Education
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Media Woman and Her Daughter Graduate Virtually Together From University of Pennsylvania
She worked over 15 years, semester by semester. Last week, Stephanie Pierson, 48, a native of Media, received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania, writes Susan Snyder for The Philadelphia Inquirer. What made it all the sweeter was receiving her degree from Penn the same time as her daughter Arielle, 28, even if…
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Neumann University Named to Phi Theta Kappa Honor Roll for Transfer Student Support
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (PTK) has named Neumann University to its 2020 Transfer Honor Roll. The society recognizes the highest-rated 25 percent of colleges for creating systems and processes that support transfer students. The 2020 honor roll includes 122 colleges. Only eight are in Pennsylvania. Colleges were selected based on their transfer friendliness rating,…
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Delaware County Leadership: Marc Minnick of Manor College
Marc Minnick, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at Manor College, spoke with DELCO Today about growing up in Ridley Park, discovering a deep sense of community at his first job at Swiss Farms, the Broomall-based drive-thru convenience store chain, finding his calling as a teacher while completing his undergraduate degree at four separate…
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Villanova Documentary Highlights Tanzanian Village’s Struggle for Water
Villanova University assistant professor Hezekiah Lewis was shocked to see women and children digging water out of the ground in Tanzania last summer, writes Mari A. Schaefer for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “In 2019, this is still happening in the world.” From his observations came a 15 minute documentary from his students highlighting that 26 million…
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Creative Graduations are Coming Up for the Class of 2020
It will be a memorable graduation for the Class of 2020, but not in the way they had hoped when the school year started, writes Maddie Hanna and Kristen A. Graham for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Take Ridley High School. No students will be on the school’s football field for graduation ceremonies June 9 even though…
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Through Spiritual Vitality and Academic Rigor, Delco Christian Equips Students to Impact the World
There are few certainties during these challenging times – especially as it relates to education – but one thing you can bank on is Delaware County Christian School’s commitment to excellence. A non-denominational Christian school, DCCS is leading the way with teachers who are delivering exceptional care and instruction for students. Regardless of the educational…
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Neumann University Student Teams make Top 2 Percent in International Business Strategy Competition
Two teams of Neumann University business students cracked the top 100 in an international Business Strategy Game that involved 5,649 teams from 269 colleges. The management skill of the teams, based on the performance of fictitious footwear companies that they operated, placed them in the top two percent of teams that entered the competition. The…
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Neumann University Celebrates Graduation in Time of Isolation With Virtual Messages, Videos and U.S. Mail
Neumann University’s graduation, originally set for May 16, has been postponed because of the stay-at-home guidelines to quell the coronavirus pandemic. A new date for the ceremony has not yet been scheduled. In the days leading to May 16, however, Neumann will celebrate graduating seniors in a number of ways: Dr. Chris Domes, university president,…
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Penn State Great Valley to Host Virtual Discussion About Post-Quarantine Meetings on Thursday
Penn State Great Valley and Penn State at the Navy Yard will host a virtual discussion – “Conference Co-Op: An Open Discussion on Post-Quarantine Meetings” – via Zoom on Thursday, May 14 at 2 PM. Click here to register. Kristen Footo, conference services manager for both locations, will lead the conversation and discuss how Penn…
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Nursing Student at Harcum College Donates Her Plasma After Recovering from COVID-19
Cynthia Solis, a Nursing student at Harcum College, was raised by a family of caregivers. Her mother, a nurse, cared for her grandmother and worked in various healthcare settings throughout Mexico and the United States. She invoked in Solis a strong desire to help others. Also, her brother serves as an emergency department nurse in…
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Penn State Great Valley to Expand Its Entrepreneurial Outreach with LaunchBox Program
Penn State Great Valley is expanding its entrepreneurial outreach with the new Great Valley LaunchBox program. Great Valley joins multiple other Penn State campuses with LaunchBox programs, which are funded by Invent Penn State, a commonwealth-wide initiative to spur economic development, job creation, and student career success. In May 2016, Penn State Great Valley received…
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Neumann University Students Awarded $1,000 Communication Scholarships
Jake Loburak and Ria Troilo, Communication and Digital Media majors at Neumann University, have been selected to receive $1,000 scholarships from the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia. They are two of only 20 college students in the Delaware Valley chosen for the 2020 Broadcast Pioneers awards. The scholarships are given to current college sophomores and juniors (for use in their junior…
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Remembering Albert Einstein’s Visit to Lincoln University in 1946
History runs deep at Lincoln University, the nation’s first degree-granting HBCU (historically black college/university) and one of suburban Philadelphia’s seemingly underappreciated treasures. It’s the alma mater of Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, and Langston Hughes, the prolific poet who led the Harlem Renaissance. Both figures are so central to American history that…
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Bonner/Prendie Class of 2020 Remembered Fondly in This Pandemic Year With Lawn Sign Delivery
The Monsignor Bonner & Archbishop Prendergast senior class prom should have been May 1, but that high school benchmark was put aside this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Likewise, this year’s Class of 2020 will have to graduate virtually, writes Peg DeGrass for the Daily Times. In recognition of that sacrifice, 25 Bonner &…
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Founder of Medical Device Company Wins PSGV’s Lion Cage with ‘Groundbreaking Technology’
Even before he won first place in Penn State Great Valley’s third annual Lion Cage pitch competition, offered through the REV-UP Center for Entrepreneurship, Aevumed founder and CEO Saif Khalil had unique ties to Penn State. Aevumed, a medical device company focused on providing solutions for patients with rotator cuff tears, is headquartered in Penn…
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Student at Williamson College of the Trades in Media Finds Ways to Help While in Quarantine
Students and faculty at Williamson College of the Trades in Media are adjusting to the pandemic as their school lives move on line, separated from the shops and tools on campus. For Aaron Tallman, 2W2, a machine shop student, it’s meant replacing his shop time at Williamson with work as a CNC operator at Valley…
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Neumann University Freezes Tuition for the Fall, Announces COVID-19 Student Aid Funds
Neumann University has frozen tuition for the fall semester. For both new and returning students in undergraduate, graduate and degree-completion programs, the tuition rates will remain at fall 2019 levels. “We have frozen tuition for the fall to do our part in providing a measure of financial relief to the families who have been adversely…
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Valley Forge Military Academy Launches VFMA Online High School
Valley Forge Military Academy and College has entered into an innovative partnership with Citizens’ High School (CHS), a leader in online high school education, to establish Valley Forge Military Academy Online High School (VFMA OHS). “This partnership marks the beginning of an exciting journey for our organizations,” said Jim Etter, CEO of CHS. “The landscape…
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