Education
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Villanova’s School of Business Appoints New Director of Center for Church Management
The Villanova University School of Business has appointed Matthew Manion as the new faculty director of the Center for Church Management, writes Lou Baldwin for CatholicPhilly.com. Manion will replace Dr. Charles Zech, who decided to step down from his role as the faculty director of the CCM and Master’s of Science in Church Management program.…
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Delaware County Community College to Host Semi-Centennial Celebration on Marple Campus
Delaware County Community College is getting ready for a big semi-centennial celebration and everyone is invited, according to a report in the Daily Times. The celebration will include a free community day that will be open to the public on the Marple Campus at 901 Media Line Road. On Sept. 23 from 11 AM-2 PM,…
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Cheyney University Shifts Focus Toward Long-Term Sustainability
Cheyney University is looking to the future with a firm focus on long-term sustainability, writes Gia Savage for Diverse: Issues in Higher Education. The nation’s oldest historically black university has recently issued a report that includes detailed recommendations on how to improve both its financial and enrollment issues. The institution has been struggling with these…
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With Words of Wisdom, Dick Vermeil Inspires Hundreds of Glen Mills Students
Chester County resident and former Philadelphia Eagles coach Dick Vermeil recently talked to students at Glen Mills Schools as part of its Character & Leadership Development series, writes Kathleen Carey for the Delaware County News Network. The coach who won a Super Bowl with the St. Louis Rams was a guest at the residential school for…
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Local CEO Gives Generous Gift to Penn State Brandywine
Gerald Parsons, the CEO of West Chester-based Communications Test Design, Inc., and his wife Eleanor have made a generous gift to Penn State Brandywine for a new dining hall that will bear the couple’s surname, writes Amy Packard Ferro for Penn State News. Parsons Hall is at the heart of the newly constructed student union…
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VH1 Save the Music Foundation Welcomes Students Back to Ridley Schools with New Instruments
There is a cause for celebration this fall as music education is being brought back to Woodlyn and Eddystone elementary schools in the Ridley School District. With support from the Urban Outfitters Community Cares initiative, the VH1 Save The Music Foundation is partnering with the Ridley School District to rebuild the elementary instrumental music programs across…
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Drastic Cuts, $30 Million in Loan Forgiveness Seek to Save Cheyney
With the fate of America’s oldest historically black university on the line, Cheyney will receive $30 million in loan forgiveness if it can bridge its $7.5 million budget deficit and keep it balanced going forward, according to a Philadelphia Inquirer report by Susan Snyder. Cheyney leaders have little choice in the matter; they need a…
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For Eighth Year in Row, Delaware County Community College Named ‘Great College to Work For’
For the eighth consecutive year, The Chronicle of Higher Education has named Delaware County Community College a “Great College to Work For.” The results were a part of The Chronicle’s 10th annual report on the Academic Workplace. More than 45,000 employees from 232 institutions nationwide participated in the survey. The results showed that Delaware County…
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Three Delco Schools Rate Well Among Money Magazine’s Best Colleges for Your Money
Swarthmore is among Money magazine’s Top 40 Best Colleges for Your Money, while two more Delaware County schools qualified for the Top 200. To help students and parents determine which higher education institutions provide the biggest bang for their buck, Money consulted some of the country’s top experts on quality of education, financing, and value.…
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Dean of Villanova’s Business School: Road to More Female CEOs Begins in Finance
Joyce Russell, Dean of Villanova’s Business School, believes that the key to more female CEOs is getting them interested in finance from an early age, writes Jane Von Bergen for the Philadelphia Inquirer. “I have this whole theory on if we’re going to really impact society at the CEO level, we’ve got to get women…
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Explore How Your Business Can Build a Relationship with Delaware County Community College
Delaware County Community College educates more than 28,000 students every year at its five main locations in both Delaware and Chester counties. And there are a number of ways that local businesses can build a relationship with the college: Customized Training: The Office of Business Training is a flexible, business-focused department available to assist your…
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Penn State Brandywine Adds First Residence Hall to Campus
Penn State has introduced residence halls to its Abington and Brandywine campuses for the first time, writes Susan Snyder for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Two weeks ago, the school opened – a mile from its Abington campus – a $50 million, five-story apartment-style complex that can house 400 students. It was approved by the university’s board…
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County Council Honors Penncrest’s Championship-Winning Envirothon Team
This year, a group of eco-minded students from Penncrest High School’s Envirothon team were once again victorious in the county, state, and national Envirothon competitions, which test students’ knowledge on environmental science topics such as wildlife, forestry, soil, and aquatic life. Delaware County Council recently recognized the team, along with their faculty advisors who were…
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Upper Darby High School Hires First Female Principal in Its 120-Year History
Upper Darby High School has found its new principal in Kelley Simone, writes Kevin Tustin for the Daily Times. Simone has been selected by Superintendent Dan Nerelli to head the county’s largest high school after the resignation of principal Ed Roth, who was hired by to be the principal at Norristown High School. [uam_ad id=”52851″]…
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Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Education Visits Camp Garrett in Newtown Square
Pedro Rivera, Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Education, recently joined State Senator Thomas McGarrigle at Garrett Williamson’s Camp Garrett program in Newtown Square, where they toured the Videon Educational Garden and met with participants and providers at the camp’s Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) site. “It is always a highlight of my job to meet the students…
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New Spirit Filling the Halls of Chester Upland School District
Local students are set to come back this fall to a Chester Upland School District that looks much the same but feels newly inspired. The oft-disadvantaged school district has caught a fresh breath of air with a new superintendent, new teacher contract, and new shipment of elementary school supplies, according to a Daily Times report…
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View the Solar Eclipse at Neumann University
The Big Dark is coming on Monday, Aug. 21 at 2 PM. That’s when the first solar eclipse in years will occur in Delaware County, and Neumann University is offering the public a safe way to view this stellar phenomenon. Dr. Randall Detra, associate professor of science and technology, will have a telescope and two…
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Delaware County Community College President Receives Leader of Change Award
Delaware County Community College President Dr. L. Joy Gates Black received a 2017 Maury Cotter Leader of Change Award last month from the Network for Change and Continuous Innovation, an international professional association that promotes innovation and collaborative networking in higher education among its more than 1,000 members worldwide. Dr. Gates Black was one of…
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