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Wilkes University Dedicates Veterans Memorial Court
Wilkes University will dedicate Veterans Memorial Court at 11 a.m. on Thursday, June 6. The ceremony will take place next to the flagpoles on the University's Campus Gateway in the Fenner Quadrangle, located off of South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre. ...
Jun 5, 2019, 11:20am EDT
Wilkes University Honors Eugene Roth, Esq. '57 at Founders Gala 2019
PHOTO OPPORTUNITY AT 6 P.M. ON SATURDAY, JUNE 1 Wilkes celebrates its legacy of educating first-generation college students at the 2019 Founders Gala on Saturday, June 1. Now in its sixth year, the gala kicks off with a reception from 6 to 7 p.m. at...
May 31, 2019, 11:37am EDT
Wilkes University Announces $8 Million in Enhancements to Ralston Athletic Complex
Wilkes University will invest nearly $8 million in new athletic fields at Ralston Athletic Complex. The project includes a multi-purpose turf field that will be used for men's and women's soccer, men's and women's lacrosse and women's field hockey. It ...
May 30, 2019, 1:50pm EDT
MEDIA ADVISORY: Wilkes University Launches $8 Million in Enhancements to Ralston Athletic Complex
Wilkes University will announce nearly $8 million in enhancements to Ralston Athletic Complex at 1 p.m. on Thursday, May 30. The event will take place at the Munson Fieldhouse at Ralston Athletic Complex, 302 Northampton Street in Edwardsville. Wilkes ...
May 29, 2019, 11:22am EDT
Wilkes University Students Place Third In National CQA Investment Challenge
Students in Wilkes University's Sidhu School of Business and Leadership placed third in the fifth annual Chicago Quantitative Alliance (CQA) Investment Challenge. The Wilkes team, called Wilkes Gold, competed against 50 teams, beating students from The...
May 29, 2019, 10:22am EDT
Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University Presents Simply Picasso, May 31 through June 2
The Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University presents Simply Picasso from May 31 through June 2. The pop-up exhibition features a ceramic piece created by Pablo Picasso at the Madoura pottery studio in Vallauris, France. The piece will be on display an...
May 21, 2019, 9:18am EDT
Wilkes University Hosts Pennsylvania Department of Education Deputy Secretary to Address the State of Education
The state of education was the topic of discussion when Noe Ortega, Pennsylvania Department of Education deputy secretary for postsecondary and higher education, visited Wilkes University to meet with administrators, faculty and staff on Monday, May 13...
May 20, 2019, 2:39pm EDT
Wilkes University Awards Nearly 800 Degrees at 72nd Spring Commencement on May 18
Wilkes University awarded 797 bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees at its 72nd spring commencement ceremonies on May 18. The ceremony for graduate students receiving doctoral and master's degrees was held at 10 a.m., while the ceremony for undergr...
May 17, 2019, 11:59am EDT
Wilkes University Student Pharmacists Are Matched With Post-Graduate Year Residencies
Wilkes University's Nesbitt School of Pharmacy continues to match student pharmacists seeking post-graduate residency training at a rate of 15 percent above the national average. Eighty percent of students and alumni from Wilkes University's Nesbitt ...
May 15, 2019, 9:01am EDT
Wilkes University Nesbitt School of Pharmacy Student Taylor Hodle Named 2019 AACP Walmart Scholar
Wilkes University Nesbitt School of Pharmacy student Taylor Hodle of Dallas, Pa., was named the 2019 American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Walmart Scholar. The Walmart Scholar program provides a $1,000 scholarship for students to attend the 2019...
May 13, 2019, 2:03pm EDT