April 2008

Doylestown, PA -- (April 30, 2008) Seven area high school students earned kudos for their exceptional writing during the 11th Annual Delaware Valley College Gleaner High School Writing Competition.

The competition is open to individuals in grades nine through twelve in Montgomery, Bucks, Lehigh, Berks and Chester counties, as well as some local high schools in New Jersey. The contest is sponsored by Delaware Valley College’s annual literary and artistic publication, "The Gleaner," to recognize and award poetry and prose entries.

Winners, their parents and their teachers will be recognized during the annual Gleaner Gala. Each winner’s work will be published in the 2008 edition of "The Gleaner."

One individual, Laura Foti, in Grade 12 at Downingtown West High School in Mrs. Robinson's English class, was recognized for her writing in both the poetry and prose categories. This year’s other poetry winners include: Lindsay DeMaria in Grade 12 at Central Bucks East High School in Mr. Trachtenberg’s English class; Cara Liuzzi in Grade 12 at Abington Friends School in Ms. Ellis’ English class and Kevin Craig in Grade 10 at Council Rock High School North in Mrs. Hall’s English class. This year’s other prose winners include: Allison Stella in Grade 12 at Hamburg Area High School in Mrs. Jones’ English class; Jessica Bergman in Grade 10 at Pennridge High School in Mrs. Kosa’s English class; and Sam Anthony in Grade 9 at The American Academy in Dr. Sharon Traver’s English class.
 

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Doylestown, PA -- (April 29, 2008) Dr. Joseph S. Brosnan was recently named to the board of New York-based Learning Matters, Inc., a company founded by veteran journalist John Merrow dedicated to using media and programming to encourage and enrich public dialogue about education, youth and families and to expand learning opportunities for youth.

Founded in 1995, Learning Matters Inc., first produced "The Merrow Report," a series of one-hour documentaries broadcast on PBS and also a radio series for NPR. Currently, the company produces segments on education for "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer," documentaries for "Frontline" and their own special documentaries and weekly podcasts. Learning Matters Inc. also coordinates "Listen Up!," a youth media network that connects young video producers and their allies to resources, support and projects in order to develop the field and achieve an authentic youth voice in the mass media.

Other board members include: Board Chair, Joshua Kaufman, one of the nation's first computer and cyber lawyers practicing with Venable Attorneys at Law; BJ Fogg, renowned computer professor at Stanford University and founder of the Stanford Persuasive Technology Lab; Virginia Edwards, editor of Education Week; Bobbi L. Kamil, consultant; Jerome Murphy, the Harold Howe II Professor of Education at Harvard Graduate School of Education and former Dean of the School of Education at Harvard; Wendy Puriefoy, president of Public Education Network and expert on school reform; and Sandra H. Welch, president, Welch & Associates, consultant to public television stations and non-profit educational organization.

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Doylestown, PA -- (April 28, 2008) Delaware Valley College was awarded a Coca-Cola Company National Recycling Coalition Bin Grant, one of only 75 awarded nationally.

The intent of this grant program is to assist local communities in increasing the number of beverage containers recovered for recycling. The National Recycling Coalition, a national non-profit advocacy group with members that span all aspects of waste reduction, reuse and recycling in North America, was created to eliminate waste and promote sustainable economies through advancing sound management practices for raw materials in North America. The National Recycling Coalition and the Coca-Cola Company, the world's largest non-alcoholic beverage company, partner to award grants of recycling bins to schools, colleges/universities, non-profits, cities/towns and companies.

Students in the college's Project EARTH club and the Environmental Heath and Safety Specialist, Colin Chambers, completed the grant application to secure exterior bins to locate near existing trash containers around campus. Delaware Valley College will receive 15 slant top bins to cover the entire campus. These bins are aesthetically designed and are for permanent, outdoor locations. They are made of recycled plastic lumber. The college's application was chosen from 1100 applicants nationally.

"Our ongoing mission is to promote a safe and healthful environment for the college," said Chambers. "These containers are easily recognized as bins for recycling and will provide easier access for our students and visitors to recycle their beverage cans. These bins add to our 'RecyleMania'  and other 'green' efforts and awareness programs."

