ACADEMIC NEWS

DBA Residency Offers ‘Terrific Collaboration’

August 10, 2023
For 15 years, the DBA Residency Program has brought together doctoral candidates so they can refine their dissertation topics, gain insights from alumni, and meet their professors and fellow students. “They are spread out all over the country and this is the first time many of them meet face-to-face,” says Dr. Amy Danley, who chairs the DBA program in the College of Business. “There’s…
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Tech and IT Partner to Develop VDI for Courses

August 10, 2023
The College of Technology will collaborate with Wilmington University’s IT professionals to set up Virtual Desktop Integration (VDI) for courses in which students, faculty, and staff can benefit from the convenience of having access to specific software and applications…
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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…
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A National Expert in Helping Parents Bond With Babies

August 10, 2023
Dr. Mary Kay Keller, chair of Applied Family Science, is known as “the baby whisperer,” a reflection of her deep and abiding connection to infants and their wellbeing. As president of the Infant Massage USA organization, she is an advocate for educating parents in bonding with their babies through nurturing touch and communication and researched the benefits of fathers learning infant massage…
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Real-Life Lessons in Historic Preservation

August 9, 2023
Lynn Moore, chair of History and Humanities, has a hands-on view of history, teaching lessons from the past at Wilmington University while preserving historic structures as a volunteer. At the Historic Georgetown Association, he recently launched a series of open houses for…
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President Harmon Honored as a ‘First’ in Delaware

June 15, 2023
Dr. Laverne Harmon Wilmington University President Dr. LaVerne Harmon was honored by the A. Philip Randolph Institute Delaware Chapter for its “African American Women Firsts for the State of Delaware” event as part of its 2023 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast on June 17, 2023. Themed “Celebrating King as We Honor Coretta,” the annual breakfast honored highly successful African American…
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ACADEMIC NEWSEVENTS

Wilmington University’s Class of 2023

June 12, 2023
On June 4, 2023, Wilmington University awarded more than 2,240 academic degrees during its 52nd Commencement ceremony at the Chase Center on the Riverfront in Wilmington, Delaware.   Wilmington University’s inspirational Class of 2023 achieved their academic goals…
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10 Ways to Earn College Credit for What You Have Already Done

October 7, 2022
Why pay to learn what you already know? At Wilmington University, you don’t have to.    Many students arrive at WilmU with a plethora of knowledge and skills from previous experiences. It is usually a surprise when they realize that those experiences can turn…