In its new series, News@Wilkes is highlighting the journeys of first-year students. Meet Phil Erickson Major: Finance Hometown: Eau Claire, Wisc. Activities: Forward on the Men’s Ice Hockey Favorite class: “The Historical Foundations of the Modern Worldwith Mr. Thomas J. Thomas (dean of University College). Why did you choose Wilkes? …
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In preparation for the six-part dramatization of PBS Masterpiece, Les Miserables, WVIA will host a panel discussion with special guests including Wilkes University’s assistant professor of history Jonathan Kuiken as they set the historical and literary context of the production. The event will be held April 7 from 3-6 p.m. …
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The 13th annual American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Car Show at Wilkes University will be held on Sunday, April 7, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will be held in the parking lot behind the Henry Student Center, 84 W. South St., Wilkes-Barre. The show is free …
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The Wilkes University Nesbitt School of Pharmacy will host a second annual opioid epidemic awareness walk on Thursday, April 4 from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Participants will walk from the Wilkes campus to Kirby Park and back to raise awareness for the opioid epidemic. The event begins in the Fenner …
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The Third Annual Wilkes University Scholarship Symposium celebrates the outstanding faculty research and scholarship taking place throughout Wilkes University’s spectrum of disciplines. The event takes place Monday, April 1 through Thursday, April 4, from 4 to 7:30 p.m. each day and includes numerous research, performance and poster presentations. The event is free and open …
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Students met with companies to explore career opportunities and internships at the Spring Career and Internship Fair on March 28 sponsored by the Center for Career Development and Internships.
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Wilkes University and Lackawanna College have entered into a new articulation agreement that will help Lackawanna graduates transfer to Wilkes to complete their bachelor’s degree. Under the new agreement, students who earn an associate degree in early childhood education from Lackawanna can transfer into the Wilkes bachelor’s degree in elementary …
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Acclaimed novelist, essayist and short story writer NoViolet Bulawayo will read from her work on April 17 as part of the Allan Hamilton Dickson Fund Spring Writers Series at Wilkes University. The reading, hosted by the Wilkes English Department, will be at 7 p.m. in the Salon of Kirby Hall, …
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The Wilkes University Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences Department received a software donation from Petroleum Experts, Inc. (PETEX). The donation includes 10 educational user licenses of its MOVE suite, which PETEX values at $2.18 million. With the software donation, students will get first-hand experience in analyzing and modeling three dimensional …
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The exhibition features the transition of imagery from 250 years of Japanese woodcut. The Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University presents Ukiyo-e to Shin Hanga: Japanese Woodcuts from the Syracuse University Art Collection from April 2 through May 18. The exhibition is curated by Andrew Saluti, assistant professor and program …