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Alumna Named First Female DSP Superintendent

April 27, 2021
Col. Melissa A. Zebley, a Wilmington University alumna, last year became the first woman to be appointed Superintendent of the Delaware State Police (DSP). Appointed by Gov. John Carney on July 9, 2020, she is the 26th superintendent of the law enforcement agency. Zebley, who became a State Trooper in July of 1992, graduated from the Northwestern University School of Police Staff and Command in…
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COVID-19 Goodwill

November 3, 2020
It was the worst of times, and in some ways, the best of times. In late 2019, a virus that caused the coronavirus disease emerged in Wuhan, China, then spread to more than 200 countries and territories. On Feb. 11, 2020, the World Health Organization officially named the new…
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New at WilmU: Certificate in Artificial Intelligence

November 2, 2020
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the fastest growing areas of computer science. This certificate program will deepen students’ understanding of AI and help them gain the skills they need to build predictive AI models. That will help them drive the development of…
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Retirements

November 2, 2020
Five longtime colleagues retired from Wilmington University: Mark Paris on March 31; Trudy Hite, Laura Leary and Alice Corning on June 30; and Sue Miller on July 31. Mark with granddaughter Cody Mark Paris joined then-Wilmington College in 1981. He started in the Maintenance Department, overseeing grounds and maintenance at the Old Customs House on King Street in Wilmington. (WilmU had purchased…
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Excellence — Regardless of Modality

October 29, 2020
Dr. Lucia Nemeth was recently named Wilmington University’s director of Educational Effectiveness and is working with a dedicated team to ensure that students receive a high-quality learning experience as online learning enrollment grows and expands. “Wilmington…
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A Need to Meet the Need

October 29, 2020
Dr. Barbara Sartell sees the patient, not just the problem. The idea that it is much more important to know what sort of patient has a disease than what sort of disease a patient has, is credited often to Sir William Osler (1849–1919), one of the founding physicians of…
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What Happens in Vegas...Doesn’t Necessarily Stay in Vegas. At least not in this case.

October 29, 2020
You can bet that Wilmington University’s Las Vegas Wildcat Mixer held on March 10, 2020, at the Border Grill in the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino hit the jackpot. The venue could not have been more exciting. Founded by superstar chefs Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger — both revered by Food Network fans — Border Grill is considered a Vegas hot spot. Special Events Manager Brandi…
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A Gentle Giant: Michael Haddix

October 29, 2020
A master’s from WilmU influenced this former Philadelphia Eagle’s lifetime work. Now the ex-fullback is fully invested in his community. When Michael Haddix was 9 years old, he suffered a child’s worst nightmare: His parents, as well as an aunt, were killed when their…
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A Home Run for Mentors and Student-Athletes

October 29, 2020
Wilmington University Mathematics Chair Diane Bansbach has a relatively new screen-saver on her computer: a picture of her with nine international members of the men’s soccer team, taken the day after Thanksgiving last year at her house.  “I invited the international…
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Lorne Bickley: A Lasting Legacy

October 29, 2020
Lorne Bickley is now back in his native England, but he leaves behind a legacy at Wilmington University that will be hard to match — both on the soccer field and in the classroom. Bickley was named the 2019 D2CCA Ron Lenz National Player of the Year after leading the nation with 26 goals and 55 points, both Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference and WilmU records. He is the first Wildcat to earn…
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