A new study published in the peer-reviewed journal The Public Library of Science says that streams in the Marcellus shale region of Pennsylvania, New York and West Virginia are at an intermediate risk due to unconventional oil and gas (UOG) development. The study, “Stream Vulnerability to Widespread and Emergent Stressors: A Focus …
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Wilkes University communication studies students will meet a Tanzanian orphan they have sponsored for the last four years when he visits campus from Oct. 6-20. Kihinga George, 21, will arrive in the United States for the 15-day visit sponsored by Linda Winkler, Wilkes University professor of anthropology and sociology, and …
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Completion of $1.7 Million Project Opens New Era On Campus Wilkes University formally dedicated its new $1.7 million Gateway – which joins the heart of campus with South Main Street — in a ceremony that kicked off its annual Homecoming weekend on Oct. 2. The dedication, attended by faculty, staff, …
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Wilkes University has announced plans to relocate the Sordoni Art Gallery to South Main Street and bring national and internationally known art exhibits to downtown Wilkes-Barre. Beginning in fall 2016, the gallery will move to 141 South Main St. with an entrance on the new Campus Gateway. The move is …
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Evene Estwick, associate professor of communication studies at Wilkes University, was one of 18 fellows at the 2015 Scripps Howard Academic Leadership Academy. The academy is held annually at Louisiana State University’s Manship School of Mass Communication. The competitive, expenses-paid program is designed for new chairs, deans and directors, and …
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Faculty help nursing student Sarah Wasley balance challenging, hands-on academics with women’s soccer. It’s never easy balancing athletics and academics. Lucky for Sarah Wasley, a senior nursing major and midfielder on Wilkes’ women’s soccer team, she has the support of her faculty every step of the way. “Every professor I’ve …
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Wilkes University opens its 83rd academic year by welcoming the largest undergraduate student body in the institution’s history. When classes start on Aug. 31, an estimated 2,400 full- and part-time undergraduate students will be taking classes. Move-in day for first-year students will be on Friday, Aug. 28 beginning at 6 …
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Stories in the Citizens’ Voice and Times Leader highlighted ground breaking research being done by Wilkes University faculty. The University recently applied for patents for the research — the first such applications in Wilkes history. Times Leader reporter Jerry Lynott wrote about research being conducted by Ali Razavi, professor of …
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Three Wilkes University students gained hands-on experience recently during a study abroad trip to Tanzania. Nursing student Ariel Velez and pharmacy students Sarah Brozena and Erica Chambers spent two weeks volunteering with grass roots organizations, learning about global health, and enjoying local customs. While the students were away, they shared …
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Dr. Robert S. Capin ’501926–2015 Third President of Wilkes College1975–1984 “In pursuing the goals we have established for ourselves, each of us has the obligation to apply our talents to the best of our ability. There is no substitute for excellence.” — Dr. Robert S. Capin ’50 View Dr. Capin’s …