Innovation at Work Capital Campaign
Photos taken by Johnson College during the 2023 Awards Night on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, and Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 13, 2023, are now available on the College’s Flickr page. Below are the links to each photo album.
2023 Awards Night Photo Album – https://flickr.com/photos/johnson-college/albums/72177720308375111
2023 Commencement Ceremony Photo Album – https://flickr.com/photos/johnson-college/albums/72177720308407288
Johnson College is holding a Transfer Day on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, from 12 to 3 p.m. on its campus in Scranton, PA. The College is encouraging current college students that are interested in changing the direction of their education and, ultimately, their career path to visit its campus.
Students will meet with Enrollment, Financial Aid, Career Services, and Counseling and Disability Services representatives. In addition, staff members from the Registrar’s Office will be on-hand for transfer credit analyses and review potential schedules for the upcoming semester. Students will learn why Johnson College is the leader in hands-on education, how it exposes students to industry from day one, and how its two-year degree programs, focusing on careers in in-demand industries, have the highest return on investment in the short term.
To attend Transfer Day at Johnson College, students must register online at https://johnson.edu/transfer/ or contact the College’s enrollment team at enroll@johnson.edu or (570) 702-8856.
Dr. Katie Pittelli, President & CEO of Johnson College, has announced the President’s List of students who have completed the 2023 Spring Semester with a grade point average of 3.90 or higher.
Laura Alleva-Cox, Automotive Technology, Archbald, PA
Jacob Banta, Automotive Technology, Trucksville, PA
Richard Christianson, Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning Technology, Susquehanna, PA
Alyssa Crawford, Electrical Construction Technology, Jermyn, PA
Briana Curtis, Electrical Engineering Technology, Blakely, PA
Hezekiah Deitz, Electrical Construction Technology, Hamlin, PA
Brandon Grandinetti, Computer Information Technology, Olyphant, PA
Jared Hodorawis, Architectural Drafting & Design Technology, Honesdale, PA
Thomas Huffsmith, Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning Technology, Factoryville, PA
Sean Hughes, Architectural Drafting & Design Technology, Moscow, PA
Anthony Kutchmanich, Physical Therapist Assistant, Greenfield Twp., PA
Samantha Leeuwen, Radiologic Technology, Springbrook Twp., PA
Jeremy Lewis, Radiologic Technology, Bear Creek, PA
Dustin McAllister, Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning Technology, Scranton, PA
Jessica McKee, Radiologic Technology, Thornhurst, PA
Chase Notz, Computer Information Technology, Scranton, PA
Alexandra Nowicky, Radiologic Technology, Drums, PA
Christian Overholtz, Automotive Technology, Scranton, PA
John Ozark Jr., Diesel Truck Technology, Pittston Twp., PA
Evan Smith, Architectural Drafting & Design Technology, Tunkhannock, PA
Matthew Spiccioli, Electrical Construction Technology, Kingston, PA
Kamron VanWert, Architectural Drafting & Design Technology, Peckville, PA
Devin Walsh, Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning Technology, Olyphant, PA
Kevin Williams, Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning Technology, Eynon, PA
Johnson College’s Student Chapter of the National Association of Veterinary Technicians (SCNAVTA) raised money for local animal rescues.
Students in the organization sold Gertrude Hawk chocolate bars both in person and online during the 2022-23 school year. Through their fundraising efforts, the organization raised $1,000 for both the NEPA Pet Fund & Rescue as well as the SPCA of Luzerne County.
Johnson College’s Veterinary Nursing program works closely with these local rescues to provide care to animals while obtaining hands-on learning opportunities.
The National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America (NAVTA) is a dynamic community of credentialed veterinary technicians dedicated to advancing the profession of veterinary nursing through advocacy, awareness, and professional development. The student chapter of the organization (SCNAVTA) enables students to experience the responsibilities that go along with being a member of a profession.
To learn more about the Veterinary Nursing program, visit https://johnson.edu/divisions-of-study/health-and-animal-sciences/veterinary-nursing/.
Pictured left to right – back row: Cassidy Weber, Student; Jackie Albano, Student; Molly Nagle, Student; Kayla Ross, Student; Brooke Fable, Student; Dr. Megan Varner-Soden, Veterinarian, Johnson College; Amanda Melnyk, CVT, Veterinary Nursing Instructor, Johnson College; Kimberly Konopka ‘07, BS, CVT, Program Directory of Veterinary Nursing, Johnson College; Jamie Laubenstein ‘07, CVT, Veterinary Nursing Instructor, Johnson College; Stephanie Bleckler, Student; Laura Dimenichi, Student; Shelby Jenkins, Student; Kassidy Snyder, Student. Front row: Shannon Ceccoli, Director, NEPA Pet Fund & Rescue; Carol Amos, Education/Volunteer Coordinator, SPCA of Luzerne County; Dave Phillips, Volunteer, SPCA of Luzerne County.
