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United Nations Leader Charles Chauvel Speaks About Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies at Wilkes University on Feb. 13
United Nations diplomat Charles Chauvel will speak about the United Nations Development Programme goals during his presentation, Implementing Sustainable Development: Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies at Wilkes University on Feb. 13. The lecture w...
Jan 31, 2018, 11:58am EST
Religion and Public Policy is Focus of Feb. 27 Lecture
Religion and public policy will be the focus when the lecture, "The Religious Freedom Restoration Act, the Culture Wars and Where We Go from Here" is presented on Tues., Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. at Wilkes University. The lecture will be delivered by Marci A. ...
Jan 29, 2018, 10:52am EST
"Madness" Lecture by Laflin Native Emily Gavigan Highlights Rare Autoimmune Disorder on Feb. 1 at Wilkes University
Laflin native Emily Gavigan's frightening descent into what seemed to be insanity will be the focus when she delivers the lecture "Madness" on Thursday, Feb. 1 at Wilkes University. She will speak at 6 p.m. in Room 320 of Breiseth Hall. The free event ...
Jan 26, 2018, 11:10am EST
Emma Fantoli made Wilkes University's Dean's List for Fall 2017 Semester
Wilkes University Provost Dr. Anne Skleder announced the Dean's List for the Fall 2017 Semester. To be named to the Dean's List, Emma Fantoli of Portland, Conn., obtained a minimum 3.4 grade point average and carried at least 12 credits.
Jan 23, 2018, 1:10pm EST
Wilkes University English Department Hosts Allan Hamilton Dickson Spring Writers Series
The Wilkes University English Department will host the Allan Hamilton Dickson Fund Spring Writers Series featuring Alexander Burns, Ben Lerner and Jean McGarry. Throughout the Spring 2018 semester, the guest artists will visit campus to read from their...
Jan 23, 2018, 1:00pm EST
Rodney Ridley of Wilkes University's Allan P. Kirby Center for Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Honored as Educator of the Year
Rodney Ridley, executive director and distinguished professor at the Allan P. Kirby Center for Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship at Wilkes University, was named a Pennsylvania Acceleration Educator of the Year by the Pennsylvania Acceleration Projec...
Jan 22, 2018, 12:28pm EST
Wilkes University To Award More Than 300 Degrees At Winter Commencement Ceremony on January 21
Wilkes University will award 369 bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees when it holds its winter commencement ceremony on Sunday, January 21. The event will be at 1 p.m. in the Henry Gymnasium of the Arnaud C. Marts Sports and Conference Center, 274...
Jan 18, 2018, 3:27pm EST
Wilkes University Celebrates Martin Luther King Day With "Stick With Love" Event On January 16
Wilkes University celebrates the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with the event "Stick With Love" on Tuesday, January 16. It will be highlighted by an address by state Sen. John Yudichak and also will include speeches and performances by Universit...
Jan 11, 2018, 3:24pm EST
Maslow Foundation Salon Reading Series at Wilkes University Highlights Maslow Family Creative Writing Program from Jan. 5-11
Wilkes University's Maslow Foundation Salon Reading Series, which highlights the January 2018 residency for the University's Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing Program, features debut authors, program faculty and prize-winning authors a...
Dec 18, 2017, 1:47pm EST
Wilkes University's Intensive English Program Nationally Recognized
Wilkes University has been granted membership to University and College Intensive English Programs (UCIEP), an independent consortium representing the highest professional standards for intensive English programs in the United States. Wilkes is one of ...
Dec 18, 2017, 9:54am EST