Education
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CHOP, Mastery Charter Schools Collaborate in Effort To Teach High School Students Skills To Obtain Healthcare Jobs
Mastery Charter Schools and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) are partnering to help students land healthcare jobs after graduation, writes Stephen Williams for WHYY. The collaboration is part of a new $250 million initiative in Philadelphia and nine other communities. Through it, CHOP and Mastery Charter Schools will be working to create a specialized healthcare…
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Upbringing, Education, and Experiential Learning Give Holy Family Grad a Global Perspective
Perspective is a beautiful thing. Ask Daniel Ortiz; The 2020 Dean’s List and summa cum laude graduate of Holy Family University credits the diversity of his family, the challenges of his autism spectrum disorder, and the experiences of his internship with the Global Philadelphia Association with giving him a unique vantage point of the world,…
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Peirce College Student Faith Messado Awarded The Gold Leaf Scholarship, Presented By The Main Line Chamber Of Commerce
The 2023 recipient of the Gold Leaf Scholarship is Faith Messado, an undergraduate student at Peirce College. This scholarship is presented by the Main Line Chamber of Commerce and is awarded every year to a woman who has distinguished themselves through community and academic excellence while pursuing their college degree. Messado’s journey to Peirce started…
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WCU Professor to Hold Book-Signing and Discussion About New Book, “The Nile Swim Club of Yeadon: A History”
Through the pages of his recently released book, “The Nile Swim Club of Yeadon: A History,” West Chester University Professor of History Robert Kodosky calls attention to the historic racial inequities around swimming that have repercussions to this day. According to the CDC, Black children ages 10-14 years old drown in pools at rates over seven…
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Miss West Chester University Scholarship Organization to Hold 25th Live Competition
Miss West Chester University (WCU) will host its 25th live competition on Feb. 3 at 7:30 PM in the University’s Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall, located at 700 South High Street. Eight WCU students will compete for the Miss WCU 2024 title and more than $3,000 in scholarships through an inclusive contest focusing on leadership, academic…
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Holy Family University Hosts Bucks County Industrial Development Authority’s First Annual Economic Outlook
Holy Family University hosted the First Annual Economic Outlook sponsored by the Bucks County Industrial Development Authority (BCIDA) on Jan. 24 at Holy Family’s Newtown East campus location. The event, a collaboration between BCIDA and Startup Bucks, included a keynote address by Timothy Chubb, Chief Investment Officer at Girard, who reviewed recent history and projections…
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Get to Know WilmU at a Virtual Open House on Feb. 7
Learn about Wilmington University’s personalized academics in a caring community at a Virtual Open House on Wednesday, Feb. 7 from 7 AM-7 PM. In addition to having the application fee waived at this event, you can: Interested in pursuing your doctorate degree? Join a special Doctoral Programs Online Information Session at 4 PM to learn about…
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Eastern University Ranked Among Top 5 Best Value Online MBA Programs for 2024 by Discover Business
Eastern University is starting 2024 off strong with a spot among the Top 5 Best Value Online MBA Programs compiled by Discover Business. The list celebrates academic institutions that offer a Master of Business Administration that is both affordable and high-quality. “We are committed to providing top-notch education to aspiring business leaders,” said Dr. Christa Lee-Chuvala, Dean…
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Immaculata University to Host Nursing Information Session in February
Immaculata University will host an undergraduate nursing information session on Tuesday, Feb. 6, from 6 to 8 PM in Loyola Hall on the university’s campus. This event, which is for high school students and college transfer students interested in studying nursing, will provide an overview of Immaculata’s nursing program, including clinical experiences and the admissions…
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Saxbys Inaugural Student Cafe Executive Officer at Holy Family Masterfully Handles What Life Serves
Four weeks into her college career as an 18-year-old freshman at Holy Family University in September 2019, while walking down a hallway in the Campus Center, Beth Montgomery suffered a stroke. In hindsight, that event and her recovery from it have played a big role in her success. “I was on campus and walking down…
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Actress to Portray Egyptian Queen at Neumann University Event
Dr. Daisy Century will present an Egyptian queen at Neumann Univesity as she brings Egyptian Queen Hatshepsut to life in a historical impersonation on Thursday, February 1. Hatshepsut was the first woman to rule Egypt with the full authority of a pharaoh. The 1:30 p.m. performance is in the Bruder Life Center. Queen Hatshepsut ruled…
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Fox 29 Meteorologist Drew Anderson on Penn State Brandywine Faculty
Fox 29 Meteorologist Drew Anderson joined Penn State Brandywine’s Earth Sciences department as a part-time lecturer in August, writes Christina Billie for Penn State Brandywine. He received his bachelor of science in meteorology from Penn State and immediately jumped into broadcast news, working as a meteorologist at NBC in Lancaster and NBC in Scranton. He’s…
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Finish What You Started: WilmU Can Help You Complete Your Degree
When it comes to pursuing dreams, Jessica Roberts doesn’t just tell her daughters, “It’s never too late,” she shows them — as an adult learner working toward her bachelor’s degree at Wilmington University. “It’s OK if you do things out of order,” said Roberts, who started college after high school but “didn’t like the big class sizes.”…
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St. Joe’s Closes Merger with Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences
Saint Joseph’s University recently closed its merger with Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences and is looking forward to future growth across its campuses, writes Ryan Mulligan for Philadelphia Business Journal. This is the university’s second merger in just a couple of years. St. Joe’s closed its merger with the University of the Sciences in June…
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First-Generation College Students at Eastern University Share Their Dreams, Hurdles, and Legacy
Eastern University boasts a vibrant tapestry of students, each with their own unique stories. Among them is a group of first-generation students who are not only pursuing their passions and dreams, but redefining their family legacies. A first-generation college student is someone who is the first in their family to enroll at a university or…
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Penn State Brandywine Forms Partnership with Media Restaurant
Penn State Brandywine has established a partnership with local restaurant Epic Double Decker in Media. Ted Kardon, president of Epic Double Decker, approached the university with the idea as a way to increase his company’s appeal to the college-student demographic. “During a staff meeting, we tasked our marketing team with reaching out to Penn State…
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An Eastern University Grad’s Journey from Cambodian Refugee to Changing Lives as a Philadelphia Principal
While the journey from Cambodia to America was never easy, Daniel Sophara Peou, a 1997 graduate of Eastern University, has allowed his story to shape his passions and influence his desire to make a difference for his students as a principal in the School District of Philadelphia. At 13 years old, Dan and his family…
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Delaware County Leadership: Margaret Harkins, Dean of Nursing, Holy Family University
Margaret Harkins, DNP, MBE, MSN, GNP-BC, RN-BC, dean of nursing at Holy Family University, grew up in Philadelphia as the daughter of Scottish immigrants. She recalled the tight-knit neighborhood of Olney and working on evenings and weekends as a teenager to earn spending money. In her early 20s, Harkins had a son who was born…
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