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It’s been a full circle experience for Wilkes University sophomore Holly Jones who has gone from camper to coordinator of the Women Empowered By Science summer camp, also known as WEBS. WEBS gives campers the opportunity to investigate many areas of science through hands-on laboratories and activities. “I first heard of WEBS…

SHINE of Luzerne County at Wilkes University has announced that it will open two new centers for its after-school program in September 2019. The after-school centers will be at Kistler Elementary School in the Wilkes-Barre Area School District and the Pittston Intermediate Center in the Pittston Area School District. The…

Lyn Godley is obsessed with light. That obsession has been what has driven her career as a self-described hybrid artist/designer who works with light. Godley talked about her obsession and the work that it has spawned in a lecture on July 15 at Wilkes University’s Sordoni Art Gallery. Godley’s work…

Wilkes University’s Nesbitt School of Pharmacy will provide high school juniors and seniors with a prescription for a successful career during the Discover Pharmacy Day Camp this summer. The two-day camp begins Aug. 13 at 8:30 a.m. and concludes Aug.14 at 5 p.m. Overnight accommodations are not available. The fee…

As the second orientation session for first-year students draws near, the newest class of Colonels will begin their college adventure. First-year student orientation begins on Sunday, July 14 and concludes in the afternoon of July 15. Though orientation is full of exciting firsts for Wilkes University incoming students, it also…

Whether it’s helping out jungle cats in need in North Carolina or right here on campus, Wilkes University senior Caitlin Klinger is dedicated to supporting her community any way she can. “I came to Wilkes as an early childhood education major with a concentration in special education and I always…

International Women in Engineering Day is celebrated on June 23. This global awareness campaign, coordinated by the Women’s Engineering Society(WES), aims to increase the profile of women in engineering worldwide and focus attention on the amazing career opportunities available to girls in engineering and related industries.  In honor of the event,…

Wilkes University senior Abdul Almeky guides first-year students as they begin their Wilkes journey as the e-mentor student coordinator for student orientation. The neuroscience and biology major explains that helping others is what he feels most compelled to do. “I saw the mentor role as that and being hands on,”…

Wilkes University President Patrick F. Leahy was honored with the President’s Achievement Award by the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce. Leahy was recognized during the Chamber’s 2019 EPIC Awards. The EPIC Awards, which stands for Extraordinary People Inspiring Community,took place on Tuesday, June 11 at Wyoming Seminary’s Kirby Center for Creative…