Education
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Former Trustee and Two Alumni Receive Highest Honors from Harcum College
Harcum College recently honored a trustee emeritus and two alumni representing different generations during the President’s Dinner at the Bryn Mawr Campus. Harcum College President Jon Jay DeTemple and his wife Margi Tucker DeTemple hosted 160 guests for cocktails and dinner, followed by an awards ceremony, in Klein Hall. Believing in the value of scholarships…
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MCCC Faculty Member Garvey M. Lundy Named Fulbright Scholar Alumni Ambassador
A Montgomery County Community College faculty member has recently been tapped to help promote the Fulbright Scholarship Program. Sociology Associate Professor Garvey M. Lundy was recently named a Fulbright Scholar Alumni Ambassador. Alumni Ambassadors represent the best of the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program and were selected through a competitive process. Ambassadors serve two-year terms and…
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Neumann Professor Partners With Delco Probation Office on Repeat Offender Data
The Delaware County Adult Probation and Parole Office has retained Dr. Leanne Havis, professor of Criminal Justice at Neumann University, as a consultant to help analyze local recidivism data and identify trends to guide decisions that might lower the county’s repeat-offender rate. Currently, the county has what Havis describes as “a great case management system.”…
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The Curtis Symphony Orchestra to Perform at Immaculata on April 28
The Curtis Symphony Orchestra will continue its concert series at Immaculata University with a performance on Thursday, April 28 at 7:30 PM in Alumnae Hall Theater. Conductor Robert Spano reunites with “force of nature” Yefim Bronfman to perform Béla Bartók’s ferocious Second Piano Concerto. Bronfman, a recent addition to the Curtis faculty, won a Grammy…
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Public Colleges in PA Scramble to Recruit Students Amid Enrollment Drops
The number of enrollments in public colleges has plunged nationwide, putting Pa. State System of Higher Education schools into a position of scrambling to attract more students. Nick Anderson and Danielle Douglas-Gabriel opened the book on the development for The Washington Post. Pa. State System of Higher Education has enrolled 219,113 students in fall 2021,…
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Center Valley’s DeSales U Announces Veterans Scholarship
As part of its mission, DeSales University believes in education for all, including those who have served and are serving our country. The Office of Veterans and Military Services offers services to veterans or active-duty military members, including assistance with applying for VA Educational Benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs and accessing aid through the Yellow…
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Penn State Great Valley Honors Retiring Chancellor by Creating Endowment Fund for Early-Stage Entrepreneurs
Penn State Great Valley School recently held a Launchbox Showcase where its advisory board announced the creation of the James A. Nemes Endowment in honor of the chancellor who is retiring this summer. As a part of the Invent Penn State program, the Great Valley Launchbox is one of 21 Launchbox and Innovation Hubs that help…
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Giant Grocery Store Donates to Abington School District to Help Hungry Children in Need
The Roslyn-area Giant grocery store #2350 in Montgomery County has donated over $9,000 to the Feeding School Kids program at Abington schools, reports Jon Campisi for the Patch. The initiative was launched in 2021 to address the need of childhood hunger in areas where Giant stores operate, and has raised over $3.3 million last year…
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More Entries, More Prizes: WCU to Host 10th Annual Business Idea Competition on April 20
As West Chester University wraps up its sesquicentennial, it is also celebrating the 10th anniversary of the annual Business Idea Competition hosted by the Dr. Edwin Cottrell Entrepreneurial Leadership Center. The finalists will compete in person on Wednesday, April 20, at the WCU Alumni and Foundation Center before a panel of judges that consists of business…
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Immaculata Adds Two New Majors to Its Civic Engagement Offerings
Starting this fall, Immaculata University will be adding two new Bachelor of Arts majors, one in public administration and the other in public health. “These two new programs in public administration and public health create specialized, practical majors that will enable Immaculata to help meet the serious demand for professionals in these areas,” said Dr. Joshua…
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Pandemic-Driven Challenges Still Plaguing School Districts in Montgomery County
Local school districts are still grappling with staff challenges that were exacerbated drastically by the COVID-19 pandemic, writes Evan Brandt for the Daily Local News. In the last two years, prompted by job-related stress and burnout, many teachers have decided to leave the profession or retire much sooner than they were planning. This is putting…
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College Credit Consortium: Center Valley’s DeSales University Pairs with Bucks County Community College for Continuing Ed Initiative
A dual-admission arrangement between Bucks County Community College and DeSales University in Center Valley is good news for the area’s continuing ed students. Janelle Hill schooled her readers on the program’s particulars in The DeSales Fund. Students at Bucks County Community College can continue their educations at DeSales University, augmenting a two-year associates degree to…
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Mom of Trans Student from Central Bucks High School – East Makes Anti-Book Banning Plea to Congress
A Congressional hearing yesterday morning brought Mindy Freeman, mother of a transgender student at Central Bucks High School – East, to Washington D.C. There, she testified against the growing trend of book banning. On the Oversight Committee’s YouTube livestream, Freeman told Lily’s story. She described her now 15-year-old as being into expected “kids stuff” for…
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Immaculata to Host Undergrad Open House on April 23
Immaculata University will hold an undergraduate open house on Saturday, April 23. The event will include two tracks: one from 9 AM-1 PM for high school students and college students interested in transferring, and another from 9:30 AM-12 PM for adult students interested in earning an undergraduate degree. At the first event, admissions counselors for Immaculata’s College of…
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Abington Friends School’s Hallways Are Alive with Art and Immersive Projects
Spring has not fully arrived yet, but the hallways at AFS are in full bloom—all the divisions are displaying the creative and immersive work that they’ve been doing inside and outside their classrooms. In one second-grade classroom, teacher Saidah Giraud explored Hair Love. She shared what led to this beautiful project and how her class…
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‘Making the Impossible Possible’: WCU’s Scholarship Gala Raises $150,000 for Students During Historic Times
Each year, West Chester University’s Annual Presidential Scholarship Community Gala attracts numerous friends from throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to a benefit to fund Presidential Scholarships for WCU students who have earned academic distinction. Since its inception in 1983, the Presidential Scholarship Community Gala has raised more than $2 million for WCU students through a…
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Community Invited to WCU’s 150th-Anniversary Open House on April 23
The public is invited to West Chester University on Saturday, April 23 from 1-3 PM for free music, games, refreshments, and lots of educational fun during WCU’s 150th Anniversary Open House Showcase. As the university wraps up its year-long celebration, there will be lots of hands-on activities to see, hear, touch, and taste. Neighbors near…
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101-Year Old Man, Philly’s First Black Trolley Car Driver, Finally Receives High School Diploma
Merrill Pittman Cooper, 101, one of the first Black trolley car drivers in Philadelphia, hired in 1945, now has his diploma, writes Cathy Free for The Washington Post. “It was tough when I first started,” said Cooper, remembering the racism along a route that likely included Darby and Yeadon. “I wouldn’t want to repeat some…
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