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  Widener University - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Widener University is a private, co-educational, university located in Chester, Pennsylvania.
Founded in 1821 as a preparatory school for boys in Wilmington, Delaware, the institution now known as Widener University moved to Pennsylvania in 1862, and was granted collegiate powers and privileges via universal charter by the Pennsylvania legislature in April of that year.
The Widener University School of Law provides an ABA accredited program, and operates on two campuses, one in Wilmington, Delaware and the other in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
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 Widener University - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Widener University is a private, coeducational, university, located in Chester, Pennsylvania.
It was known from 1892 to 1972 as Pennsylvania Military College, though it had officially become PMC Colleges in 1966 when a nonmilitary, coeducational component was added.
The name Widener College was adopted, and the Corps of Cadets disbanded, in 1972.
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 Widener University | About Widener
Widener University is a private, metropolitan university that connects curricula to social issues through civic engagement.
Widener offers liberal arts and sciences and professional programs leading to associate's, baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral degrees.
Widener offers the extensive degree programs and courses of a large university, but its small size means that you get personal attention, small classes, and a real sense of campus community.
liberty.widener.edu /About_Widener/2748   (200 words)

  
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Widener University is offering tuition-free admission to all undergraduate students who are currently enrolled in a college or university that has had to shut down because of Hurricane Katrina.
In addition, Widener University School of Law, located on campuses in Wilmington, Del. and Harrisburg, Pa., is offering tuition-free admission to law students who are currently enrolled in either Tulane University or Loyola University and who are now displaced as a result of the disaster.
Widener University is a metropolitan university that connects curricula to social issues through civic engagement.
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 Widener University   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The School of Hospitality Management is one of Widener University 's eight schools and colleges.
With a low student-faculty ratio of 12:1, Widener's emphasis is on challenging, motivating, and helping students to achieve their full potential.
Widener's School of Hospitality Management understands that success in the industry requires professional knowledge, business sense, and human relations skills.
hospitality.fiu.edu /consortium/consortium_widener.htm   (154 words)

  
 Widener University - College Closeup
Widener University is a leading metropolitan university that connects curricula to social issues through civic engagement.
University Center is the hub of campus activity, with student and faculty dining rooms, a convenience store, coffee shop, TV lounge, post office, bookstore, bank branch, and fitness center.
Widener University offers both need-based and merit-based financial aid, and currently 90 percent of the student body receives some form of financial assistance.
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 Old Chester, PA: Schools: Widener University
Widener's eight schools and colleges offer liberal arts and sciences, professional and pre-professional curricula in 150 programs of study leading to an associate's, bachelor's, master's or doctoral degree.
Concomitantly, the name Widener College (1972-1979) was adopted in recognition of Philadelphia's Widener family, a descendant of which served as chair of the University's Board of Trustees.
For Widener's future, construction continues on a new academic facility that will house departments of the School of Human Service Professions, while groundbreaking for the $9 million School of Business Administration is scheduled for spring 2001, and a successful capital campaign will provide for improvements to the science and mathematics building.
www.oldchesterpa.com /schools_widener.htm   (633 words)

  
 Football Main Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Widener won a dozen games in both the 2001 and 2000 seasons and the Pioneers advanced to the NCAA Division III National Semifinals in 2000.
Widener ranked third nationally in scoring, averaging 45.8 points per game, breaking its own previous conference record by a margin of 5.4 points per contest.
During his tenure at Widener, Zwaan was also an assistant baseball coach in 1992 and served as the program’s head coach for four seasons beginning in 1993.
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 Widener University | University College | In the News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Founded in 1915, the University Continuing Education Association (formerly the National University Continuing Education Association) is among the oldest college and university associations in the United States.
Widener University’s celebrated the 50th anniversary of its offering of evening classes and the 25th anniversary of its adult education program, University College, in a special ceremony on Sunday, March 13, 2005.
The ceremony, held in Widener’s Alumni Auditorium, brought together several of University College’s past administrators and visionaries with its current and future leaders, and also included the induction of 30 members to Alpha Sigma Lambda, the adult education honor society.
liberty.widener.edu /Academics/Schools_amp_Colleges/University_College/News_and_Resources/In_the_News/4465?rev=   (1156 words)

