hONOr rOll - Wilmington University
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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 />
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