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a special effort to connect with that community, including in the area of behavioral sciences. We want to let them know we’re not only here, but we are here for them.” As a result, Allen plans to offer health services to community members in an effort to answer public health needs for Delaware residents with the university’s Wesley College of Health and Behavioral Sciences, which includes nursing, occupational therapy, social work, kinesiology, psychology, and allied/public health programs and the Academy of Healing Trauma. The merger also added more than 60% of legacy Wesley faculty and staff members. Nearly 80% of legacy Wesley students chose to continue their education at
Delaware State University and did not experience a significant reduction in tuition costs. “He is a big Delaware guy and is a well-known Delawarean,” said Williams who hired Allen as provost in 2017. “He is supportive in the community. Tony is a likable person. “When people like you, good things happen for you, and it happens for the institution. That’s a quality that is contagious. That type of quality is important as a leader of a major university in a state that depends on the university as an economic engine for Delaware.”
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