Neumann students finish in top 50 of global business competition
ASTON» A team of Neumann University business students finished 42nd worldwide in an international Business Strategy Game that involved 2,968 teams from 164 colleges. The management skill of the team, based on the per formance of fictitious footwear companies that they operated, placed them in the top two percent of teams that entered the global competition.
The Business Strategy Game casts students in the role of company managers, who are responsible for decisions regarding production, shipping and inventory, corporate social responsibility, pricing and marketing, financing, worker compensation, and other aspect of business management. Teams from Europe, Africa, North America, Asia, and Latin America entered the competition.
Neumann’s Rising to the Occasion team finished tied for spot #42 in overall rankings, according to results announced by BSG on Nov. 29. The company was managed by Amanda DeCarolis of Nottingham, Joshua Hendrickson of Akron, Ohio, and Brandilee Boose of Glen Mills.
“We modeled our company’s values after Neumann’s RISES values, hence our name, which was a major influence on how we ran our company,” says DeCarolis. The university’s core values are reverence, integrity, service, excellence, and stewardship.
“Having students run a company in head-to-head competition with companies managed by other students provides a truly powerful learning experience that places students in active, hands-on managerial roles,” explained Dr. Robert Till, professor of business, whose senior seminar class also produced two top-100 teams in the spring 2020 competition.
According to the BSG website, the contest is “a competition-based strategy simulation where the outcomes are always unique to the competitive interplay among the specific decisions and strategies of each group of competing companies.” There is no secret set of strategic moves that works every time.
Other colleges with teams ranked in the top 100 are George Washington University, the University of Massachusetts, University of New Hampshire, University of New Mexico, and Wichita State University.
Till, a resident of Wayne, holds degrees from St. Bonaventure University, the University of Notre Dame and the University of Massachusetts. Prior to receiving his Ph.D., he was a managing director in the Investment Banking Division of JP Morgan Chase where he was employed for more than 20 years. For more information on Neumann University, visit www.neumann.edu.
Main Line Health offers hip and knee pain live webinars
Main Line Health will offer free live educational webinars with orthopaedic experts to learn more about hip and knee pain. The webinars will talk about the anatomy of the hip and knee, common causes of joint pain, the latest treatments and some simple steps that people can take to lessen the likelihood of a hip or knee injury.
The webinars will be offered 1-2 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 17, and Monday, Jan. 4, and from 2-3 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 18. To register, visit hipandknee360.com.
Cathedral Basilica of Ss. Peter and Paul presents annual Christmas concert
The Cathedral Basilica of Ss. Peter and Paul will present its annual Christmas Concert, Prayer for Peace, 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13. Due to current COVID-19 guidelines regarding in-person gatherings, the concert will be held virtually.
All are invited to join in the Cathedral Basilica Schola and instrumentalists for an afternoon of peace and joy. This year’s program will include works by Abbie Betinis, Frank La Rocca, Julian Wachner, William Walton, as well as beloved Christmas Carols for all to sing along.
Rev. G. Dennis Gill, rector of the cathedral, and Charlene Angelini, director of cathedral parish music, recently released a special video invitation via the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s Facebook page. To view the video message, go to https://www.facebook.com/ArchPhila/videos/2584148558550228.
Tickets for the Prayer for Peace virtual concert are available now and throughout the Christmas season via http://cathedralphila. org/music/choirs-at-the-cathedral-basilica. A link will be emailed after ticket purchase.
Aqua PA invests $10.2M in infrastructure projects throughout Delco
Aqua Pennsylvania announced this week that it has
$10.2 million in infrastructure improvement projects underway in Upper Providence, Nether Providence, Middletown, Marple and Haverford and Rose Valley to improve service reliability for customers throughout Delaware County.
