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Wawa Rolls Out New Brews With a Multi-state Brew Tour, Starting in Chadds Ford
Last year’s Winter Reserve Coffee Stout from Wawa was so successful it is back this year, along with three new brews, writes Sam Wood for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “Last year, Wawa only did it in the Philadelphia five-county area,” said Mike Contreras, director of sales and marketing at 2SP. “This year, we wanted to make…
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Neumann’s Wardrobes for Work on Mission to Recirculate 25,000 Items of Clothing by the Holidays
An estimated 85,000 articles of clothing for career seekers has been distributed free since 2017 by Neumann University’s Center for Leadership’s Wardrobes for Work. Now it has its sights on a new goal for the holidays. “With the colder winter months approaching, Wardrobes for Work has set an aggressive goal for ourselves of recirculating 25,000…
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Live Nativity at Neumann University on December 8
Neumann University will celebrate its annual Greccio/Live Nativity on Sunday, Dec.8 at 6:15 pm on the lawn of the Mirenda Center for Sport, Spirituality and Character Development on Convent Road. The program is free and open to the public. Neumann students, faculty and staff will re-enact the Franciscan tradition of the crib, first celebrated in…
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Author of The Glass Castle to Speak at Neumann University
Jeannette Walls, author of the best-selling memoir, The Glass Castle, will speak at Neumann University at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7. Her presentation, Facing Your Fears and Other Life Lessons, will take place in the Rocco Abessinio Building. It is free and open to the public. The talk will be followed by a book…
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SEC Actions Threaten End to Sisters of St. Francis Corporate Activism
A change proposed by the US. Securities and Exchange Commission could end corporate activism for people like Sister Nora Nash, a nun with the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia out of Neumann University in Aston, writes Emily Chasan and Saijel Kiswhan for Bloomberg.com. The Sisters use their limited retirement fund shareholder status to file…
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Environmental Rights Attorney: Pass the Green Amendment
Environmental activist Maya van Rossum will speak about the national Green Amendment Movement Tuesday, Dec. 3, 1 p.m., in the McNichol Art Gallery at Neumann University. The movement, which she founded, focuses on state-level legal efforts to guarantee Americans clean air, water and food. van Rossum is the author of The Green Amendment, the leader…
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Virginia Tech Campus Minister to Speak about 2007 Shooting
Fr. James Arsenault, former Catholic campus minister at Virginia Tech University, will speak at Neumann University on Nov. 19 at 3 p.m. about the aftermath of the deadliest killing spree on an American college campus. His talk is free and open to the public. Fr. Arsenault was on hand to help mourners after the April…
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Kamal Gray of The Roots Gives to Neumann Scholarships
Kamal Gray of The Roots was one of three donors who presented a check for $25,000 to Neumann University Oct. 18. Gray is the keyboard player for the Grammy Award-winning hip-hop group and house band for The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. The funds will be used for scholarships to support Neumann students who need…
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Glen Mills Couple Leave $1.4 Million to Neumann University for Nursing Scholarships, Library
When Dr. Janet Farahmand taught Neumann University nursing students from 1990 to 2003, she often met with them and faculty colleagues in the library, one of her favorite campus locations. Because of a generous bequest of $1.4 million from her husband, Ahmad (Alex) Farahmand, the entryway to the university library will soon bear their name…
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A $200 Million Theme Park May Be Coming to Delaware County
Sun Center Studios is hoping to bring a Universal Studios-style theme park estimated at $200 million to Aston, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Sun Center Studios, which has hosted the filming of Creed and a number of other movies, opened eight years ago as Pennsylvania’s first dedicated film and television production studio.…
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Neumann University’s Bock Book Award for Children’s Literature Marks 20 Years
The 20th Bock Book Award for Children’s Literature will be presented to author Kelly DiPucchio and illustrator Stephanie Graegin on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 10:30 a.m., in the Mullen Communication Center at Neumann University. The duo won the 2019 award for their book, Super Manny Cleans Up! In the book, Super Manny and his pal Gertie…
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Annual Blessing of the Animals Event at Neumann University Set Sunday, Sept. 29
The Blessing of the Animals, a popular annual event for pet owners in Delaware County, will take place on Sunday, Sept. 29, at 4 p.m. in the St. John Neumann Circle at Neumann University. This celebration is held yearly to commemorate St. Francis of Assisi’s love for creation an d for all of God’s creatures.…
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Feeling Overwhelmed? This Local Executive Peer Group Shows One Way to Keep Your Business on Track
So what’s a peer executive group and what’s so great about joining one? Ask Gerry Frey, a co-founder of Priority Rental in Aston. His group of friends and fellow business owners have been meeting for more than eight years, writes Gene Marks for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Frey said his group helps him find the best…
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Color Blind: Student Video Captures Life-Changing Moment
A simple act of kindness, captured on camera in December at Neumann University, has become the pivotal moment in a student-produced video that is now nominated for a national award. “Jake Loburak: The Colorblind Videographer,” a 90-second video produced by communications and digital media (CDM) majors Sean Spence and Jake Loburak, is one of four…
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New Classrooms, Gym, Labs and More Greet Students at Expanded Aston DCIU Facility
The education center at the Aston campus of the Delaware County Intermediate Unit has expanded and modernized, writes Kevin Tustin for the Delaware County News Network. The center now has two new wings of classrooms, therapeutic rooms, conference and meeting space, a new gym, playgrounds and upgrade, state-of-the-art career and technical education labs and classrooms.…
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Move Over Vivaldi. Delaware County Gets Its Own Four Seasons, at Sept. 22 Symphony Concert
For the first time ever, Delaware County is getting its own musical composition. On Sunday, Sept. 22, at Neumann University, the original piece, “The Four Seasons of Delaware County,” will have its world premiere. The work for violin, cello, flute and piano will be part of the Delaware County Symphony’s first chamber series concert. The…
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1892 Aston Home at Neumann University to Be Restored, Used as Student Residence
An 1892 Victorian home in Aston, which morphed into a bed and breakfast, then an apartment house, is now the property of Neumann University. The university plans to restore it as a residence hall. The home, located at 601A Convent Road, boasts wood floors, high ceilings, an impressive wooden staircase, a vintage oval window, and…
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Traveling Women’s Museum Earns Awards for Aston Woman
An enterprising young Aston woman has founded a Traveling Women’s History Museum with items displayed from colonial times to the 1970s, writes Ruth Rovner for the Daily Times. Rachael McCullough, 18, the women’s museum founder, will be honored today, Aug. 15, by the National History Museum as one of 13 “Young Heroes.” McCullough was also…
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