MAGAZINE

Farewell, Dr. Varsalona

July 11, 2017
Dr. Jack Varsalona retired last month, ending his distinguished career as President of Wilmington University. We explore his life, career successes, and hopes for the future. It was the last time Dr. Jack Varsalona would take the stage as President at a Wilmington University graduation. There he stood this past May, presenting diplomas and holding back tears, realizing perhaps more lucidly that…
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Coming to You Live: Wildcat Sports

July 5, 2017
Catch a game from wherever you are. Are you a Wilmington University sports fan but find yourself unable to make it to all games? No problem. Now you can watch many Wildcat contests live — in the comfort of wherever you happen to be, thanks to the Athletics Department and…
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Driving Influence

July 5, 2017
“Marketing builds brand awareness, but it can also increase sales and engage customers if it’s focused on the right target.” – Bill Swain There are three things that stand out about Bill Swain, WilmU’s senior director of University Relations: he believes in the…
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'Sole' Sisters

July 5, 2017
Every day, WilmU’s Annual Fund Senior Director Gloria Johnson laces up her sneakers, grabs her water and hits the pavement. She’s part of the growing movement called GirlTrek. With close to 100,000 neighborhood walkers, GirlTrek encourages African-American women to use walking as a first step to inspire healthy living and positive change in their communities. With icons like former First Lady…
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A New Dean: Dr. Sallie Reissman

July 5, 2017
Dr. Sallie Reissman lives by the Robert Ingersoll quote: “We rise by lifting others.” Her work ethic as well as her growing department is evidence of it.  The COEL Team: In back: Stephen Scheib, Christian Broderick, Kelly Clayton, Emily Henig, Adam Voyton. In front…
ALUMNI NEWSMAGAZINE

WilmU’s First Online DBA Grad

July 5, 2017
“Robert’s colorful personality has a way of making people feel comfortable. . . . When he flew in to defend his DBA, he greeted us with fresh steaks from his Iowa farm.” —Dr. Ruth Norman In May, Dr. Bob Sarver of Iowa became the first College of Business DBA…
ALUMNI NEWSMAGAZINE

Avid Alumna

July 5, 2017
“Wilmington University is the best place ever!” – Lauren Hale Lauren Hale, president of the Wilminton University Alumni association. Based on Lauren Hale’s enthusiasm, that sentence almost requires two exclamation points. Hale fell in love with the University at first sight — orientation, 2009 — and her experience as a student and alumna has only deepened that ardor. Much of her…
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EVENTSMAGAZINE

Taking it to The Keys

July 5, 2017
Shallow water colony of the great star coral, Montastraea cavernosa, in 15 feet of water. Photo by John Reed courtesy of NOAA. Dr. Milton Muldrow to participate in Florida Keys study. The  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has asked Wilmington…
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Revved Up

July 5, 2017
Dr. Arthur Gilbert remembers exactly when his love affair with automobile advertising began. It was an ad for the Nash Ambassador in a January 1954 issue of “Time.” The teenage Gilbert saw the ad for the red four-door sedan, photographed against a scenic Arizona…
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Survivor

July 5, 2017
All my life,” says Dr. Lam, “I wanted to touch American soil.” After several months in a Singapore refugee camp, and through the auspices of the Norwegian and U.S. governments, he achieved that goal in January of 1980. Born in South Vietnam in 1957, Wilmington University Professor Dr. Than Lam survived the Vietnam War. Now he’s living in the land of opportunity. “That is what I…
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