Wilkes University

Seven members of Wilkes University's chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society, used a chapter activity grant to travel to Washington, D.C. There they heard the Supreme Court case Clark versus Rameker, which was an argument concerning the bankruptcy code. The group also met with Sen. Robert Casey and Rep. Matthew Cartwright as well as Wilkes alumni working at various research think tanks.

Seventeen Wilkes University education students were inducted into the University's Teacher Education Program at a recent pinning ceremony held on March 18. The ceremony marked their successful completion of the Pennsylvania Department of Education's requirements for entrance into the program.

Six Wilkes University students from the division of behavioral and social sciences traveled to Baltimore, Md., to participate in the Eastern Sociological Society Regional Conference held on Feb. 20, 2014. Andrew Wilczak, Wilkes assistant professor of sociology, accompanied the students, who are all members of the University's sociology/criminology club.

Seven Wilkes University students participated in an alternative spring break trip by volunteering with the Native American Fatherhood and Families Association in Mesa, Ariz. Alternative spring break offers students an opportunity to perform community service while experiencing a different culture and developing their leadership, teamwork, and critical thinking skills.

Four Wilkes University students participated in an alternative spring break trip in Kentucky by volunteering with the Christian Appalachian Project. Alternative spring break offers students an opportunity to perform community service while experiencing a different culture and developing their leadership, teamwork, and critical thinking skills.

Seven Wilkes University students participated in an alternative spring break experience in Costa Rica. Alternative spring break offers students an opportunity to perform community service while experiencing a different culture and developing their leadership, teamwork, and critical thinking skills.

Ten Wilkes University students from the school's northeast Pennsylvania campus are spending the spring semester in Mesa, Ariz., and interning at local businesses and nonprofit agencies as part of the Semester in Mesa program. The program allows undergraduate students to pursue internship opportunities with Fortune 500 companies and other businesses and offers them exposure to a different city and cultural opportunities.

Seven Wilkes University students participated in an alternative spring break trip to the Dominican Republic. Alternative spring break offers students an opportunity to perform community service while experiencing a different culture and developing their leadership, teamwork, and critical thinking skills. There they taught English to children from public and private schools and members of the larger community.

Wilkes University recently inducted 11 education majors into Phi Phi, the University's chapter of the international honor society in education Kappa Delta Pi. At the ceremony the honorees received a certificate and honor cords to wear at graduation. Robert Gardner, Wilkes associate professor of education and honor society counselor, spoke about the power of teachers to affect positive change and challenged the teacher candidates to be reflective and adjust to their future students' needs.

Colleen Herman of Lancaster, Pa., won the Know Pain Know Gain Pharmacy Patient Counseling Competition administered by the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association. The student competition was conducted at the association's annual Mid-Year Conference, held Jan. 24-26, 2014, in Bedford, Pa. Sponsored by the National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations and Purdue Pharma, L.P., the competition consisted of a rapid fire question elimination round and a patient counseling round.

Thirty-one Wilkes University education students are gaining hands-on classroom experience as student teachers during the spring 2014 semester.

Wilkes University Theatre is staging an evening of sketch comedy and song, The No Frills Revue. Performances are being held on Feb. 14, 15, 21 and 22 at 8 p.m. and Feb. 16 and 23 at 2 p.m. at the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center. The revue was originally conceived by Martin Charnin, author of the musical Annie. Teresa Fallon, Wilkes director of theatre, is providing stage direction while musical direction is supplied by Ken McGraw.

Five Wilkes University students have been selected to perform with the 67th PA Intercollegiate Band at Shippensburg University on March 2, 2014. The band is composed of student musicians from universities and colleges across the state and is the longest running band of its kind in the nation. This year, the intercollegiate band has commissioned a new piece by composer Dana Wilson titled Quest, which will premiere at the March concert.

Five Wilkes University students have been selected to perform with the 67th PA Intercollegiate Band at Shippensburg University on March 2, 2014. The band is composed of student musicians from universities and colleges across the state and is the longest running band of its kind in the nation. This year, the intercollegiate band has commissioned a new piece by composer Dana Wilson titled Quest, which will premiere at the March concert.

