Professor Stephen R. Madigosky has been named the university鈥檚 fifth Cynthia H. Sarnoski Endowed Science Faculty Fellow to support his faculty-student research on how flightless animals move through the Amazon rainforest鈥檚 upper canopy.
A student-led project out of the graduate clinical psychology program transformed a first-year course into an opportunity to help restore Chester鈥檚 Old Third Presbyterian Church after a fire destroyed the historic structure.
As the nation recognizes Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his work as an advocate for peace and social justice, members of the Widener University community are encouraged to honor his legacy by spending time completing community service projects individually, and participating in a week of special events.
A collaboration with Windesheim University in The Netherlands has Widener business students working virtually across borders, time zones, and cultures鈥攁nd finding friends in the process.
COVID has temporarily prevented freshman international student Thanos Tziatzioulis from coming to campus. But the Greek native and recipient of the #YouAreWelcomeHere scholarship has been warmly welcomed into the Widener community.
A multicultural psychology course uses a flipped learning model and service learning to better prepare students to live and work in a diverse world.
Two Widener alumni, and their digital marketing company, helped bring Philadelphia鈥檚 virtual Veterans Parade to life. They got some help from fellow Widener graduates, current students, faculty, and campus facilities.
An online MSW student is working to get a national designation for families of veterans who die by suicide. Calling the program Green Star families, it would provide mental health counseling for the lost veterans' survivors.
From course syllabi to couch parties, Widener is meeting students where they are to empower them to become registered, educated, and active voters.
Widener faculty have led strategic efforts to inform the community of voting procedures, to encourage participation and engagement ahead of the 2020 presidential election.