The Coca-Cola/NRC Recycling Bin Grant Program supports local community recycling programs by providing bins to selected grant recipients for the collection of beverage container recyclables in public settings. Grants are provided to groups that demonstrate how their proposals will lead to sustainable recycling opportunities.

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Doylestown, PA -- (April 23, 2008) The Delaware Valley College chapters of the Lions Club and P.A.W.Z. (Positive Awareness of Wildlife and Zoos) will host the 1st Lion Pawz Walk-A-Thon. The event will take place Sunday, May 11 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., beginning at Delaware Valley College's Student Center and running through a mapped route around campus.

Funds raised for the Lions Club will be donated to the Beacon Lodge Camp for the Blind, a camp located in Mount Union, PA, that has been giving blind individuals a safe and fun camping experience since 1948. The group intends to send one disabled child to the camp for the upcoming summer. P.A.W.Z.'s share of the fundraising dollars will go to Aark Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Center in Newtown, PA. Aark rescues about 4,000 local birds and mammals annually, educates the public on how to treat wild creatures they find that are sick or injured and trains a group of volunteers on how to properly care for wild animals. Aark needs to relocate to a new facility, because the lease on their current facility was not renewed.

Refreshments will be served, and all moms will receive a free gift in honor of Mother's Day. For more information or to receive a sponsor form, contact Kimberly Kancylarz at .

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Doylestown, PA, -- (April 18, 2008) Delaware Valley College will host three springtime concerts. The concerts are scheduled for May 3, 4 and 8 and are all free and open to the public. The concerts will be held in the college's Student Center Auditorium.  

Kicking off the series is the Delaware Valley College Chorale and Jazz Band. They will perform their annual Spring Concert at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday May 3. The concert will feature a broad range of choral works and jazz classics. The Chorale's performance will begin with works by Andreas Hammerschmidt, Henry Purcell and Heinrich Schütz, three of the 17th century's most prolific composers. The performance will continue with music by English composer Gerald Finzi and American composers Morten Lauridsen and Daniel Gawthrop.  The Chorale's portion of the concert will conclude with music from Broadway musicals Rent and The Lion King.  The DelVal Jazz Band, comprised of students and community members, will perform music by jazz greats Miles Davis, Jerome Kern and others, including the swing era classic Sing, Sing Sing, popularized by the Benny Goodman Band. The highlight of the program will be a performance of Charlie Parker's Yardbird Suite, featuring members of the saxophone section on solos originally performed by Parker himself.

On Sunday, May 4 at 3:00 p.m., the Delaware Valley College Concert Band will perform their annual Spring Concert. The 65-member ensemble will perform a variety of works, ranging from Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy's Overture for Band to Mark Camphouse's, Fantasia (On Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair). The highlight of the program will be contemporary American composer Eric Whitacre's Ghost Train, featuring Delaware Valley College junior Brian Freer on soprano saxophone and Helen Lin on piano. This work, which imitates the sounds of a steam locomotive, has become one of the most popular concert band compositions since it was premiered in 1994. Deeply rooted in American folklore, the Ghost Train is a supernatural machine that roars out of the night through forgotten towns and empty canyons.

Finally, in honor of the Inauguration of Dr. Joseph Brosnan as Delaware Valley College's 12th President, members of the music program, as well as performers from the Central Bucks community, will present a special Inauguration concert at 4:00 p.m., on May 8. The concert is titled Bach to Basie and will feature Dr. David Tokar and Dr. Marie Tavianini, faculty members at the college; violinist Andrea Levine and pianist Steve Duffy, faculty members at the Community Conservatory of Music; concert pianist Suzanne Zak; and the Delaware Valley College Jazz Band. Among the works on the program are excerpts from Johann Sebastian Bach's Cantata #82, Count Basie's classic One O'Clock Jump and George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue.

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Doylestown, PA -- (April 18, 2008) Long-time Delaware Valley College faculty member Rodney A. Gilbert of Doylestown, PA, has been selected to receive the 2008 North American Colleges & Teachers of Agriculture Eastern Regional Outstanding Teacher Award during NACTA's 54th annual conference to be held June 10 through 13 at Utah State University.
 
