News & Noteworthy
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Eleven years after doing an internship under Todd Griffin ’97, Brandon Santiago ’11 now gets to mentor a fellow Bulldog, Jose Estevez Nolasco ’22, at GSK.
![Career Closet in the works]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1674061972/wingateedu/nhusqjilzfefrjiph92l/Businessattire3people.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1674061972/wingateedu/nhusqjilzfefrjiph92l/Businessattire3people.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1674061972/wingateedu/nhusqjilzfefrjiph92l/Businessattire3people.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1674061972/wingateedu/nhusqjilzfefrjiph92l/Businessattire3people.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1674061972/wingateedu/nhusqjilzfefrjiph92l/Businessattire3people.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1674061972/wingateedu/nhusqjilzfefrjiph92l/Businessattire3people.jpg","width":2200}])
A new Career Closet will help students dress their best as they head out for internship interviews, networking events and more. The effort is part of the Student Success Generator portion of Wingate's Strategic Roadmap.
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For the fourth year in a row, the University will present awards to a faculty member, a staff member and a student for their efforts to live out the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
![Collage of graduates, a student explaining something, and a triathlete]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1671664087/wingateedu/r1idk9dqyibleqhzvtb3/Top10of2022_main.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1671664087/wingateedu/r1idk9dqyibleqhzvtb3/Top10of2022_main.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1671664087/wingateedu/r1idk9dqyibleqhzvtb3/Top10of2022_main.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1671664087/wingateedu/r1idk9dqyibleqhzvtb3/Top10of2022_main.jpg","width":1200}])
Tops in social mobility, national titles and runner-up finishes and some big moves in academics added up to a successful year for the University.
![Graduate Faculty Member of the Year shows tireless devotion to students]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1671473984/wingateedu/i4kkh9mverahug8ubsid/WilsonJennwithaward.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1671473984/wingateedu/i4kkh9mverahug8ubsid/WilsonJennwithaward.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1671473984/wingateedu/i4kkh9mverahug8ubsid/WilsonJennwithaward.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1671473984/wingateedu/i4kkh9mverahug8ubsid/WilsonJennwithaward.jpg","width":960}])
Over the past decade, Dr. Jenn Wilson, an associate professor in the School of Pharmacy, has gone above and beyond in teaching, scholarship and service. In 2021-2022, colleagues say she outdid herself.
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Magdalena Krajewska, an associate political science professor, received six nominations for the annual award, including one from a former student who is now a U.S. diplomat.
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Helping relieve children's pain through physical therapy is a top priority for the winner of Wingate's Excellence in Research and Scholarship Award.
![Niedzielski finds the right formula for student success in math]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1671127547/wingateedu/aari7yacadps0v45sgfe/PerryKaitlynwithaward.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1671127547/wingateedu/aari7yacadps0v45sgfe/PerryKaitlynwithaward.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1671127547/wingateedu/aari7yacadps0v45sgfe/PerryKaitlynwithaward.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1671127547/wingateedu/aari7yacadps0v45sgfe/PerryKaitlynwithaward.jpg","width":960}])
The winner of Wingate University’s 2022 Debra M. O’Neal Award for Excellence in Teaching says making an intentional effort to get to know students better is time well spent.
![Paw Provisions pantry to address food insecurity among students]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1670862311/wingateedu/a7hjgnebs83d6qjemwep/StudentswithPawProvisionsfood.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1670862311/wingateedu/a7hjgnebs83d6qjemwep/StudentswithPawProvisionsfood.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1670862311/wingateedu/a7hjgnebs83d6qjemwep/StudentswithPawProvisionsfood.jpg","width":522}])
University and community organizations are working together to improve student health and wellness.
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