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Manor College hires Heather G. Dotchel as Director of Marketing Communications
Manor College enthusiastically announces that Heather G. Dotchel has been selected as the new Director of Marketing Communications. Previously the Executive Director of Marketing and Communications at Holy Family University, Dotchel is a seasoned marketing and communications professional. During her time at Holy Family, she was responsible for overseeing the team that managed the College’s…
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Manor College set to welcome incoming freshman class
As the summer of 2018 winds down, Manor College is ready for the upcoming academic year. About 250 students will be welcomed to campus for New Student Orientation on August 30, 2018. This annual event, hosted by the College, is a time when students and parents learn more about important aspects of Manor College, interact…
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Manor College to receive HealthLink Dental Clinic’s Community Partner award
Manor College has been selected to receive HealthLink Dental Clinic’s Community Partner Award at their Anniversary Cocktail Party Fundraiser on Wednesday, September 26, 2018. This award acknowledges the clinic’s partners that have contributed to the success of HealthLink. HealthLink is a free dental clinic that serves uninsured, low-wage earning adults in Bucks & Montgomery Counties.…
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Manor College hires head coaches for track and field and women’s basketball
Manor College is excited to announce that Daryl Nelson has been hired as the Head Coach of the College’s newest sport, Track and Field. Nelson has previously held a coaching position at the University of the Sciences as their track coach. Leo Mahon has been hired as the Head Coach of Women’s Basketball. Mahon was…
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Manor College introduces career-building bachelor’s degrees
By Joe Barron A small college in Jenkintown is working to plug the education gap between employers’ needs and the workers of the future. With about 35 full-time faculty members, a student body of just under 700, and a campus of 30 park-like acres, Manor College is poised to introduce 15 new bachelor’s degree programs…
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War in Ukraine subject of Manor College conference
Manor College welcomed Kyle Parker, Executive Director of the Helsinki Commission, on May 24 as the featured speaker for the College’s most recent dialogue on ending Russia’s War in Ukraine. About 60 members of the community were in attendance at the dialogue. With the dialogue centered around the topic of war in Ukraine, Parker addressed…
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Manor College graduates Class of 2018
By Kelly Peiffer Manor Director of Marketing Communications As the sound of “Pomp and Circumstance” permeated the gymnasium of Manor College on Thursday, May 17, over 100 students processed down the aisle of the auditorium, beaming and waving to their families and friends on their way to becoming graduates, earning an Associate in Art and/or Science…
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Manor College selected for Foster Care to College Program
Manor College has recently been selected for the second cohort of the Foster Care to College Program through The Field Center. The objective of this program is to help make the process of transitioning to college life as seamless as possible for students who are aging out of the foster care system. According to research…
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Pa. state Sen. Art Haywood selected as Manor College 2018 commencement speaker
JENKINTOWN — Manor College recently announced that Art Haywood, Pennsylvania state senator, will be the commencement speaker for the upcoming graduation on May 17, 2018. Haywood has been an advocate for hard work and education, which stems from his upbringing and his mother who was a public-school teacher. Haywood attended Morehouse College, the London…
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Manor College’s Romero named EPAC Athlete of the Week
Manor College (1-3 Overall, 1-3 Region XIX Division III, 1-1 EPAC) freshman shortstop Jose Romero (Philadelphia, PA/Frankford) has been named the Eastern Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (EPAC) Athlete of the Week (for the week ending April 1) as announced by the league office. Romero hit eight-for-15 (team-leading 0.533) in four games for the week ending April…
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Manor College Pres. Jonathan Peri advocates human rights awareness
The newly appointed Chairman of Pennsylvania’s Council of Higher Education, Jonathan Peri, Ph.D., J.D., lent copies of Ann Applebaum’s new book Stalin’s War on Ukraine: Red Famine to all members of Pennsylvania’s State Board of Education. (Dr. Peri lent the books to uphold the Governor’s Executive Order that bans accepting gifts). In late January, Governor Wolf appointed…
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W.W. Smith Charitable Trust awards $30K in scholarships to Manor College students
A straight A student, sophomore liberal arts major Marta Penkalskyj is from Northeast Philadelphia and a graduate of Saint Basil Academy. Penkalskyj is passionate about history and is the president of Manor’s ‘Hands on History’ club which engages “students on campus and the surrounding community around archival research and oral history,” says Penkalskyj. Penkalskyj feels…
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Manor College launches Military History Institute
By Katie Kohler If you are a fan of Dunkirk or the Darkest Hour it might be time to go back to school. In early March, Manor College celebrated the launch of their Military History Institute in partnership with the Delaware Valley Civil War Round Table. It is the only one of its kind in…
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New $3M athletic complex planned for Abington Friends School
A track team with no track to run on and fields without lights will soon be a thing of the past if this proposed project is approved. The project, which will be located on Abington Friends School’s 50-acre campus in Jenkintown, calls for new athletic and fitness centers, replete with a multipurpose room and lobby,…
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Manor College encourages student to Soar in 4
Sponsored content Furthering the dynamic developments that have occurred at Manor College over the past two years, where the college fully re-branded – adopting the tagline You Belong Here; welcomed the largest New Student Orientation in college history; undertook major renovations including the library, outdoor learning spaces, classrooms, offices and most recently, the Ukrainian Heritage…
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Manor College holds 15th annual Founders Day
On January 26, 2018, Manor College held its 15th Annual Founders Day, where 150+ people from the Manor community gathered for three different on campus events to commemorate this annual day of celebration. What is Founders Day? Nicholas Rudnytzky, Chair of Adult and Continuing Education, and Founders Day emcee stated “This is a wonderful annual…
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Manor College President Dr. Jonathan Peri appointed chair of state education council by Gov. Wolf
Secretary of Education Pedro A. Rivera today congratulated Dr. Jonathan Peri on his appointment as Chair of the State Board of Education’s Council of Higher Education. Peri, President of Manor College, has served on the board since 2010 and was first appointed by Governor Rendell. Governor Tom Wolf appointed President Peri council chair earlier this week.…
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Manor College welcomes new VP of Academic Affairs
Manor College announced today that after a half-year long national search, its next Vice President of Academic Affairs is Calandra D. Lockhart, Ph.D. Dr. Lockhart previously served as the Assistant Vice President of Academic Affairs and the Dean of the Division of Education at Wiley College in Marshall, Texas. In her role at Wiley College, Dr.…
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