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Wilkes University Granted Doctoral University Designation
Wilkes University has been categorized as a doctoral university in the revised 2018 Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, the highest classification for institutions in the country. Of approximately 80 private institutions in Pen...
Jan 17, 2019, 1:14pm EST
Wilkes University English Department Hosts Authors for the Allan Hamilton Dickson Spring Writers Series
The Wilkes University English Department's Allan Hamilton Dickson Fund Writers Series brings three distinguished writers to campus in the spring 2019 semester. Each of the writers will visit campus to read from their work and conduct workshops with stu...
Jan 15, 2019, 2:45pm EST
Wilkes University Observes Martin Luther King Jr. Day With Event on Jan. 22
Wilkes University will commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 22 with an event, "Do The Right Thing." Sponsored in collaboration with the Campus Interfaith office and the office of Diversity Affairs, it will take place from 11 a.m. to noon in ...
Jan 15, 2019, 11:53am EST
Wilkes University Holds Winter Commencement Ceremony On Jan. 20
Wilkes University will award 386 bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees when it holds its winter commencement ceremony on Sunday, Jan. 20. The event will be held at 1 p.m. in the Arnaud C. Marts Center, 274 South Franklin St. in Wilkes-Barre. The...
Jan 15, 2019, 9:55am EST
Wilkes University Small Business Development Center Sets Record For Assisting Businesses in 2018
Wilkes University's Small Business Development Center has set a record for the amount of financing that it secured for clients in 2018. More than $17,456,000 was secured by the SBDC to help clients to start or expand their businesses. It is the highest...
Dec 21, 2018, 9:11am EST
Maslow Foundation Salon Reading Series at Wilkes University Highlights Maslow Family Creative Writing Program from Jan. 6-10
Wilkes University's Maslow Foundation Salon Reading Series, which highlights the January 2019 residency for the University's Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing Program, features debut authors and program faculty, many of whom are prize-...
Dec 13, 2018, 11:15am EST
Wilkes University Students Commissioned as Second Lieutenants in United States Air Force
Three Wilkes University students were commissioned and received the rank of second lieutenant in the United States Air Force. The commissioning ceremony was hosted on Dec. 6 by Air Force ROTC Detachment 752 at Wilkes. The event was held in the Henry St...
Dec 10, 2018, 12:49pm EST
Marcia Skeeba Balester Recognized at Seventh Annual Hero's Brunch at Wilkes University
Marcia Skeeba Balester, coordinator of the First-Year Foundations program at Wilkes University, was recognized for outstanding commitment and service to veterans and community at the Seventh Annual Hero's Brunch at Wilkes. The award was presented by Je...
Dec 10, 2018, 12:10pm EST
Wilkes University Pharmacy Students Host Weekly Radio Program About Medication Use
Wilkes pharmacy students, in conjunction with the university's student-run radio station, will host a weekly talk show discussing various pharmacy topics. The program will air during fall and spring semesters on 90.7 WCLH from 9 to 9:30 a.m. on Thursda...
Dec 5, 2018, 11:44am EST
Wilkes University Chamber Orchestra Holds Concert with Guest Pianist Hwaen Ch'uqi on Dec. 10
The Wilkes University Chamber Orchestra will present a concert of music at 8 p.m. on Dec. 10 in the Main Stage of the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts. The concert features renowned pianist Hwaen Ch'uqi as guest artist and will be c...
Nov 30, 2018, 2:44pm EST