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°µÍø½ûÇø to Launch Nurse Aide Training Program
The °µÍø½ûÇø School of Nursing & Health Sciences is excited to announce the Pennsylvania Board of Education approval for its newly created Nurse Aide Training Program. The program is designed to meet a growing area and statewide need for certified nursing aides in hospitals, nursing homes, private care, and the expanding field of home healthcare. Completion of the six-week program, with a passing grade on the national certification examination, will provide an immediate pathway to an in-demand career as a certified nurse aide (CNA).
°µÍø½ûÇø Names Dr. Bindhu Alappat Vice President for Academic Affairs
°µÍø½ûÇø President Anne Prisco, Ph.D. announced the appointment of Bindhu Alappat, Ph.D. as the University’s Vice President of Academic Affairs. A seasoned academic administrator with over 15 years of experience in Catholic higher education as both a chemistry professor and an administrator, Dr. Alappat will assume her new leadership role on August 1, 2024.
°µÍø½ûÇø welcomes Dr. Barbara Schwartz- Bechet as Dean of the School of Education
Former Fulbright scholarship recipient Dr. Barbara Schwartz-Bechet has assumed her role as the newly appointed Dean of the School of Education at °µÍø½ûÇø. Dr. Schwartz-Bechet brings 25 years of experience in higher education, most recently as the Dean of the College of Health Sciences and Education at Misericordia University.
°µÍø½ûÇø Adds Women’s Flag Football to its Athletics Program
°µÍø½ûÇø’s Department of Athletics announced the addition of women’s flag football making it the first Philadelphia institution to add women’s flag football as a varsity sport.
°µÍø½ûÇø Breaks Ground on New Athletic Fieldhouse
°µÍø½ûÇø held a ceremonial groundbreaking for its new Athletic Fieldhouse on July 11, 2024, as construction is set to begin on the University’s Northeast Philadelphia campus. The project is slated for completion in December 2024.
Pizza Toppings and Special Education Students Have Provided the Spice of Bob Smith’s Rewarding Professional Life
Along his professional journey, Roxborough High School teacher Bob Smith M’23 has faced the heat of the retail kitchen and the special education classroom and has the chops - including a 16-year run as successful franchise owner and a prestigious 2024 Lindback Award for distinguished teaching - to prove it.