Civic Mission

Widener aspires to be the nation's preeminent metropolitan university, and as such, it is committed to contributing to the vitality and well being of the communities it serves through experiential learning, service learning, educational initiatives, economic development, and community building.

Widener places a high value on citizenship and civic engagement, so the university believes it only fitting to assist the children of those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.

The Widener CARES scholarship program provides the opportunity for a quality four-year education to children of military personnel who were killed in action in either Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Over the past several years, Widener has gained national recognition for its civic initiatives. For example, Washington Monthly ranked Widener among the top 50 national universities in the third annual college rankings, which measures how well a college or university, serves the country.

And Widener is one of only 12 colleges and universities in the Philadelphia area named to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, which recognizes colleges and  universities nationwide that support innovative, and effective community service and service-learning programs.

Marcine Pickron-Davis, Ph.D.
Assistant to the President for Community Engagement
& Diversity Issues
tel: 610-499-4566
mcpickron-davis@widener.edu

Ellen Madison
Administrative Assistant
tel: 610-499-4549
etmadison@widener.edu