Wilkes University pharmacy graduate Trina Patel of Mechanicsburg, Pa., was recently awarded the 2016 Outstanding Pharmacy Student Award from the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association. The Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association is a professional membership organization of more than 2,300 pharmacists and pharmacy students across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It promotes the profession through advocacy, education,…
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Wilkes University third-year pharmacy student Sarah Fillman, of Limerick, Pa., was the recipient of a United States Public Health Service Excellence in Public Health Pharmacy Award. Fillman was recognized for her work during a summer internship at Geisinger Health System, where she piloted a program to establish public awareness efforts…
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A $1.65 million bequest to Wilkes University from the estate of Wilkes-Barre native George W. Bierly will be used to create fellowships for students that will expand learning opportunities outside the classroom. The Bierly Fellowship at Wilkes University will support unique experiential learning opportunities for undergraduates. The award will help…
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Wilkes University’s Air Force ROTC Detachment 752 honors the memory of one of its own when it dedicates the Maj. Candice Adams Ismirle Leadership Lounge on Saturday, April 30. The lounge will be dedicated in a 4:30 p.m. ceremony in the University Center on Main, 169 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre.…
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Wilkes University doctor of education student Mona Nashman-Smith will receive the prestigious Medal of the British Empire on May 6 in London. The medal is presented by Queen Elizabeth in recognition of meritorious civil service. Nashman-Smith was nominated for her years of service as chief executive officer and chief superintendent of…
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Wilkes University has signed an agreement with the Maricopa County Community Colleges in Arizona, the largest community college system in the United States. President Patrick F. Leahy and Maria Harper-Marinick, interim chancellor of the Maricopa County Community Colleges, signed the agreement at an April 1 meeting in Tempe, Ariz., pledging…
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Wilkes University Founders Gala 2016 Set For June 4 Clayton and Theresa Karambelas of Kingston To Receive President’s Medal Wilkes University celebrates its heritage of educating first-generation college students when it holds Founders Gala 2016 on Saturday, June 4. Proceeds from the annual event support the First Generation Scholarship Fund,…
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Wilkes University will dedicate its new Veterans Center of Excellence with an 11:30 a.m. ceremony and open house on March 17. The new center on the lower level of Conyngham Hall offers a gathering place and one-stop access to a variety of services for veterans attending Wilkes. The ceremony will…
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Wilkes University communication studies students will hear stories from the front lines of politics during this year’s raucus presidential primary season when one of Face The Nation’s directors, Brian Nalesnik, visits on Thursday, March 17. Nalesnik, a 1990 Wilkes graduate, will visit with communication studies students in Professor Jane Elmes-Crahall’s “Controlling Spin”…
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Wilkes University freshman Christine Walsh applied to be a resident assistant – and became a bit of an Internet sensation in the process. As part of her application, Walsh, a Lebanon Township, N.J., native, created a video to the tune of the Grammy Award-winning “Uptown Funk.” It has garnered more…