  
 Widener University - In-Depth Description   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Widener University is a multicampus, independent, metropolitan institution located in and accredited by the commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the state of Delaware.
The University distinguishes itself by connecting curricula to societal issues through civic engagement, inspiring its students to be citizens of character as well as professional and civic leaders.
Final selection is based on the quality of the total application, as determined by the student’s record of achievement and his or her personal qualification for graduate study and professional practice.
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 CNN - College invests $5M in net - November 19, 1998
That's why Widener University in Chester, Pa., is investing $5 million over the next five years to upgrade its shared Ethernet/Fiber Distributed Data Interface network to a high-speed, Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) and Ethernet network that delivers data, voice and video traffic to 8,000 students and 700 faculty members.
The university benefits here as well: In their final year, students work as apprentices on the university's network.
The university is in talks with Boeing Corp. on a project that could, "in theory," expand the on-site training Widener provides Boeing's technical employees to the Internet, said Raymond Jefferis, a professor of engineering at the university.
www.cnn.com /TECH/computing/9811/19/college.5m.idg   (656 words)

  
 Widener University   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Founded in 1821, Widener University is composed of eight schools and colleges which offer liberal arts and sciences, professional and pre-professional curricula.
Approximately 2,200 full-time undergraduate students are enrolled at Widener, some two-thirds of whom reside on the 100-acre Main Campus in suburban Chester, Pa. The student body enjoys small classes, and an excellent student-to-faculty ratio of 12 to 1.
The University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applicants are notified as soon as possible after the application is complete.
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 Widener University | Institute for Physical Therapy Education | Welcome
Widener was one of the first 10 programs in the country to offer this degree, now over half of all programs offer the DPT.
By 2020, physical therapy will be provided by physical therapists who are doctors of physical therapy, recognized by consumers and other health care professionals as practitioners of choice to whom consumers have direct access for the diagnosis of, interventions for, and prevention of impairments, functional limitations, and disabilities related to movement, function, and health.
The mission of the Institute for Physical Therapy Education at Widener University is to graduate clinically competent physical therapists that demonstrate exemplary character and assume the responsibilities of citizenship.
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 Widener University Communication Studies-Campus Media
The Dome is the weekly newspaper at Widener University.
Widener TV Widener Television Channel 85 is the campus television station.
The Pioneer is Widener's annual yearbook that is provided free to all students.
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 Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Widener University at Epinions.com
Overall, I recommend attending Widener if you need to save money, transfer in county college credits, or just live close to it.
Widener is the only University within an hour drive that transferred all of my Associate Degree credits.
For instance, I checked out Drexel University and they were only going to transfer in 6 credits from my previous Associate Degree that I worked so hard for.
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We work closely with the University to guarantee that you will be prepared for academic study after you finish your English course.
The Language Company: PLI and Widener University are in the suburb of Chester within the Philadelphia area, just twenty minutes by train or car from downtown Philadelphia and only ten minutes from Philadelphia International Airport.
Founded in 1821, Widener is a private university with accredited undergraduate and graduate degree programs in over 124 areas of study.
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 Widener University has the urge to converge
Currently installed at the university is a voice-over-ATM net that saves the institution at least $10,000 per month in circuit and long-distance charges.
Widener's videoconferencing trial is evaluating classroom-to-classroom and campus-to-campus videoconferencing at 384K bit/sec over ISDN WAN circuits.
Widener wants 21 members of its technical staff to be using the IP phones by the end of the summer, Habermann says.
www.networkworld.com /archive/1999/71512_08-02-1999.html   (681 words)

  
 Nortel Networks: Widener University Selects Nortel Networks to Power Voice, Data, Video Network
The Widener network underscores the University's vision to maximize technology to enhance the educational environment.
Using a common fiber optic infrastructure, Widener will use the Passport 8600 Layer 3 switch and Business Policy Switch for prioritizing LAN IP traffic to move 3.9 terabytes of data each day across its network, which spans three campuses in Pennsylvania and Delaware.
Widener, founded in 1821, is a private, comprehensive university.
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 St. Joseph's University Men's Basketball Coach, Phil Martelli, to Speak at Widener University's Commencement on ...
Martelli began his collegiate coaching career in 1978 at his alma mater, Widener University, where he played point guard on the Pioneers' 1974-75 and 1975-76 NCAA Tournament teams.
Widener University will graduate more than 750 students this semester with doctorate, master, bachelor, and associate degrees in more than 20 fields of study.
For more information on commencement exercises at Widener University, please contact the Office of University Relations at 610.499.4430.
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 Widener University information and related industry information from Hoover's
Widener University has had its current name since 1979, but its roots reach back to several nineteenth-century boys' military academies.
One of its schools, called University College, is geared exclusively towards adult undergraduates.
Widener operates three auxiliary campuses in Pennsylvania and Delaware, in addition to its main campus just outside of Philadelphia.
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 BMC.A&A Collections.:.African Directory (Widener University)
Widener University possesses a quality collection comprised mostly of pottery and a few other pieces.
In total Widener has 45 pieces within its African Collection.
A small portion of the 45 pieces is on display in the Art Gallery.
www.brynmawr.edu /collections/Information/African/afr-widener.shtml   (69 words)

