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  • Wilkes University Recognizes Black History Month with Lectures and Events

    by Patty Deviva January 27, 2023
    January 27, 2023

    February is Black History Month, and Wilkes University is celebrating with a variety of lectures and events. Events are free and open to the public and presented by the Division of Global Cultures: History, Languages and Philosophy, the Center for Global Education & Diversity and the Sordoni Art Gallery. Art…

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  • “Be the Change You Want to See In the World” is Theme for MLK Jr. Celebration

    by Patty Deviva January 23, 2023
    January 23, 2023

    On Thursday, Jan. 19, speaker, coach, consultant and pastor Rev. Shawn Walker spoke to a standing-room-only crowd in the Sordoni Art Gallery with an inspirational message of change honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. Walker’s talk included reflections on personal experience with racism, and how we all need to move forward,…

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  • Wilkes University Maslow Reading Series Welcomes Award-Winning Author Marlon James

    by Kelly Clisham January 11, 2023
    January 11, 2023

    James is a 2006 graduate of the Maslow Graduate Creative Writing program and 2015 winner of the Man Booker Prize. The Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing will host the Maslow Winter Reading Series at Wilkes University from Jan. 7 to 12. Held in cooperation with the Creative Writing…

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  • 10 Top Stories from 2022

    by Patty Deviva January 1, 2023
    January 1, 2023

    What a year! There were so many great happenings at Wilkes in 2022 – here’s a look back at 10 of our top stories from this past year: Wilkes launched a multiphase project at 116 South Main Street in Wilkes-Barre. Residential, student and community destination plans were shared for this…

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  • Wilkes University Theatre Brings Musical Version of Little Women to the Stage

    by Kelly Clisham November 4, 2022
    November 4, 2022

    Wilkes University Theatre invites audience members to join the March sisters for a musical retelling of Little Women at 8 p.m. on Nov. 17, 18, and 19, and 2 p.m. on Nov. 19 and 20 at the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts. Little Women is based on…

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  • Award-Winning Writer and Historian Jill Lepore to Deliver Rosenn Lecture at Wilkes University on March 26

    by Kelly Clisham November 2, 2022
    November 2, 2022

    Award-winning writer and historian Jill Lepore will deliver the Wilkes University Max Rosenn Lecture in Law and Humanities at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 26, 2023, at the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts. A bestselling author, journalist and professor of history, Lepore’s books and essays explore absences…

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  • Colonels Ready For Success at Fall 2022 Career Fair

    by Patty Deviva October 26, 2022
    October 26, 2022

    Story and photos by Jordan Daniel ’23, Communication Studies Wilkes University’s Center for Career Development and Internships presented their Career, Internship and Grad School Fair on Thursday, Oct. 20 in the McHale Athletic Center. Colonels looked ready for success dressed in their business professional attire and with their resumes in…

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  • Wilkes University Hosts Literacy Forum

    by Gabrielle D'Amico October 24, 2022
    October 24, 2022

    Wilkes University hosts “America’s Reading Crisis: The Impact on our Children, Families and Community Plus Solutions,” from 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 26. The forum will be held in the second floor ballroom of the Henry Student Center, 84 W. South St. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. The event is free…

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  • Wilkes University Sordoni Art Gallery Presents “David C. Driskell and Friends: Creativity, Collaboration and Friendship” From Nov. 1 to Feb. 26

    by Gabrielle D'Amico October 21, 2022
    October 21, 2022

    The Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University presents “David C. Driskell and Friends: Creativity, Collaboration and Friendship, Works from the David C. Driskell Center,” a Dr. Roy E. Morgan Memorial Exhibition. The exhibition highlights the artistic legacy of David C. Driskell and his relationships with fellow artists, many of which…

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  • This Type of Yoga is the GOAT

    by Patty Deviva October 19, 2022
    October 19, 2022

    The Wilkes community found out last week that doing yoga with goats, well, isn’t baaaaaad at all! BACCHUS, a student-run club at Wilkes dedicated to student health and well-being, scheduled a goat yoga session to provide students, faculty and staff a few hours of stress relief and relaxation on Fenner…

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      • All 6 in 60 Series
        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

        Events

        3D Mini Game Design Summer Camp to Begin…

        July 21, 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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