More than 100 middle and high school girls received a special delivery from the Women Empowered by Science (WEBS) program at Wilkes University. A team of seven Wilkes students who are group leaders in the program’s popular summer camp took to the road to present past program participants with lawn…
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Wilkes was named a tier 1 university by Educate To Career in its 2020 college rankings. Wilkes University was ranked as a tier one institution in the latest rankings by Educate To Career. The rankings recognize a school’s ability to “offer a quality education under any conceivable scenario: in-classroom, online and…
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Jay S. Sidhu MBA ’73, chairman and CEO of Customers Bancorp, Customers Bank, BankMobile – a division of Customers Bank, and BankMobile Technologies, offered insights about how to survive and thrive in the economic climate brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. Sidhu’s remarks were delivered as part of the Wilkes…
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Wilkes University and King’s College Announce Plans to Welcome Students to Campus This Fall
by Web ServicesUnder a new model, Wilkes-Barre’s downtown institutions will start and end their fall semesters early. Wilkes University and King’s College today announced plans to welcome students back to their respective campuses for in-person instruction this fall. The institutions will start their fall semesters one week early, on Monday, Aug. 24, and…
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Wilkes Alumnus Jay S. Sidhu MBA ’73 to Present “Surviving and Thriving During COVID-19” During Webinar on June 3
by Web ServicesThe Wilkes University Office of Alumni Relations will host a webinar with Jay S. Sidhu, MBA ’73, Chairman and CEO of Customers Bank. He will discuss the topic, “Surviving and Thriving During COVID-19,” focused on how organizations can adapt and overcome economic challenges in light of the pandemic. The webinar will be held at 1 p.m.…
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It may feel like COVID-19 already has been with us for a long time, but Wilkes alumni Ruth McDermott-Levy ’82 and Chris Wolverton ’82 have a different perspective. The two health experts say this is a new disease and it’s still evolving. That was one of the messages that the…
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Attending Class in the Kitchen: Wilkes University Students Reflect on the Challenges of Remote Learning
by Web ServicesIt was only supposed to be for a few weeks. But on March 25, Wilkes University announced that it was necessary to continue remote learning for the rest of the semester due to the ongoing Covid-19 crisis. In this News@Wilkes question-and-answer, students in all majors reflected on the “new normal”…
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Wilkes University Faculty Transition to Remote Teaching (The consensus? They Miss Their Students)
by Web ServicesThomas Franko, Wilkes University assistant professor of pharmacy practice, says his teaching philosophy has always been to present material in a way that is both entertaining and engaging. Maintaining that philosophy has been put to the test as University classes moved to a remote learning format in response to the…
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Wilkes University Health and Wellness Counselors Offer Tips for Managing Anxiety and Fears about COVID-19
by Web ServicesFeeling stress caused by the pandemic? Melissa Gaudio, Theresa DaKay and Amanda Leonard, who are counselors in Wilkes University’s Health and Wellness Services, shared information to help students, faculty and staff weather the pandemic. Here is a summary of their advice: The more information that we receive about COVID-19, the…
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COVID-19 Update: Wilkes University Extends Remote Learning Through End of Spring Semester 2020
by Web ServicesWilkes University has made the difficult decision to extend remote learning through the end of the semester, including final examinations. The decision was made based on the guidance of federal, state and local health officials, that the accelerated spread of COVID-19 will result in increased confirmed cases across our region and…
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