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WilmU: A Good Dover Neighbor

The Downtown Dover Partnership is intent on attracting businesses and consumers to the city’s core. Wilmington University’s College of Business is bolstering that effort on multiple fronts, providing expertise as well as placing WilmU interns in downtown businesses and organizations. “The goal is to make Dover more of a college town, like Newark with University of Delaware or West Chester…
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Challenging Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow

Dr. John Sparco, director of Business Analytics and Marketing programs, served on an expert panel of judges at the world’s largest entrepreneurship competition for high school students. In the Diamond Challenge, students aged 14-18 from around the globe pitch their ideas.
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MBA students help an agricultural non-profit in Wilmington

MBA students at Wilmington University helped an agricultural enterprise in the City of Wilmington to grow by providing an in-depth SWOT analysis to define a path to success. Toni Bush, adjunct faculty, led the effort to partner with the Vertical Farming initiative of Urban…
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College of Business to Launch Student Accounting Chapter

Accountants (IMA) at Wilmington University is an initiative that will give students the opportunity to strengthen their accounting and business knowledge, plan their professional careers, and network with other students and accounting professionals. The IMA also offers scholarships to local accounting students, says Jean Davis, regional chair of the college, who will serve as faculty…
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DBA Program Collaborates in Joint Student Orientation

In the spirit of interdisciplinary activities between colleges, the Doctor of Business Administration program partnered with the new Doctor of Social Science in Prevention Science program to conduct a joint orientation for incoming fall students. “This was the start of…
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MBA Students Get Down to Business

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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DBA Program Celebrates a Decade—and Beyond

In its 10-year existence, Wilmington University’s Doctor of Business Administration has made an impact on business, academia and the community. To note that milestone, the 10-Year DBA Celebration was held at the Pratt Student Center on April 20.  The theme was A Decade of Impact: The Journey Continues. Dr. Ruth T. Norman, director of the DBA program, notes that the 120 WilmU DBA alumni are…
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Business Logistics in India

Learning and business are both global concepts. College of Business Dean Dr. Kathy Kennedy-Ratajack put that premise into action during her recent 10-day trip to Goa and New Delhi in India. Her travels provided her with hands-on research on a case study for the policy and…
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A DBA Milestone

Since 2008, Wilmington University’s Doctor of Business Administration program has equipped mid-career individuals in academia, government and business with the education, experience and expertise to help them thrive as C-level executives and leaders in innovation. “We…
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WilmU Student Wins Major Fellowship Award

WilmU student Tammy Brewer is the recipient of the Barbara Grimsley Sigma Beta Delta Fellowship Award, which helps students studying business to complete their bachelor’s or master’s degrees. Membership in Sigma Beta Delta, an international honor society for business, management and administration, is the highest national recognition a business student can receive at a college or university…
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