The NACTA Regional Outstanding Teacher Award is presented to one individual from each of five regions after evaluation of the instructor's teaching philosophy and a statement about the nominee's promotion and enhancement of teaching at the university, state, regional and/or national level. In addition, current students, alumni, administrative officers and peers submit evaluations. Factors considered include availability to students, teaching innovations and departmental/institutional activity. This year's theme, "Retaining the Best," complements NACTA's mission of advancing the scholarship of teaching and learning in agricultural, environmental and natural and life sciences on a national level.

"During his 35 years at Delaware Valley College, Asst. Professor Gilbert has distinguished himself and the college many times," said Dr. James Diamond, Dean of Agriculture and Environmental Studies. "Though this award is added to many others, Rodney remains a humble man; his proudest achievements are the successes of the many students he has impacted over the years."

Gilbert joined the Delaware Valley College faculty in 1973. He is an Assistant Professor of Animal Science, has held the position of superintendent of livestock and has taught many of the livestock production and judging courses. He is a well-known livestock judge and a director of the Bucks-Mont Cooperative Wool Pool and coach of the Intercollegiate Livestock Judging Team. He is co-researcher on many beef, sheep and swine papers. He holds membership in the Pennsylvania Sheep and Wool Grower's Association, Pennsylvania Angus Association, Pennsylvania Polled Hereford Association, Pennsylvania Cattlemen's Association, Pennsylvania Yorkshire Association and National Livestock Judging Coaches Association. Gilbert earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Science and his Master of Science degree in Animal Production from the University of Connecticut.

Professor Gilbert is only one of many excellent faculty members in our Large Animal Science department. To learn more about the Large Animal Science program and our faculty, please click here to visit the department site.

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Doylestown, PA -- (April 17, 2008) For the third time this year, Delaware Valley College students, accompanied by several DelVal alumni and faculty members, will work with the dog warden and animal rescue advocates in one of the poorest counties in West Virginia with its stray and un-neutered animal population. They will be in Ivydale, (Clay County), WV, Saturday, April 19 and Sunday, April 20.

The students' journey is part of Animal Lifeline, a Doylestown organization that supports animal rescues, shelters and municipalities that advocate for homeless animals with the purpose of saving lives through donations, fundraising and hands-on activities.

During their visit, students will travel across the state picking up dogs that need to be spayed or neutered whose owners have no other means of getting the animal to a proper facility for the procedure. In addition, they will be caring for the animals in their recovery before transporting them home and instructing their owners on their care. They will also build fences and shelters for the animals to eliminate the need for "tie outs," and they will deliver donated supplies, including dog and cat food, toys, medical supplies and dog houses/shelters. In addition, the group will complete a renovation and moving project they began earlier this year when they worked on a new facility for the area's animal shelter.

The students will be accompanied on the trip by Bryna Donnelly, an assistant professor of biology, and alumni Jeff Christ and Max Russick. Some of the students are athletes and members of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee. The six students going on the trip include: senior volleyball players, Bonnie Zobel of Southampton, PA, who is majoring in biology and Jacyln Holdsworth of Dumont, NJ, majoring in animal biotechnology and conservation with a major in small animal science; junior volleyball player Caitlin Klish of Mountain Top, PA, also majoring in biology; junior softball player, Christine Yacco of Kinnelon, NJ, majoring in animal biotechnology and conservation with a major in animal behavior training and enrichment; junior soccer player, Emily Perryman of Hamilton NJ, majoring in animal biotechnology and conservation with a major in small animal science and junior Daria Fahrenkrug of Flushing, NY, majoring in animal biotechnology and conservation with a major in zoo science.

"Working to spay and neuter animals complements DelVal's hand-on learning philosophy and benefits student learning, while also instilling a sense of community to our students, who, like the rest of us, don't always make the time to volunteer once they are in their professional lives," said Valerie Rice, DelVal's head athletic trainer and a board member of Animal Lifeline.

"Because of Dr. Donnelly and her efforts to mobilize our students, the response has been encouraging," added Rice. "So much so that one of our goals is to create an Animal Rescue Club on campus to provide even more support to organizations like Animal Lifeline and to animals in similar circumstances to the animals in Clay County," she added.

For more information about the trip or Animal Lifeline, contact Valerie Rice at .

