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Clara Henry talks about Destination Maternity founder in The Inquirer
Clara Henry, director of the Fashion Design program, lauded the career of retiring Destination Maternity founder Rebecca Mathias in The Philadelphia Inquirer Nov. 15.  “She’s an astute business woman,” said Henry, who has been a consultant to the firm....  And Mathias’ comm...

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President Spinelli Shares Entrepreneurial Insights at Georgetown University Distinguished Leaders Lecture Series
On Monday, Nov. 16, President Stephen Spinelli Jr., Ph.D., spoke to Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business as part of their Distinguished Leaders Series. As co-founder of Jiffy Lube, President S...pinelli reflected upon his own experiences and discussed what made his company successf...

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Rowing @ Bill Braxton Mem. Regatta
Schuylkill River, Phila, Pa. Sunday, November 15, 2009

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Graphic design alum Melissa Levenduski featured in Bucks and Montgomery Living
Graphic design alumna Melissa Levenduski ‘07 and her successful web and graphic design firm Inverse Paradox were featured in Bucks & Montgomery Living (November 2009).  The firm, co-founded two years ago by former PhilaU student Neil Harner, ...has six employees and more than 600 clien...

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PhilaU Collaborative Furniture Project Gallery Opening at Propper Brothers Furniture in Manayunk this Saturday
Philadelphia University students collaborating on a furniture project this fall will have their works displayed at a gallery opening this Saturday, Nov. 14, at Propper Brothers Furniture store, located at 115 L...evering Street in the Manayunk section of Philadelphia, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The...

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Simonetti to Run at NCAA National Championships at Southern Indiana
It was a history-making day at the NCAA Division II Men’s and Women’s Cross Country East Regional Championships in Boston this past Saturday as Philadelphia University sophomore runner Sarah Simonetti of Perkasie, Pa., finished fifth overall in the wome...n’s 6K in 22:52 to become ...

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CAB Late Night Bingo
Common Thread Saturday, November 7, 11pm – Sunday, November 8, 2009, 1am

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Ed Begley appearance on Ecoman and the Skeptic in Philadelphia Inquirer
Actor and environmental Ed Begley Jr.’s appearance on Ecoman and the Skeptic, PhilaU’s green radio show, was noted in The Philadelphia Inquirer Nov. 8, in the media notes section of the Inqlings column.

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Ed Begley Jr., actor and environmentalist, will be the guest on Ecoman and the Skeptic Nov. 4 at 11 a.m.
Ed Begley Jr., veteran actor and renowned environmentalist, will be interviewed Nov. 4 at 11 a.m. on Ecoman and the Skeptic, Philadelphia University’s green radio show. Begley’s latest book, Ed Begley, Jr.’s Guide to... Sustainable Living, Learning to Conserve Resources and Manage an Eco-Consc...

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Bone marrow donor drive for former athlete reported by 6ABC
PhilaU’s baseball team and athletics department spearheaded a bone marrow drive on Oct. 22 in support of former teammate Kyle Noonan, ‘09, who was recently diagnosed with leukemia, 6ABC reported Oct. 22 on the 5 p.m. news.  Almost 500 students signed up for the... national bone marro...

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PhilaU XC makes CACC history with sweep at CACC Championships
The Philadelphia University men’s and women’s cross country teams made Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) history with a sweep of the conference championships on a rainy Saturday, Oct. 24 afternoon at Belmont Plateau in Philadelphia. No other team ...has ever won both the men&...

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Skanska USA Building Inc. Hosts Diversity Outreach Summit at Philadelphia University
Skanska USA Building Inc. hosted a Diversity Outreach Summit today at Philadelphia University. Ed Szwarc, General Manager of Skanska USA Building’s Philadelphia region along with State Representatives Jake Wheatley and Tony Payton, Jr.,... Kevin Dow, Chief Operating Officer at the Philadelphia Com...

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Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for 'Lace Futures' Collaborative Installations Thurs., Oct. 22 at 11:30 a.m.
Interdisciplinary teams of students have created site-specific, lace-themed installations based on the spring 2009 campus-wide Lace Futures exhibition. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place in front of the Paul J. Gu...tman Library on Thursday, Oct. 22 at 11:30 a.m. to celebrate these collaborat...

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PhilaU’s Biomedical Textile Structures Lab in Philadelphia Business Journal
The opening of PhilaU’s new Biomedical Textile Structures Laboratory was featured in the Philadelphia Business Journal Oct. 15.  The lab will be home to custom-made equipment that will be used to develop biomedical applications using textile str...uctures.

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