Events

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 the Performing Arts, 239 South River Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Featuring a student cast under the …

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 for Performing Arts and led into the traditions and festivities of Homecoming Weekend. Cant, a …

Photos and videos are not permitted at this event. Updated Feb. 2022: 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,” hosted by the …

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, Calif., is a senior psychology major and member of the Wilkes softball team. Throughout September, …

