Wilmington University has been recognized by various professional organizations in the higher education industry for offering award winning online programs, multimedia content, and courses. 

2019 UPCEA Mid-Atlantic REgion Faculty and Staff Development Award

Organization that granted the award: UPCEA

This award is given for the advancement of faculty and staff development programs including but not limited to conferences, instruction, academic support and/or other student services.

2018 ITC Awards for Excellence in eLearning

Organization that granted the award: Instructional Technology Council

Award details: WilmU's Center for Teaching Excellence and Educational Technology Departments won a 2018 Award for Outstanding Support for Faculty or Students for the Pathways to Instructional Excellence program.  This is award is granted to institutions of higher education that built an organizational unit that has a solid reputation for outstanding support and service for their faculty or students. The unit’s efforts have been proven to be replicable and innovative, since it serves as an open-source professional development curriculum with on-demand videos.

2018 Telly Awards

Organization that granted the award: Telly Awards

Award details: WilmU's Educational Technology and Multimedia department won three Telly Awards for video projects. 

• A Bronze Telly was received in the non-scripted web series category, for the entire series of CUL 303: The Craft of Beer videos. 
  
  
• A Bronze Telly Award was received in the craft-directing for non-broadcast category, for the Styles of Beer video  that was shot on location at Revelation Craft Brewery.
  
  
• A Bronze Telly Award was received on the General Education Institution category, for the Online Learning: Outside The Box video.

2018 Blackboard Exemplary Course Program Award

Organization that granted the award: Blackboard Inc.

Award details: WilmU's Online Learning department created the  DTL 6010 Universal Design in E-Learning  course which was awarded the exemplary status by Blackboard for a commitment to excellence in online education. View the video course tour.

2018 Blackboard Catalyst Award

Organization that granted the award: Blackboard Inc. 

Award details:  WilmU's Educational Technology and Multimedia department won a 2018 Blackboard Catalyst Award for Teaching and Learning for the CUL 303: The Craft of Beer course. This award recognizes those who have adopted flexible, distance and online delivery, including using mobile technologies, to positively impact the educational experience. Read more about Wilmington University’s multimedia team and how they crafted the course. View the course's video teaser trailer.

2017 Telly Awards

Organization that granted the award: Telly Awards

Award details: WilmU's Educational Technology and Multimedia department won two Telly Awards for video projects in the educational institution category as a non-broadcast production entry. Read the  Press Release to learn more about these awards. 

• A Silver Telly was received for the Welcome to the Semester! Summer 2015 video.
  
• A Brown Telly was received for the Meet the Dean: College of Technology video.
  

2017 University Professional and Continuing Studies Association's Faculty and Staff Development Award for the Mid-Atlantic Region

Organization that granted the award: UPCEA

Award details: This award is given for the advancement of faculty and staff development programs including but not limited to conferences, instruction, academic support and/or other student services. UPCEA's Faculty and Staff Development Award was received for WilmU's Hybrid and Online Training (HOT) Program, a 3 three week online course that certifies WilmU faculty to teach online and hybrid courses.

2015 LearningCounts Ambassador Award

Organization that granted the award: LearningCounts

Award details: Lindsay H. Rice III received this award, for his service as WilmU's Assessment Manager in the College of Online and Experiential Learning.  

2014 Blackboard Exemplary Course Program Award

Organization that granted the award: Blackboard Inc.

Award details: WilmU's Online Learning department created the MEE 7634 - Integrated Methods for Teaching Elementary Social Studies course which was awarded the exemplary status by Blackboard for a commitment to excellence in online education.  Read the press release to learn more about this award. 

2013 Blackboard Exemplary Course Program Award

Organization that granted the award: Blackboard Inc.

Award details:  WilmU's Online Learning department created the MEE 7633 - Integrated Methods for Teaching Elementary Reading and Writing course which was awarded the exemplary status by Blackboard for a commitment to excellence in online education. View the video course tour for MEE 7633 and read the press release to learn more about this award.