Photography celebrating the Rust Belt region is the focus of Rust Belt Biennial at the Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University from Aug. 27 to Oct. 6. The land, people and history of the Rust Belt inspired Niko J. Kallianiotis, contributing photographer for The New York Times and photography instructor …
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Wilkes University fourth-year student pharmacist Alexis Nicholson of Breinigsville, Pa., was 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 research proposal. Mentored by Nicole …
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Julianna Evans of Jim Thorpe, Pa., was awarded The Jennifer Diskin scholarship on June 21, 2019. The Jennifer Diskin scholarship is awarded to a student with demonstrated need and talent and a commitment to studying poetry. It is given in honor of alumna Jennifer Diskin who passed away after a …
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Have a question about campus happenings? Need advice on commuting to college? Wilkes University junior Alyssa DuBose has you covered as the weekly host of the Colonel Journal. As a marketing intern with Wilkes’ marketing communications office, the Tannersville, Pa., native combines her classroom experience as a marketing major with …
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Wilkes University’s Nesbitt School of Pharmacy is providing high school juniors and seniors with a prescription for a successful career during the Discover Pharmacy Day Camp. The two-day camp began Aug. 13 concludes Aug.14. High school students have completed hands-on activities with current pharmacy students, faculty, deans and working pharmacists …
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What’s it like working in a pharmaceutical science research lab? News@Wilkes shadowed Ajay Bommareddy, associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences, and his team of students for a new feature called “In the Lab.” Inside the pharmaceutical sciences suite, Ajay Bommareddy debriefs his team of student researchers about the progress they’ve made …
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Teachers become students during the residency for Wilkes University’s Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) program happening from Aug 6 to 9. The low-residency program prepares educators for advancement in a teaching, administrative or leadership roles. A combination of theory and research provides the framework for scholarship, innovation and strategic organizational transformation. …
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Jeff Talarigo comes to the Wilkes campus just twice a year – but he’s still a part of the University community year-round as a faculty member in the Maslow Family Graduate Creative Writing Program. The program follows a low-residency format that brings students and faculty to campus twice a year …
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Wilkes University awarded the Norris Church Mailer Scholarship to creative writing student Sara Pisak of Sugarloaf, Pa. Pisak completed her master of arts in creative writing and is pursuing her master of fine arts in the Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing. The scholarship was awarded on June 21 …
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Wilkes University junior Joshua Eckman’s summer internship has been a rollercoaster ride full of twists, turns and dragons. You read that right. The business management major from Lehighton, Pa., scored a three-month internship with Busch Gardens Williamsburg. “I found out about my internship while searching for places to complete a …