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Your <strong>University</strong><br />

is Growing!<br />

<strong>Wilmington</strong> <strong>University</strong> has continued to grow in both student population and<br />

academic acclaim since becoming a university on September 10, 2007. There<br />

are now 14,500 students registered for classes at the <strong>University</strong> at 11 locations<br />

in Delaware, New Jersey and Maryland. Students can choose from 34 undergraduate<br />

degrees or 27 graduate degrees in a variety of programs. Many students who attend<br />

<strong>Wilmington</strong> <strong>University</strong> are attracted to the flexible schedules, which allow students to<br />

take courses in the evening, during the day, online or on weekends. Students now have<br />

the opportunity to take 14 programs completely online. Ten of the programs are offered at the<br />

undergraduate level and another four are at the graduate level. Graduation classes now average<br />

2,500 per year and the Alumni Association is 30,000 strong.<br />

Academic<br />

Accreditation<br />

<strong>Wilmington</strong> <strong>University</strong> is<br />

accredited by the Middle<br />

States Association of<br />

Colleges and Schools. The<br />

<strong>University</strong> is comprised<br />

of six academic divisions.<br />

The academic colleges of<br />

the <strong>University</strong> are Arts and<br />

Sciences, Business, Education,<br />

Health Professions,<br />

Social and Behavioral<br />

Sciences and Technology.<br />

Each college has special<br />

professional approvals and<br />

accreditations. Some of<br />

these distinctions are:<br />

American Bar Association<br />

Commission on Collegiate<br />

Nursing Education<br />

Committee on National<br />

Security Systems<br />

Council for Standards in<br />

Human Services Education<br />

Council for the Accreditation<br />

of Counseling and Related<br />

Educational Programs<br />

Council on Exceptional<br />

Children<br />

Educational Leadership<br />

Consortium<br />

International Assembly<br />

for Collegiate<br />

Business Education<br />

International Reading<br />

Association<br />

National Association<br />

for the Education of<br />

Young Children<br />

National Council for<br />

the Accreditation<br />

of Teacher Education<br />

Honor<br />

Societies<br />

<strong>Wilmington</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />

students have earned<br />

membership and recognition<br />

in many significant<br />

honor societies that<br />

include:<br />

Behavioral Science<br />

International Honor Society<br />

Business Honor Society<br />

Sigma Beta Delta<br />

Criminal Justice National<br />

Honor Society<br />

Alpha Pi Sigma,<br />

Eta Beta Chapter<br />

Education International<br />

Honor Society<br />

Kappa Delta Pi<br />

Human Services<br />

Honor Society<br />

Tau Upsilon Alpha<br />

International Nursing<br />

Honor Society<br />

Sigma Theta Tau, Omicron<br />

Gamma Chapter<br />

Legal Studies Honor Society<br />

Lambda Epsilon Chi<br />

Professional Counselors<br />

Honor Society<br />

Delta Chi<br />

<strong>Wilmington</strong> Athletics<br />

SPORTS PROGRAMS<br />

You will be proud to know that<br />

the <strong>Wilmington</strong> <strong>University</strong> Wildcats’<br />

sports teams compete in the National<br />

Collegiate Athletic Association<br />

(NCAA) Division II in the Central<br />

Atlantic Collegiate Conference<br />

(CACC). WU athletes compete in<br />

a conference that is comprised of 14<br />

colleges and universities throughout<br />

Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,<br />

New York and Connecticut.<br />

<strong>Wilmington</strong> <strong>University</strong> fields<br />

teams in Baseball, Men’s Basketball,<br />

Women’s Basketball, Cheerleading,<br />

Cross Country, Golf, Women’s<br />

Lacrosse, Men’s Soccer, Women’s<br />

Soccer, Softball and Volleyball. The<br />

Wildcats had seven student athletes<br />

named NCAA All-Americans in<br />

2009-2010 and captured last season’s<br />

regular season championships in men’s<br />

soccer and baseball.<br />

39 Wildcat athletes received All-<br />

Conference honors in their respective<br />

sports. The men’s teams were honored<br />

by being named recipients of the Alfred<br />

R. Restaino CACC Commissioner’s<br />

Cup for the highest overall scoring<br />

program in the<br />

Conference.<br />

<strong>Wilmington</strong><br />

<strong>University</strong> is proud<br />

that the studentathletes<br />

post a<br />

collective 3.0 grade<br />

point average.<br />

As studentathletes,<br />

18<br />

players were<br />

awarded Academic<br />

All-Conference<br />

accolades. Two in<br />

this group were<br />

named to the<br />

ESPN Magazine<br />

Academic All-District<br />

Team. 15 athletes received All-East<br />

Region honors.<br />

2 W i l m i n g to n U n i v e r s i t y

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