Today’s Philly 101 video features Ashlie Thornbury, Director Of Retention Initiatives at Campus Philly, a nonprofit organization that fuels economic growth by encouraging college students to study, explore, live and work in the Greater Philadelphia tri-state region. Learn about what Ashlie does, and what she wishes more people knew about and appreciated here in Philadelphia, below.
Today’s Philly 101 video features Ashlie Thornbury, Director Of Retention Initiatives at Campus Philly, a nonprofit organization that fuels economic growth by encouraging college students to study, explore, live and work in the Greater Philadelphia tri-state region. Learn about what Ashlie does, and what she wishes more people knew about and appreciated here in Philadelphia, [...]
Read more»April 10, 2012
Want to snag $5 tickets to a Philadelphia baseball game at Citizens Bank Park? You’re in luck: the Penn and St. Joe’s baseball teams are set to face off in the 2012 Liberty Bell Classic Final on the Citizens Bank Park ballfield, Tuesday, April 17 at 7:30 p.m. The Liberty Bell Classic was conceived in [...]
Read more»June 3, 2011
Tickets are still available to the 2011 USA Sevens Collegiate Rugby Championship this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, June 4-5. PPL Park in Chester will transform from an 18,500-seat soccer stadium into a rugby pitch. Here’s the deal: 16 men’s teams and 8 women’s teams will compete Saturday in quick, action-packed matches concluding with semifinals and [...]
Read more»May 19, 2011
Kiplinger’s personal finance magazine recently rounded up the ten best cities in the country for recent college graduates, and Philadelphia made the cut. The criteria included: a healthy economy fueling new job growth, rent affordability, access to public transportation, overall cost of living, culture, nightlife and the percentage of people ages 20 to 24. The [...]
Read more»May 16, 2011
The 2011 USA Sevens Collegiate Rugby Championship is coming to PPL Park, home to the Philadelphia Union, June 4-5. Even if all you know about rugby is that ruggers (rugby players) like to party, you still don’t want to miss this. The 16 men’s teams will compete in quick, action-packed matches. They’ve been broken down [...]
Read more»December 30, 2010
In a battle of Big 5 basketball powerhouses, the Temple Owls will head a few miles down the road to Villanova for a match-up between two nationally ranked teams — who happen to be storied rivals. Both schools have started the season strong — Villanova has won all but one of their 11 games so far and [...]
Read more»September 24, 2010
College Students, welcome to Philadelphia! Campus Philly is partnering with the City of Philadelphia and many cultural institutions to host Campus Philly College Day, a day of discounts and giveaways for college students. The seven museums listed below are offering free admission to students with their college ID from 10 a.m. to 5p.m. A shuttle [...]
Read more»November 18, 2009
This Saturday (November 21st) Temple fans have a lot to root for, as both their football team and men’s basketball team are in action. At 1pm, the red-hot Owls football team (winners of eight in a row and eligible for their first bowl appearance in 30 years) take on Kent St. in their home finale [...]
Read more»November 18, 2009
Did you know that many of us at uwishunu went to college and/or graduate school in Greater Philadelphia? Our diplomas read: Arcadia, Drexel, Haverford, Moore, the University of Pennsylvania, St. Joseph’s, Temple and Villanova. (Phew! That’s a lot of homework.) And are we ever thankful for the education we received here — both in the [...]
Read more»October 29, 2009
Villanova Men’s Basketball season tickets are sold out at the Pavillion, but you can still catch exciting Wildcat action at the Wachovia Center with the 5+1 Game Package. Catch Nova six times this season as they play five home games against their Big East rivals and one exhibition game, all at the Wachovia Center: - [...]
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