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Doylestown, PA -- (April 16, 2008) Jennifer Safford Murphy, wife of Congressman Patrick Murphy, will speak at Delaware Valley College during the second biannual Diversity Open Forum at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 29 in the Smart Classroom in Mandell Hall.
 
Titled, "Gendered Politics: Women Who Stand By Their Men or by Themselves," the event is free and open to the public and will focus on issues relevant to gender and politics, in particular the role of spouses of political figures.

The event is sponsored by the college's Liberal Arts Department in an effort to enhance both DelVal students' and the community's awareness of social and cultural diversity, to encourage students to participate in the discussion of current world events and to encourage students' active involvement in the ongoing formation of a multicultural global community.

Safford Murphy is a lawyer with Fox Rothschild, LLP, in Philadelphia. She specializes in estate planning and taxes. She earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Delaware and her master's and law degrees from Temple University. She is an executive committee member of the Temple Law Alumni Association and serves on the Board of Directors of the Bucks County Women's Fund. She is also a member of the Congressional Spouse's Club.

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Doylestown, PA -- (April 15, 2008) Three members of the Delaware Valley College Equestrian Hunt Seat Team have been named champion and reserve champion in their classes this past Saturday during the IHSA Zone 3 Championships and move to the IHSA National Championships in Los Angeles in May.

Freshman Kristen Lawrence of Skillman, NJ, who is majoring in equine studies, earned champion in Walk Trot Canter. Junior Jennifer Rowe of West Chester, PA, and sophomore Sara Gumbiner of Somerset, NJ, both of whom are majoring in equine studies, earned reserve champion in their competing areas. Rowe will compete in nationals in Intermediate on the Flat, and Gumbiner will compete in Intermediate Over Fences.

Coach Cory Herald Kieschnick, who joined the faculty at Delaware Valley College in 2001, leads the DelVal Hunt Seat Team.

To learn more about the Hunt Seat and other Equestrian programs, please feel free to visit the team's website at www.delval.edu/equine.

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Doylestown, PA -- (April 15, 2008) Delaware Valley College is accepting registrations for summer courses in its Equine Studies Program. The courses are open to current students and now, for the first time, they are available to the general public.
 
During Summer Session I, which begins May 27, the college is offering Equine Nutrition, a three-credit course; Equine Message and Therapy, a two-credit course; Fundamentals of Flatwork and Jumping I, a two-credit course; and Equine Practicum I, a two-credit course.

During Summer Session II, which begins July 7, the college will offer Fundamentals of Flatwork and Jumping II for two credits and Equine Practicum II for two credits.

For full course descriptions, review the online college catalog course description section (Part Nine) under Animal Science-Equine Studies at www.delval.edu/catalog. For more information, days and times, contact Susan White, director of equine studies at or call at 215-489-2432.

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Doylestown, PA -- (April 14, 2008) Students from Delaware Valley College earned "Gold" place honors in the Seventh Annual North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge (NAIDC), held April 4-5, 2008 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Thirty one teams from the United States and one team from Canada competed.
 
DelVal students who competed are all dairy science majors and include: seniors, Catherine Perdue of White Hall, MD, Katie Thomas of Ulysses, PA, and Kyle Lowery of Doylestown and junior Becky Heisey of Jersey Shore, PA. Todd Webb, manager of the college's Dairy Barn, coached the team.

NAIDC is a two-day competition for students representing dairy science programs at North American universities. It enables students to apply theory and learning to a real-world dairy, while working as part of a four-person team.

Day One of NAIDC began with each team receiving information about a working dairy, including production and farm management data. After an in-person inspection of one of four designated dairies, participants interviewed the herd managers. Then, each team developed a farm analysis and presentation materials, including recommendations for nutrition, reproduction, milking procedures, animal health, housing and financial management.

Day Two was presentation day. Team members presented recommendations to the herd owners and a panel of expert judges, then fielded questions from the judges. Presentations were evaluated, based on the analysis and recommendations. The evening concluded with a reception and awards banquet.

The North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge was established as a management contest to incorporate all phases of a specific dairy business. It strives to incorporate a higher-learning atmosphere with practical application to help prepare students for careers in the dairy industry. Supported financially through generous donations by agribusinesses and coordinated by a volunteer board of directors, the first NAIDC was held in April 2002.

