Wednesday, April 27, 2016

In the News:

• Goldman-Aleynikov Fee Fight Turns On Wall Street VP Inflation – Bloomberg (4/28 – Lawrence Hamermesh, a professor at Delaware Law, provided expert commentary)
• McGinty moves toward battle with Toomey, but larger forces are at hand – Patriot News (4/27 – Commonwealth Law Professor Michael Dimino provided expert commentary about the US Senate race)
• Widener to offer free education course for high school students – The Philadelphia Tribune (4/27 –  Announcement of an introductory course in education being offered by the Center for Education) 
• Setback for Chester County seniors seeking lifelong learning – Daily Local News (4/27 – Announcement of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute moving to Main Campus) 
• Education Notes – Leigh Valley Live (4/27 – Mention of a student being inducted into Phi Eta Sigma) 
• Armenian President Sargsyan Visits the U.S. – Epoch Times (4/27 – Mention of an excavation by Mitchell Rothman, chair and professor of anthropology) 

Widener Magazine: 

• With the university’s campus-wide sustainability effort in mind, paper copies of the spring 2016 issue of Widener Magazine will not be printed for every university employee as in the past. The magazine is available online at www.widener.edu/news-events/magazine. Printed editions for those who prefer one are available in four magazine racks on the Main Campus in University Center, the Kapelski Learning Center, Lipka Hall and Wolfgram Memorial Library. For more information, read the story in What’s Up @ Widener.

Events on Main Campus Today:

• Take Back the Night Clothesline Project and Self Care Activities; 12-5 p.m.; Kapelski Portico
• Graduate Research Symposium: Poster Presentations; 2:45-3:45 p.m.; Lathem Hall
• Graduate Research Symposium: Oral Presentations; 4-5 p.m.; University Center
• Graduate Research Symposium: Featured Presentations; 5-6 p.m.; Founders Hall, 109
• Graduate Research Symposium: Awards Ceremony/Reception; 6-7 p.m.; Founders Hall
• Take Back the Night: Featured Speaker: Katie Koestner, followed by a Speak Out and candlelight vigil; 6 p.m.; Alumni Auditorium

Events at Delaware Law Today:

• Picnic for graduating students, hosted by the Office of Development & Alumni Engagement; 4- 6 p.m.; Campus Lawn

Athletic Update:

• Zamorski Named ECAC South Track & Field Athlete of the Week
• Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Competes in Mid-Week at Haverford
• Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Competes Against Haverford, Bryn Mawr in Mid-Week Meet
• Softball Sweeps Neumann in Non-Conference Doubleheader