Events

When imagining what it’s like to be a pharmacist, a familiar image often comes to mind: a person in a white coat behind the counter filling prescriptions. The reality is so much more. For high school students who may be considering a future in the pharmacy field, RxExperience at Wilkes …

The Wilkes University English Department will proudly host its annual Allan Hamilton Dickson Spring Writers Series. The series features writers and scholars from across all genres and backgrounds, as they come to campus to present readings from their works and participate in question-and-answer sessions with the audience. The series opens …

Helen Zughaib visited the Sordoni Art Gallery in late October to introduce her Migrations exhibit to campus and the community. Now the artist will return for a special micro-residency featuring a panel discussion, cocktail reception and last look at the exhibit from Thursday, Feb. 26, to Saturday, Feb. 28. “I …

On Tues., Feb. 3, a flag of red, black and green was raised above the Wilkes University campus in the Fenner Quadrangle as part of a celebration for Black History Month hosted by the Office of Diversity Initiatives, E.S. Farley Library and Black Student Union.  Created in 1920 by Marcus …

Amor Towles, bestselling author, will deliver the annual Wilkes University Max Rosenn Lecture in Law and Humanities at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the newly-renovated Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts, 239 South River St., Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Towles’s award-winning novels have collectively sold more than …

Wilkes University will celebrate Black History Month with a variety of lectures and events.  Pan-African Flag Raising and Coffee Hour Tuesday, Feb. 3 from 11:00 a.m. to noon outside the E.S. Farley Library Join the Office of Diversity Initiatives, E.S. Farley Library, and Black Student Union for a Pan African …

Wilkes University’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, sponsored by the Office of Diversity Initiatives and the Multicultural Student Coalition, featured speakers, music and a buffet lunch from Caribbean Paradise. The event honored the late civil rights icon by inspiring the audience to focus on the theme “Imani in Everyday …

The Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing at Wilkes University will host evening readings in a variety of genres, featuring alumni, faculty, and guest artists. These readings are free and open to the public and will take place during the program’s low-residency program in January, from Sunday, January 4, …

This holiday season, Wilkes University’s Division of Performing Arts is excited to present a variety of concerts showcasing vocal, orchestral, band and jazz performances. Free and open to the public, the performances run from Nov. 23 – Dec. 7, 2025, at the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts …

As Elijah “Eli” Gordon ‘24 graduated from Wilkes, his father, Ivan Gordon, began his tenure on the board of trustees. Eli Gordon, a graduate of the Sidhu School of Business and Leadership, recently came back to campus with his father – not only to take part in the Homecoming festivities …