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The Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing at Wilkes University awarded The Beverly Hiscox Scholarship to two students in the program. The scholarship was presented at the closing banquet of the Maslow Family Graduate Creative Writing Program on Jan 10, 2020. The Beverly Hiscox Scholarship is awarded annually to a non-traditional student who is returning to school while supporting a family. The award is based upon need and demonstrated writing talent. It is given in honor of Beverly Hiscox, a Wilkes University Board of Trustees member and long-time supporter of our program. Awarded annually, faculty members nominate students who are already in the Creative Writing program. About the Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing Wilkes University's Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing offers the master of arts and master of fine art degrees in fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting, playwriting, publishing and documentary film. Program faculty are working, producing writers who mentor students one-on-one through the process of creating a full-length creative project. The Graduate Creative Writing program is offered in two formats. In the low-residency format, students learn online and attend two eight-day residencies each January and June. For the weekender program, students will learn online and attend four face-to-face weekend class sessions each term. For more information, please visit www.wilkes.edu/cw or call 570-408-4527. For more stories about Wilkes University and its students, faculty and staff, please visit News@Wilkes.

Five Wilkes University students have been selected to be Kirby Scholars by the Allan P. Kirby Center for Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship. The Kirby Scholars are top-performers in accounting, marketing, legal, product development, and project management. The Scholars provide services to the businesses at the center's business incubator, and receive valuable experience in their field of study and formal recognition of their work.

The Maslow Family Graduate Creative Writing Program awarded the Faculty and Alumni Scholarship at its closing banquet on January 10, 2020. The Faculty and Alumni Scholarship is awarded annually to one or more incoming students at the M.A. level of the Wilkes creative writing program based on financial need and a writing sample submitted as part of the application materials. The scholarship recipient(s) will be determined by a three-member faculty committee who will recommend the student(s) to the program director. This scholarship was started to offer a scholarship opportunity to students who are new to the program and was funded through tax-deductible gifts from faculty and alumni. About the Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing Wilkes University's Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing offers the master of arts and master of fine art degrees in fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting, playwriting, publishing and documentary film. Program faculty are working, producing writers who mentor students one-on-one through the process of creating a full-length creative project. The Graduate Creative Writing program is offered in two formats. In the low-residency format, students learn online and attend two eight-day residencies each January and June. For the weekender program, students will learn online and attend four face-to-face weekend class sessions each term. For more information, please visit www.wilkes.edu/cw or call 570-408-4527.

The Maslow Family Graduate Creative Writing Program at Wilkes University awarded the Bergman Family Foundation Scholarship to two students in the program. The scholarship was presented at the closing banquet of the Maslow Family Graduate Creative Writing Program on Jan 10, 2020. The Bergman Family Foundation Award is awarded annually to two students who demonstrate great need and ability. Students may nominate themselves for this award by writing a letter to the Bergman family when called for by the program director. About the Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing Wilkes University's Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing offers the master of arts and master of fine art degrees in fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting, playwriting, publishing and documentary film. Program faculty are working, producing writers who mentor students one-on-one through the process of creating a full-length creative project. The Graduate Creative Writing program is offered in two formats. In the low-residency format, students learn online and attend two eight-day residencies each January and June. For the weekender program, students will learn online and attend four face-to-face weekend class sessions each term. For more information, please visit www.wilkes.edu/cw or call 570-408-4527. For more stories about Wilkes University and its students, faculty and staff, please visit News@Wilkes.

Four Wilkes University students in the Sidhu School of Business and Leadership received a scholarship from the Northeastern Chapter of Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accounts. The scholarship fund is provided by the proceeds from the annual tax clinic established by the accounting organization. Partial tuition scholarships are awarded to accounting students in recognition of high academic endeavor in the study of accounting. The students were recognized at the tax clinic held in November 2019.

More than 200 Wilkes University students who received scholarships, along with the donors whose gifts made the scholarships possible, were recognized at the annual Scholarship Luncheon on April 4.

More than 200 Wilkes University students received scholarships at the March 22 annual Scholarship Luncheon on March 22. Scholarship students were recognized along with the donors whose gifts made the scholarships possible.

More than 200 Wilkes University students received scholarships at the March 22 annual Scholarship Luncheon on March 22. Scholarship students were recognized along with the donors whose gifts made the scholarships possible.

