{"id":1447,"date":"2017-07-05T19:02:57","date_gmt":"2017-07-05T19:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/?p=1447"},"modified":"2025-02-13T12:23:27","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T17:23:27","slug":"avid-alumna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/2017\/07\/05\/avid-alumna\/","title":{"rendered":"Avid Alumna"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kadence-column1447_b962d4-33 > .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-column1447_b962d4-33 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1447_b962d4-33 > .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-column1447_b962d4-33 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1447_b962d4-33 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1447_b962d4-33 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1447_b962d4-33 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1447_b962d4-33{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1447_b962d4-33 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 991px){.kadence-column1447_b962d4-33 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1447_b962d4-33 dynamic-main-col\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image1447_8237f9-6f.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image1447_8237f9-6f .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:350px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image1447_8237f9-6f.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image1447_8237f9-6f .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image1447_8237f9-6f figure{max-width:350px;}.kb-image1447_8237f9-6f .image-is-svg, .kb-image1447_8237f9-6f .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image1447_8237f9-6f .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image1447_8237f9-6f\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.test.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Luminary-836x1024-e1588086450743-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"woman sitting smiling\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-1605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Luminary-836x1024-e1588086450743-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Luminary-836x1024-e1588086450743-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Luminary-836x1024-e1588086450743-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Luminary-836x1024-e1588086450743.jpg 837w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption><em>Lauren Hale, president of the Wilmington University Alumni association.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on Lauren Hale\u2019s enthusiasm, that sentence almost requires two exclamation points. Hale fell in love with the University at first sight \u2014 orientation, 2009 \u2014 and her experience as a student and alumna has only deepened that ardor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Much of her initial passion was the result of a welcoming talk by Dr. Stefanie Whitby, then director of Alumni Relations Services and now senior director of the University Partnership Center. At the orientation, Hale expressed interest in a proposed Student Alumni Association. She was invited to the first meeting, where, she says with typical enthusiasm, \u201cI had a blast.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She subsequently became chapter chair and continues to serve in that post today. \u201cOur mission is to bridge the gap between students and alumni,\u201d Hale says. \u201cWe encourage students and recent alumni to join the chapter that is closest to their location.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alumni Relations Associate Stacey Stickel points out that all alumni are considered part of the Alumni Association. \u201cThere are approximately 300 active members who regularly attend chapter meetings and events,\u201d she says. \u201cThe seven chapters are based on geography: New Castle County, Kent and Sussex, Pennsylvania,<br>New Jersey, Maryland, Pi Gamma Mu (honor society affinity chapter) and the Student Alumni Association.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide wu-blockquote-row is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote wu-blockquote-simple is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;Wilmington University is the best place ever!\u201d<\/p>\n<cite><em>\u2014 Lauren Hale<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Chapters host various events throughout the year. In Maryland, for instance, it\u2019s the Crab Feast, and in Pennsylvania it\u2019s Spirit of Philadelphia Boat Cruise. Hale ticks off the Student Alumni Association\u2019s major events: Spring Fest, Kick-off the Semester Social at Iron Hill Brewery, Pause for a Cause, I Love WilmU Week, and Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5K.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hale received her bachelor\u2019s in Criminal Justice in 2010 and a master\u2019s in Homeland Security and Information Assurance in 2012. Her take on her student experience is typically impassioned: \u201cGreat instructors. Best place I could\u2019ve ever been while having a full-time job. You can work around your schedule \u2014 online classes, night classes, Saturday classes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A resident of Mantua, New Jersey, Hale is senior account and marketing manager at Hire Edge Logistics Personnel in Cherry Hill, New Jersey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBeing part of the Alumni Association has helped me grow my leadership and networking skills,\u201d she says. \u201cThere have been opportunities afforded to me in leadership and networking that I would have not gotten anywhere else and have truly shaped me into the professional I am today.\u201d WU<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u2014Bob Yearick<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Based on Lauren Hale\u2019s enthusiasm, that sentence almost requires two exclamation points. 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