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Select Press Releases from 2013:
05/08/13: Design education must
move from casual greening to deeper ideals
of sustainability
04/24/13: Philadelphia University to launch M.S. in Global Fashion Enterprise
03/28/13: Fashion Celebrity Carson Kressley to Give Philadelphia University Commencement Address May 11
03/13/13: Celebrated Fashion Designer Nicole Miller to Receive
2013 Spirit of Design Award at the Philadelphia University Fashion Show on
Saturday, April 27
03/13/13: Philadelphia University will honor celebrated designer Nicole Miller and seven outstanding Leaders of Innovation during The Verizon Philadelphia University Evening of Innovation and Fashion Show on Saturday, April 27
03/04/13: Philadelphia University and University of Pittsburgh enter into agreement to manage archives of late U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter
02/06/13: Philadelphia University to launch new M.S. in
Community and Trauma Counseling
01/30/13: Philadelphia University researcher weighs risk of PCBs in children’s supplements in newly published study
01/13/13: Philadelphia
University launches new series on the transformation of higher education with a
talk by innovation
thought leader Roger Martin on Jan. 9
Select Press Releases from 2012:
12/03/12: Philadelphia University receives Blackstone LaunchPad grant for entrepreneurship center to encourage student business ventures
10/24/12: Philadelphia University to launch M.S. in Geodesign, using latest technologies for planning built and natural environments
10/10/12: Philadelphia University’s Center for Sustainability, Energy Efficiency and Design receives LEED gold rating
09/27/12: Plaidmania: From Royal to Renegade New exhibit at Philadelphia University showcases striking plaid fashion designs
09/14/12: Philadelphia University’s architecture program receives six-year reaccreditation from National Architectural Accrediting Board.
08/14/12: Philadelphia University will welcome the Class of 2016
at Convocation on Thursday, Aug. 16 at 4 p.m.
07/24: Philadelphia University launches PhilaU Online to provide innovative educational programs to students worldwide
07/12: Philadelphia University hosts Reebok Breakout Challenge basketball camp for top high school hoopsters July 11 to 13
05/09: Philadelphia
University announces naming of the Kanbar College of Design,
Engineering and Commerce Maurice Kanbar ’52, entrepreneur and
philanthropist, gives $15 million to support the innovative academic
college
05/04: Philadelphia University
Architecture students work with Project H.O.M.E. to improve Women of Change
Safe Haven
04/18: Philadelphia University will honor acclaimed designer John Varvatos and five outstanding Leaders of Innovation during its Evening of Innovation and Fashion Show on Saturday, April 28
04/18:
Barbara Klinkhammer, Dipl.-Ing, Named Executive Dean of Philadelphia University’s College of Architecture and the Built Environment
03/22: Emmy Award-winning fashion celebrity Carson Kressley will visit Philadelphia University on Thursday, March 22
03/19: Dedication ceremony to formally launch the Philadelphia University MAG Composites Institute will take place Tuesday,
March 20, starting at 10:30 a.m.
