Events

Wilkes University celebrated the accomplishments of 800 students at its 79th spring commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 16, at the McHale Athletic Center in the Ron and Rhea Simms Center on Main, 169 South Main Street, Wilkes-Barre. The ceremony for graduate students receiving doctoral degrees, master’s degrees and post-graduate certificates …

A political science class at Wilkes University went beyond the typical lectures and papers at the end of the spring semester. Students in PS 141 International Relations, taught by Andreea Maierean, associate professor of political science, hosted “Walk a Mile in My Shoes,” an interactive refugee awareness experience.  At the …

Wilkes University’s Division of Performing Arts is excited to present its spring concert series from April 26-29, 2026, 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 …

Wilkes University’s Sordoni Art Gallery, in partnership with the NEPA Pride Project, announces a call for art for Out Loud: LGBTQIA+ Visibility in NEPA. This community exhibition will be projected in the gallery to accompany PULSE Nightclub: 49 Elegies by John Gutoskey, on view from June 12 to Aug. 2. …

Wilkes University has announced a comprehensive lineup of summer 2026 programming, including academic camps, non-credit classes for adult enrichment, athletic clinics, arts and culture experiences and more.  “Summer at Wilkes is about more than a break from the school year — it’s an invitation for our entire community to learn, …

Wilkes University’s Center for Continued Learning will host guest speaker Larry Bulanda from 2 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, April 29, on the second floor of the Henry Student Center.  Bulanda, a retired electrical engineer, will visit campus for an in-person discussion of his passion for the SS United States …

A luxury train. A snowdrift blocking the tracks. Eight stab wounds. A dead tycoon. Every passenger a suspect and every one with an alibi. Can renowned detective Hercule Poirot solve the mystery before the killer strikes again? Whodunnit fans can find out when they buy a ticket to Wilkes University …

Philip Ehrhorn, the co-founder and chief technology officer of The Great Bubble Barrier, will deliver a lecture at Wilkes University on Tuesday, April 14 at 7:00 p.m. in the Sordoni Art Gallery, 141 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. This event is free and open to the public.  In his presentation, …

Jen Heemstra, PhD, will present this year’s Catherine H. Bone Lecture, “Tracking the Edits that Rewrite the RNA Code,” at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 15, in the Henry Student Center, 2nd Floor, Jean and Paul Adams Commons, 84 W. South Street, Wilkes-Barre. The lecture is free and open to …

The Wilkes University English Department will conclude the 2026 Allan Hamilton Dickson Spring Writers Series with final guest artist Lauren Klein, PhD, at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 14, in the Kirby Hall Salon, 202 South River Street, Wilkes-Barre. Klein will read from her works, followed by a question-and-answer session. The …