News & Events
New Widener coffee involves students, faculty and alumni from cultivation to cup.
Widener Chapter of Engineers Without Borders brings electricity to village in Panama.
Justin Gordon and Tyler Romasco are using a micro-computer to help children with autism become more effective learners.
- Saturday, May 18, 2013
Widener University Awards Diplomas to Nearly 900 Graduates
Widener University commencement speaker Rula Al-Saffar urged nearly 900 students graduating from Widener on Saturday to "knock on the doors of life until your hands bleed and you get what you want. I want dignity and freedom."
- Saturday, May 18, 2013
Widener Announces Four-Way Tie for Class of 2013 Valedictorian
Four members of the Widener University Class of 2013 have been named valedictorian after each earning a 4.0 grade point average. Sharing the honor are Michelle Callaghan, Edwin Dauber, Emma Ricciardi, and Erin Sylvester.
- Friday, May 17, 2013
Widener ROTC Commissions 10 Cadets From Three Area Universities
Widener University's Dauntless Battalion commissioned 10 cadets as second lieutenants of the U.S. Army on Thursday, May 16.
- Monday, May 13, 2013
Soccer for Success Tackles Gardening at Stetser Elementary School
Students at Stetser Elementary School in Chester on Thursday traded in soccer balls and corner kicks for leaf compost and peat moss to construct four raised bed gardens as part of the Chester Upland Soccer for Success program.
- Friday, May 10, 2013
Sales Education Foundation names Widener University on top university sales program list
The Sales Education Foundation (SEF) released its annual list of Top University Sales Programs, highlighting Widener University as one of the best locations for preparing sales professionals.
- Friday, May 10, 2013
Vote for Widener in the NCAA Division III Special Olympics Spotlight Poll
The Department of Athletics encourages all to vote for Widener in this month's NCAA Division III Special Olympics Poll. The poll, which runs through May 25 at 10 p.m., can be found at www.ncaa.org/D3SpecialOlympics.
- Friday, May 10, 2013
Widener Sophomore Named to Board of Character Education Partnership
When Janelle Rouse decided switch majors and transfer to another college, she looked for a school that offered her new major and encouraged service and civic engagement. What she didn't expect when she transferred Widener University in Chester, Pa. was the leadership opportunities she would have. The sophomore special education from Washington, D.C. was recently elected to the Board of Directors of the Character Education Partnership, a national organization committed to developing civic virtue and moral character in America's youth.
- Friday, May 3, 2013
Widener Honors Faculty for Teaching Innovation, Research and Civic Engagement
Widener University on Thursday honored the top faculty in the areas of teaching innovation, research, and civic engagement at its annual Faculty Awards Banquet. Dr. Shirlee Drayton-Brooks, professor in the School of Nursing; Dr. Kenneth Goldberg, associate professor in the School of Human Service Professions; and Dr. Michael Rosko, professor in the School of Business Administration, garnered top honors at the event coordinated by the Office of Teaching, Learning and Assessment.
- Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Engineers Without Borders Celebrates Completion of Project SEED
Five years ago, the Widener chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB) set out on a mission to bring electricity to a small village in Panama. This March, the students completed that mission.
- Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Widener and Montgomery County Community College Sign Transfer Agreement
Widener University and Montgomery County Community College entered into a dual admissions transfer agreement on April 29 during an official signing event at MCCC's campus in Blue Bell, Pa.
- Friday, April 26, 2013
Junior Melvin Holmes Named Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact
Campus Compact has honored 181 students from 36 states as 2013 Newman Civic Fellows. Among the honorees is Widener University junior Melvin Holmes of Yeadon, Pa. The Newman Civic Fellow Awards recognize inspiring college student leaders who have worked to find solutions for challenges facing their communities.
- Thursday, April 25, 2013
Dyson Named Director of the Center for Human Sexuality Studies and Associate Dean of Human Service Professions
Dr. Donald A. Dyson of Collingswood, N.J., has been named director of the Center for Human Sexuality Studies and associate dean for the School of Human Service Professions at Widener University.
- Monday, April 22, 2013
Widener-PMC Alumni Association Presents 2013 Awards
The Widener University-Pennsylvania Military College Alumni Association recognized three alumni, a student and a faculty member during the annual awards ceremony April 13 during Alumni Volunteer and Excellence Weekend.
