Education
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Delaware County Community College Opens Veterans Center
Delaware County Community College recently held a grand opening for its new Veterans Center on the Marple Campus. The center was made possible by gifts from Pam Mariani, former general manager of the Edgmont Golf Club, and the Wilbur C. and Betty Lea Henderson Foundation, the mission of which is to support education and veterans.…
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Discovery in Hidden Attic Shines Light on Bygone Tradition at Haverford College
A hidden attic discovered during recent renovations has uncovered a wealth of historic items from Haverford College’s early years, including some wooden canes that were used in the long-forgotten practice of cane rush, writes Susan Snyder for the Philadelphia Inquirer. While inspecting the newly discovered space, campus planner David Harrower found framed pictures of previous…
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Delaware County Community College Offers Career Transitions Workshop
Delaware County Community College will offer a Career Transitions Workshop, a 10-week learning and development program for anyone facing the uncertainty of the job market and considering a change in career. Beginning Feb. 27, sessions will be held on Mondays from 6:30-8:30 PM at the Marple Campus located at 901 South Media Line Road in…
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Delaware County Community College Concludes National Search, Hires First Female President
Dr. L. Joy Gates Black, currently vice chancellor for Academic Affairs and Student Success at Tarrant County College in Fort Worth, Texas, has been unanimously selected by Delaware County Community College’s Board of Trustees to become the school’s next president. Dr. Gates Black will succeed Dr. Jerry Parker, who will retire on June 30, after…
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Neumann University Chaplain Receives National Catholic Education Award
Reverend Stephen Thorne, the Neumann University Chaplain, has been selected to receive the 2017 Lead. Learn. Proclaim. Award from the National Catholic Education Association (NCEA) for his dedication and commitment to excellence. Fr. Thorne is one of 42 educators in the country chosen to receive the award. There are more than 150,000 teachers, administrators, and…
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Neumann University Prof Publishes Book on History of Williamson College of the Trades
Andrew Miller, a history instructor at Neumann University, is the author of a new book entitled Williamson College of the Trades. The book is a history of the Middletown Township school that Quaker businessman and philanthropist Isaiah V. Williamson founded in 1888 to provide financially disadvantaged young men with useful trades. To this day, the…
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Penn State Brandywine’s New Athletic Director Is as Delco as They Come
Sarah Kurpel reached a new pinnacle of achievement last week when she was named the new director of athletics at Penn State Brandywine. Kurpel brings a decade of experience as an assistant athletic director at Neumann University, her alma mater, to her new responsibilities of overseeing 13 varsity sports, as well as on-campus clubs and…
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Widener’s School of Business Administration Honors Comcast Exec for Distinguished Management
The Widener University School of Business Administration announced that it will give its 2017 Distinguished Performance in Management Award to David Cohen of Comcast. The award is given by the school’s Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society to a business person who has shown exemplary leadership and business success. It is the highest honor the School…
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Delaware County Community College Offering Wastewater Treatment Certification Program
Delaware County Community College is offering a Wastewater Treatment Operator Certification Program, with classes beginning Feb. 8 at the Marple Campus located at 901 South Media Line Road. Classes will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6-9 PM. Certified by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), the program prepares entry-level operators for certification…
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Prominent African-American Lawyer Behind the Saving of Cheyney University
He’s a legal “pit bull,” a staunch supporter of college education, a mentor, a community leader, and a savior for Cheyney University. Tucker Law Group Founder Joe H. Tucker Jr., Esq. was the man behind the unexpected resurgence of Cheyney University through its historic legal fight against the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education over…
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Despite Sticker Price of Tuition, Swarthmore the Best College Value in America
No other college in the country is as reasonably priced as Swarthmore College, according to the new Best College Values 2017 rankings by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance. And Swarthmore is even cheaper than last year — the magazine noted its average net price came in $1,800 less than a year ago, per a Kiplinger report by…
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Delaware County Community College Offers Drinking Water Certification Program; Time Left to Register for Spring Classes
Delaware County Community College is offering a drinking water operator certification program, with classes beginning on Jan. 24 at the Marple Campus. Classes will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6-9 PM. Certified by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), the program prepares entry-level operators for certification and employment. The minimum education level…
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Aston Elementary School Gets Live Version of ‘The Elf on the Shelf’
One Delaware County school got a surprise last Friday morning, as a live version of the children’s Christmas toy “The Elf on the Shelf” greeted them from the school’s roof, writes Daniel Craig for PhillyVoice. The Elf on the Shelf is a little elf doll made famous by the highly successful book. The book explains…
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Register Now for Delaware County Community College’s Free Career Development Program
Are you unemployed or underemployed? Would you like help finding a job? Are you seeking basic computer skills? Register now for Delaware County Community College’s FREE New Choices career development and job re-entry program. New Choices is being offered from Tuesday, Jan. 17 through Thursday, Feb. 23 on the college’s Marple Campus, located at 901…
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Delco Middle-Schoolers’ Search for Missing STEM Balloon Reaches Happy Conclusion
Maintaining hope has paid off for three Swarthmore girls after they spent more than six months searching for a data pack that was attached to the STEM balloon they launched in June as part of a personal project, writes Allan Vought for The Baltimore Sun. The data pack was launched on a high-altitude balloon by…
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Villanova Filmmakers Capture Joys, Struggles of Special Olympians in Stirring Documentary
The next Roger Moore or Ken Burns could be filming an award-winning documentary right now at Villanova University. Since 2008, students in the Social Justice Documentary Film program have been using film to change our communities, highlighting topics such as illiteracy, poverty, gun violence, and animal abuse. Last Friday, the student filmmakers premiered a powerful…
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Swarthmore College Sees Drop in Endowments
According to a new analysis from American City Business Journals, Swarthmore College is one of several wealthy academic institutions nationwide that have seen their endowments drop in value recently, write Craig Douglas and Michelle Caffrey for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The private liberal arts college saw its endowment returns drop by five percent in fiscal…
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New Rankings Reveal How Delaware County’s Private High Schools Fare Relative to Others in State
Based on rigorous analysis of key statistics and millions of reviews from students and parents, Niche.com has unveiled its 2017 rankings of the Top 100 Private High Schools in Pennsylvania. The Episcopal Academy in Newtown Square checked in at No. 2, trailing only Philadelphia’s Germantown Friends, while The Haverford School (5) and The Agnes Irwin…
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