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Christopher Fiorentino

  • WCU president portrait and people
    Art & Museums

    Kennett Square Artist Presents Original Portrait to West Chester University President

    October 10, 2023

    Kennett Square artist Katie Lickfield, a proud 2023 graduate of West Chester University who was also an active member of the Dub-C Autism Program (D-CAP)…

  • WCU Robery B. Gordon Natural Area
    Environment & Outdoors

    Forest Fest to Celebrate 50 Years of West Chester University’s Gordon Natural Area

    September 21, 2023

    Of West Chester University’s 406 acres, more than 126 acres is a preserved forest and open space on South Campus used for environmental studies, reflection,…

  • Ram Band Adam Gumble
    Entertainment

    WCU’s Incomparable Golden Rams Marching Band to Celebrate ‘Rose Parade Day’ on Saturday

    September 15, 2023

    West Chester University’s “INCOMPARABLE” Golden Rams Marching Band kicks off its “Road to the Roses” journey this weekend with festivities to celebrate and honor the Golden Rams as the first…

  • Lorraine Bernotsky
    Leadership Profiles

    West Chester University’s New President Could Be Its Current Provost 

    September 12, 2023

    Christopher Fiorentino will retire from the position of president of West Chester University next summer, and the school may have already found his successor in…

  • WCU President Christopher Fiorentino greets first-year students moving into campus
    Education

    West Chester University Welcomes Largest First-Year Class

    August 26, 2023

    West Chester University’s 2023-2024 academic year begins with the first classes of the fall semester on Monday, Aug. 28.  A Golden Welcome to all those…

  • green ribbon school acceptance
    Awards & Recognition

    West Chester University Honored as 2023 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School

    August 10, 2023

    West Chester University was among the four universities honored at the 2023 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools ceremony at the U.S. Department of Education in…

  • Christopher Fiorentino
    Leadership Profiles

    West Chester University President May Be Retiring, But There’s Still Much He Wants to Accomplish

    July 31, 2023

    West Chester University President Christopher Fiorentino will be retiring at the end of the upcoming school year, but he has no plans to take it…

  • Christopher Fiorentino
    Leadership Profiles

    West Chester University President Christopher Fiorentino Set to Retire

    July 26, 2023

    West Chester University President Christopher M. Fiorentino, Ph.D., who leads the largest university within the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, has announced to the West Chester…

  • Mildred Carter Joyner
    Education

    West Chester Mourns Loss of Ardent Advocate, Professor Mildred Carter Joyner

    July 24, 2023

    Mildred Carter Joyner, a Kennett Square native and West Chester University professor who attained national prominence as a social work pioneer, died on July 9…

  • kylie funkhouser
    West Chester

    In 40 Years of Fundraising, WCU’s Presidential Scholarship Gala Raises More than $2.6 Million for Students

    April 29, 2023

    Each year, West Chester University’s Annual Presidential Scholarship Community Gala attracts numerous friends from throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to an annual benefit organized to fund Presidential…

  • Former State Senator Andrew E. Dinniman speaks on the campus of West Chester University in front of the statue of famed abolitionist, orator, and statesman Frederick Douglass.
    Awards & Recognition

    Campus Corridor at WCU to Be Dedicated to Former State Senator Andrew Dinniman

    April 12, 2023

    West Chester University (WCU) will pay tribute to the impactful community work and inclusive teaching of former State Senator Andrew E. Dinniman by dedicating a…

  • Christopher Fiorentino
    Education

    West Chester President Thinks Outside of the Dorm to Solve Campus Housing Crisis  

    April 4, 2023

    West Chester University’s president is finding creative ways to curb the student housing shortage and graduate student enrollment slump, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia…

  • Erin Brockovich
    Entertainment

    West Chester University to Welcome Erin Brockovich for President’s Speaker Series

    February 17, 2023

    Famed law clerk and the subject of the 2000 Oscar-winning film named for her, Erin Brockovich will speak at West Chester University on Saturday, March 11,…

  • Sciences & Engineering Center WCU
    Education

    ‘Focusing on Learning, Not Just Teaching’: WCU Fully Opens New Sciences & Engineering Center

    September 12, 2022

    West Chester University has fully opened its newest building on campus called the Sciences & Engineering Center and The Commons, writes Susan Snyder for the…

  • Christopher Fiorentino
    Leadership Profiles

    VISTA Leadership Megastars — Christopher Fiorentino

    September 12, 2022

    Christopher Fiorentino, a Bucks County native and graduate of Neshaminy High School, is the President of West Chester University, the largest of the 14 universities…

  • Awards & Recognition

    WCU Earns Silver STARS Rating for Sustainability Achievements

    June 19, 2022

    In recognition of its sustainability achievements, West Chester University has earned a STARS Silver rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education…

  • West Chester University President Dr. Christopher Fiorentino
    Education

    West Chester University Thrives Among Challenges and Points to a Bright Future

    September 21, 2021

    West Chester’s 150th-anniversary celebration this weekend recognized its history as it looked toward a bright future for students. To West Chester University President Dr. Christopher…

  • Education

    As Its State-System Peers Struggle, WCU Considers Adding Student Housing to Keep Pace with Growing Enrollment

    June 2, 2021

    As many of its peers in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education face consolidation, West Chester University is considering adding more student housing to…

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