Education
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Radnor Student Katherine Hung Selected for 2016 U.S. Presidential Scholar Award
Radnor High School senior Katherine Hung is one of only 160 students nationwide to qualify for the 2016 U.S. Presidential Scholar award, writes Kara Seymour for the Radnor Patch. The U.S. Presidential Scholars Program was created 52 years ago and has since honored close to 7,000 of the country’s top-performing students. This is the second consecutive year…
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Swarthmore and Haverford Among Nation’s Top 10 Liberal Arts Schools for Value
For students searching for a liberal arts school that provides excellent quality and value for money, Swarthmore and Haverford are among the Top 10 colleges to consider, writes Kevin Walker for the U.S. News University Directory. Liberal arts degrees have been in the news recently, as research has shown they are very important in educating future leaders and…
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Radio, Television Host Michael Smerconish Tells Widener Graduates to ‘Show Up Where You’re Not Invited’
Bucks County native and Villanova resident Michael Smerconish – the popular radio and television host, author, and lawyer – addressed the graduates of Widener University last weekend, telling them how important the journey is compared with the destination. Smerconish, who has his own weekday program on SiriusXM’s POTUS Channel and who hosts his own CNN…
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CIA Book, Pope Rookie Card Highlight DCCC Your Connection Quarterly Newsletter
Your Connection is a quarterly newsletter for alumni and friends of Delaware County Community College. As you will read in the Spring edition below, the college became the first community college in the country to have purchased the LapSim 2015, a cutting-edge, virtual laparoscopic training simulator. It will help students in the Perioperative Nursing, Registered…
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Axalta Invests in Future by Engaging Students at Youth Leadership Academy
Seniors from high schools across Delaware County engaged with Axalta Coating Systems of Glen Mills and other local businesses at the eighth annual Youth Leadership Academy last week at Penn State Brandywine. The program, sponsored by the Youth Council of the Delaware County Workforce Development Board and the Foundation of the Delaware County Chamber of…
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Delaware County Community College Alumna and Pharmacologist with U.S. DEA Tells Graduates ‘Road to Success is Paved with Hard Work’
Dr. Luli Akinfiresoye, a pharmacologist who works with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency’s Office of Diversion, shared her inspirational story with graduates of the Delaware County Community College Thursday morning at the school’s commencement in The Pavilion at Villanova University. “Though there were obstacles and challenges along my journey, I did not become distracted because…
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Basketball Hall of Famer and Nike Director Shares Wisdom with Villanova Graduates
George Raveling – director of International Basketball for Nike, Basketball Hall of Famer, and former college basketball coach – inspired Villanova graduates with his words of wisdom at the school’s commencement ceremony, writes Anne Neborak of the Main Line Suburban Life. Raveling, who received his honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, was introduced by Villanova’s basketball…
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Radnor Scholarship Fund Fetes Its Long-Time President on Golden Anniversary
Arthur Lewis, the 85-year-old president of the Radnor High School Scholarship Fund, was recently honored at a party for the organization’s 50th anniversary, writes Linda Stein of the Main Line Suburban Life. According to Stein, the scholarship fund provides need-based financial assistance to Radnor graduates and has given $2.5 million to 900 students since it…
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Spotlight Shines Bright on Rose Tree Media School District with Two Finalists for State’s Teacher of Year
The Rose Tree School District’s Phoebe Simmington, a sixth-grade math teacher at Springton Lake Middle School, and Sandra Lin, a Mandarin Chinese teacher at Penncrest High School, are both finalists for Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year in 2017. There are only a dozen finalists from across the state in the running, writes Patti Mengers of…
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Media Resident Rises Above Visual Impairment to Earn Rare National Award
Aleisa Myles of Media proves every day that visual impairment is no barrier to educational success, according to a recent report in the News of Delaware County. Myles was presented with the highest award given by Learning Ally, a nonprofit serving individuals with learning and visual disabilities. She is one of just six students from…
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Six-Year-Old from Media Collects Care Packages for Pathways
Seeing the suffering of people living on the streets in New York spurred six-year-old Cailin Kennedy to help those in need in her hometown of Media via Pathways, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. “I was in New York and I saw people in blankets asking for food and money,” said Cailin. “I…
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Lansdowne Friends School Receives Grant for Native Plantings
The Lansdowne Friends School, as one of three organizations in Delaware County to receive an Environmental Education grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, will be dedicating its new gardens that highlight the importance of native plants at its annual fair on May 21. Planted in various parts of the campus were plants that…
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Penncrest Continues its Dominance of Delco Envirothon
It was a tough competition, but the reigning champions of 21 years successfully defended their crown during the Delaware County Envirothon competition, securing another victory for Penncrest, writes Anne Neborak for Delaware County News Network. The rainy weather did not deter high school teams from Sun Valley, Glen Mills, Strath Haven, Haverford, and Penncrest from…
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Radnor’s Community Energy Completes Elizabethtown College Solar Project
Radnor’s Community Energy recently joined Elizabethtown College to dedicate Pennsylvania’s largest higher education-sited solar array, the new 2.6 Megawatt Elizabethtown College Solar project. The Lancaster County college made a mark on its sustainability goals by leveraging a $500,000 state grant from the Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority (PEDA) to build the on-campus solar power plant on…
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Technology Giants Look to Swarthmore for New Talent
The increasing interest of technology giants like Google in recruiting Swarthmore talent is leading to a growing percentage of its students studying computer science majors, writes Isaac Lee for The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore College campus newspaper. The Career Services annual report shows that recruitment is booming as numerous employers are visiting the campus looking for…
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Inn at Swarthmore Finally Complete
The Inn at Swarthmore is finally complete, and officials are looking forward to seeing it strengthen the relationship between the college and the borough, writes Alison Burdo of the Philadelphia Business Journal. “We are excited about the fact that it provides us with a physical and social link between the Borough and the college,” Swarthmore…
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PSU Brandywine Hosts Student Research Showcase
Penn State Brandywine in Media has been hosting its Exhibition of Undergraduate Research Enterprise and Creative Accomplishment (EURECA) for more than a decade, writes Michael McDade for the school’s web site. EURECA is the college’s way of providing its undergraduates the opportunity to conduct research in their respective fields of study. This research showcase event…
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Cabrini College to Become Cabrini University
President Donald B. Taylor has announced that Cabrini College will officially become Cabrini University effective July 1, 2016. The Pennsylvania Department of Education granted Cabrini approval to become a university after its application was submitted earlier this year. Cabrini will launch a new logo and brand identity on July 1 and begin to transition the…
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