Education
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Academy Park Grad Balances Biomedical Engineering Studies with Burgeoning Music Career
Oluwasanmi “Victor” Ariyo, a graduate of Academy Park High School, is balancing his studies at Penn State’s main campus with producing and promoting his own music, writes Jeff Rice for Penn State News. Ariyo began playing viola and the drums in elementary school and started rapping and writing his own songs when he went to…
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DELCO Careers – Eastern University
Eastern University, a liberal arts and sciences university located in St. Davids, Has the following Delaware County open career positions: Director of Athletics and Athletic Development The Director of Athletics and Athletic Development has full administrative responsibility for the intercollegiate and intramural athletics programs at Eastern University as well as fundraising and development responsibilities for…
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Glen Mills Native, Doctoral Student at Wyoming Selected for DOE Research Program
Glen Mills native Ryan James Herz-Thyhsen, a graduate of Penncrest High School and a Ph.D. student at the University of Wyoming, is in some distinct company. Herz-Thyhsen is among 52 graduate students selected nationwide for the Department of Energy’s Office of Science Graduate Student Research program. The sixth-year doctoral student will conduct his research at…
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Crozer-Keystone Community Foundation Awards Pair of Eva Miller Scholarships
The Crozer-Keystone Community Foundation has selected two local nursing students to receive scholarships from the Eva Miller Scholarship Fund, made possible by Gerald Miller in memory of his mother. “When Gerry so generously established this nursing scholarship, we agreed to tackle the nursing shortage from both directions,” said CKCF President Frances Sheehan. “First, we wanted…
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DELCO Careers – Delaware County Community College
Established on March 1, 1967, Delaware County Community College, regarded by many as the center of educational opportunity in Delaware and Chester County, has the following Delaware County career positions posted on their career page. Financial Aid/Student Services Coordinator The full-time Financial Aid/ Student Services Coordinator will provide student centered customer service to support students navigating through…
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Two Cheyney Students Receive Gundaker Foundation Scholarships
A recent Cheyney University graduate and a current junior have received scholarships from the Gundaker Foundation, a nonprofit that provides scholarships based on Rotary Club endorsements, according to a report in The Philadelphia Tribune. The foundation awarded graduate Samih Taylor, who will attend Penn’s prestigious veterinary school, a $3,000 scholarship. “It was a pleasure for…
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Penncrest Band Member Chosen to Perform at Halftime of Army’s All-American Bowl
Chris Jackson of Penncrest High School has been chosen as one of this year’s members of the Army All-American Marching Band that will perform at halftime of the 2018 U.S. Army All-American Bowl, according to a Daily Times report. Jackson was recently chosen as a member of the marching band during a celebratory selection event…
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William Penn School District’s Lawsuit Over School-Funding Disparities Clears Major Hurdle
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has broken decades of precedent by not dismissing a lawsuit by the William Penn School District and others that asks courts to remedy the wide funding disparities among school districts, writes Maddie Hanna for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The school-funding system, which relies heavily on property taxes, has long drawn the ire…
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New Documentary Uses Penn Wood High School to Illustrate America’s Digital Divide
Penn Wood and Lower Merion high schools are featured in a new documentary that recently aired on the National Geographic Channel about the digital divide across the nation, writes Nick Vadala for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The documentary, entitled Without a Net: The Digital Divide in America, highlights the struggles students face when trying to access the…
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Delco Home to Best Public Elementary School in Pennsylvania
Ithan Elementary School of the Radnor Township School District took the top spot on Niche.com’s 2018 rating of the Best Public Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania. The ratings are based on rigorous analysis of key statistics and millions of reviews from students and parents using data from the U.S. Department of Education. Ranking factors include state…
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Strath Haven High School Marching Band Pays Tribute to Its Late Director
The Strath Haven High School Marching Band came out in full force last Friday night to pay tribute to its late director, Jack Hontz, who died of a heart attack in June at the age of 57, writes Dan Geringer for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The band’s 420 members decided to honor their guardian angel who…
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See How Delco’s Colleges Fared on Ranking of Student Loan Debt
A recently published “Student Loan Debt by School by State 2017” report shows that students graduating from Delaware County’s colleges have a wide range of debt, writes Dave Rathmanner for LendEDU. The rankings were compiled by LendEDU using the latest Peterson’s financial aid dataset for Class of 2016 graduates. In total, 1,161 colleges and universities…
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Three Delco Schools Rank Among State’s Top 10 Best Colleges by Salary Potential
Three Delaware County schools rank among the Top 10 on the list of Best Colleges in Pennsylvania by Salary Potential published by PayScale. The rankings were compiled using several criteria, including early-career pay, mid-career pay, and job appreciation by the employee. The survey only includes schools that have a substantial number of graduates working for…
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Celebrating a Half-Century at Delaware County Community College
By Chris Cooper In 1967, when a gallon of gas cost just 33 cents and Dustin Hoffman played The Graduate on the big screen, Delaware County Community College welcomed its first class of future graduates. To help celebrate the college’s golden anniversary, the public is invited to the Marple Campus tomorrow for a day filled…
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Widener Recognized as Pennsylvania University with Most Altruistic Students
Widener University has been selected as the university in Pennsylvania with the most altruistic, civically minded students. The designation on the “Pillars of America” map puts Widener among the top schools in the nation. Pillrs.com, a Silicon Valley-based organization dedicated to affecting personal and social change, compiled the results based on social mobility, research, and…
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Pennsylvania Lands Seven Colleges on 2018’s World University Rankings
Graded against the world by four key missions of higher education — teaching, research, knowledge transfer, and international outlook — the University of Pennsylvania topped all institutions in the state and landed a Top 10 position globally. Penn tied with ETH Zurich for 10th in the World University Rankings 2018 with an overall score of…
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New Pilot Program Aims to Help Women in Recovery Find Employment
Today at 1 PM at the office of Educational Data Systems, located at 160 East 7th Street in Chester, the Delaware County Heroin Task Force will announce a new program aimed at helping those in long-term recovery. Last month, Brian Corson, Executive Director of MVP Recovery, met with District Attorney Jack Whelan and Councilman Dave…
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Villanova Prof Digs Into I-95 Rain Garden Project
It’s not a hobby, nor is it a source of fresh produce. But Villanova University Urban Stormwater Partnership Chairman Robert Traver is planting big gardens alongside Philly’s I-95 expansion anyway. Advertisement What he will harvest, with the help of PennDOT and Temple University, is a million gallons of dirty water headed for the already-overwhelmed city…
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