Chemistry major Emily Gruver puts her laboratory skills to work as she helps Dr. Trujillo revamp laboratory experiments. When junior chemistry major Emily Gruver enrolled at Wilkes University, she expected a hands-on and up-to-date education. What she didn’t realize, though, was that she would be able to help provide that…
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Hatwig is the second consecutive Wilkes honoreeof the Tillman Foundation For the second year in a row, the Pat Tillman Foundation has recognized a Wilkes University student among their annual Tillman Scholars. Dana Hatwig, a lieutenant in the United States Navy Nurse Corps, is among 60 scholars in the foundation’s…
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Wilkes University professor of geology Sid Halsor was featured in a Times Leader article this weekend regarding his trip with a group of students to Kilauea volcano in Hawaii. To read more about Halsor’s expertise visit: https://www.timesleader.com/ news/706539/wilkes-prof- students-toured-notorious- hawaiian-volcano.
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The chairman of Benco Dental was the recipient of the President’s Medal at the University’s annual event on June 2 Wilkes University celebrated its legacy of educating first-generation college students at the 2018 Founders Gala on Saturday, June 2 at the Westmoreland Club in Wilkes-Barre. The highlight of the event…
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For Michael Morrison, three paths diverged in the English department at Wilkes University. He took all of them. Like many English majors, Michael Morrison of Dallas, Pa., has Shakespearean skills, and he crafts clever essays. With his triple concentration in literature, writing and digital humanities, he’s also learning how language…
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Wilkes University recognized 16 faculty and staff members with nine awards for excellence in teaching and advising at the 2018 Teacher Recognition and Effectiveness Committee (TREC) Awards Ceremony. The recipients of this year’s awards are: Edward Foote, professor of pharmacy practice and department chair, received the Carpenter Award for Teaching.…
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From the time she was in elementary school, Ashley Wojciechowski knew she wanted to be a doctor. Now the Pre-med Scholar with a part-time job in a local ER is well on her way. Ashley Wojciechowski’s acceptance into Wilkes University’s Pre-medical Scholars Program, which guarantees admission to the Penn State…
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Wilkes University launched more than $3.3 million in campus enhancements during a groundbreaking ceremony on Monday, May 21. The projects, primarily focused on the Fenner Quadrangle and the area around the Henry Student Center, will transform Wilkes into a park-like campus in the heart of the City of Wilkes-Barre. The…
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The nearly 800 degrees awarded on Saturday brings Wilkes University’s 2017-18 total degree conferral to 1,585. Only five other private universities in Pennsylvania with Wilkes’ program mix can boast this figure. Wilkes University awarded 781 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees at its 71st spring commencement ceremonies on May 19. The…
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On April 27, Wilkes University alumnus and professor of psychology Carl Charnetski was honored by S.A.F.E. Inc., with the Angel of Autism Pioneer award. The ceremony took place at River Grille, Wilkes-Barre. S.A.F.E., Inc. is a non-profit organization supporting families affected by Autism Spectrum Disorders. They provide members, families, caretakers…