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A Platform for Student Success

April 28, 2023
Dr. Michael Yakubov WilmU Alumnus Dr. Michael Yakubov believes a free product his company produces can give students the professional advantages they need. For many students, the thought of graduating is both exciting and daunting. There’s a relief in knowing that assignment deadlines and hours poured into academic work will end, though the uncertainty of the next career step looms.
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Helping to Solve the State’s Teacher Shortage

March 30, 2023
The College of Education and Liberal Arts (COELA) is a leader in helping resolve Delaware’s teacher shortage. The state’s public elementary and secondary schools had more than 500 openings at the beginning of the academic year, attributed, in part, to a spike in teacher…
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WilmU Yearlong Residency Participants Coach Students After School

February 8, 2023
Wilmington University participants of its immersive Year-Long Residency Program (YLR) at Frederick Douglass Elementary School in Seaford are positively impacting students. Julio Gonzalez, a YLR participant, started a boys’ after-school soccer club, inspired by his fellow WilmU YLR Abigail Porter, a coach for the Girls on the Run Club at Douglass. The boys wondered why they did not have a club…
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Honorary Air Force Commanders Inspire Community Engagement

December 8, 2022
Division of Liberal Arts Director Dr. Matt Wilson was recently inducted as an honorary commander at Dover Air Force Base. The program was established to partner the commanders of Dover AFB with Delaware’s distinguished community and political leaders. Dr. Wilson is…
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WilmU Alumna Named 2023 Delaware Teacher of the Year

October 18, 2022
Photo courtesy of the Delaware Department of Education Congratulations to Ashley Lockwood! On October 11, Ashley Lockwood, fifth-grade immersion teacher at Milford’s Lulu Ross Elementary School, was announced as Delaware’s 2023 Teacher of the Year. The announcement…
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Teachers Advance Career Paths Through On-site Learning

October 12, 2022
Wilmington University is bringing Master in School Leadership education to teachers in two school districts this fall. This innovative partnership allows teachers at Appoquinimink and Colonial school districts to earn advanced degrees at their sites by taking one course per block, says Dr. Joseph A. Massare, who chairs School Leadership in the College of Education and Liberal Arts. The instructors…
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Adjunct Faculty Member Honored for Library Initiative

August 11, 2022
Tom Gavin, lead adjunct faculty member for the Applied Technology in Education degree program, has been honored with the Delaware Association of School Librarians 2022 Outstanding Administrator Award for Excellence. Gavin earned the award for creating a strong partnership…
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Stages of Achievement

July 7, 2022
College of Education grad pursues career in dance   Richy Romero’s made some noteworthy changes over the past year.  In the First State Ballet Theatre production of Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake” at the Grand Opera House this spring, he danced the role of Von…
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Downstate Educators Earn Doctoral Degrees through ‘WilmU Comes to You’

June 8, 2022
Cape Henlopen School District leaders earning their doctoral degrees from Wilmington University are (l-r) Lewes Elementary Principal Kim Corbidge, Beacon Middle Assistant Principal Kathleen Sheehan, Cape High Principal Nikki Miller, Mariner Middle Assistant Principal Emily Lehne, Assistant Superintendent Jenny Nauman, Sussex Consortium Special Education Coordinator Trish Wilson and her sister…
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