- Thursday, April 18, 2013
Founders Hall Certified as Widener's First Green Building
Founders Hall at Widener University is now certified "green" by the U.S. Green Building Council and becomes the first building at Widener, and the first in the city of Chester, to receive that official recognition.
- Wednesday, April 17, 2013
New Widener Coffee Involves Students, Faculty and Alumni from Cultivation to Cup
Look out Starbucks, Widener University is brewing up a bold plan to support sustainable agricultural practices with the launch its very own earth-friendly coffee, WU Brew, on Earth Day, April 22.
- Thursday, April 11, 2013
Sex Ed--for Seniors?
After working for 30 years as director of staff development for a hospital in Connecticut, Jane Fleishman decided that she had one more career in her. Fleishman, 58, a doctoral student in Widener's Center for Human Sexuality Studies, became interested in the issues of sexuality and aging after a friend introduced her to Dr. Laura Singer-Magdoff, a 95-year-old practicing psychotherapist. Fleishman soon began presenting sexuality education lessons for the gray-haired set in Singer-Magdoff's weekly discussion group at her assisted living community in the Bronx, N.Y.
- Thursday, April 11, 2013
Men's Relationships Conference
On Saturday, May 4, Widener University and the Joseph J. Peters Institute (JJPI) will present the Second Annual "Deepening Men's Relationships" conference. This year, the all-day event held on Widener's Main Campus in Chester, Pa., focuses on the topic "Men Healing from Childhood Sexual and Emotional Abuse."
- Thursday, April 11, 2013
The Boss and the Bootleg
The Widener student working the door to the Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band show on a freezing February night in 1975 looked quizzically at Michael Turner when he presented his $6 ticket.
- Thursday, April 11, 2013
An Afternoon with Ike: Eisenhower on Campus One-Half Century Ago
More than three decades before he would achieve the rank of four-star general, John Tilelli, who grew up on a farm in New Jersey, shook the hand of Dwight D. Eisenhower, one of only five men ever named a five-star general in America's history. The handshake came when "Ike," as the two-term former commander-in-chief was commonly known, visited Pennsylvania Military College on the Friday before the 1963 commencement for a luncheon in his honor, a military review of the cadets, a ceremony in which he bestowed awards, and a reception.
- Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Computer Science Majors Make Learning Easier for Children with Autism
What do autism and raspberries have in common? For Widener senior computer science majors Justin Gordon and Tyler Romasco, the link is an inexpensive microcomputer that could help children with autism become more effective learners.
- Friday, April 5, 2013
Philadelphia Speakers Series Presented by Widener University Announces 2013-2014 Season
Presented by Widener University, the Philadelphia Speakers Series will celebrate its 10th season during 2013-14 with another impressive lineup of politicians, authors, business and world leaders.
- Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Hemlata Mistry Named Widener University's First Sarnoski Fellow
Could common fruit flies hold the key to healing spinal cord injuries in humans? Dr. Hemlata Mistry, assistant professor of biology at Widener University, is conducting research with undergraduate students to find out.
- Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Former Superintendent Named Principal of Widener Partnership Charter School
The Widener Partnership Charter School, Pennsylvania's first university-based charter school, on Tuesday announced Darlene G. Davis as the new principal and chief executive officer. Davis will lead the groundbreaking school based at Widener University as it completes its middle school expansion through eighth grade this fall.
- Monday, April 1, 2013
Widener and Sussex Tech Expand Partnership to Offer Doctoral Degree in Educational Leadership
Widener University and Sussex Technical School District, a public career and technical education school district in Georgetown, Del., are expanding their recently announced partnership to include the Widener doctoral degree program in K-12 Educational Leadership: School System Leadership beginning this fall.
- Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Rula Al-Saffar to Deliver Commencement Address at Widener University
Rula Al-Saffar, ranked 11th by Arabian Business Magazine on its list of the 500 most influential Arabs, will deliver the Widener University commencement address and receive an honorary doctorate of public service degree on May 18 in a ceremony beginning at 9:45 a.m. on the quad behind Old Main on Widener's Main Campus in Chester. Nearly 800 students will graduate with associate's, bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees.
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