Events

Wilkes University awarded degrees to more than 400 graduates in the McHale Athletic Center during summer commencement. The program included a welcome from David Ward, senior vice president and provost. Ben Toll, associate professor of political science and chair of the Faculty Affairs Council, and Brian Bogert, member of the …

Administrators, faculty, staff and students, as well as members of the surrounding community, recently gathered to celebrate the dedication of the Dr. Richard Abbas Alley School of Education at Wilkes University. Alley, local physician, philanthropist and humanitarian, built a career providing exceptional care to patients in northeastern Pennsylvania for decades. He …

On Tuesday, Sept. 9, Wilkes University’s Center for Continued Learning will present a free screening of the documentary Recovery City, followed by a panel discussion with the film’s Producer and Director, Lisa Olivieri, as part of their ongoing Healthcare Seminars.  Designed for working healthcare professionals, the screening and panel discussion …

Wilkes University will host its fifth annual LitFest, including a 20th anniversary celebration for the Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing, from June 15-19. Sponsored by the creative writing program as part of its June residency, the celebration of the written word features a variety of events including literary …

Wilkes University’s Division of Performing Arts is excited to present its spring concert series from April 27-30, 2025, at the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts and First Presbyterian Church. The concerts, which showcase vocal, orchestral and band performances, are free and open to the public. Audiences can …

The Title IX Department and It’s On Us Club will welcome author Sarah Vaughan to campus for a virtual Q&A and discussion of her bestselling novel Anatomy of a Scandal at noon on Thursday, April 24, in the Miller Room on the second floor of the Henry Student Center. Since …

The Wilkes University English Department will close its 2025 Allan Hamilton Dickson Spring Writers Series with a reading by guest artist George Saunders at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 15, in the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts, 239 South River Street, Wilkes-Barre.   Saunders is the author of …

Wilkes University Theatre will present William Shakespeare’s As You Like It, a comedic play full of wit and romance, at 8 p.m. on April 10, 11 & 12, and at 2 p.m. on April 12 & 13 in the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts, 239 S. River …

The University will present the President’s Award and the Chairperson’s Award at the annual celebration. Wilkes University will celebrate its legacy of educating first-generation college students at the 2025 Founders Gala at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 8, at the Westmoreland Club, 59 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre. This year’s event …

Abas Sabouni, professor and chair of the Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, has been selected to deliver Wilkes University’s 2025 Paul A. O’Hop Final Word Lecture in the Jean and Paul Adams Commons on the second floor of the Henry Student Center at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 7. His presentation, …