ALUMNI NEWSMAGAZINE

With Hope, Optimism and Confidence

October 16, 2023
Recent graduate Jessica Davenport refuses to let her disability impact her success. Jessica Davenport thinks that society undervalues people with disabilities, and she’s trying to change that. “Unfortunately,” she says, “we have to constantly prove society wrong.” Jessica Davenport uses a headpiece and a magnetic sticker that nurses place on her nose. The sticker communicates…
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ACADEMIC NEWSMAGAZINE

A Fellow Among Fellows

October 16, 2023
Dr. Aaron Sebach In March, College of Health Professions and Natural Sciences Dean Dr. Aaron Sebach was inducted as a distinguished practitioner and fellow of the National Academies of Practice (FNAP). Fellowship is bestowed on leaders who have made enduring contributions to…
ACADEMIC NEWS

Dr. Sebach, NP Alums Earn National Recognition

August 10, 2023
Dr. Aaron Sebach Only one quarter of one percent of nurse practitioners have achieved status as a Fellowof the National Association of Nurse Practitioners (FAANP), the highest honor for the profession—and three of the most recent inductees earned their degrees at…
ACADEMIC NEWS

Interprofessional Leaders in Health Care

June 12, 2023
Dr. Dawn Mutchko and Dr. Aaron Sebach Only 342 nurses in the United States have the distinction of being named Distinguished Practitioners and Fellows of the National Academies of Practice (FNAP)—and two of them are from Wilmington University. Dr. Aaron Sebach, dean of the College of Health Professions and Natural Sciences, and Dr. Dawn Mutchko, a DPN alumna, earned the honor for their…
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National Nurses Week 2023: You Make a Difference

May 24, 2023
As part of National Nurses Week, Wilmington University extended its appreciation to nurses and healthcare workers in Delaware and Maryland.  Thanks to the help of fellow faculty and staff members, we were able to extend gratitude, food and beverages to medical facilities…
ACADEMIC NEWSMAGAZINE

Student Receives Prestigious Scholarship

April 28, 2023
Ashley Weinman Ashley Weinman, a student in Wilmington University’s dual Doctor of Nursing Practice and Master of Business Administration program, was awarded a $20,000 scholarship from the New Jersey League for Nursing (NJLN).  The scholarship honors the legacy of…
ACADEMIC NEWS

Students Connecting Through New Pre-health Club

March 30, 2023
Want to form relationships with other students on their way to careers in health care? Join the Pre-health Club. Launching this spring, the club is a place where students in Health Science, Natural Science and Nursing programs can share common experiences and make connections. Sean Samitt “The club offers us an opportunity to help each other grow in our professional goals and also get to know…
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ACADEMIC NEWS

Health Sciences Students Learn by Helping Others

February 8, 2023
Dr. Angela Herman, Health Sciences chair, is collaborating with Lori’s Hands, a community-service learning program, to coordinate internships for students enrolled in Wilmington University’s College of Health Professions and Natural Sciences. Based in Newark, Delaware…
ACADEMIC NEWSMAGAZINE

Spearheading Innovations in Nursing Education

October 28, 2022
From left: Dr. Aaron Sebach, dean of the College of Health Professions and Natural Sciences and Mobile Integrated Health Nurse Practitioner with TidalHealth; MSN NP student Meagan Prime; Salisbury Fire Department Paramedic Miranda Webster; and Chris Truitt, assistant chief of Emergency Medical Services. A group of Wilmington University family nurse practitioner students took part in an inventive…
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