More than 200 Wilkes University students received scholarships at the March 22 annual Scholarship Luncheon on March 22. Scholarship students were recognized along with the donors whose gifts made the scholarships possible.

Four Wilkes University students were awarded the Dr. Joseph Donald Stephens, DDS Global Scholars Award. This award provides students with scholarships to pursue their education in another country. The four students will study abroad this summer.

Wilkes University student Dian McKinney of Slatington, Pa., was awarded the Commonwealth Good Citizen Scholarship in the amount of $2,500. The scholarship is awarded by the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania. McKinney is a senior English and secondary education dual-major with a minor in history. This scholarship is reserved for full-time undergraduate students who have shown an extraordinary commitment to community service and who have demonstrated creativity in shaping their volunteer activities.

Wilkes University student Patrick Kaczmarczyk of Duryea, Pa., was awarded the UPS Scholarship through the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania in the amount of $2,600. Kaczmarczyk is a senior nursing major. The UPS Scholarship is awarded to a student whose background reflects one or more of the characteristics of highest priority to the UPS Foundation and Council of Independent College's First Opportunity Program. Those characteristics include, first generation, low-income, minority, or new American students.

Wilkes University student pharmacist Kayla Hiryak of Boyertown, Pa., was awarded the American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education Gateway to Research Scholarship for her research. Hiryak worked with mentor Adam VanWert, associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences, on her project entitled, "Synthetic Biological Approach to Treating Calcium Oxalate Kidney Stones." Hiryak was one of 16 winners out of hundreds of nominees from across the country and the first Wilkes student to receive the award.

Ten Wilkes University students have been selected to be Kirby Scholars by the Allan P. Kirby Center for Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship. The Kirby Scholars are top-performers in accounting, marketing, legal, product development, and project management. The Scholars provide services to the businesses at the center's business incubator, and receive valuable experience in their field of study and formal recognition of their work.

Wilkes University junior Valerie Woods, a marketing and management double major, was recently awarded two scholarships: the Joseph D. Giampapa Scholarship and the Thomas E. Matthews Scholarship through NACA, the National Association for Campus Activities. These scholarships are awarded to students who hold important leadership positions, and through Woods' demonstrated leadership skills and ability, she is being recognized for making a significant contribution on the Wilkes campus.

Six students have been awarded the Pay it Forward scholarship to enter the graduate creative writing program. The scholarship was established to allow Wilkes University creative writing faculty and alumni to give a $2,500 award to a writer who they feel would be an excellent fit for the program. Students have been awarded this one-time payment to offset tuition during the students first term of study.

James Jaskolka of Pocono Pines, Pa., a junior communication studies major at Wilkes University, was recently awarded the Department of Communication Studies' Alumni and Friends Scholarship.

Wilkes University student Ian Foley of White Hall, Pa., was awarded the inaugural McCole Foundation Scholarship at the University's annual scholarship luncheon on March 27. Foley, a senior communications and political science major, merited the scholarship for an internship he completed at Chancellor Financial Group in Wilkes-Barre. Beginning in the 2014/2015 academic year, the scholarship will be awarded to a Wilkes student enrolled in the business or entrepreneurship programs.

Wilkes University student Bryant Morocho of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., was awarded the William J. Polacheck Memorial Scholarship at the University's annual scholarship luncheon on March 27. The annual scholarship is awarded to a senior student who graduated from a Wilkes-Barre Area high school, is pursuing a degree in the science field and demonstrates financial need. Morocho is expected to graduate in May with a degree in biology and a minor in chemistry.

Two Wilkes University students were awarded the Mark Family Annual Scholarship at the University's annual scholarship luncheon on March 27. The scholarship is awarded to one full-time student enrolled in the engineering program and one full-time student enrolled in the business administration program.

Dominick Costantino, a senior communication studies major from Hanover Township, Pa., was selected as a 2013 Betsy Plank Scholarship winner at the Public Relations Student Society of America Convention in Philadelphia. This is the first time a Wilkes University student received a national scholarship in public relations. He is the son of Bonnie and Dominick Costantino, Sr.

Wilkes University student David Brandt, a senior integrative media major from Ashley, Pa., was selected as one of 10 students for the 2013 PromaxBDA Scholars Program. Brandt also received second place in the organization's Industry Development Student Story Challenge for his promotional video of himself.

Area students received new annual scholarships at a Wilkes University scholarship luncheon on April 15, 2010. Students from your area include: