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Empowering Minority-Owned Businesses

October 16, 2024
In 2020, during the pandemic, alumna Ayanna Khan founded the Delaware Black Chamber of Commerce (DEBCC). Its goal is to provide a platform for Black entrepreneurs and professionals to connect, collaborate, and thrive.  Khan set up offices on Market Street in downtown Wilmington, and in just four years, the organization has burgeoned to 716 business members. In 2023, it was named the Black Chamber…
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Puppy Love

October 16, 2024
Puppies in classrooms: It was an alumna’s idea that went viral, captivating the international media while improving reading scores. If happiness is a warm puppy, as “Peanuts” cartoonist Charles Schultz opined, the first graders in Wilmington University alumna Brooke…
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Rodney Little: A Veteran Helping Veterans

October 16, 2024
Rodney Little Growing up in West Philadelphia in a family of seven, with a father who worked three jobs to pay the bills, Rodney Little was aware from an early age that college probably was not in his immediate future. That would come much later, at Wilmington University. …
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Wilmington University’s Class of 2024 

June 6, 2024
Wilmington University celebrated its 53rd Commencement ceremonies on June 2-3, 2024, awarding more than 3,700 academic degrees at the Chase Center on the Riverfront in Wilmington, Delaware. The accomplished Class of 2024 demonstrated exceptional dedication, achieving their academic goals amid professional responsibilities and personal commitments. Graduates, spanning…
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Dr. Marietta Dantonio-Madsen: A Divine Calling

April 10, 2024
Wilmington University alumna and adjunct professor Dr. Marietta Dantonio-Madsen has dedicated her career to serving multicultural populations through art.  “Whenever I see a need, I have always felt that if I have a skill set that can help different people and…
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The Alums Who Started it All

April 10, 2024
From left: Gwen (Strauss) Stern (’74), Bonnie (Sager) Gurian (’73), Elin ( Juvelier) Fischer (’74), Dona (Leeds) Leibowitz (’73), Wendy (Rollins) Latham (’73) Judith Lemley (’72), is proud to say she was part of Wilmington College’s first graduating…
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Alumna Jessica Aliff Honored with DAISY Award

April 10, 2024
Jessica Aliff, who works on the ChristianaCare Medical Intensive Care Unit, was nominated for the Daisy Award for her dedication and caring attitude she provided to a patient — and his family — before his death. “Jess was probably the best nurse we could have ever asked for to take care of our loved one on his last day on earth. “She went out of her way to shave his face…
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Dr. Abi Bakare: A Leader at the Mint

October 16, 2023
Dr. Abi Bakare The next time you count the change in your pocket, think of the people who earn their living literally making money. Dr. Abiodun (Abi) Bakare, chief learning officer at the U.S. Mint, is responsible for helping 1,600 government employees do their jobs better…
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WilmU Alumni Awarded The Johns Hopkins School of Public Health’s Post-Doctoral Fellowship

October 4, 2023
Dr. Hakim Stovall with Councilwoman Katherine Gilmore Richardson at Philadelphia’s City Hall. Alumnus Dr. Hakim Stovall, a recent Doctorate of Prevention Science Program graduate, was awarded the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health’s post-doctoral fellowship.  “I will be working with the gun violence prevention team to develop evidence-based strategies to help reduce risks,” says Dr.
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