Debra Taylor of Forty Fort, Pa., received the 2019 Outstanding Adult Learner Award for Wilkes University not just because her path to a degree was different, but because it was marked by hard work, dedication and determination. The award is presented by the Luzerne County Council on Adult Higher Education. …
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Wilkes University student pharmacist Dylan Fox was named a top ten finalist for the 2019 National Patient Counseling Competition. This is the second year Fox was a finalist. He was recognized at the American Pharmacists Association Annual Meeting held March 22 to 25 in Seattle, Wash. Fox, a Denver, Pa.,…
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Dan King, advocacy journalist for Young Voices and digital coordinator at In Pursuit Of, LLC will be the keynote speaker at Wilkes University’s 19th annual Tom Bigler Journalism Conference. The conference will be held on Friday, April 26 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Tom Bigler Journalism conference invites…
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Wilkes University’s Generation Rx and the Luzerne County Medical Society, in partnership with the Luzerne County District Attorney and Sheriff offices, are hosting a local event on National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Area residents are encouraged to safely dispose of unused or expired medications from 10 a.m. to 2…
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Professor of biology William Terzaghi and wife Vivien enjoy bringing their certified therapy Samoyeds Zoki and Zava to visit students in Terzaghi’s labs as well as to the Women Empowered by Science program. Though very smart, Terzaghi explains that these two pups have a knack of being naughty from time…
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The Wilkes University Chorus and Chamber Singers will present the program entitled Journeys on April 26 at 3 p.m. The concert will be heldat St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Wilkes-Barre. The Wilkes University Choral Ensembles are directed by Steven Thomas, director of choral activities and chair of the division of performing…
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Wilkes University sophomore biology major Madison Ensley made headlines as a two-sport athlete for the Colonels. But it wasn’t just because she’s played in 12 games this spring for Wilkes softball, hitting .375, in addition to playing field hockey in the fall. Ensley is legally deaf. But with the support…
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Wilkes University Passan School of Nursing formally inducted students into the nursing program on April 7 during a ceremony, held in the Arnaud C. Marts Center. Sixty-five students were officially welcomed into the program and received their lab coats and signed the nursing pledge. The students inducted into the program…
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The team from Pottsville Area High School beat out nine other schools during the Engineering Olympics at Wilkes University on April 12. The event, sponsored by the Wilkes University Chapter of IEEE, awarded the winning team $10,000 in scholarships to attend Wilkes. The event was held in the Arnaud C.…
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EDITOR’S NOTE: News@Wilkes is re-sharing this story about Bryan Stevenson, who delivered the 2019 Max Rosenn Lecture in Law and Humanities. Stevenson, the founder of the Equal Justice initiative, shared a powerful and important message about the narrative around race in the United States and about the need for criminal…