PharmD Grad Sarah Markovich Is on Top of the World While fellow Wilkes Class of 2024 students finished their last semester studying for finals, attending celebrations and preparing to walk across the graduation stage, pharmacy student Sarah Markovich was almost half a world away — in Alaska. “I found out …
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Trading the Basketball Court for a Court of Law As a basketball player in high school, Lehigh-Valley native Zachary Gula looked forward to attending Wilkes University after meeting with its men’s basketball coaching staff. “My grandparents are from the Wilkes-Barre area, and I liked the whole small-school feel of Wilkes …
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Julie Bean, a student in the Wilkes EdD program, was named the Menaul School’s first woman president and head of school in its 128-year history. “We are incredibly proud of Julie and her appointment as the first woman president and head of school at Menaul,” said Karim Medico, associate professor …
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Barbara J. Taylor ’15 of Scranton, Pennsylvania, taught English in the Pocono Mountain School District for more than 30 years. During a sabbatical, she went to Tennessee and enrolled in classes at Memphis University. When Taylor learned she’d have to write a short story as the final project for her …
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Are you a soon-to-be college graduate who loves to travel? Do you love to experience new things, meet new people and immerse yourself in new cultures? If this sounds like you, you may be a great candidate for the Fulbright Program. Sponsored by the U.S. government, the Fulbright Program facilitates …
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Some students at Wilkes flipped the traditional career fair dynamic on Tuesday, April 30, at the Sidhu School of Business and Leadership’s Reverse Career Fair, held in the Jean and Paul Adams Commons. While a traditional career fair involves students approaching employers to learn about what job opportunities each company …
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Wilkes University and Widener University Commonwealth Law School in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, have entered into an agreement to create an accelerated program that will allow highly qualified and motivated students to complete both their bachelor’s degree and their juris doctorate in six years. This 3+3 program gives students who are committed …
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Join Wilkes University for an appearance by NEPA native Kate Flannery, the author of the memoir Strip Tees, at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 30, in the Sordoni Art Gallery. Kate Flannery’s first word as a baby was “book.” She spent her teen years creating a ’zine and earned a …
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Sean Kelly, professor of English, has been sharing his insights on 19th century American literature, African American literature, literary theory and composition with Wilkes students since he arrived on campus in 2008. This academic year, he added two new roles to his resume. Kelly serves as director of the Writing …
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Thomas Baldino, professor emeritus of political science, taught at Wilkes for 28 years. Though he retired from the classroom in 2019, he’s still sharing his expertise. Over the past few years, Baldino and co-author Paula Holoviak, professor of philosophy and government at Kutztown University, have been working on a book …