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Just like anyone who pulls through a crisis, those students who never gave up during the pandemic learned more about themselves than they ever had before. Students learned 21st-century skills such as collaboration, endurance, resilience, and grace, not to mention the skills associated with cutting-edge technology.
fish (Starfish by Hobsons) for Student Success In its efforts to continually put students first, East Stroudsburg University partnered with Hobsons, the education technology leader to launch the Starfish Enterprise Success Platform to increase communication and connection between students, faculty, and staff across campus. The delivery of this technology campus-wide is aligned with the University’s strategic plan, Students First: Empowering Students through Collaboration as well as its mission to “to explore opportun...
WHYY By In this file photo from Nov. 19, 2019, the dome of the Pennsylvania Capitol is visible through the trees in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) The richest man in Pennsylvania is poised to spend millions of dollars influencing upcoming elections — all while trying to keep his name away from the political spotlight. Montgomery County billionaire Jeff Yass, a professional gambler turned powerful Wall Street trader, has long been a major donor to conservative causes in Pennsylvania. He’s particularly well known for putting tens of millions of dollars into the commonwealth’s scho...
Spending in 2021 Harrisburg mayoral primary will set city record Updated May 11, 2021; Posted May 11, 2021 The race to occupy Harrisburg's mayor's office is breaking fundraising records, according to campaign finance reports filed with Dauphin County. (Photo by Christine Vendel, PennLive, File.)Christine Vendel, PennLive Facebook Share Dave Schankweiler, the retired founder and publisher of the Central Pennsylvania Business Journal, has shown he may have the best Rolodex in the Harrisburg mayor’s race, out-raising all candidates who have filed campaign finance reports so far. The big wi...
Connecticut Politics Week in Review: 70% of adults in state have at least one COVID-19 shot, but vaccination rate is slowing Russell Blair, Hartford Courant © Brad Horrigan/The Hartford Courant Paramedic Todd Lomento gives Jessica Allard of East Windsor the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the Hockanum Valley Community Council. Connecticut has led the country in its COVID-19 vaccination rollout, but demand is starting to slip as the state moves toward three-fourths of adults having received at least one shot. With the number of people seeking shots slowing, the state is getting ...