MAGAZINE

A Real-World Internship

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

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…
MAGAZINESPORTS

Recruiting Champions Worldwide

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…
ACADEMIC NEWSMAGAZINE

The FBI: A Look Behind the Curtain

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 Criminal Justice Institute.  The FBI, a law enforcement arm of the U.S. government, has 456 offices nationwide and 90 overseas.
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ALUMNI NEWSMAGAZINE

An Extraordinary Woman in Business

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…
MAGAZINE

Leading with Distinction

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. Wells accepted her award in October, at DAWN’s virtual ceremony that brought together colleagues from neighboring colleges…
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ALUMNI NEWSMAGAZINE

Cynthia Brown: A Call to Serve

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…
ALUMNI NEWSMAGAZINE

Dr. Kelly Griffith: Maryland’s Superintendent of the Year

Steering the massive ship of a school system through the heaving seas of the last few years, including the pandemic, has required a number of unique skills and abilities that only come from years of experience and training. For Dr. Kelly Griffith, Wil-mington University alumna and superintendent of Talbot County  Schools on Maryland’s Mid Shore, this has meant using every ounce of experience…
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