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The Power of Connection: WilmU Law’s Mentorship Program Helps Students Succeed

As a correctional counselor, Alynna Wilson works in a prison by day and studies at Wilmington University School of Law by night. She hopes to become a prosecutor and appreciates having a mentor to guide and advise her.   “I developed an amazing relationship with my mentor. My mentor is the Honorable Judge Reneta Green-Streett of Superior Court in Kent County,” Wilson says. “She really took…
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New Chair Brings Artistic Experience to Digital Art

Robert Passarelli Rob Passarelli, an artist and educator, has joined the College of Technology full-time as the chair of the undergraduate Game Design and Development and the Animation and 3D programs. “Rob’s extensive knowledge and enthusiasm are sure to invigorate both…
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Raising Human Trafficking Awareness

Wilmington University is a leader in raising awareness of human trafficking, presenting eight webinars over the past four years featuring experts in the field, as well as survivors of human trafficking. WilmU’s Human Trafficking Studies webinar program has attracted more than 2,700 registrations. Attendees from across the United States and several foreign countries have attended the webinars…
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WilmU Expands Relationship with Remote Island

Students in Wilmington University’s Family Nurse Practitioner program are helping to bring primary care to Smith Island, an isolated jot of land in Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay, where Dr. Aaron Sebach, dean of the College of Health Professions and Natural Sciences…
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Advancing Literacy Early in Childhood

Wilmington University is a valued partner in AmeriCorps’ Reading Assist program, an early intervention program for children who face barriers to literacy. Megan Schnetzer, chair of Special Education graduate programs in the College of Education and Liberal Arts, attended a…
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New MBA Chair Brings Real-World Experience

Dr. Shawn McCloud Dr. Shawn McCloud is the new chair of the MBA Program, bringing solid backgrounds in academia and business. “We are confident that his leadership will drive the program to new heights,” says Dr. Robin B. Weinstein, dean of the College of Business. Dr. McCloud earned his Doctor of Business Administration degree at Wilmington University and joined the faculty in 2020 as the…
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WilmU Law Students Celebrate First-Year Successes 

Completing the first year of law school calls for a celebration, and that accomplishment feels even sweeter for Wilmington University School of Law’s inaugural class. To mark the occasion, students organized WilmU’s first Barristers Ball, an end-of-year tradition at law schools around the country.   “For future generations to come, I want the Barristers Ball to welcome them,” says…
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