• Malvern Bank Sponsorship of Ardmore Rock N’ Ride Helps Local EMS Provider

    Malvern Bank Sponsorship of Ardmore Rock N’ Ride Helps Local EMS Provider

    Malvern Bank was a sponsor of this year’s Ardmore Rock N’ Ride held on Aug. 20, 2022, in Ardmore. The annual event – a bike ride and music festival – raised funds to purchase a new ambulance to serve 150,000 community members in Lower Merion, Narberth, Haverford, Conshohocken, and West Conshohocken.  “We couldn’t have reached…

  • Immaculata University Receives Grant for Delaware County Students from the W.W. Smith Charitable Trust

    Immaculata University Receives Grant for Delaware County Students from the W.W. Smith Charitable Trust

    Immaculata University received a financial grant of $87,000 for the 2022-2023 academic year from the W. W. Smith Charitable Trust for Delaware County students. This year’s grant allowed Immaculata University to award scholarships to 22 worthy full-time undergraduate students. The trust requires that the students selected be permanent legal residents of the Delaware Valley Area…

  • Discussion with WWII Veterans, Rare WWII Exhibition to Be Held at West Chester University

    Discussion with WWII Veterans, Rare WWII Exhibition to Be Held at West Chester University

    As the nation prepares to celebrate its silent heroes, the grim realities of World War II will be explored in a conversation between West Chester University history professor Robert Kodosky and World War II veterans that will immediately be followed by the opening of a special exhibition featuring rare WWII memorabilia, including original WWII posters…

  • Registration for Winter Session Now Open at Immaculata University

    Registration for Winter Session Now Open at Immaculata University

    Registration for Immaculata University’s four-week winter session is open for current undergraduates and visiting students who are looking to complete major requirements, get ahead in their studies, or just take an elective in a condensed format. Immaculata winter session classes are offered online at the special rate of $300 per credit—significantly less than the $465…

  • Immaculata to Host Undergraduate Open House in November

    Immaculata to Host Undergraduate Open House in November

    Immaculata University will hold an undergraduate open house on campus on Saturday, Nov. 12, from 9 AM to noon for prospective undergraduates, including high school students and college students interested in transferring. Admissions counselors will discuss academic programs, financial aid, student clubs and organizations, athletics and student services. Attendees can enjoy a buffet breakfast, student-guided tours…

  • Director of Thought Leadership at King of Prussia-Based Qlik Advocates for the Upskilling of Future Workforce

    Director of Thought Leadership at King of Prussia-Based Qlik Advocates for the Upskilling of Future Workforce

    Data literacy is considered one of the most in-demand and important skills for the future workplace, but what is data literacy and how does it benefit you?  As the Director of Thought Leadership Communications at King of Prussia-based Qlik, Zuzana Eden is forever passionate about technology and teaching others about why data literacy is a…

  • Aqua Receives Grant to Add PFAS Treatment to Local Areas

    Aqua Receives Grant to Add PFAS Treatment to Local Areas

    Essential Utilities Inc. has announced that subsidiary Aqua Pennsylvania received approval by the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Authority for a PENNVEST grant to construct a treatment facility for two of its Hatboro well stations in Horsham Township, Montgomery County. The treatment will remove per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) which have found their way into Pennsylvania’s waterways due…

  • WCU’s Free Jazz Concert in November Pays Tribute to Illustrious Alumni

    WCU’s Free Jazz Concert in November Pays Tribute to Illustrious Alumni

    West Chester University’s Wells School of Music faculty, staff, students, and alumni will come together to pay tribute to one of its most illustrious alumni: arranger, composer, educator, and publisher Robert Harry “Bob” Curnow ’63. A week-long celebration in honor of Curnow will culminate in a free public concert of the Criterions Jazz Ensemble, conducted…

  • Immaculata Presents Fall Concerts, Symphony to Travel to Philly High School

    Immaculata Presents Fall Concerts, Symphony to Travel to Philly High School

    On Nov. 5, the Immaculata Symphony will perform their fall concert entitled “Inspired Visions.” The concert begins at 7:30 PM in Alumnae Hall. The Immaculata Symphony is a university-community organization, with a long and outstanding tradition that goes back to the university’s founding in 1920. The fall concert will begin with Malcom Arnold’s Peterloo Overture, Op.…

