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Wilkes University Welcomes New Faculty for 2019-2020 Academic Year
Wilkes University welcomed 16 new faculty members at the start of the 2019-2020 academic year. New faculty included new tenure-track faculty, as well as visiting professors and faculty of practice. The new faculty and their areas of specialization are:...
Sep 5, 2019, 9:54am EDT
Wilkes University To Award More than 400 Degrees at Summer Commencement Ceremony on Sept. 8
Wilkes University will hold its summer commencement ceremony on Sept. 8 at 1 p.m. in the Henry Gymnasium of the Arnaud C. Marts Sports and Conference Center. More than 400 graduates will receive bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees at the event. ...
Sep 3, 2019, 9:46am EDT
Washington Monthly Ranks Wilkes University Among Top National Schools
Wilkes University is among the nation's top colleges and universities included in Washington Monthly's annual rankings of higher education institutions and what they are doing for the country. Wilkes is ranked 133rd in the national universities cate...
Sep 3, 2019, 9:26am EDT
Wilkes University Welcomes Students For 87th Academic Year
Wilkes University welcomes students to campus for its 87th academic year during Welcome Weekend from Aug. 23 to 25. The weekend of events is a prelude to the start of classes on Monday, Aug. 26. Welcome Weekend Move-in day and First-Year Foundati...
Aug 22, 2019, 12:14pm EDT
Wilkes University Theatre Announces 2019 -2020 Season Schedule
Wilkes University Theatre announces its 2019-2020 season. The season presents a variety of shows from thought-provoking dramas to musical comedies and Shakespearean classics. All performances will be held in the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Per...
Aug 20, 2019, 9:37am EDT
The Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University Presents Rust Belt Biennial Aug. 27 to Oct. 6
Photography celebrating the Rust Belt region is the focus of Rust Belt Biennial at the Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University from Aug. 27 to Oct. 6. The land, people and history of the Rust Belt inspired Niko J. Kallianiotis, contributing photograph...
Aug 19, 2019, 8:58am EDT
Wilkes University Student Pharmacist Alexis Nicholson Chosen For National Pharmacy Quality Alliance, CVS Health Foundation Scholars Program
Wilkes University fourth-year student pharmacist Alexis Nicholson of Breinigsville, Pa., was accepted in the national Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) and CVS Health Foundation scholars program. Nicholson is one of just 15 student pharmacists across the...
Aug 15, 2019, 1:57pm EDT
Julianna Evans of Jim Thorpe, Pa., Awarded Wilkes University's Jennifer Diskin Scholarship
Julianna Evans of Jim Thorpe, Pa., was awarded The Jennifer Diskin scholarship on June 21, 2019. The Jennifer Diskin scholarship is awarded to a student with demonstrated need and talent and a commitment to studying poetry. It is given in honor of alum...
Aug 15, 2019, 9:36am EDT
Sara Pisak of Sugarloaf, Pa., Awarded Wilkes University Norris Church Mailer Scholarship
Wilkes University awarded the Norris Church Mailer Scholarship to creative writing student Sara Pisak of Sugarloaf, Pa. Pisak completed her master of arts in creative writing and is pursuing her master of fine arts in the Maslow Family Graduate Program...
Aug 5, 2019, 10:16am EDT
The Maslow Graduate Creative Writing Program at Wilkes University Presents Fall Writing Workshops
The Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing at Wilkes University is hosting non-credit creative writing community workshops beginning in September. All workshops are open to adults and will be held on the Wilkes campus or online. A highli...
Aug 1, 2019, 9:57am EDT