Commemorating a milestone with the ceremonial dig. From left: Judge Joseph Farnan Jr., Wilmington University Board Chairman; Dr. LaVerne Harmon, Wilmington University President; Phillip Closius, Law School Dean; Mark Hutton, Regional President, Delaware, M&T Bank
At a groundbreaking event on Jan. 25, 2024, Wilmington University officials announced the construction of two landmark buildings…
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…
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…
Fortunately, the phone call came during a lull in the full-time job of raising her two preschoolers. Still, Katie Warrington Hugelmeyer almost didn’t answer it.
“It was so out-of-the-blue,” she says. “I was like, who is this number from Connecticut calling me?”
Turns out it was the commissioner of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC), calling to tell Hugelmeyer that…
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…
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.
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 communities, I feel responsible to help them,” she says. “When I pray, if I feel directed to serve people, I always do what…
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…
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…
The Alums Who Started it All
April 10, 2024
From left: Gwen (Strauss) Stern (’74), Bonnie (Sager) Gurian (’73), Elin ( Juvelier) Fischer (’74), Dona (Leeds) Leibowitz (’73), Wendy (Rollins) Latham (’73)
Judith Lemley (’72), is proud to say she was part of Wilmington College’s first graduating class. She remembers her 1972 ceremony vividly, from the inspirational speaker to the bleachers behind the “campus” where…