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03
Oct

Drag Story Time

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  • Wolfgram Memorial Library- Front Steps
Open to:
  • Current Adult & Continuing Studies Students
  • Current Graduate Students
  • Current Undergraduate Students
  • Faculty/Staff

Enjoy a live reading from two of our favorite Drag Queens Estee Lauderdale and Clitty as they read stories for Banned Books Week!

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.

Sun with prominences
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!

Students in the crowd during homecoming football game. One student flashing the peace sign at the camera.
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.

Close-up of moon
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!

Wolfgram Memorial Library in fall
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!

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.

Globular Star Cluster M13
03
Nov

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!

Observatory NGC 4565 Needle Galaxy in Coma Berenices
06
Nov

Monday Twilight Stargazing Sessions

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

Join us for a Virtual Stargazing session! Enjoy the wonders of the evening sky with your friends and family at Widener's Observatory!

Globular Star Cluster M13
08
Nov

Stargazing: Fall Teachers' Night

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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

Calling all K-12 teachers! The Widener Observatory wants to treat you to a night among the stars! You spend all day helping students reach for the stars! Now, treat yourself and your family to an unforgettable experience!

Wolfgram Memorial Library in fall
16
Nov

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!

NGC 891 Edge-On Spiral Galaxy in Andromeda
20
Nov

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 IN PERSON 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!

M1 Crab Nebula in Taurus
01
Dec

Friday Evening Stargazing Session

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  • Widener Observatory- Kirkbride
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 at Widener's Observatory!

Planet Saturn
04
Dec

Monday Twilight Stargazing

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  • Widener Observatory - Kirkbride Hall
Open to:
  • Alumni
  • Community/Public
  • 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!

M82 Exploding Galaxy in Ursa Major
18
Dec

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

Enjoy the wonders of the evening sky with your friends and family with Professor Augensen at Widener's Observatory!