Thursday, October 31, 2013

In the News:

• Widener’s student bar collecting food donations – News Journal (10/31 – Widener Law’s Student Bar Association will be collecting non-perishable donations through 11/27 for the Food Bank of Delaware*)
• Party affiliation, judicial philosophy key in Superior Court judge race: Election 2013 – The Patriot-News (10/30 – Michael Dimino, associate professor of law, provided expert commentary)
• Should Minimum Paid Sick Day Policies Be Required? – New Brunswick Patch and East Brunswick Patch (10/30 – Dr. Linda Houser, assistant professor of social work, was a co-author of the report) 

Athletic Update:

• Men’s Soccer: Widener 3, Lebanon Valley 0
• Volleyball: Widener 3, Alvernia 0
• Seth Klein and Bobby Acosta From Football Interviewed on KYW NewsRadio
• Swimming Handed Defeat at Swarthmore
• Illinois assistant Cubit has Pa. pedigree – The Philadelphia Inquirer (10/31 – Bill Cubit previously coached the Widener Pride)

*This article is available by online subscription only, as there is now a pay wall on the site allowing only a certain amount of views. 

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

In the News:

• Widener’s Soccer for Success paying benefits in Chester – Delaware County Daily Times (No link available; see page 28 of the 10/30 edition for a story on the Second Annual Soccer for Success Sweet Potato Dinner) 
• God and government: Does prayer belong at public meetings? – The Patriot-News (10/28 – Distinguished Professor Alan E. Garfield provided expert commentary on prayer at local government meetings)
• Inappropriate Teen Halloween Costumes: What’s A Parent To Do? – WLTX-TV and News 10 (10/28  – Re-posting of the USA Today story featuring expert commentary from Annalisa Castaldo, associate professor of English and directory of  Gender and Women’s Studies)
• Widener Law Dean Receives Multicultural Leadership Award – Delaware Law Weekly (Available by subscription only) 

News Releases:

• Widener’s Lone Brick Theatre Company Presents “Distracted” Beginning November 8
• Littlefield Honored as Outstanding Continuing Educator 

Events on Main Campus today: 

• Hospitality Dinner Series: An Evening in the Carolinas (SOLD OUT); 5:30-8 p.m.; Marriott Dining Room
• Crime Film Series: The House I Live In; 7 p.m.; Old Main Annex 2
• Men’s Soccer vs. Lebanon Valley College; 7 p.m.; Home
• Women’s Volleyball vs. Alvernia University; 7 p.m.; Home

Athletic Update:

• Women’s Soccer: Widener 2, Lebanon Valley 0
• Thomas helps Widener women’s soccer move closer to playoff berth
• Klein Picked to MAC Weekly Honor Roll a Third Straight Week; Leads the Nation in Completion Percentage
• Cross Country Teams Head North Saturday for the MAC Championships
• Women’s Basketball Receives Votes in the USA Today WBCA Coaches Poll
• Field Hockey: Alvernia 3, Widener 2

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

In the News:

• Widener University was mentioned during the morning weather forecast on WPVI-TV on 10/29. The university’s logo appeared during the ‘Dress Your Kids’ segment.
• Education going high tech – Delaware County Daily Times (10/28 – Kathy Bowes, director of the Instructional Technology masters program, was quoted) 
• Widener’s FreshBaked Theatre Company to Present The Legend of Sleepy Hollow – Fun Things To Do With Your Kids (10/28) 
• East Shore: On campus news for Oct. 28, 2013 – The Patriot-News (10/28 – Mention of a recipient of the Engineering Laptop Scholarship program)
• Dickinson School of Law grads tops in first-try bar exam success in 2013 – Central Penn Business Journal (10/28 – Widener Law Harrisburg rankings were listed) 
• Pa. judges don’t expect to feel ire of voters – The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (10/27 – Wes Leckrone, associate professor of political science, was quoted) 
• DuPont votes to spin off Tio2 – News Journal (10/25 – Law Professor Lawrence Hamermesh was quoted*) 

News Releases:

• Art Gallery Hosts Photography Exhibitions
• Visiting Assistant Professor Spends Year in Tel Aviv as Fulbright Scholar

Events on Main Campus today: 

• Hospitality Lunch Series; 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.; Marriott Dining Room
• Women’s Soccer vs. Lebanon Valley College; 4 p.m.; Home

*This article is available by online subscription only, as there is now a pay wall on the site allowing only a certain amount of views. 

Monday, October 28, 2013

In the News:

• Sexy teen Halloween costumes: What’s a parent to do? – USA Today (10/28 – Annalisa Castaldo, associate professor of English and directory of  Gender and Women’s Studies, provided expert commentary in this Q & A article, which also appeared on First Coast News) 
• Soccer program combats obesity – The Philadelphia Inquirer (10/28 – Story on the Soccer for Success program operated through Widener University. Brent Jacquette, head men’s soccer coach and coordinator of the program, was quoted)
• Widener Law – Delaware County Daily Times (No link available; see page 15 of the 10/27 issue for an announcement of recent graduates) 
• Senior Notes – Daily Local News (10/25 – Mention of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute’s Wednesday Lecture Series)

News Releases:

• Soccer for Success Program Paying Benefits in Chester

Events on the Delaware Campus today: 

• Delaware Chief Justice Myron T. Steele launches the Ruby R. Vale Distinguished Speaker Series with the lecture “The Contractual Duty of ‘Good Faith’—An ‘Unresolved Enigma’ in the ABO World;” 4 p.m.; Main Law Building, L126 (Telecast to L205 in the Harrisburg Campus Classroom Building)

Events on Main Campus today: 

•  Stargazing; 7 p.m.; Widener Observatory

Athletic Update:

• Football: Widener 59, FDU-Florham 14
• Women’s Soccer:  Messiah 1, Widener 0
• Men’s Soccer: Messiah 3, Widener 0
• Swimming Falls at Scranton
• Field Hockey: Widener 5, Hood 3
• Men’s Cross Country Runs at the Haverford Invitiational
• Volleyball Witnesses Defeat in Straight Sets to Rowan

Friday, October 25, 2013

In the News:

• Live from the Newsroom: “Government Shutdown” – Delaware County Daily Times (10/23 – ‘Live From the Newsroom’’ was filmed in the Freedom Hall TV Studio. Wes Leckrone, associate professor of political science, and students from his Public Administration class participated in the discussion)

Events on Main Campus today: 

• Celebrate Hispanic Heritage and LGBTQ History months: Gun Hill Road Viewing; 6 p.m.; Kapelski Learning Center, Lecture Hall #2
• Women’s Volleyball vs. Rowan University; 7 p.m.; Home

Events on or near the Delaware Campus today:

• Student Bar Association Annual Halloween Party; 8–10 p.m.; Scrimmage’s in Delaware

Events on Main Campus Saturday: Widener Day

• School of Nursing’s Annual Fall Workshop; 1-3 p.m.; Founders Hall and Memorial Field
• Hospitality Management Workshop; 1–4 p.m.; Academic Center North
• Football vs. FDU-Florham; 1 p.m.; Home
• Women’s Soccer vs. Messiah College; 5 p.m.; Home
• Men’s Soccer vs. Messiah College; 7:30 p.m.; Home

Events on or near  the Harrisburg Campus Saturday:

• Student Bar Association Annual Halloween Party; 8 p.m.–12 a.m; Ceolta’s, second floor, Harrisburg, PA

Athletic Update:

• Men’s Basketball Picked to Finish Tied for Seventh in the Commonwealth Conference

Widener Magazine Blog:

• A Widener Space to Welcome all Faiths