Since our founding in 1821, we have been preparing students to not just succeed on their chosen paths but to emerge as leaders within their professions and communities.
Opportunities for leadership development run through every aspect of the Widener experience—from coursework to experiential learning to community engagement to co-curricular life.
Whatever your department or major or intended professional path, you'll have access to information and experiences that will give you a distinct advantage in your career—whether publishing research with your professor, presenting at industry conferences, leading a professional organization, or learning from people whose ideas are shaping their fields.
This campus is alive—with hundreds of clubs, organizations, publications, affinity groups, professional associations, government bodies, performance ensembles, and varsity and club sports teams. Every single one is headed by student leaders, people who are guiding their peers and bringing their interests to life while setting the stage for future success.
While earning your degree, play a valuable role in the local community. Whether coaching and mentoring kids, treating patients in a university-run physical therapy clinic, or teaching in Widener's charter school, you will develop the maturity, perspective, and leadership acumen that comes from responsible citizenship.
Widener is seeing a spike in new student-run organizations, especially special interest groups.
Nursing student Elizabeth Martin had a unique leadership experience while swapping places with Widener President Stacey Robertson as “President for a Day,” and Robertson got to experience student life firsthand.
Whether domestic or abroad, for a week or a semester, study away is an option for all Widener students, and through a new partnership, is more affordable and accessible than ever.