An Inside Look at Commencement 2024
Widener celebrated its 2024 graduates in five ceremonies on Memorial Field. Relive the pomp and circumstance with these videos, photos, and stats.
Widener celebrated its 2024 graduates in five ceremonies on Memorial Field. Relive the pomp and circumstance with these videos, photos, and stats.

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.


Leth Oun, author of A Refugee’s American Dream: From the Killing Fields of Cambodia to the U.S. Secret Service, built the foundation for his U.S. Secret Service career at Widener.

The 2023 Alumni Awards recognized the accomplishments of Jill Borin, Donya Moore, Col. Tom Vossler, Ryan Raiker, and Marcia Zaruba O’Connor at an intimate ceremony.

From his work as the university's executive director of facilities management to her exceptional volunteerism, Kevin and Kristin Kane make giving to Widener a family affair.

Widener celebrated the accomplishments of nearly 1,400 graduates over a series of ceremonies on Memorial Field.

Driven by student demand and growing diversity on campus, chapters of two historically Black fraternities – Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. – have been reactivated on campus.

Leading an organization dedicated to professional and personal networking, community service, and student success is no small feat, but Widener’s Alumni Council does all this and more.