Education
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North Montco Technical Career Center Announces 2023 Roster
The North Montco Technical Career Center in Lansdale has announced its 2023 array of courses, providing a prime opportunity for area residents to deepen existing skills or perhaps branch out with expertise that can precipitate a lucrative career change. Its workforce training, for which registration is now open, covers the particulars of: For students seeking…
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MCCC Receives $100,000 in Federal Funding to Help Launch its Early College Academy Pilot Program
Montgomery County Community College will kick-off the new year with funding to support a pilot program to help students earn college credits while still in high school. The Montco Early College Academy recently received federal funding in the amount of $100,000 through Congresswoman Madeleine Dean’s fiscal year 2023 request for community projects. The funding will sponsor…
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Khalid Mumin, Superintendent of Lower Merion School District, Named Pa. Education Secretary
Khalid Mumin, Lower Merion School District superintendent, has been named by Gov.-Elect Josh Shapiro as Pennsylvania’s new Secretary of Education. Kristen A. Graham reported the new position in The Philadelphia Inquirer. Mumin led the Montgomery County district for little over a year, atop his achievements in Reading, where his leadership earned him the state’s Superintendent…
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Service Project Earns Travis Manion Foundation Scholarship for Catlin Egan, Conwell-Egan Grad
Caitlin Egan, an alumna of Conwell-Egan Catholic High School in Fairless Hills, earned a Travis Manion Foundation (TMF) scholarship for community efforts. Yahoo Finance reported the honor. TMF, the nonprofit veteran service organization, was named for Marine Travis Manion, who lost his life in the Iraqi War in 2007. It works to support veteran causes…
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North Penn School Board Jan. 10 Meeting Had New Ninth Grade Center Up for Discussion
The possible future ninth-grade center was the main focus of the Jan. 10 work session of the school board of North Penn School District, reported Emily Dahms for The Knight Crier. Andreas Heinrich, of the Ambler civil engineer firm Heinrich & Klein Associates, brought a presentation on the procedures North Penn would have to undergo…
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DeSales University to Host Virtual Info Sessions January, February
Pursuing your educational dream is not the kind of decision you can make on a whim. DeSales University, a private Catholic university in Center Valley, offers 100+ bachelor’s, graduate, and certificate options, wholeheartedly encouraging self-knowledge and exploration. Many degrees are available online or during evening hours. Here is a comprehensive list of our upcoming, no-obligation,…
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Holy Family University Appoints Wendy K. Parsons as Vice President for Advancement
Holy Family University named Wendy K. Parsons as the new Vice President for Advancement, charged with leading the university’s fundraising efforts in support of its ambitious strategic plan. Wendy Parsons, an advancement leader with more than 25 years of experience, comes to Holy Family from Albright College where she served as vice president for advancement.…
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Immaculata to Host Undergraduate Information Session in January
Immaculata University will hold an undergraduate information session on Saturday, Jan. 21, from 10 AM to noon in the Green Room of Villa Maria Hall on the university’s Malvern campus. This event is for prospective undergraduates, including high school students and college students interested in transferring. Admissions counselors will discuss academic programs, financial aid, athletics…
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King of Prussia Cyber Charter Students Connect in Person; Play Date Transport Took Entire Pa. Turnpike
Like most fourth-grade school friends, Cooper Harrington and Shad Harris like to hang out together. Fortunately for them, their parents approve. Because uniting these cyber charter school students for play dates is no commute around the block. Harry Funk explained in TRIB Live. Harris and his family live in Philadelphia; Harrington and his clan are…
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$1 Million State Grant for Neumann University Student Center
Neumann University in Aston is on its way toward building a new student center helped along by a $1 million check presented Dec. 20 by State Sen. John Kane to Neumann University President Dr. Chris Domes. The student center is part of the university’s campus master plan. “The campus master plan is a 15-year blueprint…
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Salus University Occupational Therapy Department Establishes Excellence in Its First Decade
When Dr. Lauren Sponseller, chair of the Occupational Therapy (OT) program at Salus University, joined the department in 2012, the track was in its infancy. Her goal at the time was trying to educate the Elkins Park-located university on what the OT profession is, what it does and, what resources the program would need to…
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Immaculata Names Founding Dean of New College of Nursing and Health Professions
Immaculata University has announced that Ridley Park resident Mary Powell has been named as the founding dean of the College of Nursing and Health Professions (CNHP). She began her new role on Jan. 1, 2023, with the launch of CNHP set for fall 2023. “We are grateful to have Mary Powell’s depth of health care and higher ed…
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Green Family Foundation and Firstrust Bank Call for Submissions for Annual Scholarship Program
The Daniel B. & Florence E. Green Foundation (“The Green Family Foundation”) and Firstrust Bank are now accepting submissions for the 54th annual Samuel A. Green Scholarship Program. It will award college-bound high school seniors with two-year academic scholarships totaling $360,000. Students attending a four-year college or university are eligible to receive two-year awards ranging…
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Progressive Parents Organizing to Monitor Souderton Area School District Board
Progressive parents across Pennsylvania are organizing to monitor school boards in a pushback against book bans and other actions they consider harmful. Maddie Hanna reported the effort in The Philadelphia Inquirer. Parent Stephanie Jamison started a group for progressive parents in Souderton Area School District to counter complaints — including allegations of pornography in school…
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Career, Technical Education Centers to Receive $1.2M from State for New Equipment
Career and technical education centers in Montgomery County will receive $1.2 million from the state this year for new equipment, writes Aubri Juhasz for WHYY. This move further solidifies Gov. Tom Wolf’s spending record in his final days in office. When he took office in 2015, Wolf noted that increasing funding for education was his…
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George Washington High School Faculty Members Chris Wiley and Phyllis Procopio Bond as Friends
For 47-year-old Chris Wiley, a Huntingdon Valley teacher, his longstanding friendship with colleague Phyllis Procopio feels more like family. Kellie Patrick Gates chronicled the deep connection for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The pair works together at George Washington High School in Philadelphia. But their link runs deeper than that. The 75-year-old Procopio worked at Rush Middle…
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Wall Street Journal: Students, Nuns Share Convent at Neumann University
Campuses around the country have struggled to find enough affordable housing for students but Neumann University in Aston, Delaware County, has found a unique solution to the problem. It has invited the students to share space in the convent with the University’s nuns, the Catholic Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia, writes Melissa Korn for…
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Efforts on Opioid Epidemic, Human Trafficking Propel Penn State Abington Professor to Health Hero of the Year
Glenn Sterner, an associate professor of criminal justice at Penn State Abington, was named Rural Health Hero of the Year for 2022 by Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health, writes Jason Nark for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Sterner was recognized for his work on the opioid epidemic in rural areas, human trafficking, and other issues throughout the…
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