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Villanova Alumni Network Provides Key Support to Students on the Career Front
Villanova University has been strategic in its efforts to implement programs that create strong connections between alumni and students and allow for robust support for students in the career search. This continues to deliver important return on investment for students and their families.
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College of Professional Studies Course Teaches How to Bring Fresh Thought, Energy and Progress to the Workplace
Innovation and creativity have always been desirable traits, positively impacting the ability of organizations to be forward-thinking and successful. But, in the global context of the 21st century, they have now become essential. Developing these traits is also the basis for a Villanova course titled “Cultivating Innovation and Creative Thinking in the Workplace,” offered online through the University’s College of Professional Studies. read more
Engineering Professor Robert Traver, PhD, Named Recipient of Environmental and Water Resources Institute Lifetime Achievement Award
Villanova University professor Robert Traver, the Edward A. Daylor Chair in Civil Engineering and director of the Villanova Center for Resilient Water Systems, has been named the recipient of the 2019 Environmental and Water Resources Institute (EWRI) Lifetime Achievement Award. read more
Villanova School of Business Expands KPMG Master of Accounting Program To Include Tax
Villanova School of Business (VSB), which joined with KPMG to launch the KPMG Master of Accounting with Data and Analytics Program less than three years ago, will expand its curriculum to include a tax concentration for the 2020-21 academic year. read more
Two Villanova University Students Named Goldwater Scholars
Two Villanova University students have been named as 2019 Goldwater Scholars by the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program. Julia Ferrante (Vestal, N.Y.), a junior Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience major in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS); and Alison Mody (Mountain View, Calif.), a junior Biochemistry major in CLAS, were selected as Goldwater Scholars from a group of more than 1,200 nominated students nationwide. read more
Villanova Sets New University Record with 31 Students and Alumni Winning Prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Grants
The U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board has announced the Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards for 2019-20, with 31 Villanova University students and alumni winning the prestigious awards. This marks the largest single-year number of Fulbright awards in the University’s history, surpassing the previous record of 16 winners set in 2018-19. read more
Six Villanovans Recognized as National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellows
Six Villanova University students and alumni have been recognized as National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellows, the NSF announced. The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based Master's and doctoral degrees at accredited United States institutions. read more
Bert Jacobs, Villanova Alumnus and Co-Founder and CEO of “Life is Good,” to Deliver University’s 2019 Commencement Address, May 17
The Rev. Peter M. Donohue, OSA, PhD, Villanova University President, announced that Bert Jacobs, Co-Founder and CEO (Chief Executive Optimist) of Life is Good Company, will address the Class of 2019 as the University’s commencement speaker. Jacobs, a 1987 graduate of Villanova University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication, will also receive the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa. read more
Dr. Suzanne C. Smeltzer to be Inducted into International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame
Suzanne C. Smeltzer, RN, EdD, ANEF, FAAN, the Richard and Marianne Kreider Endowed Professor in Nursing for Vulnerable Populations and director of the Office of Nursing Research and Evaluation at Villanova University’s M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing, has been selected as an honoree of Sigma’s 2019 International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame based on the significant impact her research has made on the nursing profession. read more
Villanova in the Media
- You're Not Alone When You're On Google (The New York Times)
- Uber rang in its IPO with champagne and mimosas. Then the hangover began. (The Washington Post)
- Villanova University Celebrates the Class of 2019 (6ABC)
- Betting on a sports scholarship to pay for kids' college? Don't (CBSNews)
- San Francisco 49ers stadium tax fight heads to court (McClatchy)