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GOVERNMENT RELATIONS & EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

The Office of Government Relations & External Affairs works closely with elected officials, civic and business organizations, and non-profits in Radnor and Lower Merion Townships, Delaware County, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the Federal Government. This page serves as a resource to keep students, employees, friends, and neighbors of Villanova informed about the University and our community.

RESOURCES

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY IMPACT

70

Local Businesses Accept NovaBucks

340,000

Annual Visitors to campus

2,700

Employees

250,000

Hours of Annual Community Service and Service Learning

$28 Million

Annual Impact from Student and Visitor Spending in Radnor Township

$1.9 Million 

Average Annual Payment to Radnor Township and Radnor Township School District

$94 Million

ANNUAL IMPACT FROM STUDENT AND SPENDING IN THE GREATER PHILADELPHIA REGION

$13 Million

ANNUAL TAX REVENUE GENERATED FOR THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

VILLANOVA IN THE NEWS

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Villanova University Partners with Local Business Associations and Chambers of Commerce to Connect Students and Businesses Impacted by COVID-19

VILLANOVA, Pa. (September 26, 2023)  Villanova University will celebrate the 18th annual St. Thomas of Villanova Day of Service on Saturday, September 30, with more than 4,000 students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends of the University serving alongside local organizations and neighborhood agencies. Villanovans will serve at more than 100 service sites throughout the Greater Philadelphia area, along with hundreds of alumni serving at sites across the United States.

May 05, 2020

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CONTACT US

Chris Kovolski, Assistant Vice President of Government Relations & External Affairs

chris.kovolski@villanova.edu

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Hally Ammons, Assistant Director of Government & Community Relations

hally.ammons@villanova.edu