ACADEMIC NEWS

Nurse Practitioner Students Get Hands-On Experience

June 10, 2024
With the ranks of primary care physicians in decline, family nurse practitioners are helping to fill the void. The College of Health Professions and Natural Sciences offers a Post-MSN Nurse Practitioner Graduate Certificate with a choice of two concentrations: Family Nurse Practitioner and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. Hands-on experience is a vital part of the specialty. Family…
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ACADEMIC NEWS

Honoring Young Women and Girls in Technology

June 10, 2024
Wilmington University is committed to supporting young women and minorities in technology careers and celebrating the achievements of ascendant trailblazers. Beverly Peterson, of WilmU’s master’s program in Information Systems Technology, delivered an inspiring address…
ACADEMIC NEWS

Faculty Leadership Role Benefits Family Science Students

June 10, 2024
Dr. Mary Kay Keller Dr. Mary Kay Keller’s leadership in a national organization allows her students to expand their experience. Dr. Keller, who chairs the Applied Family Science Program in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, is serving her second term as…
ACADEMIC NEWS

Getting a Head Start on Teacher Education

June 10, 2024
Wilmington University is leading the way in ensuring a pipeline of qualified teachers, starting with engaging tomorrow’s educators while they are still in high school. WilmU’s Academic Partnership Office hosted a lunch-and-learn event for Smyrna High School’s Teacher Academy in April. Twenty students and their instructor, Ginny Willis, toured the New Castle campus. Dr. Michael Curry, who…
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ACADEMIC NEWS

College of Business Expands Latino Initiative

June 10, 2024
Wilmington University is making significant strides with its Latino initiative, building on the Fall 2023 pilot of Bilingual Online Live Spanish courses in the College of Business. Based on feedback, WilmU will offer Business Communications this fall in a bilingual format…
EVENTS

Wilmington University’s Class of 2024 

June 6, 2024
Wilmington University celebrated its 53rd Commencement ceremonies on June 2-3, 2024, awarding more than 3,700 academic degrees at the Chase Center on the Riverfront in Wilmington, Delaware. The accomplished Class of 2024 demonstrated exceptional dedication…
ACADEMIC NEWS

Breaking Barriers: WilmU Environmental Science Graduate Earns PhD Fellowship

June 3, 2024
Amaja’ Mack has been busy these last few years — making plays on the basketball court with the WilmU Wildcats, working to save coral reefs in the biology lab and managing a full-time job as a quality-control technician — all while completing a master’s degree in Environmental Science.  “I never thought that I would be a scientist,” says Mack, a 2024 WilmU graduate and former…
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ACADEMIC NEWS

National Nurses Week 2024: Nurses Make the Difference

May 23, 2024
In celebration of National Nurses Week, Wilmington University faculty and staff visited medical facilities across Delaware and Maryland to extend gratitude to hardworking nurses and health care workers. It was an honor to express our appreciation in person. The…
ACADEMIC NEWS

Delaware Department of Labor Announces New Apprenticeship Pathway to College Credit at WilmU for Delaware’s Vocational Workforce

May 9, 2024
The Delaware Department of Labor (DOL) and Wilmington University jointly announced the new Smart Transfer Enrollment Program (STEP Path™) for the Vocational Workforce, a new initiative that will allow individuals in select registered apprenticeship programs the opportunity to earn up to 42 college credits* toward a bachelor’s degree at Wilmington University. This new program…
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