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Jason Miller of Hunlock Creek, Pa. Awarded the 2020 Etruscan Prize
Jason Miller of Hunlock Creek, Pa. was awarded the Etruscan Prize during the Wilkes University Maslow Family Graduate Creative Writing Program online residency. The Etruscan Prize is awarded each year to a member of the Wilkes Creative Writing student ...
Jun 24, 2020, 2:45pm EDT
Sydney Lovett Awarded First Wilkes University/Weis Pharmacy Community Pharmacy Residency
Sydney Lovett has been awarded the first Wilkes University/Weis Pharmacy Community Pharmacy Residency. The residency, awarded to a doctor of pharmacy graduate in the first post-graduate year, is a comprehensive experience for Doctor of Pharmacy graduat...
Jun 19, 2020, 3:56pm EDT
SHINE of Luzerne County Offers Virtual Summer Camp for Its Students from June 22 to July 30
SHINE of Luzerne County at Wilkes University is bringing the summer camp experience directly to the homes of elementary and middle school students who participate in the after-school program. SHINE is offering a virtual summer camp with weekly themed a...
Jun 15, 2020, 3:18pm EDT
Wilkes University Recognized for Distance Learning Efforts Amid COVID-19
Wilkes University was ranked as a tier one institution in the latest rankings by Educate To Career. The rankings recognize a school's ability to "offer a quality education under any conceivable scenario: in-classroom, online and a blend of each format....
Jun 15, 2020, 1:55pm EDT
Maslow Foundation Salon Reading Series at Wilkes University Maslow Family Creative Writing Program To Be Presented Virtually June 14-18
Wilkes University's Maslow Foundation Salon Reading Series, which highlights the June 2020 residency for the University's Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing, will be available for free to the public virtually via online videos. The seri...
Jun 8, 2020, 2:14pm EDT
Hannah Griffiths of Mountain Top, Pa., Wins Outstanding Adult Learner Award for Wilkes University
Hannah Griffiths of Mountain Top, Pa., received the 2020 Outstanding Adult Learner Award for Wilkes University. The award is presented by the Luzerne County Council on Adult Higher Education. Griffiths began her college career at Wilkes in 2015. Mid...
May 28, 2020, 12:57pm EDT
Wilkes University Honors Students, Faculty and Staff With 2020 Multicultural Awards
The Center for Global Education and Diversity at Wilkes University recently presented its 2020 multicultural awards. The awards recognize students, faculty and staff who have supported and improved the diversity climate on campus, increased internation...
May 26, 2020, 3:27pm EDT
Family Business Alliance Launches Family Business Support Initiative
The Family Business Alliance of Wilkes University and Penn State Worthington Scranton is offering a new program to help support family and closely held businesses impacted by the pandemic. The Family Business Support Initiative was created to build a n...
May 26, 2020, 2:02pm EDT
Wilkes University Student Pharmacists Matched With Post-Graduation Residencies
Wilkes University's Nesbitt School of Pharmacy continues to match student pharmacists seeking post-graduate residency training at a rate above the national average - with a match rate 11 percentage points higher than the national average in 2020. Seven...
May 18, 2020, 3:57pm EDT
Wilkes University Student Pharmacist Harrison Ferro of Berwick, Pa., Receives U.S. Public Health Service Award
Harrison Ferro of Berwick, Pa., a student in Wilkes University's Nesbitt School of Pharmacy, is the recipient of a United States Public Health Service Excellence in Public Health Pharmacy Award. Ferro received an additional recognition for being among ...
May 12, 2020, 5:04pm EDT