• In Upper Providence and Nether Providence, crews began work on a $2 million project replacing 9,744 feet of aging 6-, 8- and 10-inch water mains with new 4-, 6-, 8and 12-inch ductile iron water mains on the following streets: Shady Hill Road, between Park Avenue and Rose Hill Road; Park Avenue between Ridley Creek Road and north of Shady Hill Road; Rose Hill Road, between Park Avenue and South Ridley Creek Road; South Ridley Creek Road, between Orange Street and Manchester Road; Meadowbrook Lane from South Ridley Creek Road to the end of the cul-de-sac.
• In Middletown, crews are working on a $1.3 million project to replace 4,766 feet of aging 12-, 8- and 6-inch water mains with new 12-, 8and 6-inch ductile iron water mains on the following streets: Old Middletown Road between Bortondale Road and Route 352; Old Middletown Road, between Moore and Knowlton roads; Route
352, between Knowlton and Old Middletown roads.
• Also taking place in Middletown, crews are working on a $1.2 million project to replace 6,145 feet of aging 6and 8-inch water mains with new 8- and 6-inch ductile iron water mains on the following streets: Ridley Creek Drive between Nelson Drive and the end of the cul-de-sac; and Walter Drive between Nelson Drive and the end of the culde-sac.
• There are multiple main replacements taking place throughout Marple. Crews are working on a $1.2 million project to replace 4,358 feet of aging 6-inch cast iron water mains with new 8and 6-inch ductile iron water mains on the following streets: Maclarie Lane between Paxon Hollow Road and Saint Francis Drive; Hedgerow Drive between Kerwood Drive and Maclarie Lane; and Paxon Hollow Road, between Sproul Road and Hedgerow Drive.
• Crews are also working in Marple on another $1.2 million project to replace
10,048 feet of aging 6-inch cast iron water mains with new 8-inch ductile iron water mains in the township on the following streets: Langford Road, between Sproul Road and Winding Way; Harvard Avenue and Yale Avenue, between Princeton Place and Winding Way; Princeton Place, Clover Drive and Winding Way between Langford Road and South New Ardmore Road.
• Crews are also working on a $1.15 million project in Marple to replace 7,876 feet of aging 8-and 6-inch cast iron water mains with new
8-and 6-inch ductile iron water mains on the following streets: Paxon Hollow Road and Concord Road, between Sproul Road and Springhouse Road; Hilldale Road, between Sproul Road and Concord Road; Parkway Avenue, between Paxon Hollow and Hilldale roads; Parkway East from Springhouse Road to the end of the culde-sac Parkway East Road; Springhouse Road, between Langford Road and Lawrence Road.
• In Haverford, crews are working on a $1.2 million project to replace 5,315 feet of aging 6-inch cast iron water mains with new 8and 6-inch ductile iron water mains on the following streets: Meadow Lane, between Coopertown Road and College Avenue; Williams Road, between Darby Road and Meadows Lane; Blackburn Lane, between Highland Lane and Williams Road.
• Crews recently began work on a $1 million project in Rose Valley to replace 7,655 feet of aging
6-inch water mains with new 4-, 6- and 8-inch ductile iron water mains on the following streets: Todmorden Drive, between both ends of Brookhaven Road; Brookview Lane, Forestview Road, and Briarcrest and Hollow drives, between
Todmorden Drive and the end of the cul-de-sac; and Tanglewood Circle between Forestview Road and the end of the cul-de-sac.
All of the projects are expected to be completed by June 2021. These projects are part of Aqua’s continuing infrastructure improvement program that replaced more than 38 miles of aging main in Delaware County in 2019 to improve service reliability for customers. This year, Aqua expects to have replaced approximately 45 miles of main in Delaware County by year-end. The new water mains will reduce the potential for main breaks and discolored water and improve water flow in the area. The capital spend for these projects is included in Aqua’s nearly $60 million infrastructure program for Delaware County in 2020. Aqua Pennsylvania has more than $200 million planned for investments across Pennsylvania this year.
Aqua Pennsylvania serves approximately 1.4 million people in 32 counties throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Visit AquaAmerica. com.