Education
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Fashion Design Students at Harcum College Use Sewing Skills to Make Masks for Healthcare Workers
Usually in April at Harcum College, Fashion Design students are busy sewing entire clothing lines, working late nights to finish their collections for the upcoming Annual Fashion Show. This year, however, two students have taken their expert design and sewing skills in another direction. They are making masks for hospital workers. Fashion Design majors Jaelyn…
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Due to Disruptions From Coronavirus, Haverford College Will Not Require Standardized Test Scores for Admission for Three Years
Due to the disruptions caused by the coronavirus, Haverford College is latest in the line of prominent colleges nationwide that will not ask for standardized test scores during the admission process for at least three years, writes Susan Snyder for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “We believe this change to our standardized testing policy will reduce stress…
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Narberth’s Handwork Studio Helping Families Stay Active with Live Craft Streams
Handwork Studio in Narberth is helping families stay active and fill some time during self-quarantining at home during the coronavirus pandemic with craft live streams on weekdays, writes Isabella Sanchez Castañeda for the Main Line Today. The studio is connecting with children and parents through “Creativity Time,” a live stream on Facebook. During the 10 a.m.…
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MCCC Student One of Only 50 Students Nationwide Named 2020 Coca-Cola Academic Team Silver Scholar
Matthew Falcone, 36, of Green Lane, a Montgomery County Community College student, is one of only fifty students nationwide to be named a Coca-Cola Academic Team Silver Scholar for 2020. The Coca-Cola Academic Team program is sponsored by Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation. It selects students based on academic achievement, leadership, and participation in college and community…
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WCU’s Online MBA Program Ranks Among the Top 20 in the East
West Chester University’s online MBA program is ranked 20th in the 2020 Online MBA Rankings published by Online MBA Report in March. WCU’s program was evaluated alongside all online MBA programs in the East, which the website defined as Virginia, Rhode Island, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. Online…
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Adversity Brings Out Best of Villa Maria’s ‘Sisterhood’ as Education Continues at Full Strength Online
A few weeks ago, when the coronavirus pandemic forced the closure of schools across Pennsylvania, the students and faculty at Villa Maria Academy High School in Malvern were ready to transition to online learning without skipping a beat. Drawing on its experience with online education – gained during “cyber snow days” – the community at…
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Gov. Wolf Extends School Closure for Remainder of Academic Year
Gov. Tom Wolf has announced that all schools will remain closed for the remainder of the 2019-20 academic year. He made the decision in consultation with Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine and Secretary of Education Pedro A. Rivera. “We must continue our efforts to mitigate the spread of the virus during this national crisis,”…
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As Coronavirus Closures Leave Some Students Scrambling for Resources, Haverford College Community Comes Together to Help
Many students are scrambling to find resources after local colleges were suddenly forced to close their doors due to the coronavirus pandemic, writes Sojourner Ahebee for the WHYY. Rasaaq Shittu, a freshman at Haverford College who works on campus at Haverford’s Maker Arts Space, unexpectedly found himself without federal work-study income. And while Haverford will…
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Remote Tutoring Service Helps Parents, Children Bridge the COVID-19 Classroom Gap
With the “indefinite” closures of schools, one local teachers’ company is saving the day for hundreds of families around the area. Teacher Time To Go is a “travel to you” tutoring service providing individualized tutoring, homework help, test prep, and executive functioning services K-12th grade. Started by Jennifer Shemtob, a teacher in the Lower Merion…
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Kohelet Yeshiva High School Uses 3-D Printers to Create Face Shields for Health Care Workers Treating Coronavirus Patients
Kohelet Yeshiva High School in Merion Station is doing its part in fighting the coronavirus pandemic by using its 3-D printers and laser cutter to create face shields for local health care workers who are treating affected patients, writes Josefin Dolsten for The Jerusalem Post. Since last week, the Modern Orthodox day school has already…
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New Online Database Lets You Find Region’s Highest-Paying Degrees
Arcadia University’s Criminal Justice and Corrections master’s degree and Montgomery County Community College’s Dental Hygiene associate’s degree are among the top-paying degrees for their field in the region, write Bob Fernandez, Erin Arvedlund, and Dain Saint for The Philadelphia Inquirer. A new online search tool made available by The Philadelphia Inquirer allows students and parents…
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Montgomery County Community College Helps Local Community by Donating Health Care Supplies, Food
Montgomery County Community College is helping the local community during the coronavirus pandemic by donating much-needed health care supplies and food. MCCC presented Montgomery County Department of Public Safety with a truckload of personal protective equipment to be used and distributed during the COVID-19 crisis. Among other items, the equipment included face masks, gloves, isolation…
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Pottstown Resident, First-Generation Penn Stater Channeling Love for Geography to Career in Natural Disaster Management
Sara Maholland, a Pottstown resident and first-generation Penn State student, is channeling her love for geography towards a career in natural disaster management, according to a staff report from the Penn State News. Maholland is a junior geography major at Penn State’s College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. She received invaluable help on her college…
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Penn State Great Valley Closes Campus; Grad Classes to Be Offered Remotely
In a series of announcements, Gov. Tom Wolf has taken action to close all non-essential public spaces, including schools, in Montgomery, Delaware, Bucks, and Chester counties in response to the global coronavirus pandemic. As a result, the Penn State Great Valley campus is closed, effective immediately, through April 3. The campus joins Penn State Abington…
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Manor College Moves Classes Online Starting This Week in Response to Spread of COVID-19
Manor College has moved to online classes starting on March 16 through March 27 in an attempt to slow down the spread of COVID-19 in the area. From this Monday, students will be completing their classes using the Canvas platform. The exceptions are clinics for Dental Hygiene, EFDA, and Veterinary Technology. Residence hall students were…
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PSGV to Host Open House, Panel Discussion on Value of Advanced Education on March 24
The Penn State Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies will host an open house and panel discussion in its Conference Center, located at 30 East Swedesford Road in Malvern, on Tuesday, March 24 from 5-7 PM. Penn State Great Valley extends the resources and reputation of one of the nation’s leading research universities to…
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VFMAC’s New President a Key Member of Penn State’s 1986 National Championship Football Team
The Valley Forge Military Academy Foundation Board of Trustees has unanimously voted Colonel Stuart B. Helgeson, USMCR (Ret.) to be the next President of Valley Forge Military Academy and College. Col. Helgeson joined VFMAC in March 2017 as Commandant of Cadets and was subsequently promoted to Superintendent and COO. Since March 2019, he has been…
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Legislative Action Will Be Taken to Address Food Insecurity on Local College Campuses
Legislators will be addressing student food insecurity on college campuses, including Manor College, Temple University, and West Chester University, according to State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta in an article for The Daily Item. College is a place meant for higher education and self-discovery. However, as the number of students without parental support grows, many find themselves…
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