Student News

Amanda Rappa ’26 shares her incredible experience as the co-executive producer of the TEDxWidenerUniversity event in September 2023.

Inspired by his stories, and a feeling that Widener was home, nursing major and ROTC cadet Meghan Rampolla ’25 has followed in her grandfather’s proud footsteps.

The Widener Marching Band is marking its five-year anniversary, but bands at the university’s predecessor institutions stretch back at least to 1864 in the form of drum and bugle units. That milestone and legacy were honored during Homecoming Weekend.

The Pride Night series provides late-night and weekend programming on campus, giving students more choices of things to do, and more opportunities to plan larger-scale events.

Over five weeks, students from Widener’s three campuses took advantage of an opportunity made possible through Widener’s partnership with the August-Wilhelm Scheer Institute in Germany for the first-ever internationally held Innovation Sprint.

Widener and the Philadelphia Union hosted a series of area high school students for field trips to get a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to work in sports and the academic paths to get them there.

Another year, another week of Homecoming celebrations at Widener!

Hands-on learning was taken to a whole new level when a group of students traveled to Costa Rica to immerse themselves in the culture and learn about the environmental toll of consumerism and tourism, particularly in the coffee industry.

Shadowing opportunities at Widener allow prospective students interested in engineering and nursing programs to spend extra time on campus interacting with current students.

Traveling abroad can be an important part of the student experience. For Gianni DiMatteo ’24, he found academic and personal ties on a trip to Italy.