Education
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WCU Student’s Fundraising Efforts Land Her Ms. Veteran America Runner-Up Title
She might not have won the crown, but WCU student and fitness studio owner Erica Webster still came out as a big winner at this year’s Ms. Veteran America competition, writes Michaelle Bond for Philly.com. Webster managed to raise $13,411 during the competition for Final Salute, the nonprofit that provides housing to homeless female veterans,…
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State’s Secretary of Education Tours TCHS Brandywine
The state’s top education official recently studied up on one of the state’s top schools during a visit to Downingtown’s Technical College High School (TCHS) Brandywine Campus. As part of his Schools That Teach tour, Pennsylvania Secretary of Education Pedro Rivera engaged TCHS students and faculty in a Q&A session, a tour of applied learning…
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Widener Professor from West Chester Honored for Innovation, Leadership
Widener University honored its top faculty, including a Chester County resident, in the areas of teaching innovation, research, civic engagement, and institutional leadership at its annual Faculty Awards banquet on Oct. 6. West Chester resident Dr. Vicki Brown, a professor of civil engineering, was named a Distinguished University Professor. The Distinguished University Professor Award honors…
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Interim WCU President Spotlights School’s Bright Future in Unorthodox Annual State of the University Address
The collective voices of West Chester University have spoken, providing a look deep into the heart of the campus while it continues to search for its next leader. And the unorthodox collection of feedback, gleaned from students and faculty members over lunch, dinner and late-night snacks, has formed this year’s State of the University Address.…
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: West Chester University is Least Expensive State System University
With many universities across the state struggling with falling enrollment numbers, West Chester University is experiencing quite the opposite, partly due to its comparatively low overall cost, writes Bill Schackner for Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. At $17,789 a year for tuition, room, board and all other fees, West Chester University is the cheapest of the State System…
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National Historical Designation Renews Preservation Push at Lincoln University
The National Trust for Historic Preservation has breathed new life into hopes that the oldest building at Lincoln University will carry its legacy on into the future. Despite unsuccessful efforts as recent as 2013 to save Lincoln University’s Azikiwe-Nkrumah Hall, the National Trust has just listed the historic 1865 building to its latest list of…
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Chester County Briefly: October 7th
According to Philly.com, State System universities in Chester County are bucking the state-wide trend of falling enrollment as both WCU and Cheney are showing an uptick in new students. The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education shows enrollment of new students is down 1.9 percent across the board but WCU, the largest university in the…
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Citadel Opens Annual Search For Chester County’s Top Teachers
While they work unceasingly to bring the best out of their students, the names of Chester County’s most dedicated teachers are being considered for one of the most prestigious teaching awards in the area. Once again the call has gone out for nominations to the 2017 Citadel Heart of Learning Award. “Every day, teachers show…
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Conestoga Science Teacher Is Master Mentor
He’s an innovative “dynamo” who engages his students and inspires a passion in them to conduct meaningful research. He’s Conestoga High School chemistry teacher Derrick Wood, a White House Presidential Award winner and key member of the recent Traphagen Distinguished Alumni Speaker Series during the 35th anniversary celebration of the Research Institute for Scientists Emeriti…
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Three Chester County Schools Win Prestigious National Blue Ribbon Awards
U.S. Secretary of Education John King designated three Chester County schools as “shining examples” for others around the country, winners of the 2016 National Blue Ribbon, writes Kristen Graham and Martha Woodall for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Great Valley Middle School in Malvern, Holy Family School in Phoenixville, and Pickering Valley Elementary School in Downingtown were…
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International WCU Students Seek Chester County Host Families for 30 Day Immersion Program
Maryland-based company, Just Like Home is a short term housing agency that places international guests with U.S. homeowners. The agency, led by President Andrea Grant, is currently looking for Chester County residents to open up their homes to adult international homestay participants who will attend a language program at West Chester University (WCU) this Fall.…
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State Secretary of Education at TCHS Brandywine: “Pick a track you’re interested in, opportunity will follow.”
Students and administrators at the Technical College High School Brandywine campus got the opportunity to interact with Pedro Rivera, the State Secretary of Education, during his visit on September 20. The visit was part of the Wolf Administration’s “Schools That Teach” tour and the Secretary was given a warm reception on his arrival by a…
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Malvern’s IMC Construction to Receive Inaugural Lasallian Impact Award
Malvern’s IMC Construction will be the first ever recipient of La Salle University’s Lasallian Impact Award during the University’s 25th Annual Charter Dinner on March 25, at Normandy Farms in Blue Bell, according to a staff report from La Salle News. President and CEO of IMC, Robert Cottone, will receive the award, which honors organizations…
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West Chester University Scores Highest of Chesco Colleges on Money’s Ranking
West Chester University did well on Money’s ranking of 2,000 four-year colleges and universities across the country, including three in Chester County. Money’s ranking helps high school students and their parents determine which US colleges and university provide the most value to their students. Schools with below average graduation, in financial difficulties or less than…
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Neumann Offers Free First Class for Displaced ITT Tech Students
Former students of the ITT Technical Institute – which closed its doors last week, much to the chagrin of its approximately 35,000 students who were stunned by the news – have the luxury of taking their first course for free if they choose to continue their education at Neumann University. Neumann announced this special incentive…
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First Responder at Ground Zero to Speak at Steel Museum in Coatesville on Sunday
The horror of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 is not what resonates today with first responder Dan O’Deens. “What I remember most was the rebuilding of hope in the individual lives of people who I had the privilege of helping,” he said. O’Deens labored through 20-hour days in New York City, where he…
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WCU Alumnus Joey Wendle Scores in MLB Debut
A 24-hour whirlwind on Wednesday ended at home plate when former West Chester University baseball player Joey Wendle scored a run in his Major League Baseball debut. Wendle was called up from the AAA Nashville Sounds to start for the Oakland A’s in their series finale with the Astros in Houston. The former WCU star…
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WCU Debuts New Major After Taking Inventory of What Skills Employers Demand
Two years ago, West Chester University’s Office of Institutional Research began surveying its contacts at some of the region’s largest employers, peppering them with questions regarding the prospect of International Business as a major. The university, at that time, only offered it as a minor. The survey’s respondents – employees of companies such as QVC,…
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