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27
Feb

A Reading by Memoirist Rebecca Spiegel

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  • Freedom Hall 122
Open to:
  • Current Adult & Continuing Studies Students
  • Current Graduate Students
  • Current Undergraduate Students
  • Faculty/Staff

A reading and Q&A with Rebecca Spiegel, author of Without Her (Milkweed Editions, 2024). Without Her explores the many facets of grief after a sibling's suicide and what it means to endure.

Graphic reads "Day of Gratitude"
11
Mar

Day of Gratitude: Roar with Thanks

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  • Chester campus
  • Delaware Law campus
  • Commonwealth Law campus
Open to:
  • Current Adult & Continuing Studies Students
  • Current Graduate Students
  • Current Undergraduate Students

The annual Day of Gratitude: Roar with Thanks invites students to write and submit notes of gratitude to Widener donors thanking them for the impact that their generosity has on the student experience.

17
Mar

President's Lecture Series: Assessment of High Impact Practices on Student Learning

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  • Freedom Hall 122 or Zoom
Open to:
  • Alumni
  • Community/Public
  • Current Adult & Continuing Studies Students
  • Current Graduate Students
  • Current Undergraduate Students

Join professor of psychology Lori Simons PhD for our next President's Lecture Series on assessing high impact practices on student learning and the lessons learned from closing the loop.

mock madness interview session
18
Mar

Mock Madness Week (March 18-21)

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  • Virtual, Zoom
Open to:
  • Current Adult & Continuing Studies Students
  • Current Graduate Students
  • Current Undergraduate Students
  • Faculty/Staff

The Career Design and Development office is holding its Mock Madness week! Students can have mock interviews with professionals from top companies, alumni, and Widener staff and faculty, and gain insight into what employers are looking for.

Wolfgram Memorial Library in fall
18
Mar

APA Citation Style: Navigating the 7th Edition

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  • Online
Open to:
  • Current Adult & Continuing Studies Students
  • Current Graduate Students
  • Current Undergraduate Students

Need help with the APA Citation style? The librarians at the Wolfgram library are here to help answer any questions!

Occupational Therapy Clinic
18
Mar

Occupational Therapy Information Session

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  • Zoom
Open to:
  • Prospective Graduate Students

Students and parents are invited to learn more about our Pre-Health Care pathways in Occupational Therapy. Guests will have the opportunity to meet the program director and hear from current graduate OT students.

19
Mar

Mastering LinkedIn: Connect, Build, Succeed

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  • Zoom
Open to:
  • Current Adult & Continuing Studies Students
  • Current Graduate Students
  • Current Undergraduate Students

Interested in building out your LinkedIn? Join our zoom session to gain information on how to make LinkedIn a helpful tool for you.

19
Mar

Tangled Up in Pink and Blue: Understanding the Limits of the Gender Binary

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  • Freedom Hall 122
Open to:
  • Current Adult & Continuing Studies Students
  • Current Graduate Students
  • Current Undergraduate Students
  • Faculty/Staff

Join Professors Fran Weaver, Jenn Pollitt, and Tushabe Tushabe for an insightful conversation about the gender binary and its constrictions.

Thriving as a Digital Reader
19
Mar

Thriving as a Digital Reader –– Session 1

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  • Zoom
Open to:
  • Current Adult & Continuing Studies Students
  • Current Graduate Students
  • Current Undergraduate Students
  • Faculty/Staff

Do you adjust your approach to reading when reading from a screen? Amanda Sholtis, Assistant Professor at Widener Commonwealth, will explore why it may be challenging to read materials when they are in a digital format.

Thriving as a Digital Reader
20
Mar

Thriving as a Digital Reader –– Session 2

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  • Zoom
Open to:
  • Current Adult & Continuing Studies Students
  • Current Graduate Students
  • Current Undergraduate Students
  • Faculty/Staff

Do you adjust your approach to reading when reading from a screen? Amanda Sholtis, Assistant Professor at Widener Commonwealth, will explore why it may be challenging to read materials when they are in a digital format.

20
Mar

AI Day Kickoff Workshop

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  • Founders 109
Open to:
  • Alumni
  • Current Adult & Continuing Studies Students
  • Current Graduate Students
  • Current Undergraduate Students
  • Faculty/Staff

Join us for a workshop kicking off AI Day! At this workshop, you'll hear from education leader Samuel Mormando about the latest developments in AI and how you can take advantage of them.

20
Mar

Magic for the Future with Trigg Watson

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  • Alumni Auditorium
Open to:
  • Alumni
  • Current Adult & Continuing Studies Students
  • Current Graduate Students
  • Current Undergraduate Students

Ahead of AI Day, join us for a magic show with Trigg Watson for a unique magic experience. Trigg perfers his iPad to a deck of cards and has entertained audiences from London to Las Vegas, won international awards, and appeared on every major American magic TV show.

AI Day
21
Mar

AI Day

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  • Chester Campus
Open to:
  • Alumni
  • Current Adult & Continuing Studies Students
  • Current Graduate Students
  • Current Undergraduate Students
  • Faculty/Staff

Join us for an inspiring day of events where faculty, students, alumni, and thought leaders come together to discuss, discover, and demonstrate the transformative power of AI in education, work, and beyond. Don't miss this opportunity to engage with AI. Let's explore the possibilities of AI together!

John Vanore and Abstract Truth
23
Mar

Widener Recital Series: John Vanore and Abstract Truth

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  • Kapelski Recital Hall
Open to:
  • Alumni
  • Current Adult & Continuing Studies Students
  • Current Graduate Students
  • Current Undergraduate Students
  • Faculty/Staff

Join us for the Widener Recital Series featuring John Vanore and Abstract Truth in the Kapelski Recital Hall.

Students Presenting at Honors Week
24
Mar

Honors Week (3/24-3/28)

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  • Multiple Campus Locations and Virtual Sessions
Open to:
  • Alumni
  • Community/Public
  • Current Adult & Continuing Studies Students
  • Current Graduate Students
  • Current Undergraduate Students
  • Faculty/Staff

Honors Week is a university-wide celebration of academic excellence. Events include student presentations, a faculty music recital, honor society inductions, and more.

24
Mar

Perspectives on the Present from our Racially Mixed Past

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  • Webb Room
Open to:
  • Alumni
  • Community/Public
  • Current Adult & Continuing Studies Students
  • Current Graduate Students
  • Current Undergraduate Students
  • Faculty/Staff

Join us for a lecture by Darnella Davis, Ed.D., on the legacy of racial mixing based on her memoir "Untangling a Red, White, and Black Heritage."

NGC 891 Edge-On Spiral Galaxy in Andromeda
24
Mar

Monday Twilight Stargazing Sessions

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  • Widener Observatory - Kirkbride Hall
Open to:
  • Alumni
  • Community/Public
  • Current Adult & Continuing Studies Students
  • Current Graduate Students
  • Current Undergraduate Students
  • Faculty/Staff

Join us for an out-of-this-world event! Enjoy the wonders of the evening sky with your friends and family at Widener's Observatory! Registration in advance is required!

25
Mar

The Chicago Manual of Style: Mastering the 18th Edition

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  • Zoom
Open to:
  • Current Adult & Continuing Studies Students
  • Current Graduate Students
  • Current Undergraduate Students
  • Faculty/Staff

Need help with the Chicago Manual of Style? Librarian Jill Borin will guide you through this new edition and answer your questions!