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Bernard John Lucci Gifts Villanova $11M Posthumously
The estate of Bernard John Lucci has gifted Villanova University $11 million. 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.
Manor opens Nursing Skills Lab
Manor College cut the ribbon on its Nursing Skills Lab, a room developed to help educate students in Manor’s new Practical Nursing program. “This program is going to be transformational in the lives of our students, who will have this opportunity at a time when nursing is so desperately needed in our region and in our country,” said Dr. Jonathan Peri, president of Manor College. “This program gives opportunities for our students to move quickly into their careers. With our associate’s degree, it gives students the ability to scaffold their education and get to the next level in their careers.”
Harriett’s Bookshop is Raising Funds to Send 10 Philly Youth to Study Abroad This Fall
Harriett's Bookshop is aiming to create opportunities many local youth aren't likely to get in studying abroad to Paris. Harriett’s Bookshop owner Jeannine A. Cook is aiming to send 10 North Philadelphia youth to study abroad in Paris this fall, writes Shara Dae Howard for KYW Newsradio. Cook’s reasoning...
One Village Alliance Bridges Gaps Through Education, Entrepreneurship, and the Arts
Next on You Oughta Know, find out how a nonprofit is growing marginalized children and families into greatness. Get a pediatrician’s take on hot topics for the new school year. Get messy and make art at Paint Ground. Meet an artist who finally turned her passion into a career. Visit a distillery that’s cultivating a new era in spirits. Catch Patrick Stoner’s Flicks segment on His Three Daughters.
A boost for Mayfair Elementary’s CTE program
Members from the General Building Contractors Association’s Construction Leadership Council, a group of developing industry professionals, recently visited Mayfair Elementary School’s Career Training Education program and donated $3,340 to the program. The donation helps further the program’s impact, bringing valuable trade education to the students. CLC members...
Compassion Is Key for Downingtown Native Christian Bernard, a New Faculty Member at Church Farm School
Downingtown native Christian Bernard brings his passion for education to his new teaching role at Church Farm School. Christian Bernard is hard to miss. Besides being 6-foot-8, the new member of Church Farm School’s humanities and cottage faculty has a broad smile, a deep voice, and an engaging presence. In his youth, the Downingtown East graduate played basketball and gravitated toward science and literature.
School safety: Survey finds most teachers question active shooter drills
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. Teachers deal with nearly all types of challenges in the classroom. While they are pretty equipped to handle most of them, school shooter incidents have taken their toll.
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