Widener’s extensive partnerships connect many of the university’s values: service to others, a legacy of giving back, commitment to innovation and leading the way for the next generation.
For Mike and Marietta Borinski, who met at Widener in the 1970s, giving back means helping to shape innovative opportunities like they experienced as students.
A new partnership with TELUS Health offers students a comprehensive wellness app for mental health support and resources, emphasizing accessibility and convenience.
The new Anna Mosco and Marietta Borinski ’80 Simulation Laboratory boasts simulated and virtual reality technology enabling Widener nursing students to excel in clinical practice.
Undergraduate and graduate nursing students are gaining the leadership skills and experiences needed to advance their careers and transform the health care industry.
A partnership between Widener and the Coalition of Culturally Competent Providers invites new conversations about community care and creates opportunities for health and human services students.
Hands-on learning was taken to a whole new level when a group of students traveled to Costa Rica to immerse themselves in the culture and learn about the environmental toll of consumerism and tourism, particularly in the coffee industry.
Shadowing opportunities at Widener allow prospective students interested in engineering and nursing programs to spend extra time on campus interacting with current students.
As Widener’s relationships with new and existing clinical partners deepen, so do clinical and field work experiences for students across and beyond health sciences programs.
Nursing major and softball player Sammy McCarthy, and MacKenzie Lewis, an assistant coach for the Pride, are both serving as Phillies Ballgirls for the 2023 season.