Education
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MONTCO Careers — Montgomery County Community College
Montgomery County Community College seeks Student Services Assistant for its Blue Bell campus. position. The hiree will provide support to both new and returning college students as part of the school’s mission of access, retention, and completion. He or she will have responsibility for ensuring a high level of customer service by: This position has…
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Into the Fray: Preparing to Return to the Classroom
Ready or not, here comes the fall! Before you plunge back into the frenetic reality of the new school year, here are five tips to help you prepare yourself to thrive in your return to the classroom: The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth aims to transform lives and communities — one moment, one choice,…
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Montco Private Schools — Eager to Remain Competitive — Embark on Infrastructure Improvement Projects
Schools nationwide are upping the ante on the amenities — both scholastic and extracurricular — with which they aim to spark matriculations. Locally as well, private schools are raising funds, eyeing upgrades, and embarking on capital projects to remain competitive. Todd Romero, with the Philadelphia Business Journal, dug in to report whose doing what in…
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MCCC Pottstown Campus Opens STEAM-Related Learning Space That’s All About Space
Montgomery County Community College is holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its Pottstown Campus this week to unveil its new Challenger Learning Center. It is a first-of-its-kind-in-the-state opportunity for students in grades five to eight to engage in science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) exploration in a unique way. The Pottstown version joins 40 other…
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Penn State Announces Promotions for Three Great Valley Faculty Members
Penn State has announced promotions for tenure-line and nontenure-line faculty, including three Penn State Great Valley faculty members, effective Friday, July 1. “Promotion is a recognition of faculty member’s contributions to their field and expertise as an educator,” said Penn State Great Valley Interim Chancellor, Dean, and Chief Academic Officer Colin Neill. “These professors have been acknowledged by their colleagues…
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Salus University’s New O&P Program Will Advance the Medical Specialty by Leaps and Bounds
Salus University’s Orthotics & Prosthetics (O&P) program launched on Aug. 15 with a high-profile ribbon-cutting ceremony. Its initial students — eight of them — are joining one of only 14 such courses of study in the nation. Antonio Butler, one of the eight, is studying to follow in his father’s footsteps. Butler’s father, Larry, has…
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Holy Family University’s Doctor of Psychology in Counseling Psychology (Psy.D.) Program Awarded Accreditation
The Doctor of Psychology in Counseling Psychology (Psy.D.) degree program at Holy Family University’s School of Arts & Sciences has been awarded accreditation on contingency by the Commission on Accreditation of the American Psychological Association (APA), with the accreditation effective as of March 18. The University’s Psy.D. program will have until May 1, 2025, to provide outcome…
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Paul Fly, Side by Side: Mom and Daughter Work as Colleagues at Elementary School in Norristown
The 2022–2023 school year at Paul V Fly Elementary School, Norristown, is sure to be memorable for the Schultz family. Christie Ileto, 6abc, learned how it spells the last two semesters for the clan’s matriarch and the first two for one of her offspring. Susan Schultz, fourth-grade teacher at Paul Fly, has decided to make…
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For Parents Delivering Sons/Daughters to College, the Tough Farewell at the Dorm Is the Norm
Congratulations, parents! You have successfully guided your student through high school and navigated the rigorous college search process! Now it’s time to send him or her off to college. It’s hard, I know. As a higher education professional with 25 years in the field and a parent of a college student myself, I’ve been there…
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Immaculata University to Host Undergraduate Open House in September
Immaculata University will hold an open house on campus on Saturday, Sept. 17, from 9 AM to noon for prospective undergraduates, including high school students, college students interested in transferring, and adults interested in earning an associate or bachelor’s degree. Admissions counselors will discuss academic programs, financial aid, student clubs and organizations, athletics, and student services.…
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Holy Family University Announces Expansion in Newtown, New Campus Facility
Holy Family University has announced the acquisition of a new campus facility in Newtown, further expanding the college’s campus for students inside and outside the Bucks County area. The new location, which will be known as the Newtown West campus, will supplement the existing Newtown East campus located at 1 Campus Drive in Newtown. The…
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Into the Universe of a University: How to Navigate the High-School-to-College Transition
The transition from being a high-school student to a first-year student in college can be overwhelming. As a professional in higher education and a father of a college-aged student, I have a few tips on how to have a successful start to your college journey. Whether you are living on campus or commuting from home,…
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Elkins Park College Student’s Volunteer Position Worked to Prevent the Pandemic from Getting Her Goat
College students struggled mightily during COVID-19. They moved back in with parents, transitioned to all-online coursework, and missed the social opportunities associated with campus living. But the quarantine wasn’t a bust for everyone, as noted in this firsthand account — told to and published by Business Insider— of how an Elkins Park freshman Simmy Decker…
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Immaculata Works to Replace Costly Textbooks by Providing Affordable Learning Resources Through Grants
Immaculata University received a total of three grants from the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s PA GOAL (Grants for Open and Affordable Learning) program. PA GOAL is aimed at eliminating or reducing the cost students’ pay for textbooks and other materials for college courses. As an experienced leader in using open educational resources (OER), Immaculata used the…
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‘The Industry Is Taking Everything to the Cloud’: MCCC to Launch Cloud Computing Programs This Fall
Montgomery County Community College will unveil new programming this fall that will help Computer Science students land the next wave of internet-based, information technology jobs. The Cloud Computing associate degree and certificate programs will introduce students to the high-demand occupation of cloud computing and computer networking. Through hands-on instruction with industry experts and practice inside…
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Immaculata Welcomes Sister Antoine as New Vice President for Mission, Ministry
Immaculata University has announced that Sister Antoine Therese Lawlor, IHM ’71 assumes the position of vice president for Mission and Ministry—only the second IHM Sister to serve in this capacity. Before returning to Pennsylvania and her alma mater, Sister Antoine spent ten years as the assistant to the vice president and academic dean for the Catholic…
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Teacher Residency Program Helps Lower Merion and Other Local School Districts Address Labor Shortage
A nine-week residency program with Breakthrough of Greater Philadelphia is helping local school districts deal with the teacher shortage and bring more diverse educators into classrooms, writes Marcella Baietto for CBS Philly. “The program is for nine weeks, the teacher fellows are with us for nine weeks,” said Breakthrough of Greater Philadelphia’s Michelle Palmer. “They…
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Pennypacker Mills Gains StoryWalk, Where Parental and Pint-Sized Pedestrians Ponder a Plot While They Perambulate
StoryWalk — a series of consecutive, narrative signs that readers encounter along a pathway — may be the recent brainchild of a Vermont developer. But as any English Major knows, the notion of storytelling while traversing a geography is centuries old (The Canterbury Tales, anyone?). The differences with StoryWalk include: Pennypacker Mills has just obtained…
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