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August 1, 2016
New Administrators Join College As New Direction Takes Flight
Don’t expect business as usual at Community College of Philadelphia. The city is growing and changing, and the Col…
July 5, 2016
Fit Friendly Workplace: Pounds Lost, Relationships Gained
Two years ago, in an effort to lose weight, Bill McDowell began taking daily lunchtime strolls around the indoor walking…
June 21, 2016
Grads Can Fuel The Economy, Mayor Kenney Says
Community College of Philadelphia welcomed a very special guest to its 2016 Respiratory Care Technology Program Completi…
June 14, 2016
“Real Time, Right Now Job Opportunities for Students” – A Simple But Necessary Idea
More than 100 thoughtleaders from across the Philadelphia region gathered last month for a workforce forum at Community …
May 23, 2016
A Contractor and a College Grow Older and Stronger Together
Community College of Philadelphia has served as the springboard for every professional leap Luis Torrado of Northeast Ph…
May 18, 2016
Sharing Her Unlikely Journey, Deesha Dyer Reminds Class of 2016 to Pay It Forward
Deesha Dyer’s extraordinary journey took her from Community College of Philadelphia to the career of her dreams in…
May 16, 2016
32nd Annual Classified/Confidential Employee Luncheon
Forty-nine Community College of Philadelphia employees who have a combined 785 years of service were honored last week d…
April 28, 2016
Dr. Karen E. Nelson: Intersecting Science and Humanity to Boost Global Health
Dr. Karen E. Nelson’s social-good science knows no bounds. A microbiologist whose research may one day allow docto…
April 25, 2016
A Fifth-Grade Class and a College Professor Work Together On Oral Health
“What foods are good for your teeth and what foods are bad?”“What if a baby was born with a tooth? Doe…
March 24, 2016
A Week Of Dialogue, A Time To Act
An inspirational week of dialogue, discussion and action marked the Fox Rothschild Center for Law and Society’s 17…
February 15, 2016
Coca Cola Scholarship Invests in a Mother Who is Using Education to Help Fight Cancer
When Elizabeth “Ellie” Scicchitano read the email notifying her she had been selected as a 2015 Coca-Cola Le…
February 15, 2016
Fostering Success On and Off the Court
Community college athletics are not just about getting the next big win. Athletes do play for the love of the game, but …