Following a summer of maintenance and a quick change to the season opener, the Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University will host a new exhibit and a heightened commitment to community engagement. After going dark this summer for planned maintenance, the Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University planned to open …
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Wilkes University kicked off the 2025-26 academic year with Welcome Weekend, Aug. 21 to 24. The weekend of events was a prelude to the start of classes on Monday, Aug. 25. Welcome Weekend Move-in for first-year and transfer students started at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 21. Returning students moved …
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When Josh Dombrowski started his college search, he knew about Wilkes University’s small class sizes and personal connections between faculty and students. He liked the fact that Wilkes was only about an hour drive from his hometown of Shamokin, Pennsylvania. Then a visit to campus sealed the deal. “I fell …
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Wilkes University recently recognized 11 faculty and staff members at the 2025 Teacher Recognition and Effectiveness Committee (TREC) Awards Ceremony. The recipients of this year’s awards are: Megan Youmans, 2025 Carpenter Award RecipientMegan Youmans, associate professor of chemistry, received the Carpenter Award. The award, considered Wilkes University’s highest honor for …
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When Minnie Nguyen, a senior from Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, came to Wilkes, she thought a pharmacy major was the path to her future. After experimenting with plants, birds and bacteria, she discovered a love for lab work and a major in biology. Before she changed her major, Nguyen served as …
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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 …