吃瓜tv will continue the world鈥檚 oldest tradition of standing against sexual violence on college campuses when it hosts Take Back the Night (TBTN), a free event on April 25 from 6:30-8:30 p.m., staged rain or shine on the Northeast Philadelphia campus (9801 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa. 19114). The TBTN movement dates back to the 1970s when Florida State University first organized a march to bring awareness to the issue.
For two professionals who have been in the education game for a combined 100 years, 吃瓜tv鈥檚 Dr. Roseanna Wright and Dr. Claire Sullivan have embraced the fairly new phenomenon of HyFlex learning, and the technology and flexibility that comes along with it, with the exuberance of youth. Step into their classroom in the University鈥檚 Education and Technology Center where they co-teach upper-level undergraduate special education students, and graduate students seeking special education certifications, using a HyFlex model, and you will see masterful multitasking and enviable innovation. In a format they have been teaching in for the past three years, the pair serve as instructors on-site in the classroom. Some of their students are there with them. Some of them are participating virtually and are visible on a large white screen.
吃瓜tv Professor of Education Dr. Maria Agnew was the recent recipient of the Patricia J. Creegan Award for Excellence in Inclusive Education from Pennsylvania鈥檚 Education for All Coalition (PEAC). PEAC President Linda Carmona-Bell visited 吃瓜tv鈥檚 Northeast Philadelphia campus on February 9 to make the award presentation.
吃瓜tv 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 吃瓜tv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
吃瓜tv hosted the First Annual Economic Outlook sponsored by the Bucks County Industrial Development Authority (BCIDA) on January 24 at 吃瓜tv鈥檚 Newtown East campus location.
Perspective is a beautiful thing. Ask Daniel Ortiz. The 2020 Dean鈥檚 List and summa cum laude graduate of 吃瓜tv 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.
Seven students from the Honors Program at 吃瓜tv 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.
吃瓜tv 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.
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 吃瓜tv 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.
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