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Villanova’s $1.25B Capital Campaign Is the Largest in Its History
Villanova University is embarking on the largest capital campaign in its history as it embraces multiple projects that include acquisition of the Cabrini University campus, construction of a new library, and an expansion of its engineering building, writes Ryan Mulligan for Philadelphia Business Journal. Part of the campaign funds will cover $300 million in scholarships.…
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Propell Credit Union Golf Outing Combines Competition and Compassion for At-Risk Youth on Oct. 14
In support of its Kids Foundation Hope for Children Fund, Propell Credit Union invites the community to join in the Sixth Annual BHCU Kids Foundation Golf Classic at Radnor Valley Country Club. The Golf Classic will take place on Oct. 14 and is the perfect opportunity to combine competition and compassion for at-risk youth in Delaware and Chester…
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Bernard John Lucci Gifts Villanova $11M Posthumously
An $11 million posthumous gift from a former Villanova University student will fund a senior citizen enrichment program, an endowed chair in Italian Studies and an expansion of the campus library, writes Ryan Mulligan for Philadelphia Business Journal. The money comes from the estate of the late Bernard John Lucci of Montgomery County. Lucci took…
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Villanova TV Star Reflects on Career from ‘Buffy’ to ‘SEAL Team’ in Exclusive Interview
Actor David Boreanaz, son of veteran Action News weather forecaster Dave Roberts, has made his own mark in television and film, writes Victor Fiorillo for Philadelphia Magazine. The Malvern Prep grad who grew up in Villanova and Buffalo, New York, is recognizable from his work on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Bones, and Angel, and now…
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Azie on Main in Villanova Center Closing After 15 Years
Azie on Main, a popular Asian Main Line restaurant in Villanova, is closing Sept. 22 following a decision by the landlord to convert the restaurant space to offices, writes Emma Dooling for Philadelphia Business Journal. Restaurant owner, hospitality group Win Hospitality, is looking at options to relocate the restaurant, currently at 789 E. Lancaster Ave.…
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Lower Merion School District to Sell Historic 10-Acre Estate to Conservation Group
Land purchased by the Lower Merion School District in 2019 will once again be sold, reports Frank Kimmel and Maddie Hanna for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Board originally planned to use the land for athletic fields for Black Rock Middle School. Instead, they voted unanimously on Monday to sell the land to Natural Lands, a…
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$3.1 Million Villanova Estate Finds Buyer in Less Than a Week
A nearly century-old Villanova estate with a basketball court, golf green, soccer and lacrosse fields, and a koi pond listing for $3.1 million received an offer less than a week after it was listed, writes Ryan Mulligan for Philadelphia Business Journal. The castle-like home on Tower Road includes eight bedrooms and nine bathrooms. It sits…
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Villanova Property That Inspired ‘Philadelphia Story’ Available for $13.5M
A nearly 17-acre property in Villanova that inspired the 1940 movie “The Philadelphia Story” with Katharine Hepburn is on the market for $13.45 million, writes Ryan Mulligan for Philadelphia Business Journal. The property, referred to as “Albermarle,” has four buildings, including a refurbished stone clock tower. It was part of a much larger 800-acre, 75-building…
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Villanova Professor Fighting to Get Nursing Recognized as STEM Work
Rebecca Love, a visiting professor in nursing at Villanova University, is working with nursing professor Marion Leary from the University of Pennsylvania to convince federal agencies that nursing is a STEM profession. The two professors co-chair the Nursing Is STEM Coalition. writes Abraham Gutman for The Philadelphia Inquirer. They submitted a petition letter this…
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Former Villanova Coach Jay Wright on the NCAA Big 5: ‘It’s a Sad Time’
Former Villanova head men’s basketball coach Jay Wright is disappointed no Big 5 teams have made the men’s NCAA Tournament in two years, calling it a “sad time,” writes Gabriela Carroll for The Philadelphia Inquirer. This year, all six of Philadelphia’s Division I teams were left out of the men’s NCAA Tournament. The last time…
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Are Lanternfly Hunters in the Phila. Area Merely Getting Tired? Or Are Populations Really Thinning
It may be anecdotal or science-based, but the spring-summer swarms of lanternflies seem to have diminished in the Philadelphia collar counties. One contributing factor may have been the public encouragement for residents to wage war on the creepy crawlers. But signs also show that the initial zeal to hunt them may be ebbing away locally.…
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Can Villanova’s Wildcats Still Make the Cut As a ‘Blue Blood’ Program?
With Jay Wright retired and Kyle Neptune now coach of the Villanova Wildcats, Pennsylvania sports betting is taking a “wait and see” approach to see if the team can keep its Blue Blood status, writes Christopher Boan for Penn Stakes. Pennsylvania sports betting sites are listing the Wildcats at +5000 to win it all in…
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Villanova’s School of Business, College of Nursing to Jointly Offer New Certificate Program for Healthcare Leaders
Two of the schools that comprise the core of Villanova University’s vibrant academic community have joined forces to launch an online executive education program to provide healthcare leaders with the knowledge, skills, and competencies needed to manage the increasing complexities of the healthcare landscape. The Villanova School of Business (VSB) and the M. Louise Fitzpatrick…
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Jay Wright to Take on New Role as CBS Sports Analyst
Former Villanova coach Jay Wright, who announced his retirement from coaching in April, is joining CBS Sports as a college basketball analyst for the 2022-2023 season, writes Kyle Boone for CBS Sports. Wright won two national championships as coach of the Wildcats and led the team to the Final Four in 2009, 2016, 2018 and…
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Fox Sports: Kyle Neptune Ready to Lead the Villanova Wildcats in a Post-Wright Season
Kyle Neptune appreciates the seismic change that’s come to college basketball from Jay Wright’s retirement. The coach embodied everything about Villanova’s basketball program and he won’t be on the sidelines when the Wildcats start their new season, writes John Fanta for Fox Sports. This time it will be Neptune himself as head coach, the 37-year-old…
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Villanova University Receives $7.5 Million Gift for Endowed Dean Position at Liberal Arts College
Villanova University has received a $7.5 million anonymous gift to create the William and Julia Moulden Dean in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the university’s oldest and largest college, reports villanova.edu. It will also establish a new endowed fund for the Office for Undergraduate Students, to help students participate in internships, professional development…
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Kyle Neptune’s Playground Roots in Brooklyn Led Him to Villanova
Two big influences in the life of Villanova University’s new basketball coach, Kyle Neptune, were his Clinton Hill neighborhood in Brooklyn and a playground off Willoughby Avenue, writes Mike Jensen for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “A big mix of people,” the 37-year-old said of his neighborhood. “Very diverse. A lot of close-knit families. It had a…
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Villanova Team Assists in Producing First-Ever Image of a Black Hole
When a global team announced last week it had the first-ever image of a black hole at the center of our galaxy, a Villanova University scientist was right there with it, writes Alicia Vitarelli and the 6ABC digital staff. Joey Neilsen, Ph.D., an assistant professor of physics at Villanova University, had been on a decade-long…
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