Tag: Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia

Bill and Natalie McLaughlinEducation

Neumann University to Honor Bill and Natalie McLaughlin at Winter Graduation

Neumann University will present honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degrees to Bill and Natalie McLaughlin on Dec. 20 during a winter graduation ceremony that will…

Dr. Rosalie Mirenda, President Emeritus of Neumann UniversityEducation

Neumann President Emeritus Dr. Rosalie Mirenda Remembered

Neumann University’s President Emeritus Dr. Rosalie Mirenda, who served students at the university for more than four decades, has died. She was 85.

The…

A Neumann University banner on campus.Art

Neumann University Hosts Exhibit to Honor Victims of Gun Violence

Reports of gun violence appear in the media daily, and victims are often forgotten in a flood of new tragedies and cold statistics.

The Souls…

'I Can Help' author Reem FaruquiLiterature

Neumann Presents Award for Children’s Literature to Reem Faruqi

Neumann University presented its 2022 Bock Book Award for Children’s Literature to I Can Help, the tale of a young girl who rediscovers her…

An aerial view of the Neumann University campus.Aston

With Neumann University Expansion Comes Plans for a Hotel

Neumann University is planning an on-campus hotel as a revenue generator, part of a 15-year master plan to diversify the university’s sources…

An aerial view of the Our Lady of Angels Convent at Neumann University.Education

Neumann University Students Move into historic Delco Convent

Since the first section of Our Lady of Angels Convent was built in 1873, it had been home only to the Sisters of St. Francis…

Neumann University student at an outside table working on his laptop.Aston

Neumann University Celebrates 57th Anniversary With Fundraising Goal

March is a special month for Neumann University as it celebrates its 57th anniversary.

In March 1965, the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia signed…

A tree dedication ceremony at Neumann University in memory of Carol Graham.Government & Politics

Neumann University Plants Tree to Honor Late Aston Commissioner

On Nov. 7, Neumann University planted a tree on campus to honor former Aston Township Commissioner Carol Graham, who died on Jan.12, 2021. The…

An aerial view of the Neumann University campus in Aston.Aston

Neumann University Deepens Commitment to Sustainability

Neumann University is expanding its efforts to create an environmentally sustainable campus and community by joining the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher…

The Our Lady of Angels Convent, part of the land acquisition at Neumann University.Aston

Neumann University Doubles Size of Campus With Land Acquisition

Neumann University has purchased 63 acres of land, along and several buildings from the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia, the founders of the university…

Investments

SEC Actions Threaten an End to the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia's Activism

A change proposed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission could end corporate activism for people like Sister Nora Nash, a nun with the…

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Sale of St. Charles Seminary Property Paves Way for Move to Delco

The property and buildings of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood have been sold to Main Line Health, paving the way for the seminary’s…

Education

VISTA Careers – Neumann University

Founded and sponsored by the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia, Neumann University, a private, Catholic, co-educational institution rooted in the Franciscan tradition, which…

Community

Local Investors Both Large and Small Vote for ExxonMobil Climate-Change Analysis

Local investors of both thousands and millions defied the ExxonMobil board’s recommendation and passed a resolution that called for the energy company to analyze…