MAGAZINE

Human Resource: William Post

November 9, 2021
I’ve never worked at just one job in my entire life. That’s just who I am.” Bill Post was a counselor for the Delaware Department of Corrections for 28 years. He’s also worked with private nonprofit drug and alcohol treatment centers, group homes for autistic children, homeless shelters, and a Sussex County food distribution program. He served two terms as mayor of Milton, Delaware, where…
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MAGAZINE

A Former Assistant U.S. Attorney’s Journey to an Ed.D.

November 9, 2021
Sonya Lawrence Beginning with a paper route as a teenager in her hometown of Amityville, New York (yes, that Amityville), Sonya Lawrence has held various jobs during a successful and still burgeoning career. As she recounts them during an interview for this story, it…
ALUMNI NEWSMAGAZINE

Inspired Design

November 9, 2021
Many people lost their jobs during the pandemic, but chances are Tony Whitten was the only puppet specialist to be laid off. “There are only about four of us in the world,” says Whitten, who was teaching puppetry at Disney World in Orlando when he was furloughed in…
EVENTS

WilmU Graduation Class of 2020 and 2021: The Passion to Make a Difference

October 12, 2021
If one word could describe Wilmington University’s Classes of 2020 and 2021, it would be passion. Passion to excel, reach a dream, work through adversity, and make a difference in the community. On October 3, 2021, Wilmington University awarded over 2,000 academic degrees during its 49th and 50th Commencement ceremonies at the Chase Center on the Riverfront. It was the first time the university…
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ACADEMIC NEWS

COEL Delivers Microsoft Excel Courses to Highmark Employees

June 15, 2021
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Delaware turned to Wilmington University’s College of Online and Experiential Learning to provide online Microsoft Excel courses for their employees in an accelerated, non-credit format. In response, COEL shared their non-credit Fundamentals…
LIFE@WILMU

WilmU's MBA and MS in Management Teach Leadership Outside the Corner Office

April 29, 2021
Management skills aren’t just for climbing the corporate ladder. Those who work in health care, information technology, law enforcement, or nonprofit organizations can also benefit from the lessons of business. If you’re looking to lead in your field, Wilmington University’s Master of Business Administration and Master of Science in Management allow you to customize your graduate…
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MAGAZINE

The Family Unit

April 28, 2021
The WilmU family that studies together succeeds together. Meet the Baurys family. Tamra Baurys and her children, Eric and Alexa, each completed their Wilmington University degree programs in May of 2020: Tamra, with a doctorate in Educational Leadership; Eric, an MBA; and…
MAGAZINE

The Power of Research

April 28, 2021
Wilmington University faculty researchers are making real-world contributions to the real world. Are you using a laptop, tablet, or cellphone to read this? What about that steady wi-fi connection and the heat and light in your house, making you comfortable as you read? …
MAGAZINE

Teach, in the Name of the Law

April 28, 2021
Experience is education for WilmU’s Criminal Justice Institute. There’s no substitute for experience. When Dr. Raymond Carr and Scott Duffey, the assistant professors who direct Wilmington University’s Criminal Justice Institute, lead a continuing education program for law enforcement professionals, their combined 64 years in the field add the weight of authority. Their True Crime Lecture…
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