Widener University announces 2020 High School Leadership Award recipients
CHESTER » Widener University has recognized area high school students for outstanding leadership and civic contributions. In partnership with WCAUTV NBC10, the university’s awards program has honored 160 students from high schools throughout the region for their abilities to stand up for what is right, address a wrong and make a difference in their communities or schools. The 2020 local honorees included:
• Jack Hooper of Media, a student at Garnet Valley High School, was recognized for making a difference by spreading positivity at his school each day and being a role model for his peers.
• Laiba Khan of Media is a student at Penncrest High School, who was recognized for making a difference by serving as junior class president and committing herself to education and volunteer work.
• Natalie O’Neill of Boothwyn is a student at Archmere Academy. She was recognized for making a difference by dedicating her time to academics and overcoming pressures in school.
• Rizza Mojados of Upper Chichester, is a student at Chichester High School who was recognized for making a difference by ranking 11th in her class academically, starting the Diversity Club and serving as class president and treasurer for two school clubs.
• Evan Gallagher of Springfield, a student at Springfield High School. was recognized for making a difference by being a role model for incoming students and serving as a mentor to younger members of the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science program.
“Through the High School Leadership Awards, Widener University has the pleasure of honoring the inspiring young leaders within our community who demonstrate courage and strong leadership,” said Widener University President Julie Wollman. “This year we are extremely proud to recognize students like who embody the important principals of character and leadership, and who work to create positive change in their communities. It is my pleasure to give all the honorees this well-deserved recognition.”
Award recipients will also receive a scholarship of $20,000 over four years should they choose to enroll at Widener University as a freshman for undergraduate studies. Honorees who choose to attend Widener are known as Apogee Scholars. As Apogee Scholars, students will have an opportunity to receive four years of valuable leadership programming and experiences.
For more information regarding the Widener University High School Leadership Awards and to view a complete list of winners, visit http://www. widener.edu.
Prospect Park Town Watch offers pet photos with Santa
The Prospect Park Town Watch is holding its second annual Pet Photos with Santa event 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28 at the Park Square Gazebo. For a $5 donation, pet owners can bring their own cameras to take a photo of their animal with
Santa or the Town Watch volunteers will take the photo and email it to the pet owner.
Additionally, a gift basket raffle will take place. All dogs and cats must be leashed or in carriers. All people who attend must wear a mask.
All proceeds will go to the Prospect Park Town Watch volunteers’ annual Toy Drive to benefit families in need at Prospect Park Elementary School. For more information on the pet photo event or the toy drive, visit the “Prospect Park Town Watch” Facebook page. The rain date is Dec. 5.
Scientist discusses moon rocks in Delco Institute of Science lecture
The Delaware County Institute of Science will host a free Zoom Webinar lecture, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 14, discussing “Journey To The Moon: From Apollo to Artemus and Why the Moon Rocks.”
Scientist Dr. Juliane Gross will be the December speaker for the DCIS 2020-2021 Lecture Series. Gross is an associate professor for planetary sciences at Rutgers University, N.J., and currently the Deputy Curator for Apollo samples at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Her research focuses on investigating the formation and evolution of planetary bodies using extra-terrestrial samples that were returned to Earth either by nature as meteorites or by humans as astronauts or by space crafts. In her talk she will take participants on a journey to our nearest planetary neighbor and explore the Moon from Apollo to Artemis.
Gross will discuss how Moon rocks can be used for scientific studies of solar system exploration, and how they can help people to better understand their past and future.
Attendees can register at www.delcoscience.org/ lectures.
Delco Community College and West Chester University strengthen dual admission
During a virtual ceremony held with their students last week, West Chester University President Dr. Christopher Fiorentino and Delaware County Community College President Dr. L. Joy Gates Black announced a strengthened dual admission agreement that now enables qualified, enrolled Delaware County Community College students to earn an associate degree and then transfer seamlessly to West Chester University in a parallel major with opportunities not typical of such agreements.
Qualified Delaware County Community College students will now be able to transfer to West Chester University with guaranteed housing, a renewable scholarship, and success coaching. The announcement comes at a time when students have increased need amidst an unyielding pandemic.
Already 245 current students at Delaware County Community College will benefit from the enhanced dual admission program. On average, one out of every three transfer students to West Chester University hails from Delaware County Community College.
Under this agreement, graduating high school seniors and Delaware County Community College students who wish to pursue a bachelor’s degree at West Chester University will, upon signing an Intent to Enroll form, receive conditional admission to the university. This dual admission program requires that students complete their associate degree at Delaware County Community College prior to transferring to West Chester University, but all credits taken at Delaware County as part of an associate degree will transfer in their entirety.
Through the enhanced agreement, participating students who complete their associate degree at Delaware County Community College will be eligible for more than 20 associate degree programs that will transfer into parallel programs at West Chester University.
To participate in the dual admission program, eligible students must receive their associate degree and meet all university degree, major, and grade point average requirements. The university’s biomedical engineering, social work, exploratory studies, sports medicine, and traditional Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) major programs are not part of this new enhanced dual admission agreement.
As the two institutions of higher learning work together to increase educational opportunities for area students, the strengthened dual admission agreement is the latest of several collaborative agreements. In March of 2018, the two institutions signed an articulation agreement that brings WCU to the college’s Marple campus to offer the third and fourth year of students’ Bachelor of Science in Business Management degree. In addition, Delaware County Community College and West Chester University also offer the Registered Nurse-Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RNBSN) pathway from Delaware County Community College to West Chester University. The two institutions’ revised RN-BSN Concurrent Enrollment Agreement, which was also enacted in 2018, provides another affordable pathway for qualified Associate of Science in Nursing degree students at Delaware County Community College to earn the Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree with only 30 additional credits.
Visit www.dccc.edu for more information.