Education
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Montgomery County Community College Hosts Gobble Wobble 5K Virtual Fundraiser Nov. 22-28
Burn off those extra Thanksgiving calories while helping students at Montgomery County Community College combat food insecurity at the same time, and join students in the Exercise Science and Wellness (ESW) program for the Gobble Wobble 5K run/1-mile virtual walk fundraiser November 22-28. Community members are invited to walk with ESW students in person on…
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Chestnut Hill College Students Gain Business Expertise From Vanguard’s Former CEO
Chestnut Hill College offers for its Business Students, both traditional (SUS) and nontraditional (Accelerated Adult Degree Program) the ability to participate in the Business Lecture Series. Recently, Bill McNabb, former CEO, Vanguard, spoke to a packed room of business students and discussed financial literacy and the ABCs of investing. “He discussed leadership skills and the…
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Join Jenkintown’s Manor College Virtual Gala Honoring Leslie Turner, Esq.
Join Jenkintown’s Manor College for an Evening with Manor, Virtual Gala as they honor Leslie Turner, Esq. You won’t want to miss this exciting virtual event that includes fabulous entertainment; a cocktail-making demonstration; a chance to win fabulous raffle baskets, and more! Follow the live-streaming event here. Leslie Turner, Esq., is the honoree, as she is a…
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Neumann University Takes the Gold for Its Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) Webpage
Neumann University took home the gold for its diversity, equity and inclusion webpage (DEI)_in the 2021 Education Digital Marketing (EDM) awards competition. EDM announced the results of its national collegiate contest on Nov. 1. Neumann won the award in EDM’s Diversity Campaign category, one of only seven colleges in the country to receive top honors…
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MCCC Foundation Announces 11 New Presidential Scholarships
In honor of the inauguration of its sixth president, Montgomery County Community College Foundation recently established 11 new presidential scholarships for students, with a focus on first-generation college students. In the 2021-2022 Academic Year, three of these scholarships will be awarded. MCCC President Dr. Victoria L. Bastecki-Perez and her husband, Santos created the first scholarship.…
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Mensa International Admits Quakertown Five-Year-Old to Its Worldwide Rank of High-IQ Smarties
Mensa International, the global society for high-IQ individuals, has recognized the outstanding intelligence of five-year-old Kipton Hardcastle from Quakertown. Ashley Johnson covered this remarkable kindergartener’s achievement for 6abc. Hardcastle earned his way into this elite organization by surpassing its threshold IQ test (130) by eight points. The U.S. is well represented in Mensa, with more…
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After Surviving Haiti Earthquake, Manor College Student Desires to Save Others
Sabrina Augustin spent two days buried in the rubble following an earthquake in Haiti in 2010. On January 12, 2010, at 4:44 p.m., Sabrina Augustin prepared to watch her favorite telenovela with her cousins in Petionville, Haiti. Ten minutes later, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake centered just eight miles away hit the island. “I saw something shaking on…
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Cyber Security Officials Discuss Careers During Montgomery County Community College Panel
At Montgomery County Community College, the Women in Science and Technology Initiative learned more about jobs in the cyber security field during National Cyber Security Awareness Month. The group, which was formed in the fall of 2019 to encourage more female students to enter the computer science and technology fields, recently hosted Bill Rosenbaum, MCCC…
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Data Analytics Student at Penn State Great Valley Turns Internship into Full-Time Job
Summer internships help scores of Penn State Great Valley students develop valuable real-world experiences that can lead to full-time jobs, writes Christy Selagy for the university. For Master of Science in Data Analytics student Mahgol Nowparvar, her internship and upcoming full-time job couldn’t be more related. Nowparvar spent the summer as an engineering systems analyst intern for 3M,…
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Editor of Hemingway Letters Project to Speak at Penn State Great Valley on Thursday
Sandra Spanier, an English professor at Penn State and editor of the Hemingway Letters Project, will talk about the project to locate, research, and publish the complete collected letters of Ernest Hemingway on Thursday, Nov. 4 at Penn State Great Valley. Hemingway, who won the 1954 Noble Prize in literature, made a profound impact on…
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MCCC’s Global Academy Celebrates New Educational Partnership With India
Montgomery County Community College’s (MCCC) classes are now available to students across the globe in India. Through a collaboration with the Department of Collegiate and Technical Education (DCTE), Government of Karnataka, India, the MCCC Global Academy will be offering DCTE students online and on-campus courses for the Tourism and Hospitality Management Associate Degree Program.…
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November, with National Philanthropy Day and Giving Tuesday, Provides Opportunities to Support Institutions Like Center School in Abington
November, with its accent on bountiful generosity, has two high-profile dates designed to spark a charitable spirit: National Philanthropy Day (Nov. 15) and Giving Tuesday (Nov. 30). Both of these designated days are reminders, especially against the backdrop of COVID-19, about how deeply nonprofits nationwide rely on public support. One such organization right here in…
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Tours, Tales, Tricks, and Treats: WCU to Host Halloween Fun for the Entire Family
Tours, tales, tricks, and treats will be featured — free of charge — on West Chester University campus for community members on Saturday, Oct. 30 from 4-6 PM. Conjured for the entire family, the university’s “150 Spooky Stories Halloween Celebration” will provide just the right amount of spirited fun for G to PG-13 audiences. Bewitching…
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U.S. News: Villanova University Makes List of Best Global Universities
Villanova University has made the U.S. News and World Report 2022 Best Global University list, coming in ninth among 10 total Pennsylvania universities on the list, writes Pat Ralph for Philly Voice. It was one of five in the Philadelphia region to make the list, joining the University of Pennsylvania, Temple University, Drexel University, and…
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Congress to Campus at Valley Forge Military Academy and College
With an upcoming election and a nation seemingly divided, it’s more important than ever to understand democracy and the process of government. Valley Forge Military Academy and College conducted a two-day educational series Oct. 25-26, “Congress to Campus,” about the US democratic system, and its impact around the world. The program is offered by the…
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“Satanic” Dress Code Ban Out at Rose Tree After Satanic Delco Campaign
Satanic Delco, an organized group of rebels known best for their local acts of charity, has talked the Rose Tree Media School District into changing its dress code that banned clothing or gear that was “satanic in nature,” writes Walter Perez for 6abc.com. Rose Tree Media Superintendent Eleanor DiMarino-Linnen, Ph.D. agreed to remove the phrase…
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Abington Friends School Hosting an Election Day Open House on Nov 2.
AFS is excited to welcome you to their November Open House events, on November 2 and also November 16. Abington Friends School is in session on Tuesday, November 2, and invites families to see classes in action. This is a shorter Open House event, which will start with a presentation from Head of School Rich Nourie…
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Chestnut Hill College Celebrates 35 New Doctors in Clinical Psychology in Official Hooding Ceremony
On Sunday, October 3rd, Chestnut Hill College formally celebrated the hooding of 35 students who had received their Doctors in Clinical Psychology in the years 2020 and 2021, with half of them attending the in-person ceremony. Two of the graduates; Paula Cortes-Daryanani and Janeé Stevenson even traveled a long distance from Hawaii and Texas respectively…
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