Education
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Drexel Hill Neighbors Put Up Mock ‘For Sale’ Signs to Protest Aronimink School Expansion
It looks like a massive home sell off on Bond Avenue, but these Drexel Hill neighbors are putting up ‘for sale’ signs as a form of protest, reported Rebeccah Hendrickson for 6abc.com. The school district is contemplating a $24 million expansion for Aronimink Elementary School that would encroach on an adjacent large field across from…
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Garnet Valley Quarterback Ryan Gallagher Decisions Look to Team and Winning Strategies
As Garnet Valley High School’s quarterback, Ryan Gallagher likes to keep his options open, writes Phil Anastasia for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “The best part of being a quarterback is making decisions to allow my teammates to make plays,” said Gallagher. The 6-foot, 180-pound senior has led Garnet Valley on a winning streak since a season-opening…
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Phil Martelli Is Still Ready With the Best Advice, Even Sitting Down
Phil Martelli of St. Joseph’s University fame, is not a third assistant coach for the Michigan Wolverines to be a mascot or to share ancedotes. He’s there to win, writes Andrew Kahn for mlive.com. “I’m here to help Juwan Howard coach on a Monday night in April. That’s dead what I’m about.” Martelli, 65, starts…
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John Tintera’s Working to Give Every Millersville University Student a Voice to be Heard
John Tintera of Haverford thought the student government at Millersville University could use some improvement, so he decided to change it from within, writes Carly O’Neill for thesnapper.millersville.edu. “I wasn’t happy with the system so I decided that I’m going to try and run and be in this organization, and try to change it and…
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Kamal Gray of The Roots Gives to Neumann Scholarships
Kamal Gray of The Roots was one of three donors who presented a check for $25,000 to Neumann University Oct. 18. Gray is the keyboard player for the Grammy Award-winning hip-hop group and house band for The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. The funds will be used for scholarships to support Neumann students who need…
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Brandywine Penn State Undergrad Takes National Trollope Prize for Essay
Penn State Brandywine student Nyssa Fahy has won a national award for her essay on the works of novelist Anthony Trollope, writes Amber Marcon for Penn State News. The Trollope Prize historically has gone to graduate and undergraduate students from places like Brown, Duke, Stanford, the College of William and Mary the University of Toronto.…
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Harcum College to Host Lecture Exploring Workforce Diversity
Cultural consciousness, racial identity, communication styles, developing diverse employees, and other issues related to the contemporary workplace will be examined during an upcoming lecture event on Nov. 14 at Harcum College. The lecture – entitled “Caring About Workforce Diversity & Inclusion” – is the second in a series of four called “Eye on Caring.” It…
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Think You’re So Smart? See Where the Best Educated People in Delaware County Live
Seven Delaware County places are among the ZIP codes with the highest percentage of adults that have advanced degrees in Greater Philadelphia, writes Kennedy Rose for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Most of the areas with the highest percentages were found in Philadelphia’s wealthy neighborhoods. Haverford is Delaware County’s highest ranked ZIP Code in fifth place,…
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Delaware County Leadership: Jill Bodensteiner
As she prepares to deliver the keynote address at Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board’s annual luncheon Friday afternoon, Jill Bodensteiner, the Director of Athletics at Saint Joseph’s University, spoke with MONTCO Today about growing up in Indiana, where she fell in love with the game of basketball, skipped fourth grade, and graduated high school…
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DELCO Careers – Villanova University
Villanova, founded in 1842, is the oldest Catholic university in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Villanova is a growing and leading national university focused on serving its students and the surrounding community. Director of Conference Services This position develops relationships with national and local associations and businesses specializing in conferencing, teaching, and professional development; develops and…
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Radnor Country Club Working With Non-Profit to Help Students Navigate Work and College
A nonprofit, HospitalityTogether, helps high school seniors get to college, even when they are working minimum wage jobs, writes Layla A. Jones for billypenn.com. Radnor Country Club is one of the partners helping HospitalityTogether give these students a leg up. These students can’t pay for tuition, room and board and books. Plus, it’s difficult to…
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Local Universities Are Getting Into the Hotel Business in a Big Way
Schools like Swarthmore and Villanova have opened new hotels or renovated old ones to create a new hotel experience in line with their individual college brand, writes Andrew Sessa for bloomburg.com. “Everyone is looking to do hotels right now,” said Matthew Arrants, an executive vice president at hospitality consultancy Pinnacle Advisory Group. “You had properties…
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This Academy Park High School Athlete Is Proving That He Can Do It All
If there’s such a thing as a renaissance man in sports, then Barry Brown at Academy Park High School in Sharon Hill is him, writes Phil Anastasia for The Philadelphia Inqurier. “We call him ‘Bugs Bunny’ because he can do everything,” Academy Park football coach Jason Vosheski said. “He’s just a fantastic all-around player.” He’s…
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Valley Forge Military College Invites You to Visit Campus on Saturday to Explore All It Has to Offer
Valley Forge Military Academy and College invites you to learn more about its College, a two-year institution for men and women that has been designated the Military College of Pennsylvania, by visiting its sprawling, 100-acre campus in Wayne on Saturday, Oct. 26 from 9-11 AM. VFMC boasts a tradition of instilling values and building self-confidence…
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See Which Three Delaware County Schools Topped WalletHub’s Best Colleges and Universities for 2020
Two of Delaware County’s colleges, Swarthmore and Villanova, cracked a top 100 list of best universities and colleges in the nation for 2020, reports the personal finance website WalletHub. A third, Haverford, was just on the outside of the top 100, at 101, according to the report. WalletHub compared 1,003 higher-education institutions in the U.S.…
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DELCO Careers – Eastern University
Located in St. Davids, Eastern University is a co-educational, comprehensive Christian university that offers nationally recognized undergraduate and graduate programs in business, education, arts and sciences and more. Enrollment Counselor – GPS This position exceeds recruitment goals by promoting assigned Eastern programs and specific locations to a diverse student inquiry population; corresponds with prospective students…
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Villanova, St. Joseph’s Ban Students, Faculty From Betting on the Home Team
Two local private Roman Catholic Colleges have decided to ban students, faculty and staff from betting on the university’s sports teams, writes Andrew Maykuth for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Students, faculty, and staff at Villanova and St. Joseph’s University are prohibited from betting on games in which the university’s teams are participants. Villanova adopted the ban…
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DELCO Careers – Widener University
Located in Chester, Widener University is a private university focused on dynamic teaching, active scholarship, personal attention, leadership development, and experiential learning. Widener has developed a strong community of dedicated staff and faculty over its long history. Advancement Coordinator This position plans and executes the advancement priority projects using the principles and best practices of project management; maintains…
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