Education
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More Entries, More Prizes: WCU to Host 10th Annual Business Idea Competition on April 20
As West Chester University wraps up its sesquicentennial, it is also celebrating the 10th anniversary of the annual Business Idea Competition hosted by the Dr. Edwin Cottrell Entrepreneurial Leadership Center. The finalists will compete in person on Wednesday, April 20, at the WCU Alumni and Foundation Center before a panel of judges that consists of business…
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‘Making the Impossible Possible’: WCU’s Scholarship Gala Raises $150,000 for Students During Historic Times
Each year, West Chester University’s Annual Presidential Scholarship Community Gala attracts numerous friends from throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to a benefit to fund Presidential Scholarships for WCU students who have earned academic distinction. Since its inception in 1983, the Gala has raised more than $2 million for WCU students through a renewable, four-year Presidential…
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Immaculata to Host Undergrad Open House on April 23
Immaculata University will hold an undergraduate open house on Saturday, April 23. The event will include two tracks: one from 9 AM-1 PM for high school students and college students interested in transferring, and another from 9:30 AM-12 PM for adult students interested in earning an undergraduate degree. At the first Immaculata open house event, admissions counselors…
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Community Invited to WCU’s 150th-Anniversary Open House on April 23
The public is invited to West Chester University on Saturday, April 23 from 1-3 PM for free music, games, refreshments, and lots of educational fun during WCU’s 150th Anniversary Open House Showcase. As the university wraps up its year-long celebration, there will be lots of hands-on activities to see, hear, touch, and taste. Neighbors near…
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DELCO Careers — CCRES
CCRES, Downingtown, specializes in providing over 1,500 professional, dedicated staff members to meet the needs of children and adults challenged by autism, behavioral health issues, mental illness, intellectual/developmental disabilities, and physical disabilities. It works in collaboration with school districts, intermediate units, and the behavioral health system. There are numerous advantages to a CCRES career, including…
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Villanova Harder to Get Into These Days Thanks to Basketball and More
It’s not easy to get into Villanova University, thanks in part to the success of its Wildcats basketball team, writes Susan Snyder for The Philadelphia Inquirer. About 43% of applicants got in when Villanova won the NCAA men’s basketball championship in 2016. Only 23% were accepted this year as the school has become more selective.…
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Public Colleges in Pa. Scramble to Recruit Students Amid Enrollment Drops
The number of enrollments in public colleges has plunged nationwide, putting Pa. State System of Higher Education schools into a position of scrambling to attract more students. Nick Anderson and Danielle Douglas-Gabriel opened the book on the development for The Washington Post. Pa. State System of Higher Education has enrolled 219,113 students in fall 2021,…
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Graduate of WilmU’s College of Health Professions a Testament to How WilmU Works for the Working Adult
Jamie Van Horn began her career in healthcare by working at an optometrist’s office. Despite having little background in the field, it was an experience that changed her life and eventually set her on a path to Wilmington University. There, Van Horn discovered her passion for helping people, and it eventually propelled her to pursue…
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WCU Receives Largest Cash Donation Ever, Proof That It’s a ‘University Worthy of Big-Time Support’
A $3.5 million donation to West Chester University will focus on student needs and student opportunities. The gift, from the nonprofit Support Services Inc., is the largest cash donation the university has ever received. From it, the Students Services Incorporated Presidential Endowment will be created to fund student scholarships, provide financial aid, and fund academic…
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WCU’s Graduate Programs Earn High Praise from U.S. News & World Report
West Chester University appears on several of U.S. News & World Report’s lists of the best graduate schools for 2023. WCU’s master’s of social work is among the nation’s Top 100 MSW programs accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. WCU is ranked No. 94 in a tie with 21 other schools. This is…
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US Deputy Education Secretary Pays a Call on 4 Delaware County Schools
Four Delaware County schools received a visit Monday from the U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education Cindy Marten to see how federal American Rescue Plan funds are working out at the local level, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. Marten visited Bywood, Garrettford, Evans, and East Lansdowne elementary schools in the Upper Darby and William…
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Teacher Shortage Pain at Upper Darby District Is a National Problem
Upper Darby School District is facing a looming teacher crisis, along with the rest of the country, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. The changed staffing availability is a paradigm shift from “what had been a rich labor market for educators to what now is arguably the number-one challenge impacting our profession,” said Dr.…
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Bright Idea to Adopt Year-Long Daylight Saving Time Was Tried Before, With Dangerous Results
With the U.S. Senate passage of the Sunshine Protection Act, efforts may again be underway to permanently orient the U.S. to Daylight Saving Time. But JD Mullane, in the Bucks County Courier Times, recalls the idea’s prior attempt. In December 1973, the biggest kitchen table issue was the cost of energy. The Nixon Administration nationalized…
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U.S. News: Villanova Law School Ranks 56th, Down From 53rd Last Year
Villanova University’s Widger School of Law stopped ascending in law school rankings for the first time in recent years, writes Jeff Blumenthal for Philadelphia Business Journal. It placed at No. 56 this year on the annual law school rankings from U.S. News & World Report, down three slots from last year. In comparison, Temple University…
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$10,000 Scholarship Available at Harcum College’s Bear-Nanza on April 23
Accepted and prospective students and their families are invited to explore Harcum College’s Bryn Mawr Campus on Saturday, April 23, during Bear-Nanza, a bear-themed open house. Guests can take a self-guided tour, meet with various departments, and hear from current students, faculty, financial aid representatives, and more. Students who are accepted, pay (or have paid) their…
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Ukrainian and Russian Students Link Up at Haverford College Against the War
A Haverford College student from Moscow never imagined that the genocide she learned about in a “transitional justice” class would be perpetrated by her own country, writes Susan Snyder for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Oleh Shostak, 21, a sophomore from Ukraine, told the student she was not on the side of the perpetrators. “You come from…
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New STEM Program Comes to Drexel Neumann Academy in Chester
A ribbon-cutting March 16 launched a new STEM program for fourth-through-eighth graders at Drexel Neumann Academy in Chester. Neumann University is a sponsor and partner for the school. Drexel Neumann Academy partnered with Chemours, a global chemistry company; the NHL, and the Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation to help make a new STEM Studio and…
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WilmU Alumnae Receive Presidential Award for Excellence in STEM Education
The White House recently announced the recipients of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Two of them are Wilmington University alumnae: Brandi Luloff, instructional coach and mathematics teacher at Townsend Elementary School in the Appoquinimink School District, and Leona Williams, Next Generation Science lead teacher at Wilmington’s Forwood Elementary School in the…
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