• Honey Brook Resident Receives Presidential Scholarship from Immaculata

    Honey Brook Resident Receives Presidential Scholarship from Immaculata

    Immaculata University has announced that freshman Marie Wadlinger, a Honey Brook resident and graduate of Twin Valley High School, has earned the Presidential Scholarship. The amount of the Presidential Scholarship is equal to annual full-time undergraduate tuition and is awarded to a select number of students with a record of academic excellence. Students are evaluated…

  • Penn State Great Valley Adds Workforce and Career Development Certificate

    Penn State Great Valley Adds Workforce and Career Development Certificate

    Penn State Great Valley recently announced the launch of a new professional development program: the Workforce and Career Development Certificate. The four-course program provides important tools, knowledge, and awareness to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, capabilities, and capacities of the modern workforce. All courses are grounded in real-world challenges and opportunities and cover new technologies, making the…

  • Penn State Great Valley to Host Virtual Open House on Wednesday

    Penn State Great Valley to Host Virtual Open House on Wednesday

    Penn State Great Valley will host a virtual open house on Wednesday, Oct. 6 from 5-6 PM. Attendees will watch informational presentations to learn more about Penn State Great Valley’s graduate degrees and professional development programs. Discover how an advanced degree or certificate can move the needle on and advance your career. Collect information on…

  • Penn State Great Valley to Host Opening Reception for ‘Celebration of Trees’ Art Exhibit on Thursday

    Penn State Great Valley to Host Opening Reception for ‘Celebration of Trees’ Art Exhibit on Thursday

    Penn State Great Valley will host an in-person opening reception for its latest art exhibit, “Celebration of Trees,” on Thursday, Sept. 30 at 6 PM in the Henry Art Gallery. The Penn State Great Valley exhibit will be on display until Dec. 7 and features works by artists in the Da Vinci Art Alliance that…

  • Immaculata University Expands Its Nursing Facilities with New Simulation Lab

    Immaculata University Expands Its Nursing Facilities with New Simulation Lab

    Immaculata University has expanded its nursing facilities by opening a new nursing simulation laboratory. Each year, Immaculata educates more than 350 nursing students within a variety of programs. “Students will benefit from practicing in a simulated hospital environment that will prepare them for the real world of nursing,” said Dr. Sharon Barnes, assistant professor and…

  • Immaculata Symphony to Host First-Ever Outdoor Concert on Sunday

    Immaculata Symphony to Host First-Ever Outdoor Concert on Sunday

    On Sunday, Sept. 26, the Immaculata Symphony will hold its first-ever outdoor concert, on Back Campus at 3 PM. Rain location is Alumnae Hall. The Immaculata Symphony is a university-community organization, with a long and outstanding tradition that goes back to the university’s founding in 1920. Under the direction of Music Director Joseph Gehring, this free…

  • Conwell-Egan Catholic High School Partners with Immaculata University to Offer Dual Enrollment Courses

    Conwell-Egan Catholic High School Partners with Immaculata University to Offer Dual Enrollment Courses

    Officials from Conwell-Egan Catholic High School (CEC) in Bucks County and Immaculata University joined to sign an official agreement that entered both schools into a collaborative educational partnership that offers dual enrollment courses and an Academic and Career Academy for CEC students. With the partnership, Immaculata will provide three unique opportunities for CEC students to…

  • Immaculata Student Whose ‘Capacity for Compassion, Empathy Runs Deep’ Honored with Saint Catherine Medal

    Immaculata Student Whose ‘Capacity for Compassion, Empathy Runs Deep’ Honored with Saint Catherine Medal

    Immaculata University senior Francesca Kalie has been awarded the prestigious Saint Catherine of Alexandria Medal for 2021-2022. Kalie, who is studying biology and secondary education, is the senior class president, commuter assistant, admissions ambassador, and treasurer of the IU Dance Company. She plans to teach middle school science after graduating. “When I found out that…

  • Chester County Slated to Receive Its First Sportsbook by the End of the Year

    Chester County Slated to Receive Its First Sportsbook by the End of the Year

    Chester County is set to receive its first sportsbook, as Parx Casino and Racing is bringing off-track betting and sports gambling to Malvern. The company expects to open the new venue before the end of the year, writes Kevin Shelly for Play Pennsylvania. After receiving approval from the Pennsylvania Horse Racing Commission at the beginning…

