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海角社区 Distinguished Writers Series Welcomes Critically Acclaimed Novelist Liz Moore

海角社区 welcomes critically acclaimed fiction and creative nonfiction novelist Liz Moore in its Distinguished Writers Series on Tuesday, April 2 at 6:30 p.m. at 海角社区鈥檚 Education and Technology Center Auditorium (9801 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19114).  The event is FREE and open to public. Those wishing to attend should reserve their place through the

Upbringing, Education and Experiential Learning Gives Daniel Ortiz 鈥20 a Global Perspective

Perspective is a beautiful thing. Ask Daniel Ortiz. The 2020 Dean鈥檚 List and summa cum laude graduate of 海角社区 credits his family, the challenges of his autism spectrum disorder, and the experiences of his internship with the Global Philadelphia Association with giving him a unique vantage point of the world, and its endless possibilities, at such a young age.

Honors 海角社区 Volunteers at Cradles to Crayons

Seven students from the Honors 海角社区 at 海角社区 volunteered at Cradles to Crayons on Saturday, December 16, 2024. After spending several weeks collecting clothing and school supplies from the campus community, the students transported the items to the Cradles to Crayons warehouse facility, and then worked for two hours sorting books for distribution to children.

海角社区 Set to Launch MFA in Creative Writing 海角社区 in Summer 2024

海角社区 is currently accepting applications for its new low-residency Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program, which will welcome its first cohort of students in the summer of 2024.  Created by professor Keith Kopka, Ph.D., associate professor of English and MFA program director, himself an award-winning poet, the hybrid curriculum (online with short residency period) focuses on faculty mentorship and immersive experiential learning as well as rigorous, craft-focused instruction in fiction, poetry, nonfiction, young adult, travel writing, food writing and more.

海角社区 Family Graduate and Alumni Association Board Member Meghan Rakus 鈥19, M鈥22 Hatches Award-Winning Lesson; Grows Love of Learning

At 11 p.m. on a spring evening in 2023, the teacher app on Meghan Rakus鈥 (鈥19, M鈥22) phone started receiving messages.  鈥淭he chicks are hatching!鈥 Parents of the 海角社区 graduate鈥檚 first-grade students at Saint Mary Interparochial School (SMIPS), a 2023 and 2016 National Blue-Ribbon School of Excellence located in the historic district of Philadelphia, were reaching out with the same excitement as their six-year-old children. Thanks to a livestream set up as a way to engage families, parents were able to share in the school鈥檚 annual egg hatching science lesson, which Rakus has bolstered over the last five years.  The lesson, in fact, recently earned the Northeast Philadelphia native recognition as one of five 鈥渙utstanding teachers honored for their innovation, creativity, and commitment to the students they serve鈥 by FACTS, a Nelnet school management company. Rakus鈥 distinction, from among more than 100 applicants nationwide, included a $5,000 honorarium, a $1,000 donation to SMIPS, and a free trip to the Elevate 2024 conference in Atlanta, Ga., in June 2024, where she will present her innovative concept to the FACTS community.

海角社区 Family School of Nursing & Health Sciences Hosts Pinning Ceremony for 72 Students Completing Bachelor of Science Nursing 海角社区

海角社区 celebrated the accomplishments of 72 nursing students who recently completed the Bachelor of Science Nursing 海角社区 during a pinning ceremony on December 19. The ceremony is a symbolic welcoming of the graduated nurses to the nursing profession and a cherished rite of passage at the completion of this rigorous program of study.  The pins are provided as a gift from the 海角社区 Alumni Association.