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Delco Council Urges Residents to Get Flu Shots; Free Walk-In Clinic on Friday at Ridley YMCA
No one can predict the timing, severity, or duration of each year’s flu season. But just like a sneeze, you know it’s coming, and the best way to prepare for it is by getting immunized. Delaware County Council and the Department of Intercommunity Health Coordination (ICH) are announcing several flu prevention initiatives for the 2016-17…
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Three Widener Professors from Delaware County Honored for Innovation, Leadership
Widener University honored its top faculty in the areas of teaching innovation, research, civic engagement, and institutional leadership at its annual Faculty Awards banquet on Oct. 6. Three of the honorees are Delaware County residents. “It is a genuine honor to recognize these dedicated faculty members who were nominated by their colleagues for their scholarship…
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Delaware County Council Kicks Off 14th Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive
As the 2016 Thanksgiving holiday approaches, social service agencies are focusing on the new face of hunger and the fact that working families and children can struggle with “food insecurity” as much as people living in poverty. In recognition of the need to help feed hungry families, Delaware County Council kicked off the annual Thanksgiving…
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Neumann Students Embody Franciscan Tradition of Service
In keeping with the Franciscan tradition of service, Neumann University students, like their peers at Franciscan colleges across the country, will clock hundreds of hours performing community service in October. The Association of Franciscan Colleges and Universities (AFCU) has organized the nationwide initiative this month in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, whose feast day…
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Vermeil Shares Page from His Playbook of Life with Elwyn Staff, Volunteers
Former Philadelphia Eagles and St. Louis Rams coach Dick Vermeil visited Elwyn last Tuesday to present the Dick Vermeil Humanitarian Awards, created by Elwyn to recognize staff and volunteer organizations. The annual awards were presented to The Philadelphia Insurance Companies for their involvement and support, as well members of Elwyn’s direct support staff and middle…
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Backlash Prompts Villanova College Republicans to Nix Controversial Conservative’s Campus Visit
The Villanova College Republicans have abandoned their plans to bring Milo Yiannopoulos as a guest speaker to campus after a backlash from students, writes Daniel Craig for PhillyVoice. Yiannopoulos, one of the leaders of the so-called “alt-right” movement and tech editor for the conservative news site Breitbart, announced on his website that he was scheduled…
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Cardinal O’Hara Grad Chosen by Pope Francis to Lead Diocese of Arlington (Va.)
Bishop Michael Burbidge, a 1975 graduate of Cardinal O’Hara High School, has been chosen by Pope Francis to lead the Diocese of Arlington (Va.), writes Sarah Pulliam Bailey for the Washington Post. The 59-year-old was most recently the head of the Catholic diocese in Raleigh, N.C. The Post describes the Diocese of Arlington as a…
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Glen Mills a Perfect Location for Headquarters of Thriving Malvern School
With a thriving headquarters in Glen Mills, The Malvern School for Early Childhood Education is teaching franchise preschools how childhood education ought to be done. The Malvern School co-founder Kristen Waterfield broke the mold of traditional franchise preschools to create one that puts children at the center of the business model, according to a sponsored…
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Rosemont Sees Enrollment Spike Following Significant Tuition Cuts
Rosemont College has slashed tuition prices for the 2016-17 school year by an astonishing 43 percent, bringing a wave of new enrollments to the small Catholic college on the Main Line, writes Susan Snyder for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Last September, Rosemont announced it was cutting tuition costs and taking an additional $1,900 off room-and board-fees…
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Wall Street Journal Names Local College One of Nation’s Most Engaging
Swarthmore College is ranked sixth on The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings in terms of how engaged students feel with both the professors and their education, writes Douglas Belkin for The Journal. The engagement category determines how actively students are tackling various concepts and trying to apply them in the real world. To…
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NPR Podcast Focusing on Distressed Communities Tells Story of Chester in Extraordinary Detail
Grapple, a podcast sponsored by National Public Radio that focuses on people living and working in distressed communities, came to Chester to see how the once-thriving industrial center copes with poverty, failing schools, and high crime rates. Chester has I-95 bisecting the town’s very heart, and the city has been working hard to curb the violence.…
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Delco Council Promotes Kindness, Acceptance During Bullying Prevention Month
Delaware County Council has declared October as Bullying Prevention Month in Delaware County, calling to action teachers, parents, students, and everyone in the community to promote kindness, acceptance, and inclusion. Council invited youth who face challenges involving bullying, mental health, or substance abuse to join the youth empowerment group MY LIFE. “Every day, children and…
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Famous Broomall Native, Co-Creator of Friends Inks Deals with HBO, Amazon
Broomall native Marta Kauffman, who created the hit show Friends with her longtime friend David Crane, another writer and producer from the Philadelphia suburbs, is bringing two new series to television screens worldwide. Kauffman, an executive at Okay Goodnight!, a production company in Los Angeles, graduated from Marple Newtown High School in 1974. She is…
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Which Delco Schools Rated Well in The Wall Street Journal’s Inaugural College Rankings?
The Wall Street Journal, in collaboration with Times Higher Education, recently released its inaugural ranking of U.S. colleges and universities, and two Delaware County institutions rated impressively. Swarthmore College checked in at No. 34, while Haverford College claimed the 37th spot. The ranking includes clear performance indicators designed to answer the questions that matter the…
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Villanova Students Work on New Tool to Reduce Energy Consumption by Cable Companies
The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers has teamed up with students at Villanova to work on a new tool aimed at helping major cable companies significantly reduce their energy consumption, writes Michelle Caffrey for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Graduate students in the sustainable engineering program will help develop a way for cable and telecommunications companies…
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Recovery Programs in Delco Recognized for Work to End Cycle of Addiction
Delaware County Council declared September as Recovery Month in Delaware County, and praised the work of two recovery house programs, Myra’s Place and MVP. “September is National Recovery Month, a time when we need to celebrate the people who are living healthy and productive lives in recovery, and a time to recognize the dedicated people…
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Penn State Brandywine’s Vairo Library Keeps Up with the Times
A lot has changed at Penn State Brandywine’s Vairo Library since it opened in 1979 in a room the size of a classroom, writes Haleigh Swansen for Penn State News. The construction project for the library was originally proposed by Penn State Brandywine’s first campus executive, John D. Vairo, when the campus moved from Chester…
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