When Lourdes Navarro decided to attend Wilkes University, she thought she knew exactly what to expect. “I’m going to learn English, make a few friends and come back.” The senior from Chupampa, Panama, learned English and made more than a few friends. During her time at Wilkes, the environmental engineering …
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When Brynn Marlow visited Wilkes University, she fell in love with the campus. She scrapped her plans to attend another school and decided to enroll as a nursing major at Wilkes. Once here, Marlow was a bit homesick for her family in Girardville, Pennsylvania, so she threw herself into campus …
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The Title IX Department and It’s On Us Club will welcome author Sarah Vaughan to campus for a virtual Q&A and discussion of her bestselling novel Anatomy of a Scandal at noon on Thursday, April 24, in the Miller Room on the second floor of the Henry Student Center. Since …
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The Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University will close its season with Family Tree, a show that brings together the work of four sisters to look at a common subject in a variety of unique and beautiful ways. “We have a family reunion in the Sordoni,” says Heather Sincavage, gallery …
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The Luzerne-Wyoming Counties Employment Coalition and the human services agency Step By Step visited the Henry Student Center to honor Wilkes University and campus food service partner Aramark for a job well done. The organizations presented certificates of appreciation to recognize Aramark and Wilkes for promoting employment opportunities for individuals …
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The Board of Trustees of Wilkes University approved the following faculty members for tenure and promotion: Danielle Kieck was promoted to associate professor of pharmacy practice and granted tenure. Kieck joined the faculty at Wilkes University in 2019. She earned her doctor of pharmacy degree from the State University of …
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The University will present the President’s Award and the Chairperson’s Award at the annual celebration. Wilkes University will celebrate its legacy of educating first-generation college students at the 2025 Founders Gala at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 8, at the Westmoreland Club, 59 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre. This year’s event …
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Abas Sabouni, professor and chair of the Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, has been selected to deliver Wilkes University’s 2025 Paul A. O’Hop Final Word Lecture in the Jean and Paul Adams Commons on the second floor of the Henry Student Center at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 7. His presentation, …
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Students face plenty of questions during the college search process. Do you want a big school or a small one? Are you going to commute? What’s your major? While some students feel they have to commit to a major before starting their college journey, that wasn’t the case for Theresa …
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Students from the Nesbitt School of Pharmacy at Wilkes University are serving the community through the Script Your Future Medication Adherence Team Challenge. Their goal: To raise awareness about the importance of taking medications according to directions. Kelly Sklanka, assistant professor of pharmacy practice, offered several reasons behind a lack …