Education
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Two Local School Districts Likely Owe Millions to Bankers Over Market Hedging Attempt
An attempt to hedge the market backfired on two local school districts, which will most likely have to pay millions of dollars to Wall Street bankers next summer, writes Joseph N. DiStefano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Last year, Upper Merion and Colonial districts took the advice of Public Financial Management advisers and purchased so-called interest-rate…
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Lower Merion’s Saint Joe’s is First University in Nation to Forbid Legal Wagering on School’s Athletics
Saint Joseph’s University has forbidden its students and faculty from betting on school’s athletics, despite sports betting being legal and regulated in Pennsylvania, writes Brett Smiley for the Sports Handle. The updated student handbook sets out the new interim policy, which states that students, faculty, staff, contractors, and members of the Board of Trustees are…
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Deep in Student Debt, Local Man Makes Film on ‘College Fiscal Suicide’
Burdened with hefty student debt, Chester County native Joe Ovelman is hoping to get funding for a film that would bring attention to the issue he has dubbed “college fiscal suicide,” write Erin Arvedlund and Bob Fernandez for ThePhiladelphia Inquirer. Ovelman decided to take out a student loan of $100,000 after Penn officials told him…
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Entrepreneur Brings Birds’ Sounds Inside with Passion Project Supported by Penn State Great Valley
More than a decade ago, Wayne Frick was struck with an idea for an invention, an idea that always lingered in his mind. He enjoyed listening to the sound of birds at his birdfeeders, but as the weather got colder, he couldn’t have the windows open. It would be great to be able to hear…
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Former Disney Product Developer Speaks at HHEF’s Girls’ STEAM Kick-Off
Anita Castellar, former Disney product developer and CEO of Fangirl Consulting and Brand Management, was the guest speaker at Hatboro-Horsham Education Foundation’s Girl’s STEAM kick-off, according to a staff report from Patch . “The goal of the Kick-Off is to encourage our girls to follow their interests in STEAM, open them up to new career…
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Long Time Philanthropists Arnold and Bette Hoffman Add $1M to Penn State’s Child Study Center Commitment
Long-time philanthropists and Penn State alumni Arnold and Bette Hoffman have added $1 million to their previous $2 million commitment to the Penn State Child Study Center in the College of the Liberal Arts, writes Susan Burlingame for the Penn State News. The Child Study Center is dedicated to promoting children’s development and well-being by…
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Picture of Penn State Abington student at Green Bay game goes viral as people admire his Philly tattoos
Rob Dunphy, a Penn State Abington student and an avid Eagles fan, discovered from friends that his shirtless picture from the team’s away game had gone viral due to the numerous Philly tattoos on his chest, writes Victor Fiorillo for Philadelphia Magazine. “My phone actually died before I even got to the game, and then…
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Two in Montco named National Blue Ribbon Schools
The two to make the grade in Montco are both catholic schools, and were named National Blue Ribbon schools last week by the U.S. Department of Education, writes Adam Hermann for phillyvoice.com. Mary, Mother Of The Redeemer School, 1321 Upper State Road in North Wales, an Archdiocese of Philadelphia School, and Saints Colman-John Neumann School, 372…
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Harcum College to Host Ribbon-Cutting, Building Tours of New Art & Design Center
Harcum College will host a grand opening and ribbon-cutting for its new Art & Design Center on Monday, Oct. 7 at 3 PM at 270 South Bryn Mawr Avenue in Bryn Mawr. Guided tours will also be offered, as several classes offered at the Center will be in session for the tours. With ample free…
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Villanova University social justice documentary, ‘Sankofa’, wins Student Academy Award
For the first time ever, Villanova University students have won a student Academy Award in the Documentary/Domestic Film Schools category for their film, “Sankofa,” which explores mental slavery and its negative systemic impact on black males across the world, reports Main Line Media News. The Villanova team will travel Oct. 17 to Beverly Hills, Calif.…
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Lower Merion approves French International School’s expansion
The French International School, Philadelphia suburbs only French-English bilingual school, has received approval from Lower Merion zoning officials to expand one of its campuses in Bala Cynwyd, writes Katie Park for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The school that has a waiting list of students bought the unused space on Bala Avenue in July. It submitted its…
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Temple’s owl at home in Norristown’s Elmwood Park Zoo
Rebecca Oulton, an educator at the Elmwood Park Zoo in Norristown, is the primary handler for Stella the Owl, the live mascot of the Temple Owls, writes Brenden Welper for the NCAA. Stella got her gig as the team’s mascot after Temple University reached out to the zoo to see if there was an ambassador…
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Horsham woman leads Arcadia University’s new women’s hockey program
Arcadia University is introducing men’s and women’s ice hockey programs this year, the latter led by Kelsey Koelzer, an African American woman and Horsham native, writes Frank Fitzpatrick for ThePhiladelphia Inquirer. Twenty-four-year old Koelzer has been a pioneer in hockey for years. She played in several boy’s leagues before becoming a first-team all-American at Princeton.…
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Researcher at Fox Chase Cancer Center draws comics to promote diversity in STEM fields
Dr. Jaye C. Gardiner, a pancreatic cancer researcher at Fox Chase Cancer Center, is promoting diversity in STEM fields through the comics she draws, writes Hector Davila Jr. for the Technical.ly. Gardiner is a cofounder of JKX Comics, which promote science education through art, and she draws portraits of diverse scientists for the #UniqueScientists Twitter…
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MCCC appoints Vice President of West Campus in Pottstown
Montgomery County Community College is pleased to announce the appointment of Therol Dix, J.D., as the new Vice President of the College’s West Campus in Pottstown following a national search. “Therol has a deep commitment to the transformative power of higher education in the life of communities,” said Dr. Victoria Bastecki-Perez, MCCC’s Interim President and…
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Life at Villanova’s Commons: Dorm life was never like this
Villanova’s new dorms, The Commons, offer more than just living space. There’s two fitness centers and in 2020, the 200-seat Refectory restaurant will open, along with the Parliament Expresso & Coffee Bar, writes Melissa Jacobs for Main Line Today. A performing arts center and a five-level parking garage will follow. Villanova’s once-modest Lancaster Avenue entrance…
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Statue of former West Chester University quarterback a tangible local reminder of 9/11 tragedy
Publisher’s Note: This story was originally published on VISTA Today on September 11th 2016. Although Chester County lies more than 100 miles from New York City and Washington, D.C., and more than 200 miles from Shanksville, it has close ties to the tragedies so many have suffered as a result of the terrorist attacks of…
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Arcadia University ranks among Princeton Review’s ‘Regional Best” for fifth consecutive year
Arcadia University in Glenside has ranked among Princeton Review’s “Best in the Northeast” in its “2020 Best Colleges: Region by Region” for the fifth consecutive year, writes Caitlin Burns for Arcadia University News. Arcadia is among nine schools in Greater Philadelphia and 49 in Pennsylvania that are graded “academically outstanding and well worth consideration.” In…
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