Building Blocks Learning Center is set to open their new South Main Street Early Learning Academy this fall. Wilkes University has announced the next phase of the development of 116 South Main Street. Building Blocks Learning Center will open their new South Main Street Early Learning Academy on the first…
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The Borzell family has presented Wilkes University with a check for $10,000 and awarded an additional $21,417 in scholarships to 13 Wyoming Area High School graduates. The gifts are proceeds from the 2022 John Anthony “Beno” Borzell Golf Tournament. The event, now in its 11th year, has raised $215,000 to…
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Wilkes University has announced the following faculty members who have been promoted and awarded tenure: Carole Baddour was promoted to associate professor of mechanical engineering and granted tenure. A native of Canada, Baddour joined Wilkes in 2017 after teaching at Collégial international Sainte-Anne, a private college in Montréal, Québec. In…
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Prahlad Murthy, professor of civil and environmental engineering at Wilkes University, was recognized with the Partner of the Year Award in the Higher Education Category by The Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School (PA Cyber) Polytechnic Academy. He was one of 15 award recipients at the inaugural Poly Awards. The award ceremonies,…
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Footage and portions of the below text are from the Newswatch 16 report in June 2023: The words “Trump” and “indictment” are taking over headlines across the country, as former President Trump is facing 37 felony counts after officials allegedly found boxes of sensitive documents from the White House, in…
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Wilkes University has selected Jonathan D. Ference as the dean of the Nesbitt School of Pharmacy. Ference, a 2003 graduate of the Nesbitt School, previously served as associate provost for student success at Wilkes. He began his new role on June 1. In his 15 professional years at Wilkes, Ference…
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Wilkes University has selected Jared Menghini as the next vice president of enrollment management. In this role, Menghini leads the university’s recruitment strategy and oversees undergraduate and graduate admissions offices, enrollment services and financial aid. Menghini joined Wilkes in 2021 as executive director of student financial services. In this role,…
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Wilkes University joined more than 3.4 million college students and staff across the country in a competition to reduce the campus waste footprint. Wilkes took second place nationally in the Per Capita Recycling Category. Loyola Marymount in California placed first in the medium-sized campus category in which Wilkes was included.…
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Identical twins Dante and Nick Gazzola, 21, clearly have a lot in common. But where they went to college almost wasn’t one of them. “We kind of decided before we started looking for colleges that we could go our own way if needed. There wasn’t any pressure to select the…
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Wilkes University awarded more than 650 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees at its 76th spring commencement ceremonies on May 20. The ceremony for graduate students receiving doctoral and master’s degrees was held at 10 a.m., while the ceremony for undergraduates receiving bachelor’s degrees was held at 3 p.m. Both ceremonies…