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Wilkes University to Hold 72nd Spring Commencement on May 18
Wilkes University will hold its 72nd Spring Commencement on Saturday, May 18 in the McHale Athletic Center of the University Center on Main, 169 S. Main St. in Wilkes-Barre. Graduate students earning master's and doctoral degrees will receive their dip...
May 10, 2019, 2:34pm EDT
Wilkes University Honors Students, Faculty and Staff With 2019 Multicultural Awards
The Center for Global Education and Diversity at Wilkes University presented its 2019 multicultural awards. The awards recognize students, faculty and staff who have supported and improved the diversity climate on campus, increased international awaren...
May 8, 2019, 11:50am EDT
SHINE of Luzerne County at Wilkes University Students Compete in STEM Olympiad on May 11
Students enrolled in SHINE of Luzerne County at Wilkes University will cap their year by competing in a STEM Olympiad on May 11. Challenges at the event will build on skills learned in the STEAM curriculum the students have worked with during the schoo...
May 7, 2019, 1:25pm EDT
Wilkes University Honors Helen Davis with Carpenter Award for Teaching
Helen Davis, associate professor of English, received the Carpenter Award for Teaching. The award, considered Wilkes' highest honor for teaching, recognizes an outstanding member of the faculty and includes a $1,000 award and framed certificate. The na...
May 7, 2019, 9:13am EDT
Wilkes University Honors Faculty and Staff With Teacher Recognition and Effectiveness Awards
Wilkes University recognized 14 faculty and staff members at the 2019 Teacher Recognition and Effectiveness Committee (TREC) Awards Ceremony. Nine awards are presented for excellence in teaching and advising. The recipients of this year's awards are: ...
May 7, 2019, 9:10am EDT
Wilkes University Faculty, Staff Honored at Extracurricular Awards Luncheon
Wilkes University recognized more than 95 students, faculty and staff at the Extracurricular Awards Luncheon for their contributions to activities outside the classroom. The event was held April 25. Honored by Wilkes Student Government, Michael Stee...
May 3, 2019, 10:42am EDT
Wilkes University's Chapter of Tri Beta National Biological Honor Society Receives Bertholf Award As Best Chapter in U.S.
The Wilkes University Theta Delta chapter of Beta Beta Beta national biological honor society has been recognized as the top chapter in the nation with the 2017-2018 Lloyd M. Bertholf Award. The award recognizes a chapter which has best promoted the t...
May 3, 2019, 10:33am EDT
Wilkes University Receives Grant for Staff to Bring Tutoring Program to Wilkes-Barre Area Schools
Wilkes University has received a grant that will help to bring the America Reads America Counts, Study Buddies program to the Wilkes-Barre Area School District. The University received the AmeriCorps*VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) Program gra...
May 3, 2019, 9:27am EDT
Debra Taylor of Forty Fort, Pa., Wins Outstanding Adult Learner Award for Wilkes University
Debra Taylor of Forty Fort, Pa., received the 2019 Outstanding Adult Learner Award for Wilkes University. The award is presented by the Luzerne County Council on Adult Higher Education. Taylor received the award at the council's dinner held at Miserico...
May 2, 2019, 9:30am EDT
Wilkes University Sidhu School of Business and Leadership Students Receive Award During THEREPS Conference
Two students from the Wilkes University Sidhu School of Business and Leadership received the Best Undergraduate Research Proposal Presentation Award during the 2019 Tourism, Hospitality, and Event Conference for Researchers, Educators, Practitioners an...
Apr 30, 2019, 12:50pm EDT