Hannah Griffiths of Mountain Top, Pa., received the 2020 Outstanding Adult Learner Award for Wilkes University. The award is presented by the Luzerne County Council on Adult Higher Education. Griffiths began her college career at Wilkes in 2015. Midway through her junior year, she received a devastating diagnosis: she was …
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The Family Business Alliance of Wilkes University and Penn State Worthington Scranton is offering a new program to help support family and closely held businesses impacted by the pandemic. The Family Business Support Initiative was created to build a network of family business owners who will meet in peer groups to offer support and share their …
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The Center for Global Education and Diversity at Wilkes University recently presented its 2020 multicultural awards. The awards recognize students, faculty and staff who have supported and improved the diversity climate on campus, increased international awareness and promote cross-cultural awareness. The following students, faculty and staff received awards: Global Scholar …
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Cancer research with Dr. Gutierrez gave Deep Patel hands-on lab experience as a freshman. As a sophomore he was already teaching younger students while he prepared for the MCAT. When biology major Deep Patel first started doing research work under Dr. Linda S. Gutierrez as a freshman, the seniors in …
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It may feel like COVID-19 already has been with us for a long time, but Wilkes alumni Ruth McDermott-Levy ’82 and Chris Wolverton ’82 have a different perspective. The two health experts say this is a new disease and it’s still evolving. That was one of the messages that the …
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Nesbitt School of Pharmacy Continues to Match Graduates and Alumni at Rate Above National Average Wilkes University’s Nesbitt School of Pharmacy continues to match student pharmacists seeking post-graduate residency training at a rate above the national average – with a match rate 11 percentage points higher than the national average …
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Although the face-to-face commencement ceremony scheduled for May 16 has been postponed until September, Wilkes University students in the Class of 2020 are still officially graduating this weekend. And there is a lot to celebrate about these wonderful students – both undergraduate and graduate — who persevered to complete their …
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Lacey Bradshaw Hometown: Needmore, Pa. Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics minor Activities and Achievements: Bradshaw worked as a Wilkes Admissions Ambassador, providing tours for prospective students. She also provided learning support for electrical engineering students working for the Academic Support Services Office. Most recently, she was a teaching assistant for electrical …
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Harrison Ferro of Berwick, Pa., a student in Wilkes University’s Nesbitt School of Pharmacy, is the recipient of a United States Public Health Service Excellence in Public Health Pharmacy Award. Ferro received an additional recognition for being among the top ten students nationally who received the award, which was given …
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Meghan Eller Hometown: Bethlehem, Pa. Bachelor of Science, Biology, Neuroscience, and Psychology Activities and Achievements: A dean’s list student, Eller was a teaching assistant in biology. During her time at Wilkes, she also was a research assistant to biology Professor Mike Steele and to Assistant Professor of Tyisha Williams. She presented her …