Wilkes University’s Maslow Foundation Salon Reading Series, which highlights the June 2020 residency for the University’s Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing, will be available for free to the public virtually via online videos. The series features alumni, guests and creative program faculty, many of whom are prize-winning authors, …
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Jay S. Sidhu MBA ’73, chairman and CEO of Customers Bancorp, Customers Bank, BankMobile – a division of Customers Bank, and BankMobile Technologies, offered insights about how to survive and thrive in the economic climate brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. Sidhu’s remarks were delivered as part of the Wilkes …
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Recalling Bryan Stevenson’s Message About America’s Racial Narrative and Need For Criminal Justice Reform
by Web ServicesEDITOR’S NOTE: News@Wilkes is revisiting this story about Bryan Stevenson, who delivered the 2019 Max Rosenn Lecture in Law and Humanities. Stevenson, the founder of the Equal Justice initiative, shared a powerful and important message about the narrative around race in the United States and about the need for criminal …
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Wilkes Alumnus Jay S. Sidhu MBA ’73 to Present “Surviving and Thriving During COVID-19” During Webinar on June 3
by Web ServicesThe Wilkes University Office of Alumni Relations will host a webinar with Jay S. Sidhu, MBA ’73, Chairman and CEO of Customers Bank. He will discuss the topic, “Surviving and Thriving During COVID-19,” focused on how organizations can adapt and overcome economic challenges in light of the pandemic. The webinar will be held at 1 p.m. …
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It may feel like COVID-19 already has been with us for a long time, but Wilkes alumni Ruth McDermott-Levy ’82 and Chris Wolverton ’82 have a different perspective. The two health experts say this is a new disease and it’s still evolving. That was one of the messages that the …
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Although the face-to-face commencement ceremony scheduled for May 16 has been postponed until September, Wilkes University students in the Class of 2020 are still officially graduating this weekend. And there is a lot to celebrate about these wonderful students – both undergraduate and graduate — who persevered to complete their …
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Wilkes University has announced that the Founders Gala, previously scheduled for June 6, has been rescheduled for 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020. Now in its seventh year, the Founders Gala celebrates the University’s legacy of educating first-generation college students. The gala will be held at the Westmoreland Club, 59 S. …
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April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. At Wilkes University, a Red Flag Campaign is held to raise awareness about intimate partner violence. Students walking to class see dozens of red flags dotting the Fenner Quadrangle. This year, because of the pandemic, the event is being held virtually to educate members …
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Wilkes University Announces Rescheduling of Pain and Addiction Summit With Physician and Addiction Specialist Dr. Drew Pinsky
by Web ServicesWilkes University has announced that the Pain and Addiction Summit, previously scheduled for April 3, 2020, has been rescheduled for April 23, 2021. Leaders at the forefront of battling the opioid crisis will present at the event at Mohegan Sun Pocono. Dr. Drew Pinsky, known nationally as “Dr. Drew,” will …
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Wilkes University has canceled the April 19 Max Rosenn Lecture in Law and Humanities with National Public Radio’s Terry Gross. The event is rescheduled for April 25, 2021 at 2:30 pm in the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts. Details about registering for the 2021 event will be …