Wilkes-Barre native William Daniel Phillips will present an interactive and demonstration-based lecture on time and temperature. William Daniel Phillips, co-recipient of the 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics, will deliver the Catherine H. Bone Lecture in…
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Wilkes University Theatre Presents George Bernard Shaw’s “Androcles and the Lion”
Wilkes University Theatre presents George Bernard Shaw’s “Androcles and the Lion” at 8 p.m. on Oct. 7, 8 and 9, and 2 p.m. on Oct. 9 and 10, at the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for…
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Friday, Oct. 1, 2021 was a key day in Wilkes history: Greg Cant, was officially inaugurated as the University’s seventh president. A week of unique events preceded the morning ceremony at the F.M. Kirby Center…
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Award-Winning Author Margaret Atwood Headlines Allan Hamilton Dickson Spring Writers Series at Wilkes University on April 26
Margaret Atwood, best-selling author of more than 50 novels including “The Handmaid’s Tale,” will be the featured author of the Allan Hamilton Dickson Fund Spring Writers Series at Wilkes University. “A Conversation with Margaret Atwood,”…
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More than 200 Wilkes students, faculty and staff gathered for a candlelight vigil on Sunday, Sept. 26 in recognition of National Suicide Prevention Month. The event was organized by Caylee-Mae Williams. Williams, from Yuba City,…
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Wilkes University Celebrates Inauguration of Seventh President with Campus Events
The inauguration of Greg Cant will occur on Oct. 1 at the F.M. Kirby Center. Wilkes University will celebrate the inauguration of its seventh president, Greg Cant, with a week of events. Inauguration events are…
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Erica Acosta Named Marshal of 4th Annual Multicultural Parade and Festival
by Patty DevivaWilkes-Barre mayor George Brown presents the proclamation to Erica Acosta naming her the Marshal of the fourth annual Multicultural Parade and Festival on Sat., Sept. 25, 2021 at noon on Public Square.
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Dedication Ceremony for the Ron & Rhea Simms Center on Main Celebrated on Aug. 11
by Patty DevivaThe Wilkes University community gathered for the dedication ceremony of the Ron & Rhea Simms Center on Main on Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021.
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Travelocity.com Founder Terry Jones Delivers Wilkes University’s Allan P. Kirby Lecture in Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship on Oct. 21
Terry Jones, founder of Travelocity.com and founding chairman of Kayak.com, will deliver the Allan P. Kirby Lecture in Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship at Wilkes University at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 21. Jones will deliver…
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High School Students Can “Discover Pharmacy” During In-Person Camp
by Patty DevivaIf you’re a high school student who is interested in a career in pharmacy, Wilkes University’s Nesbitt School of Pharmacy has the perfect summer camp for you: Discover Pharmacy on Aug. 17 and 18.