Education
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Montgomery County Community College Bans Weapons on Campus
The Board of Trustees of Montgomery County Community College unanimously voted to adjust the school’s policy to ban all weapons on campus, writes Alison Burdo for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The adjusted policy prohibits even people with a conceal and carry permit from bringing a gun onto the campus of the community college. The change…
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Television Star Discusses Her Formative Years at Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr College graduate Maggie Siff, currently starring in the hit television show “Billions,” began her career on campus at Goodhart Theater, writes Mark Lord for the Bryn Mawr Alumnae Bulletin. After spending her college theater days under the tutelage of Lord, chair of the Bryn Mawr College’s theater department, she recalled floating between English…
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Penn State Abington Professor Has Theory on Work Flexibility Named After Him
Lonnie Golden, professor of economics and labor-employment relations at Penn State Abington, co-authored a study that suggests flexible work hours make for happier employees and boosts productivity. And such an approach to work has been named the “Golden Clock” in his honor, writes Regina Broscius for Penn State News. Golden is lead author of “Work Schedule…
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MCCC to Award Second Round of Funds to Aspiring Entrepreneurs
Thanks to Montgomery County Community College’s Karen A. Stout Start-Up Accelerator Fund, alumnus Jeremiah De Leon is on the verge of achieving his lifelong dream of launching a successful start-up. The Fund, established earlier this year to provide funding to promising business ventures, chose De Leon’s company, Align Team LLC, as one of four winners…
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Penn State Abington Students Restore Historic Sculpture
Students from Penn State Abington are working to restore a replica of the Winged Victory of Samothrace sculpture that was rescued from its temporary perch in the library last winter, according to a staff report from Penn State News. The replica was purchased a century ago by Abby Sutherland, principal and owner of the Ogontz…
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KOP-Based Website FlockU Discovers Uber Driver Is Top Side Job for Students
According to a survey by the popular, King of Prussia-based website FlockU, Uber is the top choice among people looking for supplemental income, writes Mark Henricks for The Street. The site asked 14,000 students which job is the most appealing for supplemental income, and Uber came out overwhelmingly on top at 44 percent. Other popular…
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Teachers at KOP’s Virtual Charter School Vote to Join Union
Teachers at the Pennsylvania Virtual Charter School based in King of Prussia have voted to join a union, writes Martha Woodall for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Following a long wait, as well as a controversial decision by the National Labor Relations Board, the ballots showed a 57-15 vote in favor of being represented by the Pennsylvania…
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Glenside Triplets Opt for Arcadia University, but for Different Reasons
Many assume triplets would make the same decision, because, well, they are triplets. That is not the case for Glenside’s Tori, Eddie, and Kate Knab, writes Linda Finarelli for The Times Herald. The trio, who graduated from North Penn High School last June, are all now freshmen at Arcadia University, but for very different reasons.…
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Jenkintown’s Manor College Lays Out Red Carpet for Displaced ITT Tech Students
Manor College – a Catholic institution, founded in 1947 by the Byzantine Ukrainian Sisters of Saint Basil the Great, that offers 38 Associate’s Degree programs – hosted its newest students and their parents, a total of more than 400 people, for orientation last week. And officials at the Jenkintown school are hoping to have even…
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Wissahickon High School Trio Turns Looking Cool into Online Business
Three students from Wissahickon High School have decided to turn their desire to look cool into an online business to help their peers find well-priced, trendy shoes, writes Diane Mastrull for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Teenagers Rohan Bhatia, Matt Thompson, and Cole Nachman decided to start their online business called “Lace-Up” after realizing that most retail…
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Byrn Mawr Professor, Chemist Skeptical about Natural Hair Dyes
While natural and organic cosmetics have become a multibillion-dollar industry, many experts, including chemist Michelle Francl of Byrn Mawr College, agree that there is little truth behind the natural label, writes Lateshia Beachum for The Washington Post. After combing through a list of 25 ingredients that are commonly present in the most popular brands of…
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Springfield High School Cancels Football Season
Springfield Township High School has been forced to cancel its varsity football season due to a lack of participation, writes Austin Hertzog for PaPrepLive.com. The move was made official Monday evening in a letter from Jason Pane, an Assistant Principal and Athletic Director at Springfield High School. “The decision was delayed as long as possible…
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Teacher from Narberth’s Welsh Valley Middle School Wins National Award
Frances Weaver, a social studies teacher at Welsh Valley Middle School in Narberth, has been awarded the Southern Poverty Law Center’s 2016 Teaching Tolerance Award for excellence in teaching. The aim of the biennial award is to recognize classroom teachers who demonstrate teaching practices that help reduce prejudice by improving intergroup relationships and promoting equity…
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Four Montgomery County Schools Make Newsweek’s Top 500 List of Best High Schools
Four high schools from Montgomery County have made it onto the Newsweek’s America’s Top High Schools listing for 2016, once more confirming the high quality of education in the area. Newsweek assessed schools across the country based on a number of criteria, among them their student retention, counselor-student ratio, graduation rates, college enrollment rates, as…
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Montgomery County 4-H Fair Set for Next Week in Collegeville
The Montgomery County 4-H Fair is held every year during the second week in August on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at the Montgomery County 4-H Center, located at 1015 Bridge Road in Collegeville. The Fair times for 2016 are: Aug. 11, 4:00 PM-9:30 PM Aug. 12, 9:30 AM-9:30 PM Aug. 13, 9:30 AM-4:00 PM The…
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Conshohocken’s Maguire Foundation Donates $1.25 Million Toward Scholarships at La Salle
La Salle University has received a $1.25 million endowment commitment from Conshohocken’s Maguire Foundation, which will provide permanent financial support to La Salle students who are Maguire Scholars. La Salle will match, dollar-for-dollar, this commitment to create the $2.5 million Maguire Endowed Scholars Program – one of the largest endowed scholarships in the university’s history.…
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Biochemistry Major from Hatboro Joins Study on Bats and Organic Pest Management
Hatboro’s Justin Hoffman, a biochemistry major at Albright College, and fellow student Joshua Reeder will be studying bats and organic pest management over the summer as part of a co-operation between Albright College and the Rodale Institute, according to a staff report from BCTV.org. Rodale was awarded a $15,000 grant by the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture…
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Flight from Syria Inspires Upper Merion Grad, GlaxoSmithKline Scholarship Winner
She endured months of confinement in the midst of Syrian civil war and then months of homelessness after fleeing to Philadelphia. But now that harried past is inspiring a promising future. Maryam Hallaj, an Upper Merion High School graduate and Temple University senior majoring in architecture, is about to step into a landscape of opportunity.…
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