Education
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Pull up your bootstraps, it’s time to get cooking!
The Culinary Arts Institute of Montgomery County Community College is hosting a Culinary Boot Camp March 26-May 7. [gap] Whether novice or experienced, participants can learn the science and latest methods through hands-on cooking demonstrations from professional chef instructors, according to a release from the Valley Forge Tourism and Convention Board. [gap] [uam_ad id=”54865″] “The…
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Manor College Pres. Jonathan Peri advocates human rights awareness
The newly appointed Chairman of Pennsylvania’s Council of Higher Education, Jonathan Peri, Ph.D., J.D., lent copies of Ann Applebaum’s new book Stalin’s War on Ukraine: Red Famine to all members of Pennsylvania’s State Board of Education. (Dr. Peri lent the books to uphold the Governor’s Executive Order that bans accepting gifts). In late January, Governor Wolf appointed…
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Montgomery County caddies earn Platt Evans Scholarships
Three students from the Philadelphia area were recently named recipients of the Platt Evans Scholarship, a full housing and tuition college grant awarded to golf caddies. The result of a partnership between the Western Golf Association’s Evans Scholars Foundation and the Golf Association of Philadelphia’s J. Wood Platt Caddie Scholarship Trust, Platt Evans Scholars are chosen…
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W.W. Smith Charitable Trust awards $30K in scholarships to Manor College students
A straight A student, sophomore liberal arts major Marta Penkalskyj is from Northeast Philadelphia and a graduate of Saint Basil Academy. Penkalskyj is passionate about history and is the president of Manor’s ‘Hands on History’ club which engages “students on campus and the surrounding community around archival research and oral history,” says Penkalskyj. Penkalskyj feels…
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Manor College launches Military History Institute
By Katie Kohler If you are a fan of Dunkirk or the Darkest Hour it might be time to go back to school. In early March, Manor College celebrated the launch of their Military History Institute in partnership with the Delaware Valley Civil War Round Table. It is the only one of its kind in…
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New swim school makes a splash in Oaks, PA
Goldfish Swim School, the country’s leading water safety and swim lesson school offering infant and child swim lessons, is pleased to announce the opening of a new 9,300 square foot Oaks, PA location. The newest addition to the Goldfish Swim School family joins two other thriving Philadelphia locations (Goldfish Swim School Fort Washington and Goldfish Swim School Mount…
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Manor College encourages student to Soar in 4
Sponsored content Furthering the dynamic developments that have occurred at Manor College over the past two years, where the college fully re-branded – adopting the tagline You Belong Here; welcomed the largest New Student Orientation in college history; undertook major renovations including the library, outdoor learning spaces, classrooms, offices and most recently, the Ukrainian Heritage…
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BB&T expands educational opportunities for Montco students
BB&T may be headquartered in North Carolina, but its philanthropy knows no bounds. The bank, which has 17 branches in Montgomery County, has a strong commitment to assist students working hard in the classroom to achieve their goals. And the evidence can be found in the more than $300,000 it donated in 2017 to a…
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Montgomery County Community College to share workforce development info
In an effort to allow attendees to explore the programs the college has to offer, Montgomery County Community College is hosting an open house and symposium focused on its Workforce Development program. The event, scheduled for Thursday, March 1, is being held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the college’s Workforce Development building, 95…
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From DELCO: Neumann University Librarian Fights Against Fake News – One Classroom at a Time
College campuses have long been bastions of free speech and opponents of censorship. How does this stance play, however, in the era of fake news, when Russian bots spread false stories on social media sites and conspiracy theorists spew evidence-free tales in the mainstream media? According to Maureen Williams, the coordinator of information literacy at…
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Montgomery County schools make the grade with SAT scores
The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) has published the SAT test scores for public high schools statewide – including the total mean score, the mean math score and the mean reading and writing score, according to the Philadelphia Business Journal. A ranking of the top-scoring schools in the state with at least 30 test-takers –…
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MCCC’s Gateway to College program named Bellwether National Finalist
Montgomery County Community College’s (MCCC) Gateway to College program was selected as one of the top 10 Bellwether Finalists at the 2018 Community Colleges Futures Assembly conference held Jan. 28-30 in Orlando, Fla. The University of Florida’s College of Education annually presents the Bellwether Awards to recognize outstanding and innovative programs and practices that are…
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Manor College holds 15th annual Founders Day
On January 26, 2018, Manor College held its 15th Annual Founders Day, where 150+ people from the Manor community gathered for three different on campus events to commemorate this annual day of celebration. What is Founders Day? Nicholas Rudnytzky, Chair of Adult and Continuing Education, and Founders Day emcee stated “This is a wonderful annual…
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St. Joseph’s to lease arboretum, art gallery from Barnes Foundation
The Barnes Foundation has agreed to lease its arboretum and now-vacant art gallery located in Lower Merion Townshiop to St. Joseph’s University, which plans to add classroom facilities on the the site. The price: $100 a year, plus maintenance and security services. The Catholic university has also pledged to spend at least $5 million on capital improvements…
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Ursinus College teams up with Villanova to offer nursing degree option
Ursinus and Villanova University’s M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing recently signed an agreement that will allow Ursinus graduates to earn an accelerated bachelor of science degree from Villanova within 14 months. The program, open to all qualified graduates or graduating Ursinus students, incorporates all of the standard components of Villanova’s nursing program in a…
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Manor College President Dr. Jonathan Peri appointed chair of state education council by Gov. Wolf
Secretary of Education Pedro A. Rivera today congratulated Dr. Jonathan Peri on his appointment as Chair of the State Board of Education’s Council of Higher Education. Peri, President of Manor College, has served on the board since 2010 and was first appointed by Governor Rendell. Governor Tom Wolf appointed President Peri council chair earlier this week.…
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Manor College welcomes new VP of Academic Affairs
Manor College announced today that after a half-year long national search, its next Vice President of Academic Affairs is Calandra D. Lockhart, Ph.D. Dr. Lockhart previously served as the Assistant Vice President of Academic Affairs and the Dean of the Division of Education at Wiley College in Marshall, Texas. In her role at Wiley College, Dr.…
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Manor College President Jonathan Peri successfully defends dissertation, earning second doctoral degree
President of Manor College in Jenkintown, PA, Jonathan Peri, has successfully defended his 250-page dissertation titled, “Non-Traditional Pathways to the Presidency in U.S. Higher Education: A Collective Case Study” from Eastern University. Previously, President Peri received his Juris Doctorate (doctor of laws) from Widener University and his Bachelor of Arts in Theology from Villanova University.…
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