• 98 Percent of Neumann Nursing Grads Pass National RN Exam

    98 Percent of Neumann Nursing Grads Pass National RN Exam

    Neumann University nursing graduates achieved the third-highest pass rate among all 84 nursing programs in Pennsylvania on the licensed RN exam. Fifty-six of 57 Neumann nursing graduates passed the NCLEX-RN exam from October 2021 to September 2022, more than 98 percent of Neumann University nursing graduates. That’s significantly higher than the average pass rate in…

  • Archbishop Perez to Address Neumann’s Winter Graduates

    Archbishop Perez to Address Neumann’s Winter Graduates

    Archbishop Nelson J Perez will address the graduates at Neumann University’s winter commencement on Dec. 21 and receive an honorary degree from the university. Neumann will award degrees to 195 graduates in the Mirenda Center for Sport, Spirituality, and Character Development at a convocation scheduled for 6 p.m. University President Chris Domes will present 126…

  • Neumann Professor Teaches Nurses Self-Care so They can Cope With the Job

    Neumann Professor Teaches Nurses Self-Care so They can Cope With the Job

    Neumann University offers a course on nursing self-care to help them with the fallout from the COVID crisis and the stress of multi-tasking among healthcare worker shortages, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times.  “There’s so much sorrow and so much struggle,” said Liz Loeper, assistant nursing professor at Neumann University.  “First, you were…

  • Live Nativity and Holiday Concerts at Neumann University

    Live Nativity and Holiday Concerts at Neumann University

    Neumann University will capture the Christmas spirit with a live nativity re-enactment on Dec. 4 and holiday concerts on Dec. 1 and 2. The university’s annual live nativity is scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 4, 6:15 PM, on the lawn of the Mirenda Center on Convent Road.  The program is free and open to the public. …

  • Neumann Nun Offers Some Prayerful Help to the Phils  

    Neumann Nun Offers Some Prayerful Help to the Phils  

    The director of pastoral ministers at Neumann University is a huge Phillies fan so it’s no surprise that some of her prayers are going to them as they navigate the World Series, writes John McDevitt for KYW Radio.  “I have a baseball signed by Mike Schmidt. I have a baseball signed by Tug McGraw. Here…

  • Neumann Presents Award for Children’s Literature to Reem Faruqi

    Neumann Presents Award for Children’s Literature to Reem Faruqi

    Neumann University presented its 2022 Bock Book Award for Children’s Literature to I Can Help, the tale of a young girl who rediscovers her innate kindness after peer pressure stifles her desire to help others. Author Reem Faruqi and illustrator Mikela Prevost accepted the prize online Oct. 26 from their homes in Georgia and Arizona.…

  • Egypt Expert Explores the Mysteries of King Tut’s Tomb

    Egypt Expert Explores the Mysteries of King Tut’s Tomb

    For anyone experiencing Halloween withdrawal when the calendar turns to November, the Cultural Arts Forum at Neumann University has come to the rescue. What better way to extend the spooky season than a lecture about everyone’s favorite mummy, King Tut? Dr. Stephen R. Phillips will reveal the mysteries of King Tut’s Tomb on the 100th anniversary…

  • Neumann eSports Preps for Video Game Production Major

    Neumann eSports Preps for Video Game Production Major

    Neumann University is creating a new opportunity for students to major in video game production and it’s happening because of a new technology lab in the School of Business. The brand-new lab on the third floor of the Abessinio Building is the lair of the campus eSports team, but it won’t be all fun and…

  • Neumann Radio Hosts 24-Hour Broadcast for Campus Food Pantry

    Neumann Radio Hosts 24-Hour Broadcast for Campus Food Pantry

    Students at Neumann University’s radio station broadcast live for 24 hours Oct. 7 to celebrate College Radio Day and generate support for the Knights’ Food Pantry. The featured event at 98.5 WNUW was an outdoor broadcast from noon to 4 PM in St. John Neumann Circle.   Nick Coppola and Alex Castells, both communication and…

  • WebMD’s Top Doc to Speak at Neumann about Nursing Burnout

    WebMD’s Top Doc to Speak at Neumann about Nursing Burnout

    Dr. John Whyte, the chief medical officer of WebMD, will address “Mental Health and Nursing” at Neumann University on Saturday, October 15, at 10 a.m. According to Whyte, a recent survey by McKinsey, a global research firm, found that more than 30 percent of nurses are thinking of leaving direct patient care. He will discuss…

  • Blessing of the Animals Returns to Neumann University

    Blessing of the Animals Returns to Neumann University

    Neumann University will once again host the Blessing of Animals, a popular annual event for pet owners in Delaware County, on Sunday, Oct. 2, from 5-5:30 p.m. in St. John Neumann Circle on campus. This yearly celebration, which has been on hiatus for two years because of COVID-19, is held to commemorate St. Francis of…

  • U.S. News Again Names Neumann in Ranking for Social Mobility

    U.S. News Again Names Neumann in Ranking for Social Mobility

    U.S. News & World Report has again ranked Neumann University among the Best Regional Universities in the North for social mobility in its Best Colleges 2023 issue. Neumann was also ranked among the best for social mobility in 2021 and 2022, the first years that the magazine included rankings for this category. The ranking identifies…

  • This Local Artist Is Known as the Sandcastle Lady

    This Local Artist Is Known as the Sandcastle Lady

    Nearly every day in late summer Lynn Hicks McKeown from Aston makes her way to the Lewes beach at the Market Street crossover, writes Ron MacArthur for the Cape Gazette. The 76-year-old is engaged in a labor of love that has given her the title of Sandcastle Lady. She builds a new sandcastle every time…

  • With Neumann University Expansion Comes Plans for a Hotel

    With Neumann University Expansion Comes Plans for a Hotel

    Neumann University is planning an on-campus hotel as a revenue generator, part of a 15-year master plan to diversify the university’s sources of income, writes Rachel Ravina for Philadelphia Business Journal. The university acquired 60 acres in Aston last June from the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia which is allowing the development. Other projects…

  • At Neumann: Historian Highlights William Penn Successes

    At Neumann: Historian Highlights William Penn Successes

    Delaware County native and historian Jim Murphy will present a program, “The Amazing Success of William Penn” Thursday, Sept. 8, 1:30 p.m., at the Meagher Theatre at Neumann University. The presentation will explain how William Penn turned a “howling wilderness” into America’s fastest-growing city while living in Philadelphia for less than four years. Murphy will…

  • Neumann University Students Move into historic Delco Convent

    Neumann University Students Move into historic Delco Convent

    Since the first section of Our Lady of Angels Convent was built in 1873, it had been home only to the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia. That 149-year tradition changed on August 25, 2022, when the first group of Neumann University students moved into one wing of the historic building, which is now part…

  • Neumann Alumnus Grabs Emmy Nomination for Documentary

    Neumann Alumnus Grabs Emmy Nomination for Documentary

    Jake Loburak, a native of Lansdale and recent graduate of Neumann University, has received a nomination for an Emmy Award, based on his work as executive producer and videographer for a student-produced documentary series titled Between the Blue Lines. The five-part documentary tracks the Neumann University men’s ice hockey team through the course of its 2021-2022…

  • Her 1st Novel at 70 Is All About Rum Raisin and Romance

    Her 1st Novel at 70 Is All About Rum Raisin and Romance

    Harriet Fry, a 1995 alumna of Neumann University, decided it was time to try her hand at fiction writing. After decades of writing non-fiction, Harriet Fry started with a fictional short story that soon took on a life of its own, culminating in the novel Rum Raisin Rendezvous, about a breezy summer romance set in…