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05
Oct

The Freedom to Read Webinar with Sabrina Baêta

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

Join us for an enlightening presentation from PEN America program consultant Sabrina Baêta. The freedom to read is a lynchpin in their strategy for success, and this presentation will demonstrate how to fight for these rights.

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06
Oct

Biomedical, Electrical and Robotics Engineering Workshop

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  • Kirkbride Hall
Open to:
  • Admitted & Incoming Undergraduate Students
  • Prospective Undergraduate Students

Widener University invites you to join our Biomedical, Electrical and Robotics engineering students and faculty to learn about these three major fields of engineering while engaging in fun hands-on activities. Work as a team to solve real-world "Engineering Challenges” while learning about these careers.

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06
Oct

School of Business Administration Workshop: Empowering Female Leaders

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  • Widener University - Lathem Hall
Open to:
  • Admitted & Incoming Undergraduate Students
  • Prospective Undergraduate Students

Leadership comes in many dimensions. Join us on campus where we explore our personal strengths and learn how to lean-in to our power. Through activities, panels with female business leaders and discussion, we'll help you chart your path to personal, educational, and professional success.

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06
Oct

Friday Evening Stargazing Session

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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

Looking for something to do after the sun goes down? Reach for the stars and explore the galaxy with Widener's Observatory!

10
Oct

Human Sexuality Studies Information Session

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  • Zoom/Virtual
Open to:
  • Prospective Graduate Students

Join us virtually to learn about our unique human sexuality studies programs. Center for Human Sexuality Studies faculty and graduate studies staff will be on hand to answer questions.

10
Oct

Graduate Criminal Justice Information Session

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  • Virtual (Zoom)
Open to:
  • Prospective Graduate Students

Join us virtually to learn about Widener University's criminal justice master's, certificate, and dual degree programs.

11
Oct

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Information Session

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  • Zoom
Open to:
  • Prospective Graduate Students

Join us to learn more about the Widener Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program. Attendees will have an opportunity to learn about curriculum, speak with program faculty and ask questions with admissions staff. All attendees will be offered an application fee waiver!

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13
Oct

Homecoming (Oct. 13-14)

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

Get Excited for Homecoming 2023—October 13 - 14, 2023! Visit our alumni website for more details about this year's entire week of events.

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16
Oct

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

Looking for something to do after the sun goes down? Reach for the stars and explore the galaxy with Widener's Observatory!

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17
Oct

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 your questions!

Occupational Therapy Clinic
17
Oct

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
Oct

Divided Attention: Film Screening & Panel Discussion

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

Divided Attention" follows four students from Toby Farms, a public middle school in the historically underfunded Chester Upland School District, as they learn and practice mindfulness amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the school to prison pipeline, and the threat of charter takeover. Get inspired by this call to action for public education justice in the city of Chester, PA-- and black and brown communities everywhere.

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20
Oct

Chemical, Civil and Mechanical Engineering Workshop

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  • Main Campus–Kirkbride Hall
Open to:
  • Admitted & Incoming Undergraduate Students
  • Prospective Undergraduate Students

Widener University invites you to join our Chemical, Civil and Mechanical engineering students and faculty to learn about three engineering disciplines that impact our daily lives, while engaging in related hands-on activities. Work as a team to solve real-world “Engineering Challenges” that are geared towards offering information on these exciting careers. Meet faculty and students performing cutting-edge research across many fields. Open to high school students.

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23
Oct

Human Sexuality Studies Information Session

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  • Zoom
Open to:
  • Prospective Graduate Students

Join us virtually to learn about our unique human sexuality studies programs. Center for Human Sexuality Studies faculty and graduate studies staff will be on hand to answer questions.

26
Oct

Ask Admissions: Everything You Should Know About Applying to College

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  • Zoom
Open to:
  • Prospective Undergraduate Students

Are you a student or a parent of a student graduating from high school in 2024? If so, be sure to join the Widener Office of Admissions virtually as we break down everything you should know about applying to college this year.

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29
Oct

Widener Day Open House

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  • Widener University Main Campus
Open to:
  • Admitted & Incoming Undergraduate Students
  • Prospective Undergraduate Students

Preview the Widener Pride and hear our roar! In just a few hours, you'll discover the ins and outs of this vibrant community, tour campus, explore majors and engage with faculty and staff. Spoiler: we think you'll love it here.

01
Nov

Widener Faculty & Staff Community Reading Group

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  • Zoom
Open to:
  • Faculty/Staff

This reading group open to all Widener faculty & staff is an open forum with the goal of improving understanding of cultures, identities, histories, and communities. We will discuss Hair Story: Untangling the Roots of Black Hair in America by Ayana Byrd & Lori L. Tharps.