Education
-
Delaware County Community College’s Peter Gilmore Named Chef Educator of the Year
Peter Gilmore, Program Manager of Delaware County Community College’s Culinary Arts program, was recently named Chef Educator of the Year by the Philadelphia Chapter of the American Culinary Federation (ACF). Chef Gilmore received the award at the ACF’s annual President’s Charity Scholarship Ball in early April. The Chef Educator of the Year award recognizes a…
-
Delaware County Community College Releases New Non-Credit Course Guide
Delaware County Community College’s Return to Learn Non-Credit Course Guide has been released, and it details the college’s offerings from May through August 2017. Courses are available in a number of different areas, including: Information Technology Computer Training Skilled Trades Online Training Health Care Careers Professional Development Certificate Programs Test Preparation/ESL Learning Other Languages Creative…
-
Villanova Breaks Its Record for NCAA Academic Excellence
Villanova’s student-athletes loom large on the field and court, but they’re just as dominant off it too. The Wildcats just shattered last year’s high mark in academic excellence with back-to-back school records in their NCAA Academic Progress Rate recognition. The NCAA bestowed public recognition awards to 15 Villanova athletic programs for attaining a rank in…
-
Delaware County Council’s Unique Meeting Place Serves as Civics Lesson for Students
Local government just got a whole lot more accessible in the eyes of Haverford High School students after Delaware County Council conducted its latest meeting right in the school auditorium. “If you’re interested in going into government, you just need to know how to talk to people,” said Rylee Mauger in a Daily Times report…
-
Neumann University Senior Sets New Standard for Term ‘Student-Athlete’
Haley Broomell has set a new standard for the term “student-athlete” at Neumann University. A biology major and native of Woodstown, N.J., Broomell won the university’s John A. Phillips Scholar Athlete Award and the Valedictory Medal at the April 21 academic awards convocation. The Valedictory Medal is presented to the student who earned the highest…
-
Percentage of Female Superintendents in Suburban Philly Outpaces National Average
More women are finding their way to the head of the class — or rather, the school district. Locally, the rising percentage of female superintendents today outpaces not only the national average of 22.4 percent but also Pennsylvania’s 28.8 percent, according to a Philadelphia Inquirer report by Kathy Boccella. Superintendents in suburban Philadelphia are 34.4…
-
Billionaire Philanthropist Michael Bloomberg to Speak at Villanova’s Commencement
Words of wisdom from a financial mogul, former New York City mayor, and billionaire philanthropist will send off Villanova’s Class of 2017. Renowned American leader Michael Bloomberg will be Villanova’s commencement speaker next month, according to a Philadelphia Business Journal report by Michelle Caffrey. In addition to delivering what’s sure to be a high-profile speech…
-
Football All-Stars to Compete in Hero Bowl Benefiting Families of First Responders
Every year, it seems our communities are shaken by the tragic loss of a brave first responder, whether he or she serves as police officers, firefighters, or emergency medical personnel. When that happens, the Delaware County community comes together to support the families and fellow first responders. Since 1977, the Hero Scholarship Committee has been…
-
Check Out Which Public High Schools in Delco Rank Among America’s Elite
The U.S. News & World Report has released its annual rankings of the best public high schools in America after analyzing data on more than 28,000 schools in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The following pair of high schools in Delaware County ranked among the Top 25 in Pennsylvania and rated most…
-
Villanova Selects Alum to Head New Women’s Leadership Institute
Teresa Boyer, the leader of Rutgers University’s Center for Women and Work, will head Villanova’s new women’s leadership institute, writes Michelle Caffrey for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Boyer, who is a Villanova graduate, will become the founding director of the Anne Welsh McNulty Institute for Women’s Leadership on July 31. The newly established institute is…
-
Harvard Takes Notice of Penn State Brandywine Scholar’s Work
In her spare time, an associate professor of English at Penn State Brandywine has discovered a key figure lost in history. Now, Kimberly Blockett will bring that figure back to life through a sabbatical year of writing. Blockett has been given fellowships by the Women’s Studies in Religion Program at Harvard University and the National…
-
Overcoming Disabilities, Exemplary Students Receive State Honors for Academics, Service
Best friends Gina DiLuzio and Scott Duffy have learned how to succeed, despite having to contend with disabilities at times. They were recently lauded for their academic prowess and unselfish service to Delaware County Community College and their community. DiLuzio of Ridley Park and Duffy of Collingdale were among 49 community college students statewide named…
-
Cheyney University Eyes Change as Enrollment Declines
While West Chester University has seen its enrollment increase over the last six years, other state schools are experiencing the opposite. Some even fear for their future, writes Sunny Morgan for The Quad, WCU’s student newspaper. Cheyney University had 1,436 students a decade ago. Today, that number has been cut almost in half to 746…
-
Villanova Bests Penn State, Pitt in These New Rankings
Villanova ranks fifth on the list of best value colleges in Pennsylvania, scoring better than the likes of Penn State, Pitt, Bucknell, and Drexel, according to a report from SmartAsset. To create the list of best value schools, SmartAsset looked at five key factors: tuition student living costs scholarship and grant options retention rate average…
-
Penn State Brandywine Duo Translates Revelation About Waste into Garbage-Tracking App
Penn State Brandywine students are now sending more of their bad habits — and less of their actual trash — to the landfill thanks to a pioneering new Android app created on campus. After the campus-wide Common Read book Garbology by Edward Humes exposed the typical American’s garbage habits for what they really are, a…
-
Widener Slashes Tuition in Half for City of Chester Employees
Widener University and the City of Chester are investing big into the future of the community with a big deal on higher education. The nearly 300 Chester city employees, plus their spouses and dependents, will now get up to 50 percent off the cost of tuition at Widener University, according to a Philadelphia Business Journal…
-
Villanova Priest’s Life a Moving Work of Art
His artistic handiwork with fabric, thread, and stained glass is so moving that it has graced churches as far as Italy and Japan. And now, after 26 years, it is literally moving to a new home. The Rev. Richard Cannuli is downsizing to another Augustinian residence on Villanova’s campus. In the process, he will sell…
-
Knights, Dragons Work Together as Neumann, Drexel Partner on Early Admission Program
The Knights and the Dragons are now working together. Neumann University has partnered with the Drexel University College of Engineering to offer students the ability to obtain a B.S. in Mathematics and a B.S. in Engineering in approximately five-and-a-half years. The Early Admission Program begins with students enrolling as Mathematics majors at Neumann University, where…
Founding Partners
Advertisement
Affiliate Partners
Chamber Partners
