WilmU Nurse Anesthesiology program

WilmU, ChristianaCare to launch state’s first doctorate nurse anesthetist program

Peter OsborneHeadlines, Health

WILMINGTON – There’s a long road ahead of certifications, student recruiting, and thousands of hours of hands-on clinical experience, but Wilmington University, ChristianaCare, and Anesthesia Services, P.A. (ASPA), hope to graduate students from their proposed doctorate-level nurse anesthesiology program as early as December 2028. “Christiana Care and ASPA approached us about a year and a half ago, recognizing our proven, …

Wilmington University's New Castle Campus is closed Wednesday morning due to a water main break. (Photo from Wilmington University)

WilmU New Castle closes Wednesday due to water main break

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

A water main break has forced Wilmington University‘s New Castle Campus to close all of Wednesday. The New Castle Campus, located at 320 North Dupont Highway, is one of four university locations, along with one in Brandywine, Dover and Georgetown. The water main break was on Route 13 which impacted water service in the area. It broke Tuesday night, and …

WilmU's Brandywine campus will get two new buildings with the help of a $1 million grant from the Longwood Foundation.

WilmU: $1M Longwood grant to fund 2 Brandywine buildings

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

The Brandywine campus of Wilmington University will soon expand by 200%. Thanks to a $1 million grant by the Longwood Foundation, WilmU’s Brandywine Campus – located at 10 Beaver Valley Road in Wilmington – will go from one building to three. The grant will help pay for the construction of a law school building and a convocation center. According to …

WilmU's law school will open this fall. (Pexels)

WilmU introduces faculty for new law school opening in fall

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

Wilmington University introduced the eight faculty members that will help build its new law school. Jefferey Zavrotny, associate dean for law admissions, said the school has had about 40 applicants thus far for the first classes, which begin this fall. Dean Phillip Closius said they expect about 100 students to enroll in its first year.  Closius was the dean of …

WilmU School of Law Dean Phillip Closius in his first presser Thusday.

WilmU law school to start with 100 students, be accredited by 2025 

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

Wilmington University’s School of Law expects to open in August 2023 with 100 students, 50 during the day and 50 at night. The school will not yet be accredited by the American Bar Association.  That usually takes about three years, said Dean Phillip Closius Thursday during the school’s first press conference. He expects it to be by March of 2025, …

WilmU will join Widener as the only institutions with law schools in Delaware. (Wilmington University Facebook)

WilmU to start its own law school

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

Wilmington University is starting a law school. It will be the First State’s second, joining Widener University’s Delaware Law School, which was founded in 1971. Soon-to-be-lawyers don’t have to rack up hundreds of thousands of dollars to attend, either.  WilmU law tuition The cost for full-time students will be $24,000 per year and $18,000 for part-time students, which the university’s …

WilmU and Delaware's school districts are working to recruit and retain teachers in the First State.

WilmU’s grow-your-own teacher pipeline results in fast jobs

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Delaware Live, Education

Angelie Ross-Jimenez is 19 years old with an associate’s degree and a full-time job, and she has Wilmington University to thank for that. The university has created a grow-your-own teacher pipeline program in order to address the teacher shortage in Delaware.  Not only did teachers leave classrooms because of COVID, the state has 4,000 educators eligible for retirement within the …