We're dedicated to the personal success of every student and ensuring they feel welcomed and supported every step of the way. We invite you, our Widener families, to familiarize yourselves with our vast network of support.
We've created new student resources that support your student from first opening their acceptance letter to the very start of classes. We invite you to become a partner alongside the university in supporting your student in their college journey by exploring the resources and opportunities available to you and your student.
Did you know that first-year undergraduate students have access to their own Personal Student Success Team? And it doesn’t stop after freshman year. As your student grows and develops, we’ll be there!
Want a free Welcome to the Pride sign for your lawn? We're offering contactless curbside sign pickup on campus, May 18 from 3-5 p.m. in front of the Undergraduate Admissions building (Muller Hall).
Can't make the campus pickup? You can also download artwork to print at home or professionally.
Widener's coronavirus information page includes all university notifications, our response to COVID-19, and any impact to university classes or other communications.
A Widener education is one of the smartest investments your family can make—because the long-term value (in terms of career preparation, job placement, and opportunities for professional advancement and earning potential) far exceeds the costs.
We want campus to feel like your child's second home. We've built a supportive, friendly, caring community for them to grow and flourish. In our residence halls and dining spaces, your child will forge lasting friendships. And through our many ways to get involved on campus, they will build memories that will stay with them for years to come.
Our network of support services will help your child find personal and professional fulfillment. Academic mentors and advisors will help them navigate courses and choose experiences that lead to career success.
Our team of dedicated professionals will keep an eye on your child's academic progress. Our early assessment and retention alert programs help identify struggling students so we can step in and help as soon as possible.
At Widener, we care about your child's academic and physical well-being. Learn more about safety on campus, recreational opportunities, and counseling and student health services. You can also get answers to questions about insurance, forms, and much more.
Our students take the inside track to rewarding first jobs, careers, and futures. Experience their stories.
I feel like it’s my job to help someone who comes after me – women and also black people in tech. I think about myself. I didn’t have someone to look to.
Widener has done a really good job preparing me for what hands-on work was going to look like, how I can use my major, and what options I have.
When I was struggling with my own identity, Widener never turned its back against me. And that’s exactly the type of experience I want to provide other students.
I attribute much of what has happened to me to Widener.
This program gave me the protocol to follow and has taught me how to be a great ultrasound technician. This is the stepping stone to get me there.
“I feel like if I went to a bigger school I wouldn’t have been able to, or felt comfortable enough to, interact with the professors the way I did at Widener.”
Show your pride with one of our social profile icons, cover photos, or phone wallpapers. Download any of the images below by right-clicking the download link and selecting "Save As".
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974 (Buckley Amendment) was enacted to assure parents of students and the students’ themselves if they are over age eighteen, or attending a post-secondary educational institution, access to student records and to protect rights to privacy by limiting the sharing and disclosure of their records without their consent.
The quickest, easiest way for parents to receive information about their child’s grades, financial statement, or other student information is for the student to provide it. Students can look up information online, print it off, and give or email a copy to their parents.
FERPA regulations allow, but do not require, higher education institutions to provide notice to parents when a student violates federal, state, or local laws related to alcohol or drugs.
The U.S. Department of Education is responsible for overseeing FERPA. Visit their website for additional information.
The transition to college is challenging for both students and their parents. Going from high school to college is a major milestone, one that marks the student’s eventual transition into independence. However, neither student nor parent needs to handle the transition alone. Affordable Colleges Online created this online guide to help ease the transition process by addressing the common first-year challenges for parents and their children.
The guide helps parents prepare for the high school-to-college transition; explores the financial aid process; discusses concerns about housing and student independence; identifies on-campus resources for students; and offers resources for parents of high school students, college freshmen, college students, and graduate school students.
ACCESS THE SUPPORTIVE PARENTS, SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS GUIDEBOOK
Widener University is one of hundreds of institutions nationwide requiring every member of their first-year class to complete an online alcohol education module. Whether or not your student drinks, this educational tool will empower your student to make well-informed decisions and provide simple strategies to help keep them safe.
Information about this module will be shared directly to students via email.
Going to college signifies a time of new beginnings, but it can also be a challenging time with added peer pressure when it comes to making choices related to drugs and alcohol use. Although peers have a strong influence on student behavior, parents set the foundation for factors such as peer pressure to have less influence on student alcohol use. Students' relationships with their parents continue to play a major protective role in promoting their development and success throughout college.
The most important thing parents can do to help ensure their student makes healthy, informed decisions while in college is to stay involved in their lives by talking and listening to them about all aspects of their lives. Remain engaged through phone calls, texts, and emails, especially during the first few weeks and months of college life when students are most vulnerable and are at greatest risk of making high risk decisions. Research has shown that the more involved parents are, the higher the likelihood students will make safe choices about alcohol and drug use.
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