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She Triumphed Over Illness and Found Success

August 9, 2018
Working in respiratory therapy for nearly 30 years, Amy Lovenguth was used to taking care of others. She looked to Wilmington University to provide the education that would empower her to have a healthy career, the completion degree she needed to thrive in the job market. “The hospital where I was working wanted respiratory therapists with a bachelor’s degree, not an associate degree,” she…
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Science Happenings

June 19, 2018
Dr. Milton Muldrow represented the state of Delaware, along with the Delaware Space Grant director, at the National NASA Space Grant conference in Washington, D.C. Prior to the conference, Dr. Muldrow visited the offices of U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons, and U.S.
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Nurses Online Community is National Forum

June 19, 2018
Dr. Aaron M. Sebach, chair, Doctor of Nursing Practice Program (DNP), has been named community manager of the American Nurses Association (ANA) Up & Comers Online Community. The community is designed to serve nurses with 5-14 years of experience who are interested in…
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Pioneer nurse practitioner to teach DNP students

April 25, 2018
The College of Health Professions welcomes a pioneer nurse practitioner to the team. Dr. Walton Reddish has served as a colonel in the U.S. Air Force and Medical Advisor to the Secretary of the Air Force Personnel Council. A pioneer nurse practitioner, Dr. Reddish has provided primary care for military families and civilians, and has practiced and taught from Florida to Maryland’s Eastern…
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Student Wellness

November 17, 2017
As director of Student Health Services at Delaware State University, Wilmington University alumna Dr. Michelle Fisher had built a solid career based on her nursing expertise — including her MSN from WilmU.   Dr. Michelle Fisher | Photo by Susan L. Gregg While she…
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Doctoral Alum Published in Nursing Journal

November 16, 2017
Dr. Larider Ruffin, who earned his Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)  from WilmU in 2016, was recently published in the Journal of the National Black Nurses Association (NBNA). His paper, Health Coaching Strategy to Improve Glycemic Control in African-American Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: An Integrative Review,” appeared in the July issue of the journal. An assistant professor of Nursing at…
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A New Health Sciences Program

October 27, 2017
A reimagined and reinvigorated baccalaureate program offers a new opportunity for students seeking a four-year degree in Health Sciences; with evidenced interest reflected in near doubling of enrollment. “We previously offered an Allied Health completion degree for…
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What’s Your Georeference?

August 16, 2017
As one of the major coral reefs of the world, the coral reef ecosystem of the Florida Keys has experienced significant and rapid decline over the past several decades. Dr. Milton Muldrow, chair of the Environmental Science and Policy program, is working with WilmU senior…
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Leaders in Health Care

August 16, 2017
The College of Health Professions now offers a new Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Leadership track to prepare nurse leaders for advanced roles as health care executives across the health care continuum.      Inaugurated in 2012, the DNP program was initially designed for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses currently licensed as nurse practitioners, nurse anesthetists, clinical nurse…
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