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Â鶹Íø to Launch Nurse Aide Training Â鶹Íø
The Â鶹Íø School of Nursing & Health Sciences is excited to announce the Pennsylvania Board of Education approval for its newly created Nurse Aide Training Â鶹Íø. 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).
Â鶹Íø Names Dr. Bindhu Alappat Vice President for Academic Affairs
Â鶹Íø 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.
Â鶹Íø 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 Â鶹Íø. 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.
Â鶹Íø Adds Women’s Flag Football to its Athletics Â鶹Íø
Â鶹Íø’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.
Â鶹Íø Breaks Ground on New Athletic Fieldhouse
Â鶹Íø 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.