• Manor College Marketing and Communications Team Wins Industry Awards for Creative Excellence

    Manor College Marketing and Communications Team Wins Industry Awards for Creative Excellence

    Manor College’s Office of Marketing, Communications and Advancement received four CUPPIE awards at the Spring Professional Development Conference of the College and University Public Relations and Associated Professionals (CUPRAP) in Lancaster. CUPRAP presents its CUPPIES annually. They recognize creative excellence in marketing and communications in categories that include advertising, electronic media, and print. In total,…

  • Norwegian Nobel Peace Prize Committee Members to Visit West Chester University

    Norwegian Nobel Peace Prize Committee Members to Visit West Chester University

    West Chester University will host members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, which selects the annual Nobel Peace Prize laureate, on Friday and Saturday, March 24 and 25. These esteemed guests will share conversations about issues related to global peace and conflict, fraternity, civil conversation in the face of conflict, and behind-the-scenes stories of how the…

  • Alpha House Nursery, Operated by Holy Family University, Hosting Open House on April 15

    Alpha House Nursery, Operated by Holy Family University, Hosting Open House on April 15

    Alpha House, operated by Holy Family University, offers programs that will immerse your child in a supportive atmosphere and help them to thrive. Alpha House Nursery, Pre-K, and Kindergarten is a private Catholic preschool and kindergarten located in a dedicated area on the campus of Holy Family University Programs include: The nursery will be hosting…

  • Bucks County Community College’s Hicks Art Center to Host 28th Annual Exhibit

    Bucks County Community College’s Hicks Art Center to Host 28th Annual Exhibit

    The Hicks Art Center Gallery at Bucks County Community College is pleased to host the 2023 United States Congressional Art Competition for the Pennsylvania 1st Congressional District and to present the 28th Annual High School Art Exhibition on view from March 23 – April 8. An opening reception and awards ceremony for the exhibition will take place…

  • Immaculata to Host Undergraduate Online Information Session for Adult Students

    Immaculata to Host Undergraduate Online Information Session for Adult Students

    Immaculata University will hold an online information session on Wednesday, April 12 from 6 to 7 PM for adult students interested in earning an associate or bachelor’s degree.  Attendees will learn about program offerings, convenient accelerated and online options, the college credit review process and the personalized coaching and support Immaculata provides for adult learners. Immaculata offers some…

  • North Penn Special Ed Professional Leaves Bangladesh Homeland But Continues to Advocate There

    North Penn Special Ed Professional Leaves Bangladesh Homeland But Continues to Advocate There

    North Penn High School teacher Syeda Mirza left her home in Bangladesh at age 21, with her education career already gelling. As Julie Shearer reported in The Knight Crier, it took her a while to find her niche in Lansdale. Mirza, a special education paraprofessional who works to ensure classroom inclusivity, left South Asia for…

  • Immaculata Partners with Penn State Great Valley to Create MSN in Nursing Informatics

    Immaculata Partners with Penn State Great Valley to Create MSN in Nursing Informatics

    Through an innovative partnership, Immaculata University’s M.S.N. in Nursing Informatics is now offered in conjunction with Penn State Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies’ graduate certificate in analytics for managers. The new program in nursing informatics combines two credentials that integrate nursing science, computer science and information science to manage and communicate data and wisdom…

  • As Damar Hamlin’s Injury Continues to Reverberate, Harriton High School Holds CPR Event

    As Damar Hamlin’s Injury Continues to Reverberate, Harriton High School Holds CPR Event

    Harriton High School is advocating CPR skills among students — and the public. The intention is to spread knowledge of the procedure and avert tragedies like that which befell Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin. 6abc reported the awareness event. The Bryn Mawr high school recently held a “CPR jukebox marathon.” It involved students, families, and…

  • Montgomery County Author Shows an Eagle’s Triumph Not Wholly Related to Football

    Montgomery County Author Shows an Eagle’s Triumph Not Wholly Related to Football

    Will the One-Winged Eagle, a 2017 children’s book from Montgomery County author Jimmy Curran, continues furthering a compelling message: Anything is possible, even for those who face significant physical challenges. Todd Haas reported on the important reminder and its issuer for 6abc. Curran was born with Spinal Muscular Atrophy. By age two, he was navigating…

