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  • The Jones Family received YGBW’s 2025 Service to Youth Award in memory of Bob Jones for his support of competitive swimmers at the Upper Main Line YMCA.
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    YMCA of Greater Brandywine Recognizes the Impact of 5,859 Volunteers at the Celebration of Service

    April 22, 2026

    Leaders, staff, and volunteers from the YMCA of Greater Brandywine joined together at Penn Oaks Golf Club on April 15 to celebrate the impact of…

  • West Chester University nutrition students collaborate in the campus Food Lab, cooking and preparing meals as part of a community service project.
    Education

    40 Thanksgiving Meals for Safe Harbor Residents Prepared in WCU’s Food Lab

    December 2, 2025

    Although Thanksgiving has now passed, the impact of the holiday season was felt well before the celebrations began. On Tuesday, Nov. 25, West Chester University’s…

  • WCU nursing alumni, students, faculty, staff, and partners were thrilled with the surprise announcement that a School of Nursing within the College of Health Sciences will be a reality in January 2026. Photo of a happy audience clapping, smiling.
    Education

    A Legacy of Care: WCU Establishes School of Nursing at 50th Anniversary

    November 6, 2025

    More than 100 gathered in the ballroom of West Chester University’s Sciences and Engineering Center & The Commons (SECC) on Saturday, Oct. 25, to celebrate…

  • WCU nursing students practice critical care skills with advanced simulation technology in the University’s Duey Immersive Learning Center.
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    Celebrating 50+ Years of Healing on Oct. 25: WCU’s Nursing Programs Help Mend National Healthcare Workforce Shortage

    October 22, 2025

    West Chester University’s (WCU) Nursing Programs are celebrating 50+ years of healing, producing thousands of nurses who are addressing the nation’s critical healthcare workforce shortage.…

  • The Truist team proudly accepts the Community Partner Award at the YMCA of Greater Brandywine’s Breakfast of Champions event, recognizing their impactful support and commitment to strengthening the local community. The group is smiling and dressed professionally.
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    Senator Carolyn Comitta, Truist, and Joe Tankle Receive Top Honors at YGBW Breakfast of Champions

    May 2, 2025

    Leaders, staff, and volunteers from the YMCA of Greater Brandywine (YGBW) joined in a celebration on Apr. 23 at Penn Oaks Golf Club for the…

  • YGBW's new Board Members: Top Row (L to R): Brandy Smith and Katie Angstadt. Bottom Row (L to R) John Young, Tia Wilson, and John Walker. 
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    YMCA of Greater Brandywine Welcomes New Board Members 

    February 6, 2025

    The YMCA of Greater Brandywine (YGBW) has welcomed five new members to its Association Board of Directors. Katie Angstadt, Brandy Smith, John Walker, Tia Wilson,…

  • Dr. Scott Heinerichs
    Leadership Profiles

    YMCA of Greater Brandywine Appoints Interim Board Chair, Welcomes Nine New Board Members 

    April 12, 2024

    The YMCA of Greater Brandywine (YGBW) is announcing the appointment of Dr. Scott Heinerichs as Interim Board Chair. Heinerichs is the Dean of the College…

  • Four WCU students are interning with NFL teams this summer
    Education

    NFL Selects Four West Chester University Students as Interns

    February 13, 2024

    As thoughts turn to the upcoming Super Bowl, four West Chester University students are readying for their own NFL experience. After having emerged successfully from…

  • West Chester University Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders Liz Grillo, right, shows 6ABC Action News HealthCheck Producer Dawn Heefner how to use the VoiceEvalU8 tool that Professor Grillo invented to help today’s teachers reduce debilitating voice disorders.
    Education

    WCU’s Department of Communication Sciences, Disorders Celebrates 100th Anniversary on World Voice Day

    March 18, 2023

    National World Voice Day will be recognized on the 100th anniversary of West Chester University’s Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders on Tuesday, March 21, 7…

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    Celebrate WCU’s Sesquicentennial with More Programs in the Museum’s Live Zoom Lecture Series

    January 11, 2022

    When it opened in 1871, the West Chester Normal School was a single building that provided housing for both professors and students, as well as…

  • Education

    Nutrition Profs from WCU Teach Seventh-Graders at YMCA How to Make Healthy Meals

    June 6, 2019

    As part of a community-engaged research project led by West Chester University Assistant Professors of Nutrition Jeanie Subach and Sandy Sarcona, 10 youth from the…

  • Education

    WCU Briefly: December 11

    December 11, 2018

    By Maurisa Warren The New Century Club of West Chester General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC) The New Century Club of West Chester dates back…

  • 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…

  • Education

    ‘Exercise Is Medicine Day’ Had WCU’s Campus Moving and Shaking

    May 7, 2018

    From a morning walk across campus to a Tai Chi stress-buster session on the Academic Quad, “Exercise is Medicine Day” brought the general public together…

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    WCU Trainers Provide ‘Another Layer of Safety’ to NFL Games

    November 30, 2017

    Certified Athletic Trainers from West Chester University are closely monitoring NFL games to ensure that players with possible concussions are immediately removed from the field,…

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