  • Da Vinci, Hemingway, the Underground Railroad, and More: Penn State Great Valley Announces Fall Events

    Da Vinci, Hemingway, the Underground Railroad, and More: Penn State Great Valley Announces Fall Events

    Penn State Great Valley has announced the return of in-person community events. Beginning on Sept. 13, the campus’s Henry Art Gallery will host the Da Vinci Art Alliance exhibit “Celebration of Trees,” which supports improved environmental policies and draws attention to climate change. The opening reception will be held on Thursday, Sept. 30 at 6 PM. Sandra Spanier, Penn State…

  • Immaculata to Host Open House for Undergrads on Sept. 18

    Immaculata to Host Open House for Undergrads on Sept. 18

    Immaculata University’s College of Undergraduate Studies will hold an open house on campus on Saturday, Sept. 18 from 9 AM-1 PM for high school students and college students interested in transferring. Admissions counselors will discuss academic programs, financial aid, student clubs and organizations, athletics, and student services. Due to health and safety precautions, students may…

  • Meridian Bank Named Top Lender

    Meridian Bank Named Top Lender

    Meridian Bank was one of the nation’s most successful loan producers in 2020 in the area of mortgage and consumer lending, writes Ed Avis for the Independent Community Bankers of America. The ICBA, a trade group that creates and promotes an environment where community banks flourish, annually ranks the most successful loan producers in the…

  • 2 Immaculata University Nursing Students Earn Prestigious McLean Scholarships

    2 Immaculata University Nursing Students Earn Prestigious McLean Scholarships

    Two undergraduate nursing students at Immaculata University have been selected to receive a 2021 McLean Scholarship for Nursing and Physician Assistant Majors. The scholarships are from an endowment established by a gift from the McLean Contributionship and administered through the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania (AICUP). The students — Jennifer Grubb, of…

  • Immaculata Student Named Delaware Valley HR Person of the Year

    Immaculata Student Named Delaware Valley HR Person of the Year

    Immaculata University senior Regina Carey, of Carney’s Point, N.J., has been named the Delaware Valley Human Resources Person of the Year. The honor is accompanied by a $1,000 scholarship and recognizes an undergraduate student who is committed to pursuing a career in human resources and has shown strong academic ability and early engagement and accomplishments…

  • Immaculata Student from Pottstown Receives Business Advisory Board Scholarship

    Immaculata Student from Pottstown Receives Business Advisory Board Scholarship

    Immaculata University student and Pottstown native Hannah Clark, Class of 2024, is the recipient of a scholarship from the Business, Fashion, and Leadership Department’s Business Advisory Board. The scholarship provides $2,000 each year until graduation. She is majoring in business management with a minor in pre-law. Clark is passionate about environmental issues and interested in…

  • Malvern Retreat House Channels the Spirit of Its Century-Long History to Undertake Bold Reimagining

    Malvern Retreat House Channels the Spirit of Its Century-Long History to Undertake Bold Reimagining

    Located on 125 acres off South Warren Avenue, Malvern Retreat House is a nationally renowned destination that has been serving people from all walks of life since 1912. As the oldest and largest Catholic retreat in the country, MRH hosts more than 250 events each year that provide powerful opportunities for formation, renewal, and healing.…

  • Penn State Great Valley Elective Course  Prompts Career Pivot for This Grad Student

    Penn State Great Valley Elective Course Prompts Career Pivot for This Grad Student

    Penn State Great Valley student Paul Minninger has been busy this year, writes Christy Selagy for the university. That’s not to say he wasn’t busy before — less than two years after earning his bachelor’s degree in finance in 2016 at Penn State’s University Park campus, he enrolled in Great Valley’s MBA program after hearing…

  • Penn State Great Valley Golf Event Aug. 24 Has Keynote by Former PSU Football Star

    Penn State Great Valley Golf Event Aug. 24 Has Keynote by Former PSU Football Star

    Penn State Great Valley will host its ninth annual golf outing to support campus programs on Tuesday, Aug. 24 at the Applecross Country Club in Downingtown. This year’s outing will support the Great Valley LaunchBox powered by Penn State, which encourages community members, students, and faculty to generate innovative and commercially viable solutions to existing and…