{"id":1040,"date":"2019-03-11T16:46:11","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T16:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/test-blog-template\/?p=1040"},"modified":"2025-03-27T15:09:36","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T19:09:36","slug":"celebrating-brandywine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/2019\/03\/11\/celebrating-brandywine\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Brandywine"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1040_67fa88-09, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1040_67fa88-09[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1040_67fa88-09\"]{display:block;padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);text-align:center;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-sm, 0.9rem);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-family:proxima-nova;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1040_67fa88-09 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1040_67fa88-09[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1040_67fa88-09\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1040_67fa88-09 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1040_67fa88-09[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1040_67fa88-09\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading1040_67fa88-09 wu-subheading wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-kb-palette-14-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1040_67fa88-09\">From left: Honorable Sue Robinson (Trustee),\nDr. Erin DiMarco (Senior Vice President &#038; COO),\nBrian DiSabatino (EDiS),Tom Leipold (Trustee),\nDr. Jack Varsalona (President Emeritus),\nHonorable Joseph Farnan, Jr. (Board Chairman), President Dr. LaVerne Harmon, Dr. Audrey Doberstein (Past President), Dana Robinson (Trustee),\nBill Quinn (Senior Director of Facilities &#038; Maintenance),\nDr. G. Dean MacEwen (Trustee), Curtis Harkin\n(Homsey Architects), Larry Miller (Trustee), Chuck Ryan (Homsey Architects), Alan Ellingsworth (Trustee)<\/span>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column1040_36116f-7c > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kadence-column1040_36116f-7c > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1040_36116f-7c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1040_36116f-7c > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1040_36116f-7c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1040_36116f-7c > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1040_36116f-7c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1040_36116f-7c{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1040_36116f-7c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 991px){.kadence-column1040_36116f-7c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1040_36116f-7c dynamic-main-col\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1040_0ffe8a-94, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1040_0ffe8a-94[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1040_0ffe8a-94\"]{font-size:1.5rem;line-height:30px;font-weight:500;font-style:italic;font-family:proxima-nova;color:#808080;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1040_0ffe8a-94 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1040_0ffe8a-94[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1040_0ffe8a-94\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1040_0ffe8a-94 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1040_0ffe8a-94[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1040_0ffe8a-94\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1040_0ffe8a-94 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1040_0ffe8a-94\">On Tuesday, Jan. 8, a ribbon-cutting ceremony commemorated the official opening of Wilmington University\u2019s Brandywine location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Dr. LaVerne Harmon led the ceremony, acknowledging former President Dr. Jack Varsalona for his vision, as well as the Board of Trustees for their support. 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