  
 Drew University vs Widener University (Apr 07, 2005)
Lacrosse Box Score (Final) Drew University vs Widener University (Apr 07, 2005 at Chester, Pa.) Drew University (3-3, 2-0 MAC) vs. Score by period 1 2 Tot Widener University (4-3, 3-1 MAC) ------------------------------- Date: Apr 07, 2005 Attendance: 30 Drew University.....
Widener University SCORING: GOALS: Tricia Lynch 3; Lauren Goane 2; Rebecca Corrado 2; Allison Glavin 1; Beth Bowes 1.
Lacrosse Box Score (Final) Drew University vs Widener University (Apr 07, 2005 at Chester, Pa.) Drew University Pos.
www.depts.drew.edu /ath/lacrossew/boxscores/2005/widener.htm   (1027 words)

  
 HCL Libraries - Harvard College Library   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
General sciences with undergraduate collections in applied sciences, astronomy, biochemistry, biology, chemistry, physics, zoology, history of science, and agriculture engineering, and research collections in earth and planetary sciences, pure mathematics, and theoretical statistics.
America's oldest map collection with over half a million maps, atlases from the 15th century to the present, gazetteers, and reference books on the history and science of cartography.
The Harvard College 2nd Annual International Photo Contest Exhibition is on display on Level Five in Lamont.  See the best photos taken by Harvard students who have studied, worked, interned, or done research abroad during the past year.
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 Moravian College vs Widener University (10/30/04)
Moravian College vs Widener University (10/30/04 at Chester, Pa.) SACKS (UA-A): Moravian College-Shawn Nelson 1-0; Matt Leiberwirth 1-0.
Widener University: 1-Todd Fairlie, 4-Jon Steever, 8-Robert Reaves, 9-Darren Shaw, 14-M. McGinley, 16-Elliott White, 17-Adam Parcell, 19-Mike Schmidt, 28-Tom Laurich, 34-Corey Howard, 35-Brad Trentzsch, 38-Larry Russell, 42-Frank Vinci, 44-Tavon Davis, 45-Doug Schlack, 49-Josh Talucci, 51-Patrick Brady, 82-Thomas Gallo, 99-Ryan Cannon.
M 4-8 M39 Timeout Widener University, clock 00:06.
www.moravian.edu /athletics/football/04/games/GAME8.HTM   (4269 words)

  
 Widener University Chooses Fortinet's Enterprise-Class Security Solutions to Protect its Campus Network and Deliver ...
"Widener University's network needs mirror many other large Internet Service Provider's needs, because we provide backbone and network services not just to the university and its communities, but we also serve as an ISP to the greater Delaware County School Districts and Technology Park.
Widener University's pursuit of a common, scalable network security solution also helped the decision to procure and deploy additional Fortinet technology for "defense-in-depth" applications.
"Widener University has a history of being a trend setter, especially with technology deployments as they continue to evolve to service their communities, academic and otherwise.
www.fortinet.com /news/pr/2005/pr041105.html   (713 words)

  
 Widener University vs Moravian College (11/01/03)
Widener University vs Moravian College (11/01/03 at Bethlehem, PA) SACKS (UA-A): Widener University-Thomas DeMoss 1-2; Mike Stewart 1-1; Jeff Shahan 1-0; Nick Rubino 0-1.
Play-by-Play Summary (1st quarter) 2003 MORAVIAN COLLEGE FOOTBALL Widener University vs Moravian College (11/01/03 at Bethlehem, PA) Widener won the toss and defered.
W 1-10 W44 Raymond Keshel rush to the WID44, fumble forced by Bryan Kohlbecker, fumble by Raymond Keshel recovered by MOR Gerald Weiss at WID42, Gerald Weiss for 42 yards to the WID0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:04.
www.moravian.edu /Athletics/football/03/games/GAME8.HTM   (4392 words)

  
 Widener University MBA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Although many students may select a concentration, you are free to choose electives that are best suited to your career goals.
Widener University School of Business Administration is accredited by the premier accrediting body for business schools, AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
Get in touch with a Widener advisor to discuss your career goals, or request more information.
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 PHEAA - American Education Services/PHEAA and Widener University Collaborate on Providing Innovative Training for ...
Philadelphia, PA (October 1, 2004) – American Education Services (AES) and PHEAA held an event today that is a continuation of their partnership with Widener University to provide training for social workers, focusing on postsecondary education preparation strategies for low-income students.
The all-day training was held in the Webb Room, University Center, on Widener’s campus.
Together, AES/PHEAA and Widener University are working to reinforce the message that a postsecondary education is available to anyone with the desire and preparation.
www.pheaa.org /media/2004/October_01_04.shtml   (484 words)

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