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Wilkes University Offers Online Undergraduate Courses During Winter Intersession
Winter intersession at Wilkes University offers quality education at an affordable price, with an added bonus for summer classes. Winter intersession classes have reduced tuition rates of $520 per credit. Students who enroll also will receive an addit...
Oct 30, 2018, 2:49pm EDT
Mountain Guide and Alpinist Chris Wright of Mountain Top Will Speak at Wilkes University on Nov. 19
Mountain Top native Chris Wright will deliver his lecture Into the Great Ranges: from Mountain Top to the Himalayas and Beyond at 6 p.m. on Nov. 19 in room 107 in Breiseth Hall at Wilkes University, 137-159 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. Wright, who is...
Oct 30, 2018, 12:01pm EDT
Wilkes University's Allan P. Kirby Center for Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Marks 25th Anniversary
The Allan P. Kirby Center for Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship at Wilkes University is celebrating 25 years of promoting entrepreneurship in the region. The anniversary is being marked with a dinner at the Westmoreland Club on Nov. 16. The cente...
Oct 29, 2018, 2:29pm EDT
The Family Business Alliance Presents How to Make Your Family Business Last with Mitzi Perdue on Nov. 14 at Wilkes University and Penn State Worthington Scranton
The Family Business Alliance of Wilkes University and Penn State Worthington Scranton presents How to Make Your Family Business Last with guest speaker Mitzi Perdue on Nov. 14. Perdue is part of two family business dynasties. She is the daughter of the...
Oct 23, 2018, 1:47pm EDT
Wilkes University Theatre Presents The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Nov. 15-18
Wilkes University Theatre celebrates musical legend Andrew Lloyd Webber with an evening of songs and dance in its production of The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber. The performances will take place on Nov. 15, 16, and 17 at 8 p.m. with matinee performan...
Oct 23, 2018, 11:45am EDT
Polish Ambassador's Visit to Wilkes University Cancelled
Piotr Wilczek, Ambassador of Poland to the United States, has cancelled his appearance at Wilkes University due to illness. The lecture, originally scheduled for 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 22, may be rescheduled on a future date. Questions may be direct...
Oct 22, 2018, 11:17am EDT
Wilkes University's Student Athlete Advisory Committee to Host Community Trick-or-Treat Night on Oct. 28
Wilkes University's Student Athlete Advisory Committee is holding a community trick-or-treat night from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 28, in the McHale Athletic Center, 169 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre. Twenty-three Wilkes University athletic teams...
Oct 22, 2018, 10:09am EDT
Team Rubicon Founder Jake Wood Delivers Wilkes University's Allan P. Kirby Lecture in Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship on Nov. 15
Jake Wood, co-founder of Team Rubicon, will deliver the Allan P. Kirby Lecture in Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship at Wilkes University on Nov. 15. Wood, a former Marine scout sniper and University of Wisconsin football player, will speak about The...
Oct 18, 2018, 2:02pm EDT
U.N. Electoral Advisor Speaks About Ensuring Election Integrity on Nov. 8 at Wilkes University
Niall McCann, the lead electoral advisor for the United Nations Development Programme, will discuss electoral integrity on Nov. 8 at 4 p.m. The event will be in room 214 of the Arnaud C. Marts Center, 274 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. The lecture is f...
Oct 17, 2018, 12:30pm EDT
Wilkes University Marks 200th Anniversary of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein With Oct. 30 Event
Spend Halloween eve celebrating the 200th birthday of Frankenstein as the Wilkes University English Department commemorates the anniversary of the publication of Mary Shelley's novel. A talk about the legendary novel and a film screening of the Nationa...
Oct 15, 2018, 3:21pm EDT
