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Flying High: Carol Timmons

June 29, 2017
Alumna Carol Timmons became Delaware’s first female Adjutant General this year. Wilmington University Alumna, Carol Timmons has been chosen to lead the Delaware National Guard. Timmons was a helicopter pilot for many years. Sure, it took Carol Timmons seven years (2006–13) to earn her master’s degree from Wilmington University. But she has a pretty good excuse: She had to fight a war in…
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Dr. Raymond Nwaneri: Making Lives Better

June 29, 2017
A career change is no easy feat, but this alumnus believes determination makes all the difference. The day was January 29, 2017. That’s when Dr. Raymond Nwaneri fulfilled one of his lifelong goals of completing a doctoral program — more specifically, WilmU’s Doctor of…
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Cyber Warrior

June 29, 2017
Ten years and two Wilmington University degrees after arriving in the U.S., Roberto Rodriguez is leading efforts to protect network security at Capital One. Roberto Rodriguez at WilmU’s Pratt Center with his fiancé, Gretchen Wagner, and parents, Francisco and Flor de…
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A Promising — and Practical — Path for Education Leaders

June 29, 2017
Wilmington University’s Ed.D. in Educational Leadership expands to include concentrations in Teacher Leadership and School Leadership, making the program more practical for educators who want to lead — and remain at the school level. Educators want to lead, but they also want to remain at the school level. First, a little history: Doctor is an academic title that originates from the Latin verb…
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A Tribute to Dr. Varsalona

June 29, 2017
The Vice Presidents of Wilmington University offer expressions of gratitude to the former President.  Dr. Erin J. DiMarco, Senior Vice President “My earliest observation of Dr. Jack Varsalona’s leadership was watching him initiate a two-year study on the impact of…
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Farewell, Dr. Varsalona

June 29, 2017
Dr. Jack Varsalona retired last month, ending his distinguished career as President of Wilmington University. We explore his life, career successes, and hopes for the future. It was the last time Dr. Jack Varsalona would take the stage as President at a Wilmington University…
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More Than a Game

March 20, 2017
Our athletes hail from all over the world. And they choose WilmU for a reason. British athlete Sebastian Coe called sports a universal language; “Building more bridges between people than anything else I can think of,” he says. Collegiate sports are deeply inscribed in American culture and athletes traverse the world to take part in them. Many travel to WilmU. In 2016, the University welcomed…
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The People’s Playwright

October 30, 2016
WilmU alumnus and adjunct Greg Morris is using his talents to improve life for thousands of Delawareans. by Bob Yearick Call them epiphanies, strokes of luck, fortuitous events. Whatever label may apply, Greg Morris’ journey through life has been liberally sprinkled with…
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A Wish for Haiti

July 13, 2016
WilmU alumnus Georgeton Charles wants to use his education to help rebuild his native Haiti, a country the world has seemingly forgotten. Georgton Charles is the founding member of Another Haiti, a youth initiative to educate and empower local Haitians. On Jan. 12, 2010…
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The Modern Nurse

March 17, 2016
Thanks to Wilmington University’s College of Health Professions, nurses can secure the advanced education they need to succeed in today’s increasingly complex health care field — all while maintaining their professional and personal commitments. But what does advanced nursing care mean to patients? Delaware faces a health care crisis. Demographic shifts and an increasing population have…
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