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Wilkes University To Award Nearly 800 Degrees at 71st Spring Commencement on May 19
Media contact for this release: Gabrielle D'Amico, Director of Communications; gabrielle.damico@wilkes.edu, (570) 408-4510. Wilkes University is expected to award nearly 800 bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees at its 71st spring commencement c...
May 7, 2018, 12:10pm EDT
Wilkes University Running Club Raised $1,800 with Relay for Heat Event To Help Ease Home Heating Crisis
Contact information: Gabrielle D'Amico, director of communications, gabrielle.damico@wilkes.edu, 570-408-4510 The Wilkes University Running Club raised $1,800 at its annual 100-mile Relay for Heat to assist local families with their heating bills. A...
May 2, 2018, 11:22am EDT
Wilkes University Student Pharmacist Erika Zarfoss of York, Pa., Wins U.S. Public Health Service Award
Media contact for this release: Gabrielle D'Amico, Director of Communications gabrielle.damico@wilkes.edu (570) 408-4510. Wilkes University Nesbitt School of Pharmacy third-year student pharmacist Erika Zarfoss of York, Pa., was the recipient of a U...
May 2, 2018, 10:38am EDT
MEDIA ADVISORY: WILKES UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND STAFF VOLUNTEER AT LOCAL BUSINESSES ON APRIL 28
Contact information: Gabrielle D'Amico, director of communications, gabrielle.damico@wilkes.edu, 570-408-4510 It will be a big day to make a big difference when more than 250 Wilkes University students, staff and faculty members participate at the s...
Apr 26, 2018, 12:02pm EDT
Wilkes University Inductes Students Into Pi Sigma Alpha
Contact information: Gabrielle D'Amico, Director of Communications , gabrielle.damico@wilkes.edu, 570-408-4510 The behavioral and social sciences department at Wilkes University held its annual honor society induction ceremony on April 17. Five stud...
Apr 25, 2018, 12:29pm EDT
Wilkes University Percussion Ensemble Presents, "An Evening of Percussion" Concert on May 2
Media contact for this release: Gabrielle D'Amico, Director of Communications gabrielle.damico@wilkes.edu (570) 408-4510 The Wilkes University Percussion Ensemble will present "An Evening of Percussion," featuring music by Mitchel Peters, Harold Far...
Apr 24, 2018, 11:36am EDT
Elementary School Students Enjoy Adventures in Science on April 27 at Wilkes University
Contact information: Gabrielle D'Amico, director of communications, gabrielle.damico@wilkes.edu, 570-408-4510 More than 200 fifth-graders from Wyoming Valley West, Hazleton and Holy Rosary schools will make scientific discoveries when Wilkes Univers...
Apr 24, 2018, 11:32am EDT
LCCC Dental Students Present to SHINE Students at State Street Elementary
Students from the dental hygiene program at Luzerne County Community College visited the SHINE of Luzerne County at Wilkes University after-school center at State Street Elementary on April 4. The LCCC students taught the elementary school students abo...
Apr 24, 2018, 10:05am EDT
![[Pictured from left to right: Jonathan Summers, associate director of diversity affairs; Georgia Costalas, director of international student services; Rodney Ridley, executive director and distinguished professor at the Allan P. Kirby Center for Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship ; Linda Winkler, professor of anthropology ; Amanda Modrovsky, director of sponsored programs ; Blake Mackesy, assistant professor of educational leadership ; Linda Paul, associate professor of global cultures ; Amina Mustafa, student; Ray FeDora, assistant director of residence life; Conrad Yearde, student; Nshimirimana Zawadi, student; Erica Acosta, associate director of diversity affairs and Crystal Cool, assistant director of diversity affairs.]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/rm3.attachments.prod.readmedia.com/files/35072/news/awards18.jpg?1524507643)
Wilkes University Honors Students, Faculty and Staff With 2018 Multicultural Awards
The Center for Global Education and Diversity at Wilkes University recently presented its 2018 multicultural awards. The award recognize students, faculty and staff who have supported and improved the diversity climate on campus, increased internationa...
Apr 23, 2018, 2:23pm EDT
Wilkes University Jay S. Sidhu School of Business and Leadership Students Present at Northeast Decision Sciences Institute Conference
Graduate students from the Wilkes University Jay S. Sidhu School of Business and Leadership presented their research at the Northeast Decision Sciences Institute Conference. Justin Marino, Kelly Herbst and Brian Leemoon all of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., prese...
Apr 23, 2018, 11:42am EDT