Events

UPDATED ON APRIL 8: Wilkes University Theatre presents “Chicago,” a dazzling and heart-stirring musical with music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and book by Ebb and Bob Fosse. Performances will be held on April 8, 9 and 10 at the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts, …

Wilkes University, in collaboration with King’s College, presents the annual 2022 Women’s and Gender Studies Conference on April 4 via Zoom and on April 5 on the Wilkes campus. This year’s keynote speaker is Dr. Ilyse Morgenstein Fuerst, associate professor of religion and associate director of the Humanities Center at …

The Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University will feature a new exhibition of artist Dan Talley’s work “STATE: Obvious/Not So,” from April 5 to May 29. The exhibition includes Talley’s photography, videos, drawings and installations that incorporate audio and photographic projections which have been exhibited at various galleries, museums and …

This marks the first in-person celebration since 2019 of the Wilkes event that directly benefits first-generation college students.   Wilkes University will celebrate its legacy of educating first-generation college students at the 2022 Founders Gala on Saturday, June 4. Now in its eighth year, the gala will be held at …

A memorial concert honoring one of Wilkes University’s beloved music professors will be held this spring. Musical remembrances for professor emeritus, Steven Thomas, will take place at 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 1 at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 35 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. The public is invited to attend and …

Morgan Rich ’24 scored her dream internship at Disney through the Disney College Program.

Wilkes political science and history professors held an open forum to discuss and answer questions about the Russia/Ukraine conflict.

Professors in history, international relations and political science outline what this means for Ukraine. What is Putin’s motive? What role does social media play? Will this lead to another world war? Why now? Are sanctions meaningful? These are just some of the questions on the minds of Wilkes University students …

Due to high demand, Wilkes University spring lectures featuring Jon Meacham and Margaret Atwood have been relocated to venues on and around campus. Both lectures occur in April and are free and open to the public. Max Rosenn Lecture in Law and Humanities on Sunday, April 24: Presidential Historian and …

Audiences can enjoy a week of performances during Wilkes University’s Theatre Winter Festival. This is the first year for the festival and includes performances of three plays: Silent Sky by Linda Gunderson, Laundry and Bourbon by James McClure and Mother’s Day by Donald Steele. The performances will take place from …