Wilkes University will host a screening of the documentary “Our American Family” from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 12, on the second floor of the Henry Student Center. Addiction is an all-encompassing force not only in the lives of the afflicted, but also those around them. Captured at…

John Wilkes statue with the Henry Student Center in the background

Wilkes University kicks off the 2023-24 academic year with Welcome Weekend, Aug. 24 to 27. The weekend of events is a prelude to the start of classes on Monday, Aug. 28. Welcome Weekend Wilkes student-athletes, resident assistants and staff came together to help first-year and transfer students move in on…

Labs and classrooms across campus were filled with 110 budding biologists, engineers, doctors, pharmacists, geneticists and anthropologists during the annual WEBS (Women Empowered By Science) summer camp hosted from July 24 – 28. Wilkes faculty and students across the sciences, math, computer science and engineering disciplines joined forces to create…

As an English and psychology double major, Drew Haritos spends plenty of time pondering words and their meanings. When she’s not in class, Haritos serves as a peer consultant at the Writing Center, executive editor for Manuscript literary magazine and an intern for Etruscan Press. She’s also a member of…

Building Blocks Learning Center is set to open their new South Main Street Early Learning Academy this fall. Wilkes University has announced the next phase of the development of 116 South Main Street. Building Blocks Learning Center will open their new South Main Street Early Learning Academy on the first…

The Borzell family has presented Wilkes University with a check for $10,000 and awarded an additional $21,417 in scholarships to 13 Wyoming Area High School graduates. The gifts are proceeds from the 2022 John Anthony “Beno” Borzell Golf Tournament. The event, now in its 11th year, has raised $215,000 to…

Wilkes University has announced the following faculty members who have been promoted and awarded tenure: Carole Baddour was promoted to associate professor of mechanical engineering and granted tenure. A native of Canada, Baddour joined Wilkes in 2017 after teaching at Collégial international Sainte-Anne, a private college in Montréal, Québec. In…

“Are they willing to put the work in?” That’s the question Linda Gutierrez, professor of biology, asks herself when students express an interest in a career in medicine. Through his hard work in class and in the lab, she’s sure the answer for Isaias Torres is YES. “That is the…

The international Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (PTK) named Wilkes University to its 2023 Transfer Honor Roll in recognition of its service, support and friendliness to transfer students. The Transfer Honor Roll is measured by 40 key metrics related to the support and success of transfer students, including college cost…