, Autumn Skye Facci, Mackenzie Starr Flowers, Jenna Rae Foreman, Cody A. Goggin, Olivia Ada Kayin Grant, Brianna Hicks, Alana Marie Hinton, Liam Richard Hritz-Crotzer, Ean Jaber, Madison Elizabeth Keefer, Alyssa Nicole Keiper, Brian Scott Kennedy, Katilynn E. Keyser, Wade Travis Knipple, Kent John Krisay, Emily Rose Lowery, Qiana M. Lucas, Caleb James Mackel, Jeffrey Raymond Matevish, Kayleigh Rae Mikolich, Taylor Anne Mock, Priscilla Ortiz, Krish A. Patel, Riya Hiteshkuma Patel, Clarissa Catherine Pearce, Valerie Nicole Pinella, Seth Macaulay James Plummer, Chloe Rayne Polenik, Austin Ray Reese, Katelynne D. Robertson, Maria Isabel Rolon, William F. Roth, Luke Stephen Rozich, Matthew Paul Rozum, Matthew Joseph Russo, Joseph Facciani Sabo, Nicholas Santos Salguero, Jaclynne Joyce Schario, Dale Schneider, Jordan Wesely Shaw, Stephanie Michelle Shuhayda, Elizabeth Ann Stricker, Myah Nichole Teeter, Carson Lee Thomas, Quentin Andrew Tyndale, Anthony Walters, Erik Laroi Ward, Hannah M. Wenderoth, Renu Williams, Charizma Rose Wilson, Steven Joseph Winfield, Joziah Emanuel Wyatt-Taylor, Marcus E. Zierer, Alexandra E. Zoldos

Kittanning – Drake Henry Atherton

Latrobe – Anthony Lamosek, Samuel Alan Marsh

Lewistown – Sara Paige Chattin, Tyler Lee Hunter

Lilly – Grant William Bossler, Meagan Barbara Leahey, Julia Ann Podrasky, Ethan Everett Reese, Isaac Payne Wiggins

Loretto – Ryan Joseph Lenz

Meyersdale – Jordan Lynn Werner

Mineral Point – Shae Willis Alderfer, Aaron J. Dreikorn, Elliot Michael Knepper, David J. Morley

Mount Union – Logan A. Yakymac

Munster – Madison Marie Wirfel-Latocha

Nanty Glo – Shaelyn Nicole Silko, Christine M. Smith

New Florence – Grace Isabella Blankenbicker, Skye Alexis Cramer, Autumn Lynne Hardy

Northern Cambria – Adrianna Rose Farrell, Joel G. Ludwig, Rebecca Nicole Perrone, Hannah Elsie Phillips, Gavin Thomas Rezk, Jensen Wiewiora

Osceola Mills – Wyatt Alexander Kephart

Parkhill – Peyton Allen Urban

Patton – Brenna Nicole Packard, Isabella Madalynn Stanko, Abbigail Marie Warfield

Pennsylvania Furnace – Jessica Crawley

Penn Run – Dommenic Hrubochak

Petersburg – Tricia May Farine, Corinne Shae Mowrer

Philadelphia – Emily Theresa Reichwein

Philipsburg – Ryan Douglas Kephart

Portage – Jon Patrick Brickley, Austin Michael Feathers, Justin M. Hazlett, Molly Gretchen Hochrein, Levi James Marsh, Jeremy Zane Piatak, Jonathan Robert Wolford

Roaring Spring – Christine Suzanne Brown, Jordyn Mackenzie Heuston, Micah Susan Moore, Madison Musselman

Robertsdale – Karly Denae Schiffel

Rockwood – Alexander Sheldon Benford, Kelly Ann Hearn, Bri Lee Pavkovich

Ruffs Dale – Jacob Manetta

Saint Marys – Jonathan William Krug, Allison Rae Vollmer

Saint Michael – Christopher Kyle Kurchak, Jennafer Anne Ofsanko

Salisbury – Brooke Elise Gnagey

Salix – Adam J. Cann, Robert Stephen Sivi

Saxton – Christina Nichole Sparks

Seward – Carrie Ann Bizich, Patrick Steven Kishlock

Shirleysburg – Jennifer Lynn Seibert, Wyatt James Snair

Silver Spring – Jason Yu

Smithmill – Nathaniel Robert Beers

Somerset – Chloe Rebecca Berman, Renee Ivy Eash, Emma Grace Engleka, Emily Taylor Evans, Meaghan Marie Peters, Gretchen Pritts, Rylee A. Pucci, Cheyenne Elaine Raley, Abigail Marie Reed, Brittani Sarver, Abigail M. Show, Jade Isabelle Williams

South Fork – Kayla Marie Clifford

Spruce Creek – Claire Elise Fisher

State College – Carly Marie Sullivan

Stoystown – Austin Michael Craycraft, Alicia Fyock

Summerhill – Jessica Danielle Burkey, Kylee Lynn Fabo, Brennen Micah Kirchner, Jacqueline Smith

Templeton – Joshua Paul Dunn

Tyrone – Jason Eric Barr, Meghan E. McMullen, Alex Robert Miller, Tyler Haven Riggleman

Vintondale – Tatumn Deleaney Coyle

Waterfall – Ryan Wesley Shields

Williamsburg – Gabriel Ashton Mingle

Windber – Kyra Noel Allison, Jessica Rose Baeder, Tyler Nicholas Brown, Quinn Maddison Charney, Allison Mae Dusack, John Jarrett Evans, Abigail Marie Gordon, Karli Shay Hanik, Mya Angelene Havyer, Gabriel Byron Helsel, Kaden Michael Klonicke, Trinity Jade Klucik, Megan B. Ott, Stephanie R. Reighard, Jordan Anthony Romani, Trinity A. Stewart, Jamin Anthony Tomaselli, Jude Robert Tomaselli, Mason Andrew Toth

York – Patricia Danner