DCCC professor receives college’s highest honor for excellence in teaching
MARPLE » Delaware County Community College recently awarded its 2020 Gould Award, the college’s highest honor for excellence in teaching, to Associate Professor of Business Dr. Lauren Donovan. A native of Prospect Park who now lives in Berwyn, Donovan has taught at the college for nine years and is program coordinator for the Business Administration program.
“This year’s nominee has been described by students as knowledgeable, energetic, passionate, responsive, compassionate, supportive of diversity and adept at using real-life examples to engage students in active learning,” said Donald Heller, chair of the College’s Board of Trustees, during a recent virtual meeting of the college’s faculty members.
Usually, the Gould Award winner is announced at commencement, but due to the coronavirus pandemic, the college announced this year’s winner during a faculty meeting on Zoom that had more than 220 participants.
Named after the late Jerry Gould, a founding trustee of the college, the Gould award is presented each year to a faculty member whose achievement, dedication and love of teaching inspire both students and colleagues. Students are the primary nominators for the award.
Donovan teaches business communication, principles of marketing, and principles of management.
She is a 2016 winner of the prestigious Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching, which recogniZes outstanding faculty members at 52 colleges and universities in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Donovan also is involved in the college’s Z uality Matters initiative, which provides training to faculty members who teach online courses. Her principles of marketing course has been nationally recogniZed for meeting Z uality Matters Standards.
Donovan redesigned the college’s business communication course, giving students more opportunities to experience real-world scenarios. She has assisted with fundraising and communication efforts for the college’s student food emergency resource bank, and she once used a college educational foundation mini-grant to raise awareness among business communication students about the importance of getting enough sleep during finals week.
Donovan holds a Doctorate in Business Administration from Wilmington University, a Master of Business Administration from Saint Joseph University and a Bachelor of Science from Mount Saint Mary’s College.
Concord reopens township building for essential business, calls on state to allow businesses to reopen
At its regular May meeting, Concord Township Council unanimously approved sending a letter to state and county officials calling for the lifting of current business closures.
Councilman Peter Pagano made the motion, stating, “The closing of our local businesses is creating a hardship that may be unrecoverable,” and that council should petition county and state officials to open our businesses in Concord Township as soon as possible with safety precautions put in place.
Township council also announced that it would be re-opening the township office to visitors beginning on Monday, May 1Z, to allow residents and contractors to conduct essential business. Council President Dominic Pileggi noted that CDC safety guidelines will be adhered to for staff and visitors. For visitors this includes the wearing of face masks, adhering to social distancing guidelines, making appointments with the Building and Codes Department
for permit applications, and adhering to all signage posted at the municipal building with guidelines for visitors.
“Concord Township is looking to lead the way by incorporating recommended safety measures to serve as an example to State and County officials of how local businesses can begin to re-open,” Pileggi said.
Township Manager Amanda Serock requested that residents with non-urgent business continue to contact staff members via email and phone.
Concord Township is also working to adapt and expand recreational opportunities for residents. The summer movie night, originally scheduled for June 12 in the township park, will be moved to a later date in the summer and will be adapted to a drive-in movie concept. While residents are enjoying the trails at the township park, Concord also offers over a mile of paved and natural trails at the municipal complex, including a trail leading to the Newlin Grist Mill. New trails are being added this summer at other township open space properties, including Bush Hill Farm on Bethel Road and the recently acquired Hall property behind the high school. More details to come as these trails become available for public use.
In other business, council extended its emergency declaration through June 4, in line with the governor’s order, to continue to have the ability to react swiftly to changing legislation, protect the public’s health, and to secure important resources available. Council cancelled its May 26 agenda meeting and moved the June council meeting date to June 9 at 7 p.m., due to the rescheduling of the primary election. As usual, the meeting will be livestreamed on the township website, and public comment options will be made available.
For more information and updates, visit www. townshipofconcord.com.
PennDOT extends expiration dates on vehicle registrations, inspections and more
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation ZPennDOTZ announced this week that expiration dates for vehicle registrations and safety and emission inspections will be extended for Pennsylvania residents in response to statewide COVID-19 mitigation efforts. Deadlines on the following products will be extended
Z Vehicle registrations of all classes which includes, but not limited to, mass transit vehicle registrations, apportioned vehicle registrations, fleet vehicle registrations, dealer plate registrations, temporary registrations and biennial farm exemption certificates scheduled to expire from March 16 through May 31, 2020, the expiration date is now extended through June 30, 2020.
Z Safety inspections and emissions inspections scheduled to expire from March 16 through May 31, 2020, the expiration date is now extended through June 30, 2020.
Z Persons with Disabilities parking placards scheduled to expire from March 16 through May 31,
2020, the expiration date is now extended through June 30, 2020.
These extensions are in addition to those announced on May 1, related to driver’s licenses, photo ID cards, and learner’s permits scheduled to expire from March 16, 2020 through May 31, 2020 Z these products are also extended through June 30, 2020. A camera card is considered a driver’s license, so it is covered by the same terms and conditions extending other driver’s license products.
Additionally, limited services are available at some Driver License and Photo License Centers. For a list of open driver license and photo license centers and the services provided, as well as their hours of operation, visit www.dmv. pa.gov.
Customers may continue to complete various transactions and access multiple resources online at www. dmv.pa.gov. Driver and vehicle online services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week and include driver’s license, photo ID and vehicle registration renewals; driver-history services; changes of address; driver license and vehicle registration restoration letters; ability to pay driver license or vehicle insurance restoration fee; and driver license and photo ID duplicates. There are no additional fees for using online services.
For more information, visit www.dmv.pa.gov or www.PennDOT.gov.