Education
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Gwynedd Mercy Directs Largest Gift It’s Ever Received to New Healthcare-Career Training Center
The largest gift in the history of Gwynedd Mercy University will lead to the establishment of a unique approach to training local healthcare professionals. Ryan Mulligan reported on the largesse in the Philadelphia Business Journal. A $10 million gift from the Maguire Foundation will fund the construction of the Frances M. Maguire Healthcare Innovation Campus,…
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Immaculata to Honor Dr. Maria Cuddy-Casey with Distinguished Professor Award
Immaculata University will honor Dr. Maria Cuddy-Casey with the 2022 Immaculata University Distinguished Professor Award during commencement on May 15. She is a professor of psychology in the Department of Psychology and Counseling. Since attaining full-time status as a professor in 2007, Cuddy-Casey has assumed many roles, such as two terms as the undergraduate psychology department…
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Join DeSales U for ‘Pie & AI,’ an Explanation of Knowledge Graphs and Optimizing Supply Chains
Knowledge graphs and their ability to improve supply chain management is the topic of a May 12 presentation at DeSales University at the University Conference Center in Center Valley. The in-person session, hosted by the university’s Center for Data Analytics, runs from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The program includes an explanation of the technology…
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Top Hawk Flies the Nest: SJU President Heads to Chicago
After seven years, Saint Joseph’s University President Mark Reed is leaving his position. He’ll essentially take the same job, president, at Loyola University Chicago. His first day there, August 15, was part of Ryan Mulligan’s report for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The move comes as SJU nears the completion of its merger with the University…
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Vita Education Services, Doylestown, Celebrates Half-Century of Changing Lives, One Lesson at a Time
Vita Education Services, Doylestown, marked its 50th year of service to Bucks County residents and families in need of a scholastic leg up. Its student support includes: Literacy and GED preparation Family literacy instruction Cognitive behavioral instruction Employment readiness workshops Skill-building coursework to people with low literacy levels, immigrants, the incarcerated, and returning citizens The…
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How DeSales University MBA Program Helped a Graduate Start on an Entrepreneurial Fitness Path
One of the questions that come up often with regard to BAR40 is how it started, and part of that origin story can be traced back to Eric Bartosz’s time completing his MBA at DeSales University. Specifically, his leadership courses provided exposure and a deeper dive into how innovation, perseverance and passion can help turn…
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Bucks County Community College Swears in Dr. Felicia L. Ganther as President, Its First African-American Leader
The Board of Trustees, faculty, staff, and students of Bucks County Community College have inaugurated President Felicia L. Ganther, Ph.D., J.D. as the college’s fifth President. Formally installed on April 28 the college’s Newtown Campus, she is the first African American President in the college’s 58-year history. Dr. Ganther brings with her a strong record of…
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Two Bucks County Schools Make U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Best-of List
Two Bucks County schools rank among U.S. News & World Report’s 20 best public high schools in Greater Philadelphia, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. U.S. News ranked more than 17,800 public high schools across the nation, rating them based on criteria that included: College readiness State assessment performance and proficiency Underserved student…
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Simulated Grocery Store Helps Students With Autism Build Career Skills
Students with Autism build career skills from grocery store simulator at a school in Abington Township, writes Matteo Iadonisi for 6abc. Rachel DiCerbo, an occupational therapist at The Nexus School has her dream job helping autistic students learn career skills by participate in a grocery store simulation, called Nex-Mart, in their own school building. Students…
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DeSales University MBA Success Story: Michelle Borrelli, RN, BSN, MBA
Michelle Borrelli, RN, BSN, MBA, is a 2017 DeSales University alumna with a diversified and progressive career in nursing, education, and drug safety. She has spent the last 17 years in the pharmaceutical industry, presently for Johnson & Johnson as Director, Global Medical Safety Operations. In this role she is responsible for providing strategic oversight and…
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Entrepreneurial Competition Entices Bucks County Students to Claim: ‘YEA! I’m a Businessperson!’
This week, the Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) — a national nonprofit 501C3 that is redefining entrepreneurship education in America — hosted its business plan competition at Cabrini University. The groundbreaking program works to transform middle- and high-school students into confident entrepreneurs. Through the year-long program, students in grades 6–12 generate business ideas, conduct market research,…
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Free MBA Power Breakfast at Center Valley’s DeSales University: Navigating Difficult Conversations on May 3
Join Center Valley’s DeSales University for its Power Breakfast, entitled Navigating Difficult Conversations. Do you find yourself delaying difficult conversations because you don’t know how or where to begin? Do you try to engage others in dialogue only to end up even more frustrated? This introductory session Center Valley’s DeSales University will begin to…
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Steinway & Sons Recognizes Immaculata Music Professor as Consistently Having the Keys to Excellence
Dr. William Carr, professor of music and piano at Immaculata University, has been named one of the Top Music Teachers for 2021 by Steinway & Sons. It’s the fourth time he’s earned the honor. “To be recognized by Steinway & Sons over the years as one of the best teachers in the United States is…
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Students from Palisades High School Create Award-Winning PSA about Distracted Driving
New Jersey insurance provider NJM Insurance Group invited local high school students to create public service announcements (PSAs) about being diligent when behind the wheel. The videos were then judged, ranked, and recognized as part of nationwide program related to April’s Distracted Driving Awareness Month. Entries were solicited to underscore the message “Just Drive,” compelling…
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Manor College Grad Gina Burke Embodies Entrepreneurial Spirit at Her Glenside Restaurant
An entrepreneurial spirit is often embedded in a person’s DNA. It’s a constant desire that drives someone to go out on his or her own and work with great passion. Gina DiSalvo Burke, ‘82, would know that better than anyone. It’s why the Manor College graduate owns two local businesses, including TreVi, a delicious Italian…
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Firstrust Bank Huddles with Phila. Eagles for High-School Business Proposal Competition
The competitors arrived ready to battle, an apt outlook considering their surroundings. Five teams of students were at Lincoln Financial Field, home of the Phila. Eagles, unfazed by the presence of media, conferring with coaches in the pre-game lull, shaking off nerves by reviewing their business proposal content. The contest they were gearing up for…
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Drama at Central Bucks High School – West: When Is No Answer on a Musical an Answer?
Students at Central Bucks High School – West are wondering if the non-answer they received on a proposed student production is, in fact, an answer. Maddie Hanna lifted the curtain on the details in The Philadelphia Inquirer. The school’s performance group, the Harlequin Club, sought the rights to perform Rent School Edition. On-campus administrators viewed…
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Plumsteadville Fire Company Volunteer, 22, Passes Away Suddenly at Utica University in N.Y.
The sudden death of 22-year-old John Paul “JP” Ramel has robbed Plumsteadville Fire Company of a dedicated volunteer and Utica University (N.Y.) of a student about to graduate. Ramel’s untimely passing, likely caused by stroke, was covered in the Daily Sentinel. The announcement of the loss came from Utica University President Laura Casamento, who reported…
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