Wilkes University

Wilkes University students participated in an alternative spring break trip in Kentucky, volunteering with 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.

The Wilkes University Enactus Team earned another regional championship at the organization's competition in Washington, D.C. on March 30. The team also was invited to participate in the organization's national competition, planned for May 21 - 23 in Kansas City, Mo. Enactus is a community of student, academic and business leaders committed to using the power of entrepreneurial action to enable human progress and establish student programs on campuses across the nation. Enactus students apply business concepts to develop community outreach projects, transform lives and shape a better, more sustainable world.

A group of Wilkes University students participated in an alternative spring break trip to Santo Domingo, 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.

Nine Wilkes University students participated in an alternative spring break trip to Playas del Coco, 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.

Student pharmacists Ashley Robold and Terra Landis of the Nesbitt School of Pharmacy at Wilkes University were finalists in the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association's (PPA) 2017 "Know Pain Know Gain" Pharmacy Patient Counseling Competition, which took place during PPA's mid-year conference on Jan. 28 in Lancaster, Pa. Founded in 1878, the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association is a professional membership organization of more than 2,300 pharmacists and pharmacy students across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Wilkes University Theatre presented the musical You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, with music and lyrics by Clark Gesner, based on the Charles Schulz comic strip. Performances were Feb. 17-26 at the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts.

Wilkes University students are presenting research papers in the first Wyoming Valley Undergraduate History Conference. Theses students will present their papers along with undergraduates from King's College and Marywood University.

Wilkes University education majors are gaining classroom experience this semester as they complete student teaching assignments. Student teaching is one of the requirements for earning teacher certification in Pennsylvania.

Accounting students at Wilkes University's Jay S. Sidhu School of Business and Leadership will offer free tax assistance to the public through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program.

Wilkes University Provost Dr. Anne Skleder announced the Dean's List for the Fall 2016 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 283 doctoral, master's and bachelor's degrees to students graduating after the completion of the fall 2016 semester.

Wilkes University awarded 283 doctoral, master's and bachelor's degrees to students graduating after the completion of the fall 2016 semester.

The Passan School of Nursing at Wilkes University hosts the Professional Induction Ceremony as a way to recognize incoming nursing students who have demonstrated basic competency in safety, communication, and basic skills in the nursing simulation center. During the ceremony, students receive their Passan School of Nursing white lab coat for clinical training and sign The Nursing Code of Ethics.

The Wilkes University Marching Band performed in the Tournament of Bands Atlantic Coast Championships on Nov. 5, 2016. The exhibition took place at the West Shore Stadium in Harrisburg where the Wilkes University Marching Band performed for 26 college bands.

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.

Four Wilkes University Honor Society students recently had an opportunity to visit Hanoi, Vietnam, to learn about making positive transformations in small communities. The students attended the University Scholars Leadership Symposium, an international conference intended to raise global awareness of disenfranchised communities.

Wilkes University awarded 372 doctoral, master's and bachelor's degrees to students graduating after the completion of the summer 2016 semester.

Wilkes University would like to welcome over 700 students into the class of 2020.

Thirty Wilkes University students are participating in research projects this summer in the biology, environmental engineering and earth sciences, and geology departments.

Wilkes University recently selected Josh Hagan, Autumn Peck and Kristen Santey as drum majors to lead it's marching band. The Marching Colonels - the only collegiate marching band in the region - debuted in the fall 2014 semester.

Wilkes University Provost Dr. Anne Skleder announced the Dean's List for the Spring 2016 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.

The award is presented to the male and female undergraduate students with the highest academic average in four years at Wilkes.

The award is presented to the male and female undergraduate students with the highest academic average in four years at Wilkes.

The award is presented to the male and female undergraduate students with the highest academic average in four years at Wilkes.

Anthony Fanucci of Madison Township, Pa., won the Alumni Leadership Award at Wilkes University's 69th Annual Spring Commencement on May 21. The award is presented by the Wilkes University Alumni Association to the member of the graduating class considered to have made the strongest contribution to student life and the student activities program of the University.

Troy Carey of New Milford, Pa., won the Teresa Jordan and Frank Mehm Prize at Wilkes University's 69th Annual Spring Commencement on May 21.

Wilkes University awarded 715 doctoral, master's and bachelor's degrees to students graduating after the completion of the spring 2016 semester.

Wilkes University congratulates 12 Doctor of Pharmacy alumni who will pursue a second year of residency training in more specialized fields of pharmacy practice. One hundred percent of these Wilkes pharmacy alumni were placed into a second year residency program.

Twenty-seven Wilkes University 2016 Doctor of Pharmacy graduates will pursue post-graduate training across the country, which represents more than one-third of the graduating class and the most graduates ever placed. Ninety percent of the Wilkes pharmacy students who entered the match got into a residency program, which is higher than the national average of 66 percent.

Wilkes University senior engineering students presented their capstone design projects on April 30, 2016. All engineering seniors are required to select and execute a theoretical or experimental design or technical project. Students are required to make an oral presentation and submit a written report on the project.