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Wilmington University Presents "Del and Deming: Leading Change through Art and Science" on March 18

Christiana Health Care System VP Mike Eppehimer merges two very different philosophies to manage change.

Wilmington University will host Christiana Health Care System Vice President Mike Eppehimer for a presentation entitled "Del and Deming: Leading Change Through Art and Science," at 1:00 p.m. on March 18, 2015, in the Pratt Student Center on the main New Castle campus.  

This talk is free and open to the public. 

Sponsored by the Wilmington University College of Business, Student Life, Culture and Arts, and the Peoples Library, Eppehimer will focus his talk on how he brought together the philosophies of two seemingly dissimilar cultural icons – Del Close, widely acknowledged as the godfather of improvisational comedy, and W. Edwards Deming, originator of improvement science theories that have informed major corporations such as Toyota and General Electric – to develop a unique and timely leadership style for the challenges and uncertainty of today’s business climate. 

"Being able to approach challenging situations with humor is a skill most people wish they had," said Katherine Cottle, Assistant Professor and Chair of Wilmington University's Humanities and Literature Programs. "The event promises to be entertaining and enlightening." 

For more information about this featured lecture, contact Alexis Swarter at (302) 356-6839 or by email: alexis.l.swarter@wilmu.edu.

About Wilmington University

Wilmington University is a private, nonprofit institution committed to providing flexible, career-oriented, traditional and online associate, undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degree programs. Ranked as the second fastest growing doctoral institution in America 2002 – 2012 by The Almanac of The Chronicle of Higher Education, affordable tuition, academic excellence and individualized attention are hallmarks of the University that enable greater student success in their chosen careers. For more information, contact Wilmington University at 302-356-INFO (4636), via email at infocenter@wilmu.edu, or visit our website: www.wilmu.edu.

Published: Wednesday, March 11, 2015 - New Castle, DE