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From STEM to STEAM: Bringing the Arts into the STEM Field

Data is just data without insight, creativity and innovation. That’s why bringing the arts into the STEM field is causing such a stir. Creativity, innovation, curiosity, resilience. Important skills in today’s world, especially if you’re a scientist, analyst, or a mathematician. Because, while the last few years brought an emphasis on increased training in the STEM disciplines —Science…
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Educating the Educators

WilmU’s Center for Teaching Excellence is building a better classroom, starting at the front. From left: Dr. Terri G. Trent, Tara Fridley, Dr. Nancy Doody, Dr. C. Joshua Simpson, Taquana Woodards, Dr. Adrienne Bey, Patti Winter Teachers have to learn how to teach. If they…
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DNP Candidate Helps Patients at Liberia Clinic

Sigrid Marfo, a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) candidate, is already a successful, certified registered nurse-anesthetist who shared her skills helping patients in a clinic in Liberia — and also met the president of the West Africa nation. Liberia’s President George…
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Professor Presents at International Conference

Technology is always evolving and every day sees the release of new websites, apps and tools, many of which are not reliable. The same is true in the field of English Language Learning. Many resources for English as a second or foreign language (ESL/EFL) make promises that don’t deliver. For ESL/EFL instructors, the constant change in technology and resources combined with the vast range of…
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More than a Title — or Titles: Dr. Aaron Sebach

A supportive partner, a color-coded calendar, and a flexible schedule allow Dr. Aaron Sebach to put as much passion into his practice as his teaching. And WilmU’s nursing practitioner students reap the rewards. Dr. Aaron Sebach is chair of the Doctor of Nursing Practice…
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A New Dream for this Retired Pitcher

Growing up, Sam Kmiec nurtured a dream not uncommon to boys throughout America: to play Major League Baseball. But unlike most aspiring big leaguers, young Sam showed the potential to actually make that dream come true. Encouraged and tutored by his father, Kmiec…
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WilmU students bring the ice to Delaware Children’s Theatre’s ‘Frozen Jr.’

With a wave of her hand, Elsa of Arendelle created ice crystals and ice castles that climbed the walls of the Delaware Children’s Theatre during its recent production of “Frozen Jr.” She had a little help from two Wilmington University College of Technology students, who harnessed technology and timing to give Elsa her powers. As part of a Fall 2019 Visual Effects course, students Steven…
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