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Christopher Fiorentino

  • WCU
    Education

    Through Frederick Douglass Institute, WCU and Wells Fargo to Help Youth Education in Coatesville

    April 10, 2019

    West Chester University, Wells Fargo, and the Coatesville Area School District will announce the third cohort of its Frederick Douglass Institute (FDI), a collaborative effort…

  • Economic Development

    Greater West Chester Chamber Honors E. Kahn Development, Others at Its Annual Banquet

    February 15, 2019

    The Greater West Chester Chamber of Commerce recently honored four area organizations and individuals for their service in 2018 at its annual banquet, writes Donna…

  • Erica Thompson
    Education

    WCU President, Celebrity Baristas Celebrate Giving Tuesday at Saxbys Café on Campus

    December 5, 2018

    By Maurisa Warren Last week, Saxbys West Chester University hosted a “Pay-As-You-Wish” event on Giving Tuesday at its Experiential Learning café on campus. The event…

  • Christopher Fiorentino
    Education

    WCU’s Fiorentino Tells Students, Faculty to Take Risks During His Presidential Address

    October 1, 2018

    By Maurisa Warren Students, faculty, and staff at West Chester University recently filled the seats of Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall for this year’s Presidential…

  • WCU Music
    Education

    Largest Cash Gift in WCU History Endows School of Music

    September 28, 2018

    A transformational gift of $3 million from Dr. James R. Wells and Mr. Richard G. Wells, brothers who are West Chester University alumni, will benefit…

  • WCU
    Education

    WCU Briefly: September 18

    September 18, 2018

    By Maurisa Warren Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowship Gov. Tom Wolf has announced that the state will make a major commitment to ensuring excellent teachers are…

  • Education

    New Program for WCU’s First-Generation College Students Has Big Plans for 2018-19 School Year

    September 12, 2018

    By Maurisa Warren More than 100 first-generation college students and their family members arrived at West Chester University in late August for the inaugural event…

  • Education

    WCU Briefly: August 24

    August 24, 2018

    By Maurisa Warren Move-In Days Pushing carts filled with all the accoutrements needed for college, West Chester University’s first-year students will move into their new…

  • Saxby's & WCU
    Uncategorized

    Saxbys Partners with WCU to Introduce New Experiential Learning Café

    August 9, 2018

    Saxbys, the Philadelphia-based coffee company, has brought its innovative Experiential Learning Program (ELP) to West Chester University with a new, student-run café. The café opened…

  • Education

    WCU Adds First Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer

    August 7, 2018

    West Chester University has added Tracey Ray as its first chief diversity and inclusion officer, according to a report from the Daily Local News. Ray,…

  • Education

    WCU Professor Receives Prestigious Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Award

    June 1, 2018

    The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded a Grand Challenges Explorations Grant worth $100,000 to Chiwoneso Tinago, a Professor of Health at West Chester…

  • Frank Fish
    Education

    European Patent Office Names WCU Biologist a Finalist for 2018 European Inventor Award

    April 30, 2018

    The European Patent Office (EPO) has named Frank Fish, biologist and professor at West Chester University, and his research colleagues as finalists for the 2018…

  • Food Pantry Check
    Education

    WCU’s Resource Pantry for Students-in-Need Receives $45,000 Donation

    March 1, 2018

    West Chester University’s Resource Pantry for students-in-need was the recent recipient of a $45,000 check, courtesy of Student Services, Incorporated and PSECU. The much-needed gift…

  • Community

    WCU Sets New Record with Almost $58 Million in Fundraising

    September 24, 2017

    West Chester University recently set out to “become more,” and apparently it’s en route to a whole lot more. Student enrollment is flooding in, and…

  • Christopher Fiorentino
    Community

    WCU Sheds Interim Tag from President Fiorentino as ‘University’s Mission Is Etched into His Soul’

    January 8, 2017

    Despite a national search that saw it cast its net far and wide, West Chester University, in the end, didn’t have to look very far…

  • Education

    Chester County Leadership: Chris Fiorentino, President, West Chester University

    January 6, 2017

    Editor’s Note: This profile of Chris Fiorentino was originally posted in May of 2016. As he assumes the role of Interim President of West Chester…

  • Community

    WCU Confers First-Ever Doctoral Degrees

    December 26, 2016

    West Chester University has added another hat — or graduation cap, rather — to its prestigious reputation as an educational institution of excellence. Last Saturday,…

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