Johnson College will host its 30th Annual golf tournament on Friday, May 19, 2023, at the Pine Hills Country Club in Taylor, PA. In observance of the 30th anniversary, this year’s tournament will feature added anniversary course competitions, raffle prize drawing, and a BBQ dinner for all to enjoy.
All proceeds from the annual golf tournament support the Johnson College Presidential Scholarship Fund. Last year’s tournament raised more than $47,000 to support the Presidential Scholarship Fund. The scholarships are presented each fall to full-time students demonstrating financial need to finish their educational journey.
To learn more about this event or to register to golf, visit johnson.edu/golf.
Sponsors of this event to date include:
Presenting Sponsor: Gerrity’s Supermarkets
Gold Sponsors: Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters, Fastenal Company, L.R. Costanzo Company, Inc., Peoples Security Bank & Trust, Pepsi, PNC Bank, Simplex Homes, Vacendak Construction.
Silver Sponsor: Cable Associates, Toyota of Scranton
Cart Sponsor: ShopRite
Golfer Gift Sponsor: Troy Mechanical, Inc.
Breakfast Sponsor: Action Lift
Lunch Sponsor: Sordoni Construction Services, Inc.
Cocktail Hour Sponsor: Topp Business Solutions
Dinner Sponsor: Stevens & Lee
Hole-In-One Sponsor: Tasca Ford
Mulligan Sponsor: American Eagle Outfitters
Exclusive Tee Sponsors: Ability Recovery Service, LLC, CP3 Energy Systems, I.B.E.W Local #81, Knowles Associates, LLC, Milnes Engineering, NRG Controls North, Inc., Waste Management.
Presidential Scholarship Sponsors: Candy Frye, Citizens Savings Bank, Fiorelli Catering, Highland Associates
Pot O’Gold Sponsor: Nunzi’s Advertising
Platinum Marketing Sponsor: Condron Sweda Advertising
Advertising Sponsor: Lamar Advertising
Gold Print Sponsor: Sprint Print, Inc.
Pictured left to right –
Front row: Peter Danchak, PNC Bank; Joseph Fasula, Gerrity’s Supermarkets; Dr. Katie Pittelli, Johnson College; Joyce Fasula, Gerrity’s Supermarkets; Deborah Kolsovsky, PNC Bank; and David Boniello, Simplex Homes.
Back row: Karen Baker, Johnson College; Bill Stevens, Sprint Print; Candy Frye, L.R. Costanzo Company, Inc.; Lisa Bonacci, Citizens Savings Bank; Marcelo DeSousa, Fastenal Company; Frank Kilyanek, NRG Controls North, Inc.; and Mary Kern, Johnson College.
Johnson College’s Carpentry Auction held on campus on April 12, 2023, raised $5,970 to benefit the Children’s Advocacy Center of Northeastern Pennsylvania.
More than 60 items were auctioned off, including cutting boards, tables, cabinets, a bookcase, and more. All items were created by students in the Carpentry & Cabinetmaking Technology program. Most of the items were made from re-purposed materials.
Photo Caption: Pictured left to right: Kneeling: Andrea Marques, Johnson College student, Ken Stucker, Johnson College student, Aiden Martelli, Johnson College student, and Roger Orlandini, Johnson College student. Standing: Cheryl Friedman, CRNP, SANE-P, SANE-A, Children’s Advocacy Center of NEPA, Darrielle J. Carter, AS Events & Public Relations Coordinator, Children’s Advocacy Center of NEPA, Abbey Bowen, Johnson College student, Caitlyn Phillips, Johnson College student, Todd Campbell ’82, Capentry and Cabinetmaking Technology Program Director, Johnson College, Marsha Pigga, MA, Executive Director, Children’s Advocacy Center of NEPA, Brendan Jarosh, Johnson College student, Michele Smith, BSW Project Safe & Smart Educator, Children’s Advocacy Center of NEPA, Tony Kreutz, Johnson College student, and Austin Norris, Johnson College student.
Johnson College is hosting a Closer Look: Opportunities at Tobyhanna Army Depot event on April 27, 2023, from 5 to 7 p.m. inside Woolworth Hall at its Scranton Campus.
Prospective students and their families can meet with representatives from Tobyhanna Army Depot to learn more about their facility and available careers. Johnson College’s Faculty members will be available to provide information about the curriculum and to answer questions about the academic programs. Members of the College’s Enrollment and Career Services departments will also be available to speak about the application and internship processes.
Programs that will be showcased at the event include two-year associate degrees in Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Biomedical Equipment Technology, Electrical Construction Technology, Electronic Engineering Technology, Mechatronics Technology, and Heating, Ventilation, & Air Conditioning Technology.
For more information or to register, contact the College’s Enrollment department at (570) 702-8856 or enroll@johnson.edu.
To learn more about Tobyhanna Army Depot, visit https://www.tobyhanna.army.mil/.
