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  • Sign of the Times: Women Empowered by Science Program Makes House Calls

    by Web Services June 24, 2020
    June 24, 2020

    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 University Recognized for Distance Learning Efforts Amid COVID-19

    by Web Services June 15, 2020
    June 15, 2020

    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 Offers Insights for Businesses in Wednesday Webinar

    by Web Services June 5, 2020
    June 5, 2020

    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 Services June 5, 2020
    June 5, 2020

    Under 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 Services May 29, 2020
    May 29, 2020

    The 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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  • Wilkes University Alumni Experts Give Perspective on COVID-19 in Webinar

    by Web Services May 19, 2020
    May 19, 2020

    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 Services April 16, 2020
    April 16, 2020

    It 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 Services March 31, 2020
    March 31, 2020

    Thomas 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 Services March 26, 2020
    March 26, 2020

    Feeling 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 Services March 25, 2020
    March 25, 2020

    Wilkes 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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    Wilkes News
    • Arts
    • News Releases
    • Research and Scholarship
    • Student Life
    • Wilkes Magazine
    • Video
      • All 6 in 60 Series
        Faculty

        One Question With Dr. Jeff Stratford: What Makes…

        February 23, 2023

        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

        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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