  • Manor College Professor Embraced the American Dream, Now Instills It in Others

    Manor College Professor Embraced the American Dream, Now Instills It in Others

    The American dream is a term coined in the 1930s, a belief that life should be better, richer, and fuller for everyone. Ayisha Sereni, Manor College Chair of Business and Professional Studies, knows that concept better than most. Early Challenges Sereni’s parents — mother Fahira Ezic and father Avdo — grew up in Bosanska Krupa,…

  • Delta Dental Community Care Foundation Awards Scholarships to Harcum College

    Delta Dental Community Care Foundation Awards Scholarships to Harcum College

    The Delta Dental Community Care Foundation has awarded the Harcum College Dental Program with $38,000 earmarked for dental students who show academic progress and financial need. The Community Care Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Delta Dental of California, has previously been a supporter of the dental clinic by providing funding for supplies and equipment. The…

  • Author, Addiction Recovery Speaker Brandon Novak to Speak at Holy Family University

    Author, Addiction Recovery Speaker Brandon Novak to Speak at Holy Family University

    Holy Family University welcomes best-selling author and addiction recovery speaker Brandon Novak.  The event will be held on May 6 from 10 AM – 2 PM at the university’s Campus Center Gymnasium, located at 9801 Frankford Avenue in Philadelphia.  The event is free to the public, and the venue includes free parking. This event is being sponsored by Holy…

  • Penn State Abington Gathers Tech Leaders in Healthcare, Business for March 25 TechCon

    Penn State Abington Gathers Tech Leaders in Healthcare, Business for March 25 TechCon

    Penn State Abington invites the public to attend its first TechCon and Innovation Challenge on Saturday, March 25, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Tech thought leaders from industries including healthcare and finance will lead morning sessions on the digital transformation of communities, healthcare, and businesses. Further, its roster of speakers will explain ways businesses can more…

  • WCU’s Department of Communication Sciences, Disorders Celebrates 100th Anniversary on World Voice Day

    WCU’s Department of Communication Sciences, Disorders Celebrates 100th Anniversary on World Voice Day

    National World Voice Day will be recognized on the 100th anniversary of West Chester University’s Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders on Tuesday, March 21, 7 – 9 PM, in The Sciences and Engineering Center and The Commons, Ballroom A, located on campus at 155 University Avenue in West Chester. Bringing voice disorder scholars, speech-language pathologists as…

  • Penn State Abington Chancellor Named a Top Education Leader in the State

    Penn State Abington Chancellor Named a Top Education Leader in the State

    The commonwealth’s multimedia news organization City & State Pennsylvania has named Penn State Abington Chancellor Margo DelliCarpini among the top educational leaders in Pennsylvania. She rose more than 20 places from last year to No. 36 on the 2023 Higher Education Power 100 list. The lift is attributed to her continued innovation and perseverance despite…

  • Author Raj Patel to Speak on Latest Book at Delaware Valley University as Part of One Health Initiative

    Author Raj Patel to Speak on Latest Book at Delaware Valley University as Part of One Health Initiative

    Delaware Valley University is pleased to welcome award-winning author, film-maker and academic, Raj Patel, as a speaker for the University’s spring 2023 One Health Seminar Series. The seminar, “Food System Meet Health System,” will take place on March 29 at 6 PM in the Life Sciences Building auditorium on DelVal’s campus and will discuss his…

  • TLC: Helping Students Master Decision-Making: Four Simple Questions

    TLC: Helping Students Master Decision-Making: Four Simple Questions

    Students often struggle with making meaningful decisions. If they lack a simple framework to help them make decisions, everyday life can become increasingly frustrating and students can find themselves making hasty choices that can cause other problems and limit options in the future. This simple four-question framework — which works great verbally, on paper, or…

  • Holy Family University Speaker Series to Feature Author Andrew Diemer

    Holy Family University Speaker Series to Feature Author Andrew Diemer

    Holy Family University and Glen Foerd on the Delaware will co-host a speaker series event featuring Andrew Diemer, associate professor of history at Towson University and author of Vigilance: The Life of William Still, Father of the Underground Railroad. The live event will be held on April 13 at 7 PM in the Education and Technology Center Auditorium of Holy Family University, located…