ACADEMIC NEWS

From Co-op Student to Vice President

October 16, 2018
Almuthanna Abuasi started as an intern at Emergency Response Protocol (ERP), doing support work and “helping out with anything the IT staff was doing.” That led to a co-op program, working on project management assistance. Abuasi was still working on his bachelor’s degree in web information systems at Wilmington University when he was offered a full-time job in May 2014 at ERP, which…
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MBA Students Get Down to Business

August 9, 2018
Dr. Piyen Chang soon noticed two things when he began working with graduate students pursuing their MBA degrees. First, lots of students are intimidated with learning the intricacies of statistics. “For many students, it’s overwhelming,” he says. “When students are…
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A Healthy Family Business

July 18, 2018
After an overnight move from Pennsylvania to Charlotte, alumna Caitlyn Eckles formed what is now a thriving franchising enterprise.  Caitlyn “Kat” Eckles is into — way into — healthy eating, and her favorite juice drink, a half-banana, half-avocado mixture, is…
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The Future of Paramedic Education

July 18, 2018
A DBA alumnus is helping to inspire change that could save lives. Dr. Christopher Boyer admits that public service is in his genes.  Many of his relatives are firefighters, so it just seemed natural for him to follow the tradition and become a first responder. In 2003, he earned an A.A.S. in Paramedic Technology at the Pennsylvania College of Technology.  He continued his passion for learning by…
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University Celebrates ‘Fabulous Faculty’

July 18, 2018
Intense workshops, faculty awards and promotions and student testimonials were all part of Wilmington University’s Spring Faculty Development Day on March 10. Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Jim Wilson discusses the day with participants. Themed “Celebrating…
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Why Trauma-Informed Approaches Matter

July 17, 2018
What’s causing some lifespans to be shortened by up to 20 years?  An insidious virus? A drug-resistant strain of bacteria? Would you be surprised to learn that the cause is toxic stress? Marilyn Siebold, Dr. Debra Berke and Kim Newell discuss how best to “train”…
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Geneva Fonda: Embracing the Journey

July 17, 2018
“Grateful and blessed,” Geneva Fonda has achieved multiple milestones while extolling the virtues of WilmU — “my school.”   The last year-and-a-half has been a blur of activity and achievement for alumna Geneva Fonda (B.S. in Finance, 2008; Master’s in Marketing Management, 2018). Here’s a brief timeline: February 2017: She was accepted into an online course offered by the…
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WilmU Excels in Video Production

April 25, 2018
Wilmington University currently has a library of 62,600-plus online videos, with more in the pipeline. That represents WilmU’s impressive growth in providing the tools, support and expertise required to produce high-quality videos that also reflect WilmU’s brand. In the…
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Need a Beer?

March 25, 2018
Throughout time, cities were built and destroyed, kingdoms rose and fell, but one thing is certain: They had plenty of beer along the way. Some scholars say beer has been around for 7,000 years, a concoction that arrived soon after barley was sown into the ground. WilmU…
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Joint Efforts In Jersey

March 19, 2018
Wilmington University’s partnerships with community colleges in southern New Jersey build bridges to academic success. Rowan College at Burlington County For Madison Humphries, learning and earning go hand in hand. “My mom always pushed me to stay busy,” she says. “I held small part-time jobs throughout high school and as I was starting my college career.” After completing an associate…
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