Orientation for first-year students at Wilkes introduces them to the University with an event that provides opportunities to make new friends, map students’ academic futures and engage in hands-on activities. New students typically enjoy an overnight stay on campus during orientation. That was before the COVID-19 pandemic. The solution for …
-
-
Wilkes President Greg Cant discussed his plans for moving the University forward in an interview with Larry Vojtko on public radio affiliate WVIA’s Keystone Edition. Watch the interview here.
-
Wilkes University senior Justin Newcomer of Newfoundland, Pa., has received a 2020 Student Veteran Leadership Award from G.I. Jobs magazine. Newcomer, an electrical engineering major, is one of 48 student veterans nationally receiving the award. He will be featured in the publication’s August issue. The award recognizes student veterans who have demonstrated a …
-
Wilkes University and Lehigh Carbon Community College have entered into a new articulation agreement that will help LCCC graduates transfer to Wilkes to complete their bachelor’s degrees. Under the new agreement, students who earn an associate degree in early childhood education from LCCC can seamlessly transfer into the Wilkes bachelor’s …
-
Wilkes Ranked 14th Overall Among Selective Private Four-Year Colleges Wilkes University has been recognized by the Brookings Institution for helping students to be able to improve their economic standing and income after graduation. In the study, “Opportunity Engines: Middle-Class Mobility in Higher Education,” Wilkes was ranked 14th overall among all colleges and …
-
Alumna Alyssa Mursch ’17, now a third-year law student at Duquesne University, talked with Kyle Kreider, associate professor of political science and pre-law program advisor, about her path to studying law. Her journey started with an internship and taking a year off after graduating from Wilkes with a degree in …
-
Wilkes University President Greg Cant started work on May 26 with little fanfare. Since then, remote work arrangements due to the pandemic have meant that many in the University community will have to wait until August to begin getting to know the University’s seventh president. Anxious to look beyond his …
-
In response to recent acts of racial violence against George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Rayshard Brooks, Ahmaud Arbery and others, Wilkes University has established the Racial Justice and Inclusion Fund. The fund was created to promote awareness of social justice, equity and diversity on campus through lectures, events, trainings and workshops. …
-
Wilkes senior Dylan Womelsdorf describes himself as a frequent traveler. He has visited the United Kingdom, Italy, Greece, Peru and the Dominican Republic. When it came time to do an internship, the business management major was enthusiastic when he learned he could intern with a company in his favorite country …
-
Wilkes University’s Nesbitt School of Pharmacy will provide high school juniors and seniors with a prescription for a successful career during this summer’s virtual Discover Pharmacy camp. The two-day camp runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 18, and Wednesday, Aug. 19. The fee is $40 per …