This traveling exhibition of stunning bead art from South Africa tells a luminous story of independence, migration and memory. Ubuhle Women: Beadwork and the Art of Independence will open at the Sordoni Art Gallery on March 1, and run through May 10. This spectacular overview of a new form of bead …
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Some people might say that Jack Perna skated his way to success since coming to Wilkes. The junior mechanical engineering has made it look easy, earning a 4.0 grade-point average while playing goaltender for the Colonels Men’s Hockey Team. His hard work and discipline have enabled him to succeed. His …
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Marie Yovanovitch, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine and New York Times bestselling author of the memoir Lessons from the Edge, will deliver the Wilkes University Max Rosenn Lecture in Law and Humanities at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts. …
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Gene Chu of Gaithersburg, Maryland, has built a life, a business and an investment portfolio since arriving in the United States from Beijing in 1986. Now he wants to use his stock market success to pay it forward with a $1 million gift, acknowledging the family and the university that …
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Wilkes University Theatre will stage Fun Home, the Pulitzer-Prize nominated musical based on Alison Bechdel’s best-selling graphic novel of the same name, at 8 p.m. on Feb. 22, 23 & 24, and 2 p.m. on Feb. 24 & 25, at the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts. Based …
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Wilkes University will host several events throughout February in honor of Black History Month. In advance of the month’s start, a program commemorating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was held on Tuesday, Jan 30. The event, which included speeches, songs, poetry and a performance from the Wilkes Step Team, celebrated …
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Going into their first academic conference, Mollie Corbett and Bethany Yashkus weren’t sure what to expect. Little did they know, they would come out of the experience with not just their first conference under their belts, but also a Platinum Award for Outstanding Student Presentation. Corbett, a junior chemistry major, …
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According to the state Department of Education, Pennsylvania will need thousands of new teachers by the start of the 2025-26 school year. Wilkes University aims to help address this critical shortage with its new accelerated master of arts degree in teaching. “We believe every student deserves access to a high-quality …
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Members of the Wilkes community gathered in the Jean and Paul Adams Commons on Tuesday, Jan. 30 to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through song, speech and dance. Regina Graham, the program director of diversity, equity and inclusion at Geisinger Health Systems, provided the keynote address. Graham reflected on …
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Brahim Hamid Oudjana came to Wilkes from Oman intending to study for one semester and stayed a year. Now in his second year in the United States, he’s participating in the Disney College Program, which brings students to work at Disney World in Orlando, Florida. He credits Wilkes with making …