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 Doylestown, PA -- (April 14, 2008) - Celebrating its 60th anniversary, Delaware Valley College will host its annual A-Day celebration, which brings more than 30,000 visitors to campus, on Friday, April 25 from 1:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Saturday, April 26 from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Sunday, April 27 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., rain or shine, on the Doylestown campus.

The annual event is coordinated and run by a team of students who are advised by a panel of faculty, staff and administration members. Admission is free; parking is $5 on Friday; $10 on Saturday and Sunday. The fair showcases the students' accomplishments during the past year, plus student club exhibits and demonstrations.

This year's featured attractions include a craft show, antique equipment display, hayrides through the college's orchards and farms, pony rides, animal exhibits, 4-H exhibits, contests of skill, unicycle and magic performances and a variety of food prepared by the student clubs and organizations.

A-Day 2008 features events for all ages to have fun. In addition, there is always musical entertainment on the main stage from the DelVal band and chorale and other talented musicians. Appreciating the safety needs of all its visitors, the students are requesting this year that dogs not be brought on campus.

All of the proceeds from the event go directly to student scholarships and the student clubs and organizations participating in the weekend. A-Day is the largest fund-raiser in which the College's clubs and organizations participate all year.  

For more information regarding A-Day or the college, please contact Sean Dallas at 215-489-2457.

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Doylestown, PA -- (April 8, 2008) - This past weekend, the Delaware Valley College Aggie Cheerleaders won first place at the "Reach the Beach" National Cheer competition in Ocean City, MD, earning top honors in the All-Girl College Small Advanced Division.

Members of the team include: seniors Sara Schwartz of Elkins Park, PA, majoring in criminal justice administration and Jennifer DeLucia of Collegeville, PA, and Brandy Wakeman of Candor, NY, both accounting majors; juniors, Jessica Brown of Middlesex, NJ,  and Kelly Harding of Denver, PA, both majoring in zoo science and Ashley Vulpi of Howell, NJ, majoring in business; sophomores Ashley Groff of West Chester, PA, majoring in biology, Jocelyn Hollway of Dallastown, PA, majoring in small animal science and Sarah Vrabel of Wrightsville, PA majoring in secondary education with a specialization in agriculture; and freshmen Shannon Collins of Royersford, PA, majoring in biology, Kourtney Conti of Lancaster, PA, majoring in small animal science, Elizabeth Farsi of Bound Brook, NJ, Mackenzie Gerlach of Easton, PA, majoring in small animal science; Deanne Larson of Pottstown, PA, majoring in biology, Heather Maurer of Coopersburg, PA, majoring in conservation and wildlife management, Catherine Novak of Duryea, PA, majoring in secondary education with a specialization in mathematics, Nicole Sellers-Hansen of Hampstead, MD, majoring in small animal science, Sarah Winterbottom of Belvidere, NJ.

DelVal's all-female cheerleading team performs at all Aggie football games and home men's basketball games, including sideline and halftime shows. Their primary mission is to get the crowd involved for a true home court/field advantage.

To learn more about DelVal Cheerleading and other Athletic organizations, please visit the Delaware Valley College Athletic website.

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Doylestown, PA -- (April 8, 2008) - Riders from Delaware Valley College's Intercollegiate Dressage Team earned top team and High Point Rider of the day during a competition this past Saturday at Centenary College.

Delaware Valley College senior Robyn Grant of Spring Lake Heights, NJ, who is majoring in animal science with a specialization in equine training, earned High Point Rider for the day. Other high achievers included sophomore Nicole Gardner of Warrington, PA, who earned 2nd place at First Level. She is majoring in animal science with a specialization in equibusiness. Senior Janna Hermann of Perkasie, PA., earned 2nd place at High Training Level. Hermann is double majoring in animal science with a specialization in equibusiness and business.

Others competing for the team's win include: senior Emily Joyce of Equinuck, PA, who is majoring in animal science with a specialization in equine science and management; juniors, Amanda Popa of Mount Airy, MD, and Samantha Craig of Warwick, RI, both majoring in animal science with a specialization in equibusiness; sophomores, Lauren Smith of Grantville, PA, majoring in animal science with a specialization in equibusiness; Katherine Fetterman of Center Valley, PA, majoring in animal science with a specialization in equine science and management; Nicholas Bleiler of Kutztown, PA., majoring in animal science with a specialization in equine training; Chantal Plank of New Holland, PA., majoring in animal science with a specialization in equibusiness and  freshman Kathryn Richie of Kintnersville, PA, majoring in animal science with a specialization in equine science and management.

