The James Jones First Novel Fellowship awarded first place and $10,000 to Catherine Carberry, Woodstock, New York, for her novel, Bitter Tropic. Her work was selected from 637 submissions to the competition co-sponsored by the Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing at Wilkes University and the James Jones Literary …
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The Wilkes University community took steps together to spread awareness about alcohol and drug use. With National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week running from Oct. 15-21, our staff, students and faculty joined to promote responsibility and healthy choices regarding alcohol. Representatives of Northeast Highway Safety and Wyoming Valley Drug and Alcohol …
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After earning a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering in his native India, Tejinder Singh still felt career opportunities were limited. It led him to enroll in the master’s degree program in engineering management at Wilkes. “I struggled because there is so much unemployment in India,” explains Singh, whose home is …
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As a child, Melissa Carestia displayed her passion for art through drawing, coloring and taking photos with disposable cameras. Through school and a career that included non-profit development and college marketing, Carestia realized she didn’t want to make art for a living, but wanted to help others make art. Now …
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Wilkes University will go pink this October. Students, faculty and staff will take the month to support those who have been diagnosed with breast cancer, educate others about the importance of self-exams, and fundraise to support further research. Across campus, student groups and athletic teams have planned a variety of …
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This summer, students from Wilkes University’s Bonner Leaders program packed their bags to travel to the Summer Leadership Institute (SLI) conference and the Breakaway conference held at Montclair State University in Montclair, New Jersey. Emily Blaine and Ada Soriano, Bonner Foundation liaisons, attended the SLI Conference alongside Brenda Arias, Bonner …
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Wilkes University Theatre opens the doors to supernatural hijinks and hilarity with its production of Blithe Spirit at 8 p.m. on Oct. 5, 6 and 7, and 2 p.m. on Oct. 7 and 8, at the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts. The Noel Coward comedy offers an …
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Ann Valentine, professor and chair of the chemistry department at Temple University, will deliver the 2023 Henry J. and Linda C. Pownall Lecture in Chemistry at Wilkes University at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 18, in Stark Learning Center 105. The lecture, “Exploring a Role for Titanium in Biochemistry,” is …
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Wilkes University is once again ranked among national universities in U.S. News and World Report’s Best Colleges ranking of American colleges and universities. Wilkes stands at 269 among 435 national universities in the 2024 report. This is the 20th consecutive year Wilkes has been recognized by U.S. News and World …
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Robert Eskra joined the Wilkes University staff in June of 2023, tasked with building our new esports program and guiding students to compete in Overwatch, League of Legends, Rocket League and Super Smash Bros. Before beginning his quest at Wilkes, Eskra worked as an attorney, then an assistant professor at …