Johnson College has been awarded two Area Development Grants from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC). These grants will support regional workforce training capabilities with campus-wide equipment upgrades and the development of two mobile training laboratories for STEM technology and building trades technology. The grants total $430,000 and include College matching funds of $215,000.
The mobile laboratories include 35’ trailers outfitted with student workstations and equipment for training in STEM and the building trades. Equipment is interchangeable and the laboratories will be configured as needed for hands-on education. While identical in the scope of flexible training capabilities, both the first and second mobile laboratories will be deployed in two unique equipment configurations depending on the location and need for each. They will serve different training needs at the same time.
The mobile training laboratories will be used to help develop a pipeline for students entering the trades by providing remote, hands-on learning to high school students that are enrolled in the College’s Dual Enrollment and Industry Fast Track programs. Using the latest tools and technology, younger students from rural school districts will experience first-hand, the wider range of STEM-related and building trades education and career opportunities available to them. Additionally, the College plans to deliver short-term, customized training programs at industry partner locations to enhance the skills of essential workers.
“These mobile labs will allow us to bring opportunities to those in rural areas who don’t currently have access to hands-on education due to barriers including distance and transportation,” said Dr. Katie Pittelli, Johnson College’s President and CEO. “I am excited that with support from the Appalachian Regional Commission, more people will have access to STEM and building trades training.”
The two cutting-edge mobile laboratories will serve Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Susquehanna, and Wayne counties. Both will help Johnson College reach more students and industry partners in rural locations and provide access to education and jobs that may not have existed, or been more difficult for them to previously obtain.
The new equipment funded under the grant will enable Johnson College to upgrade campus technology and deliver the most up-to-date training to students to prepare them to enter Appalachia’s growing essential workforce. Programs receiving technology upgrades include automotive technology, civil design, electrical engineering technology, heavy equipment technology, welding technology, electrical construction technology, biomedical equipment technology, and computer information technology.
This project will build the College’s capacity to help regional employers meet the growing demand to fill essential positions in the workforce and promote economic development, thus improving the economic prosperity of this region’s students, workers, industry, and communities.
About the Appalachian Regional Commission
The Appalachian Regional Commission is an economic development agency of the federal government and 13 state governments focusing on 423 counties across the Appalachian Region. ARC’s mission is to innovate, partner, and invest to build community capacity and strengthen economic growth in Appalachia to help the Region achieve socioeconomic parity with the nation. For more information, visit www.arc.gov.
Johnson College has selected John W. Cosgrove, Chief Executive Officer of AllOne Foundation & Charities to give their 2023 commencement address to graduates on Saturday, May 13, 2023, at 10 a.m., at the College’s Scranton campus.
As CEO, Mr. Cosgrove has implemented the distribution of over $35.4 million in philanthropic resources to communities in all corners of the Northeastern and North Central Pennsylvania region. AllOne Foundation & Charities supports health care programs achieving high impact in Mental Health and Behavioral Health, Access to Care for Women & Children, Autism Services, Substance Abuse Disorder, and Food Security.
Mr. Cosgrove has nearly 40 years of experience in the private, non-profit, public and community service arenas.
Before becoming CEO of AllOne Foundation & Charities in 2016, he was Vice-President of Condron & Cosgrove, a public relations and communications firm in downtown Scranton.
Mr. Cosgrove served as Executive Director of the Alliance of National Heritage Areas; a Washington, D.C.-based national non-profit association of economic and community development entities designated by the U.S. Congress.
He is a former Executive Director of the Lackawanna Heritage Valley, a State and National Heritage Area. In 2004, Lackawanna Heritage Valley received the Preserve America Presidential Award – the nation’s highest honor for historic preservation – presented in a White House ceremony by the President of the United States.
Mr. Cosgrove served in the administration of Pennsylvania Governor Robert P. Casey as the Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Citizen Service. He was instrumental in initiating the national service program, AmeriCorps, in Pennsylvania.
He served on the faculty of Gonzaga College High School in Washington, D.C., and was an early pioneer in the KAIROS Student Retreat Program. He was a co-chair of the Gonzaga International Volunteer Experience at the Ciudad de los Ninos orphanage in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Mr. Cosgrove is a Trustee of the Margaret Briggs Foundation, a member of the National Board of Directors of the Ignatian Volunteer Corps, and a former Chairman of the Board of NeighborWorks NEPA. He is the founding Chairman of First Night Scranton, the Housing Services Collaborative of Lackawanna County, and CityPride! He has received the national J.C. Penny Golden Rule Award and the Founders Honor Roll Award from The Scranton School for Deaf & Hard of Hearing Children.
Mr. Cosgrove holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Administration from Southeastern University in Washington, D.C., and has completed the Executive Education programs in Health Care Management at the Yale University School of Management and in Nonprofit Profit Executive Leadership at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
He lives in Scranton with his wife, Eileen, and is the very proud dad of three grown daughters, Bridget, Molly, and Erin.
