Education
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Three Widener Professors from Delaware County Honored for Innovation, Leadership
Widener University honored its top faculty in the areas of teaching innovation, research, civic engagement, and institutional leadership at its annual Faculty Awards banquet on Oct. 6. Three of the honorees are Delaware County residents. “It is a genuine honor to recognize these dedicated faculty members who were nominated by their colleagues for their scholarship…
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Neumann Students Embody Franciscan Tradition of Service
In keeping with the Franciscan tradition of service, Neumann University students, like their peers at Franciscan colleges across the country, will clock hundreds of hours performing community service in October. The Association of Franciscan Colleges and Universities (AFCU) has organized the nationwide initiative this month in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, whose feast day…
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Vermeil Shares Page from His Playbook of Life with Elwyn Staff, Volunteers
Former Philadelphia Eagles and St. Louis Rams coach Dick Vermeil visited Elwyn last Tuesday to present the Dick Vermeil Humanitarian Awards, created by Elwyn to recognize staff and volunteer organizations. The annual awards were presented to The Philadelphia Insurance Companies for their involvement and support, as well members of Elwyn’s direct support staff and middle…
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Glen Mills a Perfect Location for Headquarters of Thriving Malvern School
With a thriving headquarters in Glen Mills, The Malvern School for Early Childhood Education is teaching franchise preschools how childhood education ought to be done. The Malvern School co-founder Kristen Waterfield broke the mold of traditional franchise preschools to create one that puts children at the center of the business model, according to a sponsored…
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Rosemont Sees Enrollment Spike Following Significant Tuition Cuts
Rosemont College has slashed tuition prices for the 2016-17 school year by an astonishing 43 percent, bringing a wave of new enrollments to the small Catholic college on the Main Line, writes Susan Snyder for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Last September, Rosemont announced it was cutting tuition costs and taking an additional $1,900 off room-and board-fees…
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Wall Street Journal Names Local College One of Nation’s Most Engaging
Swarthmore College is ranked sixth on The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings in terms of how engaged students feel with both the professors and their education, writes Douglas Belkin for The Journal. The engagement category determines how actively students are tackling various concepts and trying to apply them in the real world. To…
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Which Delco Schools Rated Well in The Wall Street Journal’s Inaugural College Rankings?
The Wall Street Journal, in collaboration with Times Higher Education, recently released its inaugural ranking of U.S. colleges and universities, and two Delaware County institutions rated impressively. Swarthmore College checked in at No. 34, while Haverford College claimed the 37th spot. The ranking includes clear performance indicators designed to answer the questions that matter the…
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Villanova Students Work on New Tool to Reduce Energy Consumption by Cable Companies
The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers has teamed up with students at Villanova to work on a new tool aimed at helping major cable companies significantly reduce their energy consumption, writes Michelle Caffrey for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Graduate students in the sustainable engineering program will help develop a way for cable and telecommunications companies…
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Penn State Brandywine’s Vairo Library Keeps Up with the Times
A lot has changed at Penn State Brandywine’s Vairo Library since it opened in 1979 in a room the size of a classroom, writes Haleigh Swansen for Penn State News. The construction project for the library was originally proposed by Penn State Brandywine’s first campus executive, John D. Vairo, when the campus moved from Chester…
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Delco Council Recognizes Upper Darby High School’s Lunar Club for Otherworldly Research
Delaware County Council Chairman Mario J. Civera Jr. recently praised members of Upper Darby High School’s Lunar Club for their remarkable achievements in lunar geology research. The nine students and their faculty mentor, Roseann Burns, traveled by trolley to attend the Sept. 21 County Council meeting, where they received a resolution for their achievements. Their…
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Chester Community Fellows from Swarthmore College Share Their Summer Experiences
Eight Swarthmore College students who worked as Chester Community Fellows over the summer recently presented their experiences to their campus community, writes Gina Myers for Swarthmore College News & Events. Chester Community Fellowships are offered by the Lang Center for Civic & Social Responsibility to provide students with individual, full-time work experience in Chester’s nonprofit…
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Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union Teaches Delco Teens About Personal Finance
Some of the best learning in the world takes place on the job, and that’s why Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union has nine financial literacy centers in high schools throughout Delaware County. “It’s really a helpful introduction to personal finance,” Strath Haven High School student Valerie Cheney said in a Philadelphia Inquirer report by Erin…
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More Drexel Medical Students Heading to Crozer-Chester
The pulse of Crozer-Chester Medical Center’s clinical program is racing with the news that the Upland teaching hospital will now see more of medical students each year. Crozer-Chester was officially upgraded to one of just six Drexel University College of Medicine regional medical campuses, effective in 2017, the Philadelphia Business Journal announced in a report…
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Motorcycle Parade Puts on Exhibition at Elwyn’s Media Campus
A fleet of steel recently roared through the Media campus of Elwyn, the Delaware Valley’s oldest and largest nonprofit, human services organization. In partnership with Hannum’s Harley Davidson and the local Harley Owners’ Group, Elwyn welcomed motorcycle riders to “parade” on its campus. For more than an hour, six to eight riders followed a suggested…
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Four Students from Delco Selected as Neumann University Presidential Ambassadors
Four Delaware County students have been selected to serve as Presidential Ambassadors for Dr. Rosalie Mirenda during her last year as president of Neumann University. They are Ryan Bonacquisti and John Stanaitis, residents of Aston and graduates of Sun Valley High School; Natalie Hummel, a resident of Media and graduate of Penncrest High School; and…
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Free Program at Neumann University to Focus on Embedding Culture of Safety in Daily Life
The Delaware County Partnership for Public Safety has announced that it will host a public program for local businesses, academic and healthcare institutions, and non-profit organizations on strategies for entities to embed safety as part of their daily culture. The program, which is free and open to the public, will take place on Tuesday, Oct.…
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Miss Cheyney University, a Boothwyn Native, Crowned White House HBCU All-Star
Her recent crowning as the 2016 Miss Cheyney University is likely to become just a snapshot of the attention that junior Anitra Jackson will soon experience. The three-sport queen chasing down two Cheyney degrees in three years has also been named an all-star by the White House Initiative for Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Cheyney’s…
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Penn State Brandywine to Host Speed Networking Event
On Sept. 28, Penn State Brandywine’s Office of Career Services is hosting its annual “speed networking” event in partnership with local Penn State alumni to help students gain confidence as networkers, writes Haleigh Swansen for the college’s website. During the event at the Tomezsko Lounge at 12:15 PM, students get to interact with Penn State…
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