  • Malvern Federal Charitable Foundation Donates $60,000 in Grants to Local Nonprofits

    Malvern Federal Charitable Foundation Donates $60,000 in Grants to Local Nonprofits

    The Malvern Federal Charitable Foundation, the charitable arm of Malvern Bank, has made financial grants totaling $60,000 to 15 nonprofits. The grants were made possible in part through the proceeds of the foundation’s Charity Polo Match held on Sept. 25, 2022, at the Brandywine Polo Club in Toughkenamon, Pa. Proceeds benefited nonprofit organizations in Malvern…

  • Meridian Bank Supports Opening of First All-Ages Community Center

    Meridian Bank Supports Opening of First All-Ages Community Center

    While Meridian Bank offers a full range of banking services and specializes in commercial as well as residential loans, the bank is also an active member within the community that takes care to join in local events. Meridian Bank CEO Chris Annas participated in the ribbon-cutting ceremonies for the opening of the ACCESS Community Center…

  • Immaculata to Host Graduate Open House for Prospective Students

    Immaculata to Host Graduate Open House for Prospective Students

    Immaculata University’s College of Graduate Studies is hosting an online open house on Wednesday, Oct. 26 at 6 PM. The event will begin with a brief overview of admissions and financial aid followed by break-out sessions for individual programs, including doctorates in education and psychology, teaching certifications, and educational endorsements, as well as master’s programs in athletic training,…

  • West Chester University’s Department of Theatre & Dance Presents ‘Spring Awakening’ Performance Tonight

    West Chester University’s Department of Theatre & Dance Presents ‘Spring Awakening’ Performance Tonight

    West Chester University’s Department of Theatre & Dance presents “Spring Awakening” from Oct. 20 – 23, 2022 with book and lyrics by Steven Sater and music by Duncan Sheik. It is based on the play by Frank Wedekind.  Spring Awakening runs Thursday – Saturday, Oct. 20 – 22, at 7:30 PM, and Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 22 and…

  • Aqua Invests $2.9 million in Main Replacement Projects for Delaware County 

    Aqua Invests $2.9 million in Main Replacement Projects for Delaware County 

    Aqua Pennsylvania has announced that $2.9 million in main replacement projects are underway in Media Borough and Marple Township. This investment is part of Aqua’s continuing infrastructure improvement program to improve reliability for customers throughout Delaware County.    In Media Borough, crews are working to replace 5,778 feet of aging 4-, 6-and 8-inch water mains with…

  • The Great DuBois Circus Act Comes to West Chester for One Night Only

    The Great DuBois Circus Act Comes to West Chester for One Night Only

    The Great DuBois, the two-person circus act that was showcased in the movie The Greatest Showman, is coming to West Chester University for one performance only on Friday, Nov. 4 at 7 PM.  Tickets are now on sale to the public at wcupatix.com or 610.436.2266. The performance will take place in the Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall in the Philips…

  • Wilmington University Planning to Launch Law School with Student-Centered Perspective 

    Wilmington University Planning to Launch Law School with Student-Centered Perspective 

    Wilmington University is planning to start a law school and has already tapped Phillip Closius, a former head of two law schools, to be its first dean, writes Jeff Blumenthal for the Philadelphia Business Journal.  Closius previously served as dean at University of Baltimore School of Law from 2007 to 2011. Prior to that, he…

  • WCU Enrollment Remains Strong, Includes Largest First-Year Class in its History

    WCU Enrollment Remains Strong, Includes Largest First-Year Class in its History

    Enrolling the largest first-year class in its history (3,006 first-year students in fall 2022 compared to 2,628 in fall 2021), West Chester University (WCU) remains the destination of choice for numerous students, as confirmed today by final census data. WCU’s overall enrollment continues to be robust and impressive as the country emerges from a pandemic…

  • Malvern Bank a Part of Winning Team to Secure Equestrian World Championship Title

    Malvern Bank a Part of Winning Team to Secure Equestrian World Championship Title

    This past August, Malvern Bank CEO Anthony C. Weagley was part of the winning team who secured the 2022 NSBA World Championship title in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Weagley is part owner of Blue Mountain Quarter Horses, a boutique breeding farm in Slatington, Pa. At the farm, Delbert Hostetler, who has been producing his own line of…