Angel Lavastida '24 Eyeing Move from Soccer Pitch to Sports Sales & Marketing Post
Legendary Brazilian professional footballer Pelé characterized the game he loved best as joga bonito, translated from Portuguese, “the beautiful game.”
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The Massive Educational Impact of Massa-Bu Tulay M’24
The 3,4 and 5-year-old students in Massa-Bu Tulay’s Lower Southampton Early Childhood Learning Center Head Start class - the federally-funded program that provides education, health and social service to low-income families - have hit the teacher lottery.
Out of the Darkness Suicide Prevention Walk Raises Awareness, Funds
Holy Family University students in the Social and Behavioral Sciences Association (SBSA) hosted their annual Out of the Darkness Suicide Prevention Walk on April 20. Members of the Holy Family University community turned out in support of the event to raise awareness and funds to bolster suicide awareness.
Holy Family University Announces Release of Folio 47
Holy Family University’s newest issue of Folio, the student-run literary magazine, is now live. The annual publication appears each April in conjunction with National Poetry Month.
Holy Family University Education Professor’s Newest Book Gaining Traction through National Media Coverage
Holy Family University School of Education professor Dr. Helen Hoffner has been fielding a number of media requests following the February release of her newest book Catholicism Everywhere: From Hail Mary Passes to Cappuccinos – How the Catholic Faith is Infused in Culture. Discussions with Dr. Hoffner on the publication have been featured through a dozen radio interviews to date. The book also was profiled in an April 16 blog post by Dr. Jeff Mirus on the website catholicculture.org.
Holy Family University Educational Leadership Doctoral Student Kelly Espinosa’s Success Featured in Philadelphia Academy of School Leaders
The success of South Philadelphia’s Fanny Jackson Coppin Elementary School Principal Kelly Espinosa, an educational leadership doctoral student at Holy Family University, was recently featured in an article in the Philadelphia Academy of School Leaders. Coppin students’ data points, garnered over the last five years of Pennsylvania System of State Assessment (PSSA) testing, showed a math increase of 37.6% and English language arts benchmark improvements of 23.7%, with a reduction in the number of students scoring as Below Basic Proficient in math by 16.1% - more than any other school in the School District of Philadelphia.
Holy Family University Welcomes Fifth Induction Class into Athletic Hall of Fame
Holy Family University Director of Athletics Tim Hamill and the members of the selection committee proudly welcomed the University’s fifth induction class into the Holy Family Athletic Hall of Fame during a ceremony hosted at the Buck Hotel on April 12, 2024.
English Students Showcase Two Collections in HFU Library
It is understandable why Dr. Robert Ficociello recently tasked his English 241 students with curating a display in the Holy Family University library, following a recent lesson on the literature and culture of New Orleans. Ficociello began a love affair with the Big Easy after earning his Master of Fine Arts degree at the University of New Orleans.
The Superhero Project: Making Magical Connections through Cameras and Caring
Baby in arms and balloons in tow, Kelly Gallagher waved goodbye to the nurses at Holy Redeemer Hospital in suburban Philadelphia in 2008, buckled her daughter, Addyson (now 15), into her car seat and headed home for a happy life. Two years later, she and her husband, Justin, repeated the process, welcoming son Ryan (now 14). But in the summer of 2014, 32 weeks into her pregnancy with twin sons, Gallagher ran into complications, delivering Connor (2 lbs., 11 oz.) and Curran (5 lbs., 1 oz.) prematurely. She was ill-prepared for the extended stay in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) that her twins required and equally ill-equipped to deal with the inevitable separation that the stay dictated.
Holy Family University to Host 2024 All Star Labor Classic; Annual Fundraiser to Benefit The Superhero Project
The region’s top male and female high school basketball seniors will be in the spotlight when Holy Family University hosts the 2024 All Star Labor Classic on Sunday, April 14 from 11 a.m. to 4 pm. The event also will feature several charity games pitting local elected officials and trade union members against members of the local media. The All Star Labor Classic is organized by the Philadelphia Building and Construction Trades Council.