MAGAZINE

A Real-World Internship

October 28, 2022
Jada Brinkley Jada Brinkley, a Wilmington University senior majoring in Business Analytics, is an intern at the Wilmington Alliance, a nonprofit organization focused on eco-nomic development and inclusion, promoting the collective good, and community-based interventions to halt violence in the city. It’s a win-win-win relationship. Brinkley is helping staffers at the Alliance to understand the…
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ALUMNI NEWSMAGAZINE

National Honors for Two Alumnae

October 28, 2022
The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) are the highest recognition that K–12 STEM teachers can receive. They are given to teachers from each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and U.S. territories as a…
ALUMNI NEWSMAGAZINE

A Source of Inspiration

October 4, 2022
The late U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wasn’t just an advocate for gender equality and women’s rights. She believed in equality for all, especially underrepresented and underserved members of society. Perhaps that’s why Bader Ginsburg was a…
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Recruiting Champions Worldwide

May 2, 2022
Soccer Wildcat Manuela Restrepo Ramirez hails from Medellin, Colombia. They come from Austria, England, Spain, the Czech Republic, Jamaica, South Africa, Colombia, and other countries throughout the world. With skills that could take them to many colleges, these student-athletes choose Wilmington University. WilmU may not offer the typical campus environment, with dorms, sororities, and…
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ACADEMIC NEWSMAGAZINE

The FBI: A Look Behind the Curtain

May 2, 2022
Adjunct Professor and CJI Co-Director Scott Duffey A new undergraduate elective, The FBI: A Look Behind the Curtain (CRJ-345), delves into the inner workings of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, says Adjunct Professor Scott Duffey, who is also co-director of WilmU’s…
ALUMNI NEWSMAGAZINE

An Extraordinary Woman in Business

April 29, 2022
Alumna Erica Dorsett was named one of 40 Top Women in Business by Delaware Today magazine. The 2020 graduate first attended then-Wilmington College in the early 2000s, then returned to complete her bachelor’s in Marketing. “I am so proud of my time at WilmU and actively use the skills I learned in my business,” she says.  Co-owner of the Wilmington- based First State Hood & Duct…
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MAGAZINE

Leading with Distinction

April 29, 2022
College of Health Professions Dean Dr. Denise Wells received the DAWN 2021–2022 Leadership Award, which is granted to a woman who has excelled in the field of higher education and served with distinction as a role model for rising stars in her organization and beyond. Dr.
ALUMNI NEWSMAGAZINE

Cynthia Brown: A Call to Serve

April 29, 2022
Cynthia Brown, RN, co-chairs the WilmU Alumni Association’s New Castle Chapter in order to encourage her fellow graduates to pursue opportunities, no matter their age or level of uncertainty. She knows from experience how interesting and unexpected that pursuit can be. The year after she earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at WilmU in 2014, she took on the role she’s described as her…
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