ACADEMIC NEWS

Downstate Educators Earn Doctoral Degrees through ‘WilmU Comes to You’

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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ACADEMIC NEWS

A Leading CACC Sports Faculty Representative

Dr. Matt Wilson In the game of life, the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) and its student-athletes strive to excel in both academics and athletics. That’s due, in part, to CACC’s faculty athletic representatives, led by Dr. Matt Wilson, director of Liberal…
ALUMNI NEWS

Seven Degrees of Dissertation

Story and photo courtesy of the Cape Gazette, by Ellen Driscoll 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…
MAGAZINE

Filling the Teacher Pipeline

Student Titus Mims is a paraeducator at Seaford Central Elementary School. WilmU’s College of Education has created innovative solutions to resolve the statewide teacher shortage.  WilmU Elementary Education major and paraeducator Titus Mims stands out as he walks the halls of Seaford (Delaware) Central Elementary School.  One of only three men among the 30-plus teachers and paraeducators at…
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MAGAZINE

WilmU’s Year-Long Residency: Making Students Into Teachers

It’s been about a year since Abbey DeJuliis earned her Bachelor of Science in Middle Level Education (Grades 6–8), and she’s currently winding up her first-year teaching seventh grade English at Stanton Middle School in Wilmington. But it’s not the first year she’s…
ACADEMIC NEWS

Bringing Instruction Directly to Teachers

Wilmington University has a well-earned reputation for making education accessible. The College of Education’s WilmU2U program is a case in point, which brings instruction directly to the school districts of teachers who want to earn credentials. WilmU2U has already been…
ACADEMIC NEWS

Make Your Move Toward National Board Certification

Join a prestigious group of elite instructors with a proven track record of improved student learning outcomes. WilmU can help you get there. Ready to take your teaching to the next level? A decade of research shows the benefits of National Board Certification for licensed teachers. National Board Certification is an advanced, voluntary teaching credential earned by completing a content knowledge…
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ACADEMIC NEWS

WilmU Alum is Maryland Superintendent of Year

Dr. Kelly L. Griffith has been honored by her peers as Maryland Superintendent of the Year. She holds a doctoral degree in Educational Leadership and Innovation from Wilmington University and has been superintendent of Talbot County Public Schools for nine years. She will…
ACADEMIC NEWS

Rookie Teacher of the Year Cheers on Students

Victoria Grable was a standout as an Elementary Education student at Wilmington University, graduating summa cum laude in 2018. She also was an energetic cheerleader on WilmU’s award-winning squad. Her clinical studies team—Tyler Wells, Theresa Carter, Keira Potter and Amanda Shenton—arranged for her to do her student teaching in the Lake County school system in her home state of Florida.
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