Cars lined South River Street as student volunteers, family and friends carried totes, mini refrigerators, picture frames and mirrors into residence halls. The click of doors unlocking as first-year students walked into their new rooms was just the beginning of their college careers. Move-in day was the kick-off to Welcome …
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Wilkes University welcomed 18 new faculty members at the start of the 2018-2019 academic year. New faculty included new tenure-track faculty, as well as visiting professors and faculty of practice. The new faculty and their areas of specialization are: Nelson Archila Anaya is returning to Wilkes for a second year …
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Can you be a star on the stage AND the soccer field? Yes you can! Meet Micaela Oliverio, who double-majored in Wilkes University Theatre and Communication Studies at Wilkes University, was a member of the championship Wilkes Women’s Soccer team, and credits her ability to have done so many things to “the people at Wilkes. They …
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“This week on the Colonel Journal I’m going to show you…” who is Caroline Rickard. Wilkes junior Caroline Rickard combined her textbook knowledge as a communication studies student with hands-on experience to produce one of the University Marketing Communication Department’s most popular social media features. The Orwigsburg, Pa., native is …
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Gabrielle, a biology, neuroscience, and history triple major with minors in psychology and chemistry, still finds the time to travel and throw herself into everything she does. Stay tuned to meet the next incredible student in Wilkes in 60 video series.
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Wilkes is the only private university in the state to be represented on the board Wilkes University President Patrick F. Leahy has been appointed to serve on Pennsylvania’s Tuition Account Program Advisory Board. Leahy is the only president of more than 90 private institutions in the state to be selected …
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The exhibition features a photographic history of American slavery The Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University presents A Stirring Song Heroic: African Americans from Slavery to Freedom, 1619 to 1865 by Philadelphia artist, William Earle Williams. The exhibition takes place from Aug. 21 to Oct. 7. An artist lecture and reception will …
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The Family Business Alliance of Wilkes University and Penn State Worthington Scranton presents Sexual Harassment Awareness: Myths and Reality on Sept. 13. The workshop will cover the ways a firm can create a safe company culture, the ramifications of the #MeToo environment and the impact of social media. The event is free, …
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Wilkes University senior Luke Modrovsky’s life-long love of sports is leading to a career. The communication studies and sports management dual major’s eight years of officiating at sports events has given him the upper-hand. It’s also helped him win an internship with the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA). Modrovsky started …
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The appearance, rescheduled from April, will be held at 2 p.m. in the university’s McHale Athletic Center. Basketball Hall of Fame center, New York Times-bestselling author, and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will deliver the Max Rosenn Lecture in Law and Humanities on Sunday, Sept. 30. The rescheduled appearance …