ACADEMIC NEWSMAGAZINE

WilmU’s New Criminal Justice Course Tackles Cold Cases

April 12, 2024
Thirteen years ago, what began as a robbery in Chester County, Pennsylvania, ended in 43-year-old Thomas Ferguson’s murder — and his killer is still on the loose. It’s just one of the nation’s many unsolved cases.   Think you can help crack one of them? Check out Wilmington University’s new Cold Case Investigations (CRJ 323) course, an elective offered by the College of Social and…
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Joe Pro: This President’s Now a Hall of Famer

April 12, 2024
It seems that the title of “president” has followed Joe Pro around for most of his life. At Chichester High School, in Boothwyn, Pennsylvania, he played football and was elected president of the senior class. Later, after he married and began raising a family, he was…
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WilmU Law Professor Awarded ‘Top Lawyer’ Honor

April 12, 2024
Nicole Mozee, J.D., an assistant professor at the Wilmington University School of Law, remembers her late father as a “civil rights champion” and knows “he would be so, so proud” that Delaware Today named her a Top Lawyer for civil rights.   “I am very, very…
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Title Defended! WilmU Cheer Earns 10th UCA National Championship

April 10, 2024
In February, the Wilmington University Cheerleading team successfully defended its Universal Cheerleaders Association (UCA) College Open Small Coed National Championship, making it 10 titles since 2012. The Wildcats won eight consecutive Open Small Coed (formerly Division II Small Coed) titles from 2012 to 2019 and have now won back-to-back titles. It is the fifth national championship under…
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A New Dean

April 10, 2024
Dr. Robin Weinstein has been named dean of the College of Business at Wilmington University. A full professor, he has chaired the Human Resource Management Studies Program at WilmU and served as Chair of the Faculty Senate. He has taught various courses in Human Resource…
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BFFs Lead Campus Wellness Center

April 10, 2024
Sometimes, the stars just align. That seems to be so in the case of Dr. Diane Mussoline and Dr. Kristen Wilson. The two mental health professionals arrived on the Rowan College of South Jersey (RCSJ) campus in Sewell about a year apart — Dr. Wilson in 2017 and Dr. Mussoline in 2018. Neither had earned a doctorate at the time, but that would soon change. The New Jersey natives quickly became…
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Dr. Marietta Dantonio-Madsen: A Divine Calling

April 10, 2024
Wilmington University alumna and adjunct professor Dr. Marietta Dantonio-Madsen has dedicated her career to serving multicultural populations through art. “Whenever I see a need, I have always felt that if I have a skill set that can help different people and…
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A Herculean Effort

April 10, 2024
Dr. Regina Allen-Sharpe stays busy as Wilmington University’s AVP of Student Affairs and dean of students. Yet, she found the time to earn the 2023 NASPA Certificate in Student Affairs Law and Policy last summer, embarking on an intensive 23-hour residential program to…
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From Paraprofessional to Licensed Teacher

April 10, 2024
Lara Crowley and Dr. Stacie Zdrojewski Wilmington University is helping to blaze a new career path for teachers, partnering with the state to provide school paraprofessionals with a specialized program to complete their bachelor’s degrees as licensed educators. Currently, 7% of positions for teachers in Delaware are vacant. Dr. Stacie Zdrojewski, who chairs Clinical Studies in the College…
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