Wilmington University Inc

Programs: Wilmington university is committed to being a university where respect for each other is paramount, integrity guides all of our choices, providing educational opportunity is our primary purpose, and responsiveness to community needs is key. In designing academic programs and student services, we support innovation and actively seek faculty with experience in their fields who can provide students with an education focused on practical application. Wilmington university is classified by the carnegie commission as a doctoral/research university. The university offers 52 degree programs at the associate's, bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels. The university offers degree programs in the college of arts and sciences, the college of business, the college of education, the college of health professions, the college of social and behavioral sciences and the college of technology. The university served 20,480 (unduplicated) students during fiscal 2017, offering programs at multiple locations in delaware, new jersey and maryland as well as providing an on-line modality. In april of 2017 the university acquired an approximate 40 acre parcel of land in northern new castle county, delaware. The university has also secured permission to construct three buildings on the site. The first of the buildings will be an approximate 60,000 square foot facility which will provide the university space on which to expand in a location that is convenient to students in northern new castle county delaware, delaware county and southern chester county pennsylvania. The anticipated completion for the facility is summer/fall of 2018. This is an extensive undertaking, one that will require a number of years to complete. However, this milestone is truly representative of how much the university is growing both in our ability to provide continuing educational opportunities to our community as well as in our physical size. In february of 2016 the university embarked on the process of replacing its student information system and customer relationship management systems. These new systems and their related business processes will fundamentally shape our long-term strategic initiatives in the years ahead. The systems will enhance our ability to provide a quality educational experience for each and every student. This project will enable the university to better serve our students while improving efficiency and effectiveness. Progress on the implementation has been excellent, the fundamental aspects of the system are fully functional and in early spring of 2017 the university was registering students on the new system for the fall 2017 semester. In an effort to gain further recognition at both a regional and national level the college of social and behavioral sciences presented at several national conferences including the teaching family science conference, the national conference on family relations, and the institute on violence, abuse and trauma international summit. The college of business has moved forward with an undergraduate degree in business management with a concentration in healthcare management to be offered in fall 2017. The university continues to reach out and serve the members of the united states military. In particular the external affairs department partnered with the delaware delegation to host a veterans job fair, hosted the 5th annual "our community salutes" in partnership with the association of the us army - delaware chapter and visited four united states coast guard bases. The university's institutional research department was a presenter at the regional neair conference. Finally a new sport, mens lacrosse, was added to the growing line up of division ii athletics offered by the university. We are especially committed to caring for our students as customers and partners as such the university served a total of 20,480 students including 11,711 undergraduate and 8,769 graduate students during fiscal 2017. The university awarded 4,810 total degrees, including 2,165 undergraduate and 2,645 graduate during fiscal 2017.