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Neumann Professor/Punk Musician Creates Album to Benefit Ukraine
Janis Chakars, a Neumann University communications professor and a founding member of the punk rock band Citizens Arrest, is combining both occupations to help the people of Ukraine, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. With family in Eastern Europe, he’s been particularly outraged by the Russian invasion. So he’s created a compilation music album,…
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Leonard Brody, Entrepreneur and Business Futurist, to Speak at Neumann University
“We are living in the largest institutional and human shift in the history of our species,” says Leonard Brody. “It is a complete resetting of the operating system of our planet.” Brody is a Canadian entrepreneur, venture capitalist, best-selling business author, and a two-time Emmy nominee. He has helped raise millions of dollars for start-up…
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CEO of Ebony and Jet Headlines Free Career Conference at Neumann University
Michele Thornton Ghee, CEO of Ebony and Jet magazines and digital platforms, will deliver the keynote address at 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 2, during a free Neumann University conference designed to help professionals build a personal brand and improve career success skills. Sponsored by the university’s Center for Leadership, the ElevateU Conference features speakers who will offer practical advice on…
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Neumann University Honors Five Delaware County Alumni
Neumann University’s annual Alumni Association Awards, presented March 8, recognized five residents of Delaware County. Nancy Gorevin Costello, a Radnor resident, received the Alumni Association Recognition Award. She currently serves as the director of communications for the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. In 2010, she and her husband Tom co-founded The Joy…
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Neumann University Helps Package Meals for Ukrainian Refugees Escaping Bombings
Neumann University administrators, staff, and students packaged 14,040 meals Wednesday for Ukrainian refugees fleeing to Poland to escape Russian bombings, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. Meals were organized at the Bruder Life Center on campus, part of the activities for the university’s Charter Week. “We put this into Charter Week because it is…
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COVID Took a Cavan Society St. Patrick’s Day Float Away. Now It’s Back
A father and son team from Cavan Construction in Aston is recreating a Cavan Society float for Sunday’s 250th St. Patrick’s Day parade in Philadelphia that never saw the light of day in 2020 because of the pandemic. The Cavan Society started back in 1907. The organization has had a float in the parade for…
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Neumann University Partners with United Sports in Downingtown
Neumann University has signed an exclusive, three-year partnership with United Sports Training Center in Downingtown. The agreement, announced in a March 2 ribbon cutting, includes marketing and branding opportunities and student internships at the sports complex. Ted van Beuren, CEO and founder of United Sports, and Rick Knowles, general manager of the facility, joined Neumann’s…
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Neumann University Celebrates 57th Anniversary With Fundraising Goal
March is a special month for Neumann University as it celebrates its 57th anniversary. In March 1965, the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia signed the charter to establish Neumann. This year, the university commemorates the 57th anniversary of that signing with a week of festivities and events. Part of the celebration includes a unique…
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Neumann University Introduces MS in Cybersecurity at March 12 Info Session
Neumann University will introduce its new master’s degree in Cybersecurity as part of an in-person information session on Saturday, March 12, from 9-11:30 a.m. in the Rocco Abessinio Building. The MS in Cybersecurity is offered online and can be completed in two years or less. Students build their skills using real-world hacking lab scenarios and…
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Delaware County Symphony Orchestra Concert Highlights Russian Composers
The Delaware County Symphony will be performing a concert celebrating Russia’s long history of classical music on Sunday, March 6, at 3 p.m. The concert, titled “Pictures of Russia”, will showcase pieces by some of the country’s greatest 19th and 20th Century composers. This is the third symphony concert of the season. It begins with…
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Neumann Skaters Inspire Chester Youngsters to Aim High
Players on the Neumann University women’s ice hockey team met students from the Drexel Neumann Academy in Chester on Feb. 19 to encourage them to attend college and earn a degree. The meeting was at Ice Works in Aston. It took place before Neumann’s Senior Day celebration and home match against Manhattanville College. Along with…
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Neumann’s Studio Day Offers Hands-on Experience for High School Students
Studio Day at Neumann University is an opportunity for high school students who are interested in broadcasting and communications to use the state-of-the-art professional technology in the Mullen Communication Center on campus. This year’s Studio Day is set for Saturday, Feb. 26, from 10 a.m. to noon. The event is designed to maximize hands-on experience…
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CyberCrunch in Aston: The Final Resting Place for All of Your Gadgets
When high-profile companies like Comcast and Du Pont need to make sure their no-longer-used computers and phones are smashed to bits, they turn to Aston-based CyberCrunch, an electronics recycling and data destruction service, writes Joseph N. DiStefano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Their two plants, one in Aston and one in Greensburg, PA, shred the devices…
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Actor to Bring Phillis Wheatley to Life at Neumann University
The acting skills of Dr. Daisy Century will bring to life Phillis Wheatley, a slave who became an American poet, on Thursday, February 10, at Neumann University. Century will portray Wheatley in a program entitled The Life of Phillis Wheatley: Literary Genius at 1:30 p.m. in the Meagher Theatre. Wheatley (c. 1753-1784), a young slave…
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U.S. News: Neumann’s Online Bachelor’s Degree among Country’s 100 Best
U.S. News & World Report has ranked Neumann University’s online bachelor’s degree among the top 100 in the country. In rankings released on January 25, the magazine named Neumann’s program as No. 74 nationwide and No. 4 in Pennsylvania. Neumann’s program was ranked favorably, even in comparison to online bachelor’s degrees from larger, local universities and…
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Neumann University Names Theresa Pietsch New Dean of Nursing
Neumann University has named Dr. Theresa Pietsch as the new dean of its School of Nursing and Health Sciences. Pietsch succeeds Dr. Kathleen Hoover, who served as the school’s dean for the last 17 years. Pietsch came to Neumann in 2008 as an assistant professor of nursing and has risen through the ranks, serving as the associate dean…
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Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon Gives Thumbs-Up to Neumann Food Pantry
Neumann University’s Knights’ Pantry, a food bank for students, got a special visit on Dec. 15 from Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA). Scanlon is a co-sponsor of a bill that would convene a White House conference on food, nutrition, hunger, and health, the first task force of its kind in more than 50 years. She…
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Neumann University Hosts Free Technology Classes for Seniors
Neumann University is hosting free technology training classes being offered by Senior Lift, a nonprofit organization that has been teaching technology skills to seniors for 12 years. It has recently opened its programs to the unemployed and underemployed. Classes include Smartphone Basics, Computer Basics, and introductory sessions on Microsoft Word, Excel, Windows 10, PowerPoint, Google…
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