Wilkes University’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, sponsored by the Office of Diversity Initiatives and the Multicultural Student Coalition, featured speakers, music and a buffet lunch from Caribbean Paradise. The event honored the late civil rights icon by inspiring the audience to focus on the theme “Imani in Everyday …
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When Wilkes University Theatre stages its production of I Love You Because from Nov. 13-16, the musical will serve as a homecoming celebration of sorts for its director, Sean Patrick Gibbons. Gibbons, visiting assistant professor of theatre, has been a performing arts professional since he was seven years old. After …
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Wilkes University recently celebrated the official opening of the Cohen Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CCEI) with a ribbon cutting and dedication at the Simms Center on Main. Made possible by a $1.5 million gift from the Cohen Family and the Benco Family Foundation, CCEI was designed to support student …
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Jessica Larsen, the Carol and John Cromer Endowed Associate Professor in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Bioengineering at Clemson University, will deliver the Henry and Linda C. Pownall Lecture in Chemistry at Wilkes University at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 22, in Stark Learning Center 105. The lecture, “Leveraging Chemistry …
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Assetou Xango started their journey to Wilkes University in Colorado. Angelique Palmer started hers in the desert of New Mexico. While the student and faculty member’s paths had different first steps, each led to the discovery of a home in the Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing. Xango, a …
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Wilkes University hosted the 22nd annual Norman Mailer Society Conference, “What Would Norman Mailer Say?” from Oct. 9-11. In connection with the conference presentations and discussions, the University dedicated the Mailer Archives in the E.S. Farley Library. Norman Mailer’s creative work spanned novels, newsprint, magazine, stage and screen. He produced …
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The Tony Award-winning comedy Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike runs Oct. 2-5 Wilkes University Theatre opens the 2025-26 season with the conflict and the comedy of family dynamics in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike by Christopher Durang. Under the direction of Jon Liebetrau, associate professor of …
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Wilkes University has announced the following faculty members have been promoted to the rank of full professor: Edward Bednarz III was promoted to professor of mechanical engineering. Bednarz joined Wilkes University in 2013. A Wilkes alumnus with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and physics, Bednarz earned his master’s degree …
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Wilkes University welcomed 14 new faculty members for the fall 2025 semester: The new faculty and their areas of specialization include:David Carey joined the College of Arts and Sciences as an associate professor of computer science in the Department of Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science. He previously served as chair …
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UPDATE: Last week, SHINE of Luzerne County at Wilkes University reached out to the campus community seeking support to capture the People’s Choice Award at the campaign kickoff event for the United Way of Wyoming Valley. SHINE walked away with the award and $5,000 to help local children and their …