The Board of Trustees of Wilkes University has approved the following faculty members for tenure and promotion: Vicki Jones EdD ’19 was granted tenure and promoted to associate professor of graduate education. Jones joined Wilkes as an assistant professor in 2018. She holds a doctorate in education, specializing in curriculum …
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Wilkes University’s Division of Performing Arts is excited to present its spring concert series from April 26-29, 2026, at the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts and First Presbyterian Church. The concerts, which showcase vocal, orchestral and band performances, are free and open to the public. Audiences can …
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The Winter 2025/Spring 2026 issue of Wilkes magazine weaves together Wilkes University’s accomplishments, student and alumni success stories, innovative programs, giving back, milestones and more, demonstrating how the University is actively turning vision into reality. In this edition, learn more about:
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The Wilkes University English Department will conclude the 2026 Allan Hamilton Dickson Spring Writers Series with final guest artist Lauren Klein, PhD, at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 14, in the Kirby Hall Salon, 202 South River Street, Wilkes-Barre. Klein will read from her works, followed by a question-and-answer session. The …
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The Wilkes University English Department will host the Allan Hamilton Dickson Spring Writers Series with second guest artist Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25, in the Sordoni Art Gallery, 141 S. Main Street, Wilkes-Barre. Adjei-Brenyah, an internationally-renowned fiction author, was raised in Spring Valley, New York, …
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Wilkes Professor & Students Publish Research on How E. coli Precipitates Calcium Carbonate and Its Positive Implications on Environment E. coli gets a bad rap. Associated more often in the public consciousness with illness and food recalls than with anything beneficial, E. coli (Escherichia coli) is actually much more complicated …
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Sidhu Shares the Importance of Purpose & Resiliency in Leadership with the College of Business & Engineering Students On a recent visit to campus, Jay S. Sidhu MBA ‘73 passionately peered into the crowd of eager undergraduates, challenging them with a question, “What is one thing you would like to …
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Wilkes University is pleased to announce that the Office of Academic Success’s Peer Tutor program has been awarded certification as a Level 1 certified tutor training program by the internationally recognized College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA). For more than 30 years, CRLA has been a leader in learning assistance, …
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The Wilkes University English Department will open the Allan Hamilton Dickson Spring Writers Series with guest artist Brionne Janae at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 25, in the Kirby Hall Salon, 202 South River Street, Wilkes-Barre. Janae will perform a reading of their poems, followed by a question-and-answer session. The …
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The Wilkes University English Department will proudly host its annual Allan Hamilton Dickson Spring Writers Series. The series features writers and scholars from across all genres and backgrounds, as they come to campus to present readings from their works and participate in question-and-answer sessions with the audience. The series opens …