Gene Chu of Gaithersburg, Maryland, has built a life, a business and an investment portfolio since arriving in the United States from Beijing in 1986. Now he wants to use his stock market success to pay it forward with a $1 million gift, acknowledging the family and the university that …
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Wilkes University Theatre will stage Fun Home, the Pulitzer-Prize nominated musical based on Alison Bechdel’s best-selling graphic novel of the same name, at 8 p.m. on Feb. 22, 23 & 24, and 2 p.m. on Feb. 24 & 25, at the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts. Based …
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According to the state Department of Education, Pennsylvania will need thousands of new teachers by the start of the 2025-26 school year. Wilkes University aims to help address this critical shortage with its new accelerated master of arts degree in teaching. “We believe every student deserves access to a high-quality …
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Brahim Hamid Oudjana came to Wilkes from Oman intending to study for one semester and stayed a year. Now in his second year in the United States, he’s participating in the Disney College Program, which brings students to work at Disney World in Orlando, Florida. He credits Wilkes with making …
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1/5 UPDATE: The Winter Reading Series events on Jan. 6 & 7 have been cancelled because of potential inclement weather. The Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing will host its Winter Reading Series at Wilkes University from Jan. 6 to 11. Held in conjunction with the creative writing program’s …
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As a leader in telecommunications for more than 140 years, AT&T excels at helping people stay connected. Now, with a generous contribution to the Luzerne County SHINE program, the company is helping to bridge the digital divide for SHINE students and their families. The company’s donation of $30,000 and 100 …
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Meetings are a regular part of the routine for Wilkes University administrators, so it wasn’t unusual when President Greg Cant and Mike Wood, special assistant to the president, traveled to Washington, D.C. this fall for a series of meetings with legislators. The trip featured far more than conference room chats, …
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Wilkes University recently welcomed four new members to the Board of Trustees, which oversees and evaluates the University’s operations including fiscal affairs and academic program quality. Ali Qureshi ’96 Ali Qureshi graduated from Wilkes University in 1996 with a bachelor of science degree in environmental engineering. He is the chief …
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Wilkes University’s Division of Performing Arts will present its winter concert series from Dec. 4-10, 2023. The concerts, all free and open to the public, will be held at the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts and St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church. The events include: Chamber Orchestra ConcertMonday, Dec. …
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The Wilkes University English Department will open the Allan Hamilton Dickson Spring Writers Series with author Alison Bechdel at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 27, in the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts. Bechdel is the creator of The Secret to Superhuman Strength, Are You My Mother? A …