Education
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West Chester University Offers Transfer and Scholarship Information for University of the Arts Students
West Chester University has released transfer and scholarship information for students who have been displaced by the sudden closing of the University of the Arts (UArts) in Philadelphia. Executive Vice President and Provost (interim) Jeff Osgood stated, “West Chester University is saddened to hear about the closing of the University of the Arts in Philadelphia.…
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Immaculata University To Host Undergraduate Info Sessions Jun. 22
Immaculata University is hosting two admissions information sessions on Saturday, Jun. 22, on the University’s campus in Malvern. The first event begins at 9:00 AM and is for high school students and college students interested in transferring. The second event begins at 10:00 AM and is for college graduates interested in earning an accelerated second bachelor’s degree in…
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Montgomery County Community College Celebrates Achievements of the Gateway to College Graduates
Twenty-three students from nine different school entities received their high school diplomas after completing the Gateway to College program at Montgomery County Community College. Their families, friends, and supporters cheered as they crossed the stage and moved their tassels during the graduation ceremony held on MCCC’s Blue Bell Campus on May 22. The Gateway to College program…
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Green Family Foundation, Firstrust Bank Award $360,000 to 18 High School Seniors
For 55 years, the Green Family Foundation and Firstrust Bank have provided a pathway to achieving higher education for civic-minded high school seniors in the Greater Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley regions through the Samuel A. Green Scholarship Program. During a recent celebration at the Firstrust Bank Club at the Philadelphia Eagles stadium, the Green Family…
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With Over $1 Million in Scholarships and 20 Acceptances, High School Senior Chooses West Chester
Jayden Alston, a senior at Upper Darby High School, was accepted to 20 colleges and accumulated over $1.4 million in merit-based scholarships, writes Madeleine Wright for CBS News Philadelphia. Alston, 18, had once struggled academically and had low grades, which led him to be placed a special education program for four years. Yet over the…
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Montgomery County Community College Honors New Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society Inductees
Montgomery County Community College (MCCC) recently celebrated the induction of 59 students into the Alpha Kappa Zeta Chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) international honor society for two-year colleges for the spring 2024 semester during a ceremony on the Blue Bell Campus. To be eligible for this elite honor, students must earn a minimum…
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Immaculata University’s Dr. William Carr Named ‘Top Music Teacher’ for 2023 by Steinway & Sons
For the sixth consecutive year, Immaculata University’s William Carr, DMA, Steinway Artist, and Professor of music and piano, has been named one of the “Top Music Teachers” for 2023 by Steinway & Sons. Carr was nominated for this prestigious award by Jacobs Music, the only Steinway & Sons dealer representative for Southeastern and South Central Pennsylvania, Delaware,…
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Psychologist and Church Farm School Graduate Henry Prempeh Works for the Common Good
Henry Prempeh, a member of Church Farm School’s Class of 1999, eagerly returned to his alma mater last fall for Convocation. Prempeh said he was most impressed by the use and optimization of space at CFS since he graduated, as well as the diversity of the faculty and staff. And he was happy that a…
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Camp Inspire Builds Girls’ Confidence and Leadership Through STEAM
Summer camp for girls has been reimagined at Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School in Lower Gwynedd, with the addition of Camp Inspire to its renowned athletic camps and Triple Threat Theater camp. Camp Inspire is a one-of-a-kind STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) camp that builds confidence and leadership by creating art or engineering-related…
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Church Farm School Students Serve as Ethical Agents for the Common Good
When the Church Farm School faculty started working on its “Profile of a CFS Graduate” a few years ago, it was important to identify the soft — but critical — skills that would serve our students well not only at CFS but in the larger world. The six characteristics that rose to the top portray…
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Eastern University Celebrates Groundbreaking of Templeton Hall
This past Friday, May 10, Eastern University hosted a ceremony to celebrate the Groundbreaking of Templeton Hall (formerly Workman Hall). Over 100 attendees gathered on the St. Davids campus to witness the beginning of this exciting new renovation and expansion project at Eastern. “The groundbreaking ceremony was an exciting and significant moment for our community,”…
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Church Farm School Names Christopher Kramaric Its Chief Advancement Officer
Church Farm School has named Coatesville native Christopher Kramaric its Chief Advancement Officer, effective July 1. Kramaric joins CFS from the Woodlynde School, where he served most recently as Assistant Head of School for External Affairs, overseeing fundraising, marketing/communications, and admissions. As a member of CFS’s administration, he will lead the school’s advancement efforts, including…
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West Chester University’s GNA Forest Fest Wins a 2024 Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence
West Chester University has been honored with a Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence for “A Forest Festival Celebrating 50 years of the Robert B. Gordon Natural Area for Environmental Education.” These awards, presented on Apr. 30 in Harrisburg, highlight the best in environmental innovation and expertise throughout the Commonwealth. The Fall 2023 Forest Festival attracted…
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Delaware Valley University Receives Seven-Figure Gift To Support Library Renovations
Delaware Valley University (DelVal) recently received a $1.2 million gift from The Daniel Tanner Foundation, Inc. to support renovations of the Krauskopf Memorial Library. Dr. Daniel Tanner, who passed away in September 2023 at the age of 97, is a 1946 alumnus of the National Farm School (now Delaware Valley University) and served as a…
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Gwynedd Mercy University’s BSN Mentoring Program Will Help Shape Future Nurses
Behind most successful people is a mentor who positively impacted them. Someone who showed them the ropes, how to — or how not to — handle certain situations, and gave them the confidence to succeed on their own. That’s the vision behind GMercyU’s Dedicated Education Unit (DEU) program. The Dedicated Education Unit was established to…
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Challenger Learning Center Gift Launches STEM Education Opportunities for Pottstown Youth
Inside the Challenger Learning Center at Montgomery County Community College Pottstown, children get to experience a world beyond their familiar neighborhoods. During the space missions, students assume various roles as astronauts or in mission control, working collaboratively to overcome outer space challenges and celebrate their achievements. Seeing students so fully engrossed in exploring the universe…
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First-Generation Graduate Kaitlyn Cross Earns Validation as Holy Family University’s Class of 2024 Valedictorian
If you happened to be in the working-class, safe-haven Northeast Philadelphia neighborhood of Bridesburg on Apr. 25, you might have heard the shouts of sheer delight bellowing from Kaitlyn Cross’s house. The community is close-quartered and close-knit, adept at deciphering an exclamation of excitement from one of distress, so the commotion beckoned more anticipation…
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Temple’s Beasley School of Law Receives $5 Million Gift, Will Create Endowed Deanship
Temple University’s Beasley School of Law recently received its second-largest gift ever, a $5 million donation, writes Jeff Blumenthal for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Joyce Kean, a former Philadelphia Common Pleas judge and Temple alumna, along with her husband, Dr. Herbert Kean, gave the school the donation, which will be used to create an endowed…
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