The $4 Million State-Of-The-Art Facility Will Be Home To The Award-Winning Communication Studies Program Wilkes University’s newest facility, the Karambelas Media and Communication Center, officially opened with a dedication ceremony on Aug. 31. The $4 million, 14,000-square-foot center will house the communication studies program, consolidating all scholarship and activities into one …
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Scott Stolte, Pharm.D., has joined Wilkes University as dean of the Nesbitt School of Pharmacy. With his leadership, the school will continue to grow and strengthen its national reputation as a leader in education, research, and pharmacy practice. In announcing his appointment, Anne Skleder, Wilkes University provost and senior vice …
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The Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing at Wilkes University is hosting non-credit creative writing community workshops this fall. All workshops are open to adults and will be held on the Wilkes campus. A highlight of the fall workshops will be a master class on writing young adult and …
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Jennifer Malinowski, Pharm.D., a faculty member and an assistant dean in the Nesbitt School of Pharmacy at Wilkes University, has won the 2017 Innovations in Teaching Competition sponsored by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. Malinowski, who is an associate professor of pharmacy practice in the Nesbitt School, who was recognized …
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Wilkes University Kirby Scholars Taylor Baker ’17 of Dallas, Pa., and Michelle Lehman of Mountain Top, Pa., can now officially add “international conference presenter” to their resumes. These two Wilkes University students took their first trip abroad to Dublin, Ireland in June. The women participated in the international University–Industry Interaction Conference and …
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Rodney Ridley Sr., Wilkes University executive director and professor of the Allan P. Kirby Center, presented and moderated three panels at the international University-Industry Interaction Conference in Dublin, Ireland. He moderated the panel “Learning “Learning From Entrepreneurial Failure: The RESTART Project” and was part of the panels on “Best Practices in Small …
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Robin Chard, Ph.D., RN, CNOR, has been named coordinator of the doctoral program in Wilkes University’s Passan School of Nursing. The online program, launching in the fall 2017 semester, is the University’s first program leading to the doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.) degree. Prior to joining Wilkes, Chard was a professor …
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The Borzell family has presented Wilkes University with a check for $12,000 and awarded $6,800 in scholarships to four Wyoming Area High School graduates. The gifts are proceeds from the 2016 John Anthony “Beno” Borzell Golf Tournament. The event, now in its sixth year, has raised $85, 700 to date …
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Wilkes Receives $1.9 Million Grant From the U.S. Dept. of Education The Upward Bound program at Wilkes University is celebrating 50 years of helping Luzerne County high school students achieve academic success. A $1.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education – the largest in the program’s history at …
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University Dedicates the Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing Wilkes University has received significant financial support to benefit its graduate creative writing program. Given by local businessman and philanthropist Richard Maslow, of Dallas, Pa., and Naples, Fla., the gift will be used to enhance the creative writing program through …