ACADEMIC NEWS

WilmU Faculty Spotlight: From Juvenile Diabetes Patient to Compassionate Nurse Educator

October 22, 2024
Kathryn Leach Dr. Kathryn Leach will never forget the first time she had to give herself a shot — as a scared 15-year-old hospitalized with newly diagnosed Type 1 diabetes.  “I can feel my palms getting sweaty remembering that moment and how supportive the nurse was,” she says. “I think, from that point on, I knew I wanted to go into nursing.”  Thirty years later, Dr. Leach is…
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ACADEMIC NEWSMAGAZINE

Developing Faculty

October 16, 2024
At a recent Conference on Teaching Excellence, formerly called Wilmington University’s Faculty Development Day, keynote speaker Dr. Stan Skrabut addressed generative AI and how it can answer questions, generate text, provide information, enhance student engagement, and…
ACADEMIC NEWSMAGAZINE

Emily Navarrete: A Propensity for Social Justice

October 16, 2024
Left to right: Alexander Norris, Jade Drummond, Claudette Warner, Emily Navarrete, Bria Alleyne and Amaury Mable Emily Navarrete is a policy wonk with a passion for helping others. As she views it, the two go hand in hand: good policy propels positive social change. “I see the need for compassion and services, especially mental health services,” she says. “It’s important for us to be…
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MAGAZINESPORTS

WilmU Lacrosse: Police pipeline?

October 16, 2024
Is there something about Wilmington University’s lacrosse program that compels young men to go into law enforcement? Lacrosse debuted at WilmU in the fall of 2017, with the first season of NCAA competition starting the following spring. Since then, five ex-Wildcat…
MAGAZINE

Dr. John Gray Retires

October 16, 2024
College of Education Dean Dr. John Gray’s tenure at Wilmington University was distinguished by transformative leadership and a commitment to educational excellence Dr. John Gray joined Wilmington University in 1993. He served as dean of the College of Education for 14…
ACADEMIC NEWSMAGAZINE

Forging Traditions at WilmU Law’s Inaugural Barristers’ Ball

October 16, 2024
Wilmington University School of Law’s inaugural students began their exciting and challenging journey at orientation. Over the past year, they have created traditions, established a student culture, and helped chart the course that other classes will follow. It is an innovative and student-centered culture at WilmU Law, where first-year students play a crucial role in shaping the school’s…
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ACADEMIC NEWSMAGAZINE

Long Live the Modern Library

October 16, 2024
In January, I began working at Wilmington University School of Law as the associate dean of Library and Information Resources. I arrived here through a winding path from law. After graduating from Georgia State University College of Law and passing the Georgia bar exam, I…
ALUMNI NEWSMAGAZINE

Community Intervention

October 16, 2024
In early 2022, Wilmington’s City Council and the City of Wilmington agreed to pay $38,000 to the Community Based Public Safety Collective to perform an analysis to help the city tackle and reduce community violence. The Collective interviewed over 58 stakeholders, surveyed 20 frontline intervention workers, and examined crime and hospital data to understand local violence. The City Council…
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