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WCU to Get Ahead of Predicted Second Wave: Remote Instruction to Continue Through Spring 2021
With the nation continuing to experience spikes in COVID-19 and scientists predicting a new surge due to cold weather, West Chester University is taking extra precautions to protect the community from a forecasted second wave of the virus by continuing remote and some hybrid – meaning both remote and in-person – academic instruction through the…
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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist to Discuss Advocating for Women’s Rights on UDel Webinar on Friday
Trying times call for strong leadership that can offer hope, build community, and see new possibilities. Strong leadership need not only come from the top of our institutions. We all have the need to address our discomfort and fear and the power to step in and offer solutions at this moment of crisis. The Women’s…
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Main Line Health: 3D Mammography Offers Better Detection
By Main Line Health Mammograms continue to be the most effective way to detect breast cancer early and increase a woman’s chances of survival. Within recent years, they’ve become even better. Digital breast tomosynthesis, also referred to as “tomo” or 3D mammography, provides a clearer, more accurate view of the breast and allows doctors to…
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Qlik Touts the Power of Data and Analytics in Helping to Open the Workplace
By Tom Ricks The world has gone remote. For those that can, working from home has become the new normal thanks to COVID-19. The gradual shift underway over the past number of years has accelerated, and most organizations have adapted. This mass pivot has been enabled largely by technology, specifically the move to SaaS and…
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Battling Fires, Emergencies and the Pandemic, Ardmore’s Tom Hayden Bounces Back
By David Bjorkgren Tom Hayden serves dual roles in the Ardmore community. He’s the town’s fire chief, a firefighter in the proud tradition of his father, who served as the Lower Merion deputy fire chief. He’s also the 45-year owner of Hayden Printing Company, performing printing jobs that need a special touch or consideration. “I…
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Bristol Myers Squibb Exec to Discuss Sourcing Innovation Through Acquisitions and Partnerships on University of Delaware Webinar on Wednesday
The University of Delaware’s Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics invites you to its annual Chaplin Tyler Lecture, a webinar on “Sourcing Innovation Through Acquisitions and Partnerships” featuring David Elkins, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Bristol Myers Squibb, on Wednesday, Oct. 7 from 10:30 AM-12 PM. Q&A will be moderated by…
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Malvern Bank House of the Week: Stunning Main Line Colonial Masterpiece
The Fruits, a stunning colonial masterpiece with six bedrooms and six full and three half bathrooms is available for sale in Villanova. This turn-key mansion, designed by famous architect Fred Bissinger, is situated on a 4.07-acre property with impeccable landscaping, lush greenery, beautiful gardens, and spacious bluestone patios. There is also a Hamptons-style pool and…
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Main Line Health: How Will COVID Affect Flu Season?
By Main Line Health As we prepare for the start of flu season, one question is looming large on all of our minds: How will the current COVID-19 pandemic affect this flu season? Much is still unknown about the relationship between COVID-19 and the flu, acknowledges Dr. Lawrence L. Livornese Jr., Chairman of the Department of Medicine and an…
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WCU’s Grad School Offers Path to a Powerful Career; Register for This Month’s Info Sessions
The Graduate School at West Chester University offers a path to a powerful career. WCU’s top-ranked master’s, doctoral, and certificate programs prepare you to charge pathways and shape your industry as a leader and an innovator. The university is offering the following opportunities to connect with its Graduate School this month: Virtual Events MPA Information…
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Leveraging LinkedIn for Business Building Opportunities
By Lynne Williams As a business leader, you may have heard you need to sharpen the saw, including educating yourself. RSVP for a John Maxwell event on Oct 9th. The Live2Lead half-day leadership development experience is live on Oct 9th 9 am – 2 pm or available virtually for 3 days after, when convenient for…
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WCU’s Wells School of Music to Entertain Audiences with Free Virtual Performances This Fall
West Chester University’s Wells School of Music will delight and entertain audiences with a number of free virtual performances this fall. Livestream links are available by clicking on each event in the campus arts event calendar, allowing audiences from around the world to enjoy concerts from the comfort of their own homes. “It has been…
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Toll Foundation’s $50M Penn Law Gift to Double Number of Public Interest Graduates
The Robert and Jane Toll Foundation has gifted 50 million to the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School to double the number of graduates who plan to pursue public interest careers, writes Sam Wood for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Robert Toll is a cofounder of Horsham-based Toll Brothers, the luxury homebuilder, and a Penn Law graduate.…
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WCU’s Latina/o Communities Conference Builds Bridges Across Cultures
Like many events during the pandemic, West Chester University’s 12th Annual WCU Latina/o Communities Conference will be held virtually on Wednesday, Sept. 30 from 8:30 AM-4:15 PM. It is free and open to the public. Zoom links will be available here. This annual conference informs the university and broader community about a wide range of…
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Penn State Great Valley to Host Virtual Open House, Panel Discussion Tonight
The Penn State Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies will host a virtual open house and panel discussion on Wednesday, Sept. 30 from 6-7 PM. Panelists will share how graduate degrees or professional certificates from Penn State Great Valley helped change their career paths, the value hiring managers see in advanced education, and how an advanced…
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Valley Forge Military Academy Cadet Selected as Main Line Student of the Week
Chris Howard, a junior and Cadet Second Lieutenant and Battery Section Leader at Valley Forge Military Academy, has been recognized as the Main Line Student of the Week, writes Bruce Adams for Main Line Media News. This year, Howard has received The Nancy L. Wenzel Memorial Scholarship for Athletic Achievement, The Harvey Medal for English…
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WCU to Host a Reading with Author Emma Eisenberg Tonight
The Creative Writing Program at West Chester University will welcome author Emma C. Eisenberg via Zoom for a reading and conversation on Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 7 PM. Eisenberg is the author of The Third Rainbow Girl, a nonfiction account of the murder of two women in Pocahontas County, W.Va. She is currently at work…
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See Which Lower Merion School Was Named National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence
Waldron Mercy Academy in Merion Station is one of the winners of the prestigious National Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence designation awarded by the U.S. Department of Education, writes Kristen A. Graham for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Montgomery County school is one of six Philadelphia area schools to be honored this year, and one of…
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Qlik Expands Strategic Partnership with Google Cloud with Integrated Solution for SAP Data Analytics
King of Prussia-based Qlik has deepened its strategic partnership with Google Cloud with a new joint offering focused on enabling customers to increase the value of their SAP data with Google BigQuery. Optimized to support SAP data on Google Cloud and Google BigQuery, and reinforced with Qlik’s new “SAP on Google Cloud Expertise” designation, Google…
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