Creating a future as a multidisciplinary professional is what Madelyn “Maddy” Rex, graduating senior from Bath, Pennsylvania, does best. With majors in English and secondary education, as well as minors in theater arts and women’s and gender studies, Rex believes that you don’t need to choose just one path to …
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When Celia Rossini BSN ’22 earned her first bachelor’s degree in 2017 with a major in biobehavioral health, she already knew she wanted to go back to school to become a nurse. But she hesitated. “I couldn’t face the thought of another three years of school and accumulating more debt. …
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Kahlasia Carter knew she wanted to be part of a nursing program that could match her energy and drive. “I wanted to be part of a program that would challenge me, support my growth and prepare me to become a confident and skilled nurse,” says Carter. “I chose Wilkes University …
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The key to cleaning up plastics in the Susquehanna and other American rivers could come in the form of something as ephemeral as a bubble. Members of the Wilkes community learned about that when the Cohen Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation hosted a three-day visit from April 13-15 with representatives …
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From internships to research projects, civil engineering and environmental engineering students at Wilkes University are turning real-world experience into job offers before they even receive their diplomas. Fieldwork is a core part of the academic journey for engineering students at Wilkes. “The whole idea is it gives you a chance …
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Wilkes University has announced a comprehensive lineup of summer 2026 programming, including academic camps, non-credit classes for adult enrichment, athletic clinics, arts and culture experiences and more. “Summer at Wilkes is about more than a break from the school year — it’s an invitation for our entire community to learn, …
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When senior Amelia Lawrence first volunteered to join assistant professor Micayla Lacey’s lab, she didn’t realize research was an integral part of study in the Wilkes Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences. “I didn’t even think it was an opportunity that undergraduate students had, so I had no expectations,” Lawrence …
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Wilkes University announced that it has earned the 2026-2027 Military Friendly® Schools designation. Wilkes was recognized with silver distinction, which is for institutions offering exceptional military and veteran programs that scored above 21% in the survey and have three or more qualifying benchmarks. Wilkes is in the category for private …
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Philip Ehrhorn, the co-founder and chief technology officer of The Great Bubble Barrier, will deliver a lecture at Wilkes University on Tuesday, April 14 at 7:00 p.m. in the Sordoni Art Gallery, 141 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. This event is free and open to the public. In his presentation, …
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Alan K. Stout, executive director of Visit Luzerne County, will be the keynote speaker at Wilkes University’s 25th annual Tom Bigler Journalism & Media Conference. The conference will be held on Friday, April 10, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Tom Bigler Journalism & Media Conference invites local high …