03/06: John
Varvatos, acclaimed menswear designer and star of NBC’s new Fashion
Star show, will receive the 2012 Spirit of Design Award at the
Philadelphia University Fashion Show April 28
03/02: Philadelphia
University alumna Kaitlyn Doherty selected for inaugural class of
emerging designers in first Philadelphia Fashion Incubator at Macy’s
Center City
02/24: Philadelphia University Master’s in Sustainable Design program
receives Beyond Green award from National Institute of
Building Sciences
2/9: Bust
of Hall of Fame basketball coach Herb Magee to be unveiled at
Philadelhpia University Thursday, Feb 16th 7:30PM in The Gallagher
Center
2/1: Philadelphia University and TD Bank collaborate on project to design new energy-efficient bank of the future
1/10: McGraw-Hill publishes ninth edition of Philadelphia University President Spinelli’s popular textbook “New Venture Creation”
Select Press Releases from 2011:
12/15: Philadelphia
University researchers receive $200,000 grant for work on
bacteria-killing textiles that could help curb hospital infections
12/05: Philadelphia
University industrial design program receives enthusiastic
reaccreditation from National Association of Schools of Art and Design
11/15: Philadelphia University names new Trustees to Board
10/31: Philadelphia University and Honeywell launch energy
awareness and education campaign
10/05: Designer Tommy Hilfiger will visit Philadelphia University
on Tuesday, Oct. 11
08/29: Philadelphia University receives rigorous ABET
accreditation for Engineering, Industrial and Systems
Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering programs
07/06: Philadelphia
University hosts Reebok Breakout Challenge basketball camp featuring some of the
nation’s top high school hoopsters July 6 to 9
06/11: Philadelphia University to break ground on academic building to support the innovative curriculum of the College of
Design, Engineering and Commerce on Friday, June 10
04/27: Philadelphia University will honor Tomio Taki, a leader in textile
and apparel manufacturing, with the honorary degree
Doctor of Humane Letters on Friday, April 29
04/26:
Philadelphia University will honor five outstanding
Leaders during its Evening of Innovation on Saturday, April 30
04/13:
Steve Blank, entrepreneur, educator and author, to speak at
Philadelphia University’s Commencement on Sunday, May 15
at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts
04/04:
Philadelphia University’s legendary Men’s Basketball
Coach Herb Magee will be inducted into the
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
03/29:
Philadelphia University fashion students will compete in Project Capucci runway show on Friday, April 1, at the
Philadelphia Museum of Art
03/16:
Philadelphia University Physician Assistant Studies program ranked 18th nationally by U.S. News and World Report
03/01: Philadelphia University fashion design students
to showcase “Springtime in Paris” fashions at
Philadelphia International Flower Show
01/18:
Tommy
Hilfiger, renowned designer known for preppy American sportswear style,
will receive the 2011 Spirit of Design Award at the Philadelphia
University Fashion Show
01/15:
Philadelphia
University and MAG establish new Composites Institute to develop
textile-based composites for industrial applications
Select Press
Releases from 2010:
11/22:
Philadelphia University Announces Groundbreaking New College of Design, Engineering and Commerce
11/10:
Philadelphia University’s new Center for Sustainability, Energy Efficiency and Design built to achieve LEED certification
10/10:
Philadelphia University senior business students win $4,000 first place prize in Toys“R”Us case competition
09/10:
Planning
for Green Trail project to promote green space, business and work force
initiatives in West Philadelphia to kick off Tuesday, Sept. 21, at 5
p.m. at Philadelphia University
08/31:
Dr. Jeffrey Ashley, environmental chemist at Philadelphia University, releases study on PCB contaminants in popular
fish oil supplements
07/08:
Philadelphia University Announces Plans for a Library to House Senator Arlen Specter’s Archives
06/08:
Philadelphia
University’s advanced Laboratory for Engineered Human Protection to
receive $1.29 million from the U.S. Department of Defense for research
on military apparel
05/03: Philadelphia
University will honor leaders of innovation and the best of this year’s
student designs at the Spirit of Innovation Gala and Annual Fashion
Show on Saturday, May 8
04/12:
U.S.
Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., to speak at Philadelphia University
Commencement on Sunday, May 16 at the Mann Center for the Performing
Arts
03/10: Philadelphia University Textile Design Students Sweep International Stylesight Competition
03/09: Philadelphia University Men’s Basketball Coach Herb Magee Honored by Philadelphia Mayor Nutter at City Hall Ceremony
02/23: Philadelphia University’s Legendary Men’s Basketball
Coach Herb Magee Notches 903rd Career Win, Tops Record of Bobby Knight
02/03: Philadelphia University’s Legendary Men’s Basketball
Coach Herb Magee Poised for 900th Career Win
01/28: Ecoman and the Skeptic, PhilaU’s award-winning green radio show, launches third season Thursday, Jan. 28, 3 to 4 p.m.