In the Media

This early morning news segment noted that Widener University is welcoming approximately 600 freshman and 140 transfer students for move-in day on Wednesday.

Erin Wolff, a dual Clinical Psychology and MBA in Healthcare Management student, was selected as the Student Spotlight Award winner for August 2021 by the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science.

John Downey, dean of students, was joined by resident assistants and members of the Honors Mentor Program as they welcomed incoming students and their families to campus during yesterday's move-in day.

Additional coverage of move-in day was featured on 6ABC and CBS3.

Christian Nascimento, a Widener graduate and current member of the Board of Trustees, is running for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Rachael Gibson, a human sexuality studies doctoral graduate, shares how getting her Chihuahua mix Lola during the pandemic helped her cope with the stress and anxiety brought on by quarantine.

Widener Law School graduate Judge S. James Sarbanes was named to the Maryland Court of Appeals as circuit administrative judge for the First Judicial Circuit.

Nursing graduate Gabrielle Smyser shares her inspiration for becoming a nurse and her experience working on a COVID-19 unit and administering vaccines during her senior year.

Scott B. Cooper, a Widener Law Commonwealth graduate and partner at Schmidt Kramer PC, was appointed by Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf to serve on the state's Judicial Conduct Board.

Delaware Law School Dean Rodney Smolla is representing Dominion Voting Systems in a lawsuit filed against Newsmax Media Inc., which claims that the network promoted false narratives about vote tampering in the 2020 presidential election.

See also: Law360

This article promotes the expansion of the Community Nursing Clinic which now offers patient care at the Chester Senior Center as well as the Wellness Center at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Chester. 

This guest column highlights the Biological Collections in Ecology and Evolution Network, a project developed by the Delaware Museum of Natural History in partnership with Widener to support the accelerated development of online Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) using digitized natural history collections.

As employees return back to work after months of remote work, Donna McCloskey, professor and associate dean for undergraduate programs in the School of Business Administration, provides insight into how to set new professional and personal boundaries. 

Justin Sitron, associate professor and associate dean of the College of Health and Human Services, explains the need for more widespread LGBTQ-inclusive sex education both in school and beyond.

See also: Yahoo! Life

Harry Augensen, emeritus professor of physics and astronomy, outlines the stars and constellations that can be seen in August.

The Foundation for Delaware County announced that Jordan Casey, a Delaware Law School graduate, will serve as the director for the new Housing Opportunities Program for Equity.

This article references commentary from Kathy Wu, assistant professor and director of PsyD/MBA dual degree program, on the potential for post-traumatic growth in some individuals after the pandemic.

Nursing Dean Anne Krouse is quoted in this article that highlights the program's recent federal grant from the Nursing Workforce Diversity program which aims to diversify the student and faculty population in an effort to create a more diverse nursing workforce.

Emily Depasse, a graduate student in the Center for Human Sexuality Studies, shares tips on how to deal with rejection after disclosing the status of your sexually transmitted infection (STI).

This article references a recent Slate article by John Culhane, the H. Albert Young Fellow in Constitutional Law at Delaware Law School, which argues that Fox News could be sued for its anti-vaccination statements.

This article reviews a new article published by Widener Law Commonwealth Professor Christopher Robinette that advocates reforming tort law to emphasize more timely compensation of victims.