November 2008

Doylestown, PA -- (November 18, 2008) -The Delaware Valley College Continuing Education Department will host an open house on Wednesday, December 10 at 6:00 p.m. in the Coffeehouse in the Student Center at the Doylestown Campus.

Individuals will be on hand to discuss how to get started in any of the continuing education programs, including degree completion programs and Pennsylvania teacher certification; adults wishing to simply sharpen and enhance career skills are welcome to attend. Participants will also learn about the program's flexible and convenient class schedules as well as online courses.

"Now, more than ever, particularly during these economically difficult times, individuals need to get a jump start on career skill enhancement or bachelor's degree completion," says Robert F. McNeill, Director of Continuing Education at Delaware Valley College. "Advancing one's education is a great investment that will continue to show value and dividends over time."

For more information or to register, please call 215-489-2375 or email ContEd@delval.edu.

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Doylestown, PA -- (November 18, 2008) - Delaware Valley College’s Hunt Seat Team leads Zone 3, Region 2 by 6 points after four shows in the Fall 2008 semester. This season’s highlights include:

High Point Team: October 4, 2008 - Rider University Hosted Show

3rd Place Finish: October 25, 2008 - Z3, R2 Alumni Hosted Show in Perkasie, PA

High Point Team (Tied with University of Delaware): November 2, 2008 - Drexel University Hosted Show in Valley Forge, PA

High Point Team: November 8, 2008 - University of Pennsylvania Hosted Show in Perkasie, PA

Reserve High Point Team: November 15, 2008 - Villanova University Hosted Show in Malvern, PA

The DelVal Hunt Seat Team will complete in the final two events of the fall on Saturday, November 22 in Worton, Maryland and on Sunday, November 23 at Stepping Stone Farm in Buckingham, Pennsylvania.

To learn more about the Delaware Valley College Hunt Seat Team, feel free to visit the team website at http://delval.edu/equine.

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Doylestown, PA -- (November 10, 2008) - The Delaware Valley College Concert Band, Jazz Band, Chamber Strings and Chorale will present their annual Holiday Concert at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 22 in the college's Student Center Auditorium. The concert in open to the public and admission is free. The concert will feature an eclectic mix of instrumental classics, popular love songs and well-known holiday favorites.

Included on the program will be Malcolm Arnold's Prelude, Siciliano and Rondo, performed by the Delaware Valley College Concert Band and Jeff Jarvis' Vortex, performed by the DelVal Jazz Band.

The DelVal Chorale will perform Brazilian composer Ernani Aguiar's rhythmic Salmo 150 and Gabriel Faure's Les Roses d'Ispahan. In addition, the Chorale will present the premier performance of Gerald Custer's arrangement of the Christmas spiritual, Mary Had A Baby. The concert will conclude with a performance of Leroy Anderson's popular Sleigh Ride.

According to Dr. Jack Schmidt, associate professor of music and chair of the Departments of English and Liberal, the Delaware Valley College Concert Band, Jazz Band, Chamber Strings and Chorale have been an important part of campus life for nearly 75 years. The ensembles are comprised of DelVal students as well as community members from Central Bucks County. The ensembles are under the direction of Dr. Marie Tavianini, Ms. Susan Ward and Schmidt.

For more information about the concert, please call 215-489-2233. Delaware Valley College is located on Route 202, one mile south of Doylestown.

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Doylestown, PA -- (November 10, 2008) - Riders from Delaware Valley College's Intercollegiate Dressage Team earned top team, High Point Rider and Reserve High Point Rider of the day during a competition this past Saturday at DelVal.

Earning High Point Rider for the day along with first place in Training Level Test 1 was Delaware Valley College senior Nicholas Bleiler of Kutztown, PA., who is majoring in animal science with a specialization in equine training. Junior Chelsea Killinger of Beech Creek, PA, who is majoring in animal science with a specialization in equine training earned first place in Introductory Level Test B and Reserve High Point Rider of the day.

Other high achievers included junior Nicole Gardner of Warrington, PA, who earned second place at First Level. She is majoring in animal science with a specialization in equibusiness. Sophomore, Claire Dorna of Sharpsburg, GA, who is majoring in animal science with a specialization in equine training, earned second place in Training Level Test 1. Senior, Janna Herrmann, of Perkasie, PA, who is majoring in animal science with a specialization in equibusiness earned first place in Training Level Test 3.

Other members of the winning team included: seniors, Samantha Craig of Warwick, RI, majoring in animal science with a specialization in equibusiness; Kaitlan Larsen of Sayville, NY., majoring in animal science with a specialization in equibusiness and Katherine Derer of Reading, PA, majoring in animal science with a specialization in equine training; junior, Christen Hartman of Sinking Spring, PA, majoring in animal science with a specialization in equibusiness and freshmen Hannah Daly of Exton, PA who is majoring in animal biotechnology and conservation and Carly Hartdorn of Brick, NJ, who is majoring animal science with a specialization in equibusiness.

The team is led by Angelo Telatin, director of Equine Studies and Breann DePietro, a member of the Equine Studies Program at Delaware Valley College.

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Doylestown, PA -- (November 3, 2008) - Students from Delaware Valley College won the Northeast Regional Soil Judging Contest held in late October.

Eleven teams from seven institutions competed at the NE Regional Soil Judging Contest hosted by Delaware Valley College from October 22 - 25, 2008. The Delaware Valley College team 1 placed first, followed by the University of Rhode Island team 1 (second), University of Maryland (third), Wilmington College of Ohio team 1 (fourth), University of Maine (fifth), University of Rhode Island team 2 (sixth), Ohio State University (seventh), Wilmington College of Ohio team 2 (eighth), University of Rhode Island team 3 (ninth), Delaware Valley College team 2 (tenth) and Penn State University (eleventh).

The Delaware Valley College team 1 placed all four team members in the top ten as individuals. The individual competition was won by Dan Fenstermacher of Delaware Valley College, followed by Mike Marsicano of Delaware Valley College. Two other Delaware Valley College students placing in the top 10 were Lindsay Shrik (fifth) and Brett Treichler (seventh). The first-place finishing DelVal students who competed were: seniors Lindsay Shirk of Clear Spring, MD, majoring in agronomy and environmental science with a specialization in environmental science and Daniel Fenstermacher of Grove City, PA, a biology major; and freshmen Michael Marsicano of Wapwallopen, PA, also majoring in agronomy and environmental science with a specialization in environmental science and senior Brett Treichler of Kutztown, PA, majoring in agronomy and environmental science with a specialization in crop management.

The Group Judging portion of the contest was won by Ohio State University followed by Delaware Valley College team 1 and Wilmington College of Ohio team 1. Penn State University placed seventh in the group judging.

The top three teams consisting of Delaware Valley College team 1, University of Rhode Island team 1 and University of Maryland have qualified for the National Soil Judging Contest to be hosted by Missouri State University from March 29 - April 3, 2009 in Springfield, MO.

The NE Regional Soil Judging Contest takes place annually in the Fall. The contest rotates between the competing institutions from Maryland north to Maine and west to Ohio. In the past, the following institutions have competed: University of Maryland, Penn State University, Delaware Valley College, Cornell University, University of Connecticut, University of Rhode Island, University of New Hampshire, University of Maine, Ohio State University and Wilmington College of Ohio. The contest tests the students' knowledge of description, classification and interpretation of soils at the host school area. It is an excellent educational opportunity for the students to learn about different soils in a field-trip format.