ALUMNI NEWSMAGAZINE

Graduating with Her BFF/Mom

“I’ve been offered so many opportunities through WilmU. I feel much more prepared for my career than many of my peers who are going for the same degree.” – Erin Furman Best friends graduating together is always special. But it’s even more poignant when those best friends happen to be mother and daughter. That’s the case with Michelle and Erin Furman, who wore the green cap and gown…
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Flying High: Carol Timmons

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…
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Dr. Raymond Nwaneri: Making Lives Better

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

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 Maria Roberto Rodriguez When Roberto Rodriguez arrived in the United States at the age of 16, he couldn’t speak or write a…
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A Promising — and Practical — Path for Education Leaders

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…
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A Tribute to Dr. Varsalona

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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More Than a Game

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The People’s Playwright

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A Wish for Haiti

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The Modern Nurse

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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