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  • Wilkes University Welcomes Students For 89th Academic Year

    by Gabrielle D'Amico August 25, 2021
    August 25, 2021

    First-year students will move in starting on Thursday, Aug. 26. Wilkes University welcomes students to campus for its 89th academic year during Welcome Weekend from Aug. 26 to 28. The weekend of events is a prelude to the start of classes on Monday, Aug. 30. Welcome Weekend Move-in for first-year…

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  • Financial Services Team Volunteers at Food Bank

    by Patty Deviva June 23, 2021
    June 23, 2021

    Members of the Wilkes University Financial Services team spent a day at the Weinberg Food Bank packing boxes of food to be delivered to the families in need in the region.

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  • Wilkes University Honors the Class of 2020 During Commencement on May 22

    by Gabrielle D'Amico May 22, 2021
    May 22, 2021

    Perseverance was the theme of the ceremony that was postponed due to the pandemic. A year after officially earning their degrees, Wilkes University honored the class of 2020 during an in-person commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 22. Approximately 130 members of the class who earned doctoral, master’s and bachelor’s degrees…

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  • Ten NEW Things You May Not Know About Honoring the Class of 2020

    by Gabrielle D'Amico May 20, 2021
    May 20, 2021

    A year after they officially earned their degrees, Wilkes University will honor the Class of 2020 during Commencement at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 22 in the McHale Athletic Center at the University Center on Main. The ceremony, originally scheduled for May 2020, was postponed (twice!) due to the global…

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  • SHINE Develops Food Delivery Program for Families During Pandemic

    by Patty Deviva May 6, 2021
    May 6, 2021

    The Wilkes SHINE after-school program started a food-delivery program to help families experiencing food insecurity during COVID-19.

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  • Wilkes University Schedules Commencement Ceremonies for Classes of 2020 and 2021

    by Gabrielle D'Amico March 24, 2021
    March 24, 2021

    Wilkes University will hold in-person Commencement ceremonies for graduates of the classes of 2020 and 2021 across two weekends this May. Multiple ceremonies will be held to accommodate graduates and a limited number of guests and members of the campus community. Bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees will be conferred at…

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  • Wilkes University Students Working to Combat COVID

    by Gabrielle D'Amico February 25, 2021
    February 25, 2021

    Students from the Nesbitt School of Pharmacy and the Passan School of Nursing are working to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 on campus and in the community. Wilkes University students pursuing health care professions had an unexpected learning experience as COVID-19 spread around the world. Observing a pandemic unfold in…

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  • A Fall Like No Other

    by Gabrielle D'Amico January 5, 2021
    January 5, 2021

    Wilkes celebrates a safe return to campus and a successful fall semester  As we embarked on this academic year, the phrase “Colonels Combat COVID” became the rallying cry and mission for the students, faculty and staff at Wilkes University.  Eager to return to campus after a sudden departure in March,…

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  • Luzerne County SHINE at Wilkes University Partners With Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield to Provide COVID-19 Safety Kits to Families

    by Gabrielle D'Amico November 13, 2020
    November 13, 2020

    More than 300 COVID-19 safety kits are being provided to students and families in the Luzerne County SHINE Program at Wilkes University. Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield donated the supplies to create kits that include one youth face mask, one adult face mask and hand sanitizer. The supplies were delivered…

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  • Wilkes University Confers Nearly 300 Degrees For Summer Graduates

    by Gabrielle D'Amico September 15, 2020
    September 15, 2020

    Those earning degrees include the University’s first Ph.D. in nursing graduates. Wilkes University awarded 270 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees at a virtual degree conferral ceremony on Sept. 12. The virtual degree conferral, livestreamed from campus, included remarks from Wilkes President Greg Cant and interim Provost Terese Wignot. Among those…

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    • Arts
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    • Video
      • All 6 in 60 Series
        Events

        Over 100 Area Students Attend the SHINE Program…

        June 10, 2022

        Arts

        December Choral, Orchestra, Jazz and Band Concerts Planned

        December 3, 2021

        Events

        Happy Diwali from Wilkes University!

        November 4, 2021

        Events

        29th Annual Taste of Wilkes Event Returns In-Person

        November 3, 2021

        Events

        Erica Acosta Named Marshal of 4th Annual Multicultural…

        September 22, 2021

        Events

        3D Mini Game Design Summer Camp to Begin…

        July 21, 2021

        6 in 60 Series

        Meet Danica Benson

        June 6, 2019

        6 in 60 Series

        Meet Scott Heffelfinger

        June 6, 2019

        6 in 60 Series

        Meet Gabe Velez

        November 29, 2018

        6 in 60 Series

        Meet Micaela Oliverio

        August 17, 2018

        6 in 60 Series

        Meet Gabrielle: An Overachiever

        August 16, 2018

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