3 WCU students to sign pledge to teach in their home districts
Dr. Desha Williams (center), dean of West Chester University’s College of Education and Social Work, is pictured at Plymouth Whitemarsh High School with recent WCU education graduates/former PRIZE Ambassadors Devin Davis (back row/left), Imere Williams (back row/middle), and Equity and Advancement Officer for Colonial School District Melissa Figueroa-Douglas (back row/right).
For West Chester University’s...
WCU announces transfer, scholarship info for Academy of the Arts students
West Chester University has announced transfer and scholarship information for students who have been displaced by the sudden closing of the University of the Arts (UArts) in Philadelphia.
Executive Vice President and Provost (interim) Jeff Osgood says, “West Chester University is saddened to hear about the closing of the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. As more arts institutions are closing...
What To Do: Local options for eclipse viewing
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
April 8 is a very special day.
It’s the day that people across North America will be treated to a total eclipse of the sun.
Even though this area is not in the path of totality, seeing the solar eclipse will still be a really cool experience.
On April 8 between 2:08 p.m. and 4:34 p.m., the moon will pass in front of the sun.
The darkest point —...
Shapiro visits WCU, talks workforce development and affordability
Gov. Josh Shapiro offers remarks at West Chester University, Thursday.
On Thursday, Gov. Josh Shapiro toured West Chester University (WCU) with PDE Deputy Secretary of Education and Higher Education Commissioner Kate Shaw, State Rep. Chris Pielli (D-156), Chester County Commissioner Marian Moskowitz, and WCU leadership and students to learn how WCU is giving students the freedom to chart their own...
WCU to present ‘Three Sisters’
Three Sisters opens at West Chester University, Feb. 29
West Chester University’s Department of Theatre & Dance presents a world premiere adaptation of the Anton Chekhov classic THREE SISTERS. Associate Professor of Theatre John Bellomo adapted and directs the show. THREE SISTERS runs Thursday, February 29, Friday, March 1, and Saturday, March 2, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, March 3, at 2 p.m.,...
2 WCU buildings get LEED Gold certifiction
A LEED Gold certification plaque awarded by the U.S. Green Building Council in Washington, D.C. will soon be displayed in West Chester University’s Sciences & Engineering Center and The Commons (SECC). Standing next to a replica of the plaque that is currently on its way to the SECC is (l to r) Senior Associate Vice President of Facilities Dave McNamara, Sustainability Council Chair and Associate...
WCU’s Fiorentino to be inducted into Chester County Hall of Fame
Christopher M. Fiorentino
The leader of the largest university within Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education will soon be inducted into the Chester County Hall of Fame by the Chester County Economic Development Council (CCEDC).
CCEDC is announcing that West Chester University (WCU) President Christopher M. Fiorentino will be honored on Wednesday, May 15, 2024 before an anticipated audience...
WCU awarded $60K grant through PA Hunger-free Campus grant
West Chester University Resource Pantry
The Governor’s Office and the Pennsylvania Department of Education have announced that West Chester University has been selected to receive state grant funding in the amount of $60,000 from the 2023-2024 PA Hunger-Free Campus grant, as part of the Governor’s PA Hunger-Free Campus program. Now in its second year, the grant is designed to combat student...
Bernotsky named 16th President of W. Chester U.
Dr. R. Lorraine Bernotsky
Today, Dr. R. Lorraine (Laurie) Bernotsky was unanimously named the 16th president of West Chester University by the Board of Governors of Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education (PASSHE), effective July 1, 2024. A longstanding champion for public education and State System students, Dr. Bernotsky is a first-generation college graduate who has been selected to lead...
WCU kicks of RamTHON, benefitting CHOP, Nov. 4
Students participating in last year’s RamTHON are pictured playing a “Minute-to-Win-It” game with Rammy, WCU’s mascot.
WEST CHESTER — RamTHON, a no-sitting dance party organized to raise $30,000+ for the children at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), will officially start the season-of-giving at West Chester University on Saturday, November 4, 1-7 p.m., in Sykes Student Union,...