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

The Delaware Valley College equestrian team (DVCET) is a member of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) and competes in Zone 3, Region 2 hunt seat and stock seat shows against other participating colleges and universities. The combined team rosters total over 100 riders from a variety of majors and differing riding backgrounds. The team is a recognized club at DelVal and, therefore, participates in various club activities as well as regular IHSA competitions.

To learn more about the DelVal Equestrian Team, please visit the department website.

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Doylestown, PA -- (April 7, 2008) - The Delaware Valley College Computer and Business Information Systems department will host an open house on Saturday, May 3 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Allman Building, Room 101.

Department faculty will discuss the DelVal CBIS program, and participants will learn about the opportunities from current students. Participants will also learn about the department's new concentration in "Web Design and Computer Programming" and will tour the college campus and the modern computer facilities.

For more information or to register, please contact George (Guoqi) Lu at 215-489-4970 or .

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Doylestown, PA -- (April 4, 2008) - The Department of English and Liberal Arts at Delaware Valley College will host the first Student Writing Conference on Thursday, April 10 from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the All-Purpose Room of the College's Student Center.

The conference, which is free and open to the public, begins with a keynote address by Dr. Jack W. Schmidt, chair of the Department of English and Liberal Arts. Following his presentation, DelVal students will present their works through panel discussions including Music and Sports, Memories, Nature, School and Service, Observations and Arguments and Self and Society. The evening will close with an awards ceremony.

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Doylestown, PA -- (April 2, 2008) - Delaware Valley College will host its annual "Equine Extravaganza," from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 20 at the Equestrian Center on the Doylestown campus.
 
In its fifth year, the event is sponsored by the Delaware Valley College Equine Performance Organization. Participants will enjoy a day filled with fun, games, prizes and learning opportunities for children and adults. Attendees can watch vaulting performances, an Equine Massage demonstration, a Saddle Fitting presentation, a Bridle-less Jumping performance and a Standardbred-Breed demonstration. There will also be tours of the college’s Equestrian Center.

Equine Extravaganza will be held rain or shine. Admission is free with a Delaware Valley College student ID, $5 for children under 12 and $8 for those aged 12 years and up. For directions or for more information, please contact 215-489-2432.

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Doylestown, PA -- (April 2, 2008) - As part of the ongoing United States Internal Revenue Service’s VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) program, which Delaware Valley College students have been participating in since late January to provide free tax-preparation assistance to area individuals, several volunteers from the DelVal group will visit Philadelphia Disabled Veterans Home at 2701 Southampton Road, Philadelphia Sunday April 6, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., to help the more than 75 United States Veterans living there complete their tax returns.

According to the Internal Revenue Service, the Veterans have not filed a return in the past, because disability is not taxable. But, in order to collect the stimulus refund that most Americans will receive in May of this year, veterans will have to file their returns.

The Opportunity Council, an organization that helps low-income working families become economically self-sufficient and manages the VITA program, put out a call for volunteers in answer to a request from Senator Patrick Murphy. Individuals are asked to help these veterans at their home, since they are disabled and are not able to visit the established VITA locations.

Delaware Valley College students scheduled to assist veterans include senior accounting majors, Cole Miller of Lititz, PA,  and Channing Perrone of Seaville, NJ, and senior Steve Kinney of Ottsville, PA, a  business administration major; juniors Paulina Faliszek of Warrington, PA, and Kevin Gouldey of Pipersville, PA, both accounting majors, and Nicole Misnik and Andrea Wolf, senior accounting majors.

The VITA program is part of the United States Internal Revenue Service’s VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) program. DelVal students have been trained and certified by the IRS to perform the free tax services for qualified low-income individuals and families. During the program’s first three years, DelVal students have helped 419 families and households and completed $1,155,565 in refunds, earned income credits and saved service fees, saving the families more than $111,750 in provided services.

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