Delaware County Community College

Two New Regions Commit to EAB’s National “Moon Shot for Equity”

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Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Two additional schools, Delaware County Community College and West Chester University, announced today that they have established a Southeastern Pennsylvania Moon Shot region.

Key Points: 
  • Two additional schools, Delaware County Community College and West Chester University, announced today that they have established a Southeastern Pennsylvania Moon Shot region.
  • EAB launched the Moon Shot for Equity last October in cooperation with an inaugural consortium of colleges and universities in Southeastern Wisconsin.
  • All of the schools that have joined the Moon Shot for Equity have committed to fixing those institutional impediments.
  • Click the following link for more information: Early Lessons in Erasing Equity Gaps: The First Year of the Moon Shot for Equity .

Upcoming Ports Career Fair Seeks to Increase Number of Longshoremen

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Friday, August 6, 2021

The career fair will take place on Wednesday, August 11 from 9 AM to 1 PM, at the Employment and Training Center, 3001 South Front Street, Philadelphia, PA 19148.On-the-spot interviews will be held.

Key Points: 
  • The career fair will take place on Wednesday, August 11 from 9 AM to 1 PM, at the Employment and Training Center, 3001 South Front Street, Philadelphia, PA 19148.On-the-spot interviews will be held.
  • The career fair is hosted by Delaware County Community College, the Philadelphia Marine Trade Association, Philadelphia Works, and the Collegiate Consortium for Workforce & Economic Development.
  • Laborers and freight/stock/material movers are high priority occupations in Pennsylvania because of the growing need for skilled labor in these career areas.
  • Philadelphia Works, Inc., the city's workforce development board, is a non-profit, quasi-public organization serving employers and connecting career seekers to employment and training opportunities.