Education
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Delta Dental Community Care Foundation Awards Scholarships to Harcum College
The Delta Dental Community Care Foundation has awarded the Harcum College Dental Program with $38,000 earmarked for dental students who show academic progress and financial need. The Community Care Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Delta Dental of California, has previously been a supporter of the dental clinic by providing funding for supplies and equipment. The…
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WCU’s Department of Communication Sciences, Disorders Celebrates 100th Anniversary on World Voice Day
National World Voice Day will be recognized on the 100th anniversary of West Chester University’s Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders on Tuesday, March 21, 7 – 9 PM, in The Sciences and Engineering Center and The Commons, Ballroom A, located on campus at 155 University Avenue in West Chester. Bringing voice disorder scholars, speech-language pathologists as…
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Earth Sciences Professor Receives Multiple Honors
Laura Guertin, a distinguished professor of Earth sciences at Penn State Brandywine, has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The honor recognizes her scientific and socially notable achievements spanning her career. She was honored for outstanding contributions to teaching Earth science to advance scientific literacy and curiosity…
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TLC: Helping Students Master Decision-Making: 4 Simple Questions
Students often struggle with making meaningful decisions. If they lack a simple framework to help them make decisions, everyday life can become increasingly frustrating and students can find themselves making hasty choices that can cause other problems and limit options in the future. This simple 4-question framework—which works great verbally, on paper, or on a…
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Widener Doctoral Student, Sex Educator Profiled in Newsweek in 2018
Mexican-born sex educator Lorena Olvera-Moreno, now a doctoral student at Widener University, has been named to Newsweek’s “Women of the Future” list, according to a report in the magazine. Olvera-Moreno was nominated by Beverly Whipple, a now-retired Rutgers University professor, and controversial sexologist. Whipple first met Olvera-Moreno more than 10 years ago when she gave…
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Neumann University Named a 2023-24 Military Friendly School.
Neumann University is a military-friendly college, listed among the top 20 percent of colleges in the nation for creating sustainable and meaningful opportunities for the military community. Neumann received a silver designation in 2023-24 from the Military Friendly® rating system owned and operated by VIQTORY, a small business managed by veterans disabled during military service.…
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Cheryl A. McConnell Elected First Woman to Lead St. Joseph’s University
The Saint Joseph’s University Board of Trustees elected Cheryl A. McConnell its 29th — and first female — president in the university’s 172-year history, effective immediately. McConnell is a 35-year veteran of Jesuit higher education, having most recently served as Saint Joseph’s interim president since last June, and as provost and chief academic officer for…
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Delaware County Leadership: Dr. Karen Kent, Director, MBA Program Director, DeSales University
Dr. Karen Kent spoke to DELCO Today about growing up in Pottstown as the youngest of five children. Since a young age, she had a knack for leadership and community service, including serving as the drum major of the Pottstown High School marching band and the president of the Anchor Club. Kent knew as a…
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TLC – Top 5 TED Talks for School Counselors
School counselors have borne the brunt of much of the turbulence experienced in education over the last few years. These five TED Talks speak to some of the biggest challenges school counselors face. Self-Care: What It Really Is | Susannah Winters Susannah shares how she learned that if she wanted to be successful in her…
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One-of-a-Kind Bachelor’s, Master’s Program Takes Quantum Leap at WCU
As the first and only bachelor’s/master’s program of its kind in the U.S., a new 3-2 dual degree program in Quantum Science and Engineering (QSE) has launched to prepare students for a technical revolution — the emerging $3.2-billion quantum-computing market. In partnership with the University of Delaware (UD), the 3-2 dual-degree program allows students to spend three…
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WCU Alumni Featured on Today Show and NBC News for Critical Efforts in Education
West Chester University alumni Michael Flemming ’14 and Marsalis Chism ‘17, Martin Luther King High teachers, were recently featured on the Today Show’s Sunday Spotlight and NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt for their involvement in a critical effort to have students taught by teachers who look like them. Flemming, Chism, and two other men…
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Widener University: Todd Clark New Delaware Law School Dean
Widener University announces the appointment of Todd J Clark, an accomplished leader, scholar, and award-winning professor, as Delaware Law School’s new dean. Clark will begin his role July 1, after serving as senior associate dean of Academic Affairs and professor of law at St. Thomas University (“STU”) College of Law in Florida. Clark is an…
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Kindness in the Classroom: Facilitating Student-to-Student Kindness
Sixty seconds before they step into the classroom, students are gearing up to engage. How are they preparing themselves for the vulnerability required to master new skills or to make mistakes in front of their peers? To respond to challenges and critiques? To rebound constructively when impacted by the mistakes and missteps of others? With…
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Neumann’s Online Master’s in Business Earns Top 50 U.S. Ranking
Neumann University’s master’s degree in Business and Organizational Leadership has been ranked as one of the nation’s 50 best online graduate programs in organizational leadership by Online Master’s Degrees. According to OMD, Neumann’s program earned the ranking “for overall quality, affordability, and commitment to student success.” Neumann’s MS in Business and Organizational Leadership is a…
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Immaculata University to Host March Adult Undergrad and Grad Info Sessions
Immaculata University will hold two online admissions information sessions in March for adult undergraduate and graduate students interested in earning college degrees to improve their job prospects. Adult Undergraduate Online Info SessionSaturday, March 11, 10 AM Attendees will learn about program offerings, convenient accelerated and online options, and the personalized support Immaculata provides for adult…
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Wilmington University is Committed to Military Students
For military service members and veterans, a college degree represents a crucial step in the transition to civilian life, and Wilm U’s Eight Keys to Veterans’ Success program can help make that possible. “Higher education serves as a critical component to long-term success while volunteering to serve, as well as after service,” said James Webb,…
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Saints Cyril & Philomena School in Lansdowne Hosts Career Day During Catholic Schools Week
To mark this year’s Catholic Schools Week, Saints Cyril & Philomena School, an Independence Mission School in Lansdowne, hosted a career day for its students. The theme was “Catholic Education Leads Us Towards College, Career, and Heaven.” Presenters, who spoke on their experiences as a Catholic and how their faith guided them to successful careers,…
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Cheyney University Project Links Minorities and Life Sciences
The thinkUbator at Cheyney University is a building redevelopment project for the nation’s first historically black college or university to entice life science companies to on-campus lab space, writes Ryan Mulligan for Philadelphia Business Journal. The Cheyney University thinkUbator project is the result of a partnership with Mosaic Development Partners and Integrated Project Services. It…
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