Events

Wilkes University Theatre recently announced its 2026-27 season, and the slate of shows promises love, laughs, lust, scandal, sightseeing and Shakespeare. Speech & Debate | Oct. 8-11 The season opens with the scandal at the heart of Speech & Debate by Stephen Karam, a Tony Award-winning playwright raised in Scranton, …

It may be summer break, but more than 100 someday scientists spent a week living the lab life at the We’re Empowered by Science camp on Wilkes University’s campus. The camp, better known by its acronym WEBS, gives students in grades 7-12 a chance to wade into the world of …

For high school juniors and seniors who want to add something a little different to their list of things to do this summer, Wilkes University will offer Discover Pharmacy Camp from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 11, and Wednesday, Aug. 12. “It’s a great opportunity for students …

Two Wilkes University teams reached the final round of this year’s tecBRIDGE business plan competition. The F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts regularly hosts top-notch performers, but for one evening this spring, the venue in downtown Wilkes-Barre showcased another kind of talent at tecBRIDGE’s 24th annual business plan competition.  …

Are you ready to transform the way you teach and connect with students? Reimagine classroom management, further empower your students and make a deeper impact through the “Wired for Connection” event at Wilkes University from 4:30 – 8 p.m. on Tuesday, July 14, in the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for …

Before New York Magazine named her to a list of “The 49 Most Powerful New Yorkers You’ve Never Heard Of,” Alia Hanna Habib was a student at Meyers High School in Wilkes-Barre, curating a love for words in Mrs. Barbara Chamberlain’s English class.  Now the vice president and literary agent …

Wilkes University has long had a history of supporting first generation college students. On May 30, more than 250 members of the community gathered at the Westmoreland Club to celebrate that legacy at the University’s Founders Gala. The annual Founders Gala was introduced in 2014 to raise money for the …

Wilkes University will host its sixth annual LitFest from June 19-25. Sponsored by the Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing as part of its June residency, this celebration of the written word features a variety of events including literary readings, book signings and screenings from program alumni, faculty and …

Wilkes University’s Sordoni Art Gallery will celebrate a Summer of Pride in connection with its PULSE Nightclub: 49 Elegies exhibit from June 12 to Aug. 1. PULSE Nightclub: 49 Elegies by artist John Gutoskey honors and commemorates the 49 individuals massacred at the LGBTQ Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, on …

Wilkes University recently recognized 10 faculty and staff members at the 2026 Teacher Recognition and Effectiveness Committee (TREC) Awards Ceremony.  The event opened with an introduction from Nelson Anaya, TREC co-chair and assistant professor of mechanical and electrical engineering. Anaya encouraged recipients to share a few words when they accepted …