Wilkes University produced over 2,300 jobs and $250 million in economic impact in 2018 according to a study conducted by the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania (AICUP). The study considered the University’s direct spending on operations, wages and benefits, and capital projects. It also measured the effect …
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Registration has closed for the Wilkes University STEM Discovery Day. Maximum occupancy has been reached for the Nov. 2 event. For more information contact Connie Dombroski, director, Center for Health Sciences and Student Success, at 570-408-4823 or email constance.dombroski@wilkes.edu.
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Things got a little hairy during Clips for Cancer at Wilkes University. To kick-off breast cancer awareness month, The American Medical Student Association (AMSA) student chapter hosted a hair shaving event benefiting the Medical Oncology Associates Prescription Assistance Fund in Kingston, Pa. Students from Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC), AMSA, …
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Wilkes University will hold Earth and Environmental Science Day for high school students on Friday, Oct. 18, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The program gives teachers and students in grades nine through 12 the opportunity to join faculty experts for hands-on, interactive lab activities and presentations on topics including …
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Wilkes University fourth-year student pharmacist Alexis Nicholson was overjoyed when she found out she had been accepted in the national Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) and CVS Health Foundation scholars program. Nicholson is one of just 15 student pharmacists across the nation to be accepted into the program based upon their …
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Wilkes University will go pink this October to support breast cancer awareness month. Across the University, student groups and athletic teams will host a variety of events. Events include: Tues., Oct. 1: Clips for Cancer, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Fenner Quadrangle. The American Medical Student Association (AMSA) student chapter …
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Wilkes University invites students in grades 4 through 8 to explore the fields of biology, mathematics, physics, chemistry, environmental engineering and earth and environmental sciences during STEM Discovery Day. The free event will be held on Saturday, Nov. 2 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Lawrence and Sally …
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Wilkes University is hosting a visit from Sept. 25-28 by senior officials representing IFARHU, the Republic of Panama’s financial aid agency. Through the University’s partnership with IFARHU, 50 Panamanian students are now studying for their undergraduate degrees at Wilkes. The three officials visiting campus this week are Bernardo Meneses, director …
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The lecture will prelude his exhibition “Two Presidents, One Photographer” from Oct. 22 to Dec. 8 at the Sordoni Art Gallery The work of legendary White House photographer Pete Souza will be featured when the Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University presents Two Presidents, One Photographer. As a prelude to …
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News@Wilkes introduces a new feature, Office Visits. Over the course of the year, we’ll be visiting the offices of faculty, staff and students to learn what workspaces reveal about their inhabitants. Even before you enter Wilkes University Interim President Paul Adams’s office on the first floor of Weckesser Hall, there’s …