Wilkes University Interim Provost Terese Wignot announced the Dean's List for the Fall 2013 Semester. To be named to the Dean's List, students must obtain a minimum 3.4 grade point average and carry at least 12 credits.

Wilkes University Interim Provost Terese Wignot announced the Dean's List for the Fall 2013 Semester. To be named to the Dean's List, students must obtain a minimum 3.4 grade point average and carry at least 12 credits.

Wilkes University awarded 301 doctoral, master's and bachelor's degrees to students graduating after the completion of the fall 2013 semester.

Wilkes University awarded 301 doctoral, master's and bachelor's degrees to students graduating after the completion of the fall 2013 semester.

Wilkes University freshmen enrolled in a first-year foundations course called "The Power of Story" completed a flood stories project. A first-year foundations course is a course required by all Wilkes freshmen. The students collected oral histories of individuals who survived the September 2011 flooding in the Wyoming Valley.

Wilkes University inducted 15 students as associate members into the Theta Delta Chapter of the national Beta Beta Beta biological honor society at a recent induction ceremony. An additional 16 students were inducted as full members of the society. Valerie Kalter, associate professor of biology, serves as the chapter's faculty advisor.

Wilkes University inducted 16 students as full members into the Theta Delta Chapter of the national Beta Beta Beta biological honor society during a recent induction ceremony. An additional 15 students were inducted as associate members of the society. Valerie Kalter, associate professor of biology, serves as the chapter's faculty advisor.

Four Wilkes University students serve as officers of the Theta Delta Chapter of the Beta Beta Beta national biological honor society at the University. Valerie Kalter, associate professor of biology, serves as the chapter's faculty advisor.

Wilkes University nursing student Emily Christian of Northumberland, Pa., won the Leader of Tomorrow Award at the annual Student Nurses' Association of Pennsylvania conference. Christian is a senior at Wilkes and the daughter of Gary and Joy Christian. Christian has demonstrated her leadership abilities at Wilkes, serving in the past as an E-mentor and Ally in the Wilkes Ally program and is president of the 2014 nursing graduating class.

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.

Eleven Wilkes University students are gaining hands-on journalism experience this academic year as members of the campus newspaper, The Beacon. As a part of the newspaper staff, the students manage, edit, write and design the award-winning publication. The Beacon appears both in print and online. Loran E. Lewis, assistant professor of communications studies, serves as faculty advisor.

Wilkes University freshmen students completed an oral history project as part of a first-year foundations course called "Be the Change." A first-year foundations course is a course required by all Wilkes freshmen. "Be the Change" focused on a service learning project that gathered the oral histories of northeast Pennsylvania veterans. During the semester, students met one-on-one with the veterans whose service ranged from World War II to Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Twenty-two Wilkes University students are gaining hands-on public relations experience this academic year as members of Zebra Communications. Zebra is a student-run public relations agency that works with 12-15 client-partners, including not-for-profit organizations, government agencies, small businesses, campus initiatives and regional grant-funded projects, each semester to create a public relations campaign of up to three months.

Wilkes University Theatre brings the whimsical world of Dr. Seuss to life as it presents Seussical on Nov. 8, 9, 15 and 16 at 8 p.m. and Nov. 10 and 17 at 2 p.m. in the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center on the University's campus. The musical is based on the works of Dr. Seuss and narrated by The Cat in the Hat. The play tells the story of Horton, an elephant who discovers a speck of dust containing Whos, including Jojo, a Who child sent to military school for thinking too many "thinks."

Wilkes University Theatre brings the whimsical world of Dr. Seuss to life as it presents Seussical on Nov. 8, 9, 15 and 16 at 8 p.m. and Nov. 10 and 17 at 2 p.m. in the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center on the University's campus. The musical is based on the works of Dr. Seuss and narrated by The Cat in the Hat. The play tells the story of Horton, an elephant who discovers a speck of dust containing Whos, including Jojo, a Who child sent to military school for thinking too many "thinks."

Forty-five undergraduate students serve the Wilkes University community as members of the student government. Student Government is the major decision- and policy-making organization for the student body at Wilkes University, providing student input on University policy and governing extracurricular life at Wilkes.