Education
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New St. Joseph’s University President Intends to Keep Hatching New Ideas on Hawk Hill
Saint Joseph’s University new president Cheryl McConnell has been a steady agent of change for Hawk Hill. Ryan Mulligan of the Philadelphia Business Journal spoke with her about her next steps at the Wynnewood institution. McConnell’s vision for the university dawned during her interim service, as she led the SJU mergers with the University of…
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Gwynedd Mercy University to Host Session on Public Health Landscape
Dr. James Butler III — a Gwynedd Mercy University alumnus and Distinguished Alumni winner — will be hosting a discussion surrounding the Public Health landscape on March 22 from 6 to 7 PM. Guests will learn about Butler’s path into and through the public health sector. In 1999, Butler graduated from the University of Pittsburgh…
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Spring into Education at DeSales University with a Virtual Information Session
DeSales University is hosting an abundance of virtual information sessions for students interested in pursuing or finishing a degree, online or in person. The university offers many degrees, including Undergraduate, Graduate, and Stackable Certificate programs. Undergraduate programs range from accounting to criminal justice, management, to nursing. The classes are offered online and in person. The…
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PA Acting Attorney General Among Top PA Leaders to Speak at Delaware Valley University
Pennsylvania’s Acting Attorney General, Michelle Henry, will return to Bucks County to take part in a community discussion on violence and addiction in the Life Sciences Building Auditorium at Delaware Valley University on April 17 at 6:30 PM. It will be her first major speaking event in Bucks County since taking on the role of the state’s top…
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Neumann University Named a 2023-24 Military Friendly School.
Neumann University is a military-friendly college, listed among the top 20 percent of colleges in the nation for creating sustainable and meaningful opportunities for the military community. Neumann received a silver designation in 2023-24 from the Military Friendly® rating system owned and operated by VIQTORY, a small business managed by veterans disabled during military service.…
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Lower Merion Wants to Give Its High-Schoolers More Sleep
Lower Merion School District will vote later this month on a change that would delay the start of high school from 7:30 to 8:40 AM. The shift is designed to provide teens with more sleep. Maddie Hanna opened her journalistic eye to report the idea in The Philadelphia Inquirer. The proposed change comes more than…
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Gwynedd Mercy University to Host True Crime: How to Solve a Murder Summer Program
Do you have a fan of true crime documentaries in your life? High School students can put their criminal investigation skills to the test during this weeklong summer program hosted by GMercyU’s Criminal Justice and Computer Information Science (CIS) programs. This hands-on crime-solving program will include crime scene investigation, fingerprinting, crime scene photography, ballistics analysis,…
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Bright Idea to Adopt Year-Long Daylight Saving Time Was Tried Before
With last year’s U.S. Senate passage of the Sunshine Protection Act (and ongoing discussion in its aftermath), efforts may again be underway to permanently orient the U.S. to Daylight Saving Time. But JD Mullane, in the Bucks County Courier Times, recalls the idea’s prior attempt. The Nixon Administration nationalized the time change in January 1974…
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Cheryl A. McConnell Elected First Woman to Lead St. Joseph’s University
The Saint Joseph’s University Board of Trustees elected Cheryl A. McConnell its 29th — and first female — president in the university’s 172-year history, effective immediately. McConnell is a 35-year veteran of Jesuit higher education, having most recently served as Saint Joseph’s interim president since last June, and as provost and chief academic officer for…
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Gwynedd Mercy University to Host A Day in the Life of a Healthcare Hero Summer Program
Do you have an aspiring healthcare hero in your life? Gwynedd Mercy University’s summer program is designed to help high school students learn about the many exciting healthcare career options available. GMercyU’s Nursing and Health Professions faculty will lead students through hands-on demonstrations in high-tech simulation and skills labs and through other activities. Students will…
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Montgomery County Leadership: Dr. Karen Kent, Director, MBA Program Director, DeSales University
Dr. Karen Kent spoke to MONTCO Today about growing up in Pottstown as the youngest of five children. Since a young age, she had a knack for leadership and community service, including serving as the drum major of the Pottstown High School marching band and the president of the Anchor Club. Kent knew as a…
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One-of-a-Kind Bachelor’s, Master’s Program Takes Quantum Leap at WCU
As the first and only bachelor’s/master’s program of its kind in the U.S., a new 3-2 dual degree program in Quantum Science and Engineering (QSE) has launched to prepare students for a technical revolution — the emerging $3.2-billion quantum-computing market. In partnership with the University of Delaware (UD), the 3-2 dual-degree program allows students to spend three…
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TLC – Top 5 TED Talks for School Counselors
School counselors have borne the brunt of much of the turbulence experienced in education over the last few years. These five TED Talks speak to some of the biggest challenges school counselors face. Self-Care: What It Really Is | Susannah Winters Susannah shares how she learned that if she wanted to be successful in her…
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Salus Professor Finds Gratifying Occupation in Training Occupational Therapists
Dr. Lauren Sponseller, Chair of the Salus University Occupational Therapy (OT) department, didn’t start wanting to instruct others on retraining patient abilities to perform various tasks. But she did know she wanted to help people. Initially, she considered nursing. Or teaching. But an early encounter with a physical-therapy practitioner — and yes, there is a…
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Holy Family University to Host Graduate Open House on March 15
Holy Family University will host a Graduate Open House at its Newtown East Campus to present opportunities for graduate and second degree programs designed to meet the needs of the workforce in business, counseling, education, nursing, and psychology. The graduate open house will be held on March 15 from 6 – 8 PM in the…
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WCU Alumni Featured on Today Show and NBC News for Critical Efforts in Education
West Chester University alumni Michael Flemming ’14 and Marsalis Chism ‘17 were recently featured on the Today Show’s Sunday Spotlight and NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt for their involvement in a critical effort to have students taught by teachers who look like them. Flemming, Chism and two other men are core subject teachers at…
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Get Psyched at Gwynedd Mercy’s Mental Health, Human Development, and Personality Summer Program
The human mind is one of the most complex and fascinating things on the planet. During a week-long Gwynedd Mercy University program, high-school students will dig deep into understanding why people do what they do and learn how to support them in their personal, academic, and professional actions. The GMercyU “Get Psyched” program is designed…
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A Day in the Life of Church Farm School’s Oscar Lu
Oscar Lu, a ninth-grader at Church Farm School, is just 15 years old — he’s a leap-year baby, however, so technically his age is debatable — but the bright, warm young man has the focus and heart of someone much older. Lu attributes this to his parents, first-generation Chinese immigrants who taught him and his…
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