Ten Delawareans won awards at the 45th annual Technology Student Association conference in Louisville, Kentucky last week. 130 First Staters participated in individual and team events among a crowd of more than 8,000. Competitions gauged their skills in: architecture, podcasting, biotechnology. board game design, career prep, coding, cybersecurity, data science and analytics, video production, dragster design,Ā extemporaneous speech, fashion design …
Don Gordon, a senior vice president of Bank of America, put his day job on hold for 15 months to help thousands of Delaware State University students land full-time jobs.Ā Bank of Americaās Leader on Loan program pairs key bank leaders with local nonprofit organizations and educational institutions with the goal of establishing sustainable growth in a specific community. Spending …
Thirteen First state high schoolers were recognized among 16,000 participants in this yearās SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference in Atlanta.Ā Students, including 41 Delawareans, participated in events involving construction trades, video broadcasting, graphic arts, automotive trades and leadership skills.Ā Three students secured top 10 finishes in their specialty, and 11 students received SkillPoint awards, which represent achievement in demonstrating …
New Castle County Libraries will get $20,000 through a federal grant to create programming around a memoir about immigration, assimilation and culture. The 15 branches in the New Castle County library system will use āThe Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoirā by Thi Bui as inspiration for the program. āThi Buiās graphic memoir āThe Best We Could Doā was …
Delaware Tech nursing faculty members Jenna Bradley, an instructor, and Adam Whitlock, an instructional coordinator, were named Top Nurses at the 2023 Delaware Today Excellence in Nursing awards ceremony held May 17. Eight additional individuals affiliated with the Collegeās nursing program were nominated for recognition. Nurses nominated and selected as winners were chosen by… Betsy PriceBetsy Price is a Wilmington …
Longtime Delaware Tech supporter James T. Cavanaugh III received the College’s Paul K. Weatherly Award Recognizing Excellence at the Board of Trustees’ June meeting. The Weatherly Award was created in 1995 to honor individuals who have made outstanding contributions to Delaware Technical Community College and who best exemplify the ideals of the community college spirit. “Jim has been… Betsy PriceBetsy …
Aidan Bell, a recent graduate of Laurel High School, was pushed into taking an agriculture elective class he barely had interest in during his sixth grade year. Six years later, he was awarded $7,000 through the first ever Mountaire Farms Farm to Table Scholarship, which he will use to pursue a degree in agriculture and natural resources from the University …
Ten Delaware high schoolers secured top 10 finishes in the 46th annual HOSA-Future Health Professionals International Leadership Conference in Dallas, which wrapped up Saturday. The conference is for students who are interested in pursuing a career in healthcare.Ā Attendees had the opportunity to participate in career-focused competitive events, take part in community service work and leadership opportunities. READ: Your guide …
With only a week left in this year’s legislative session, a Seaford Republican plans to introduce a bill that would only allow trans athletes to participate in sports against players who match their biological sex. Sen. Bryant Richardson said he filed Senate Bill 191, which he dubbed the Fairness in Girlsā Sports Act, because it is unfair to allow transgender …
A law establishing a statewide program that provides advocates to students and families facing educational inequity drew discussion in the Senate Education Committee on Tuesday. House Bill 188, sponsored by Rep. Sheraeāa Moore, D-Middletown, codifies the Equity Ombudsman program, which provides non-lawyer advocates to assist families.Ā āIn 2018 there was litigation against the state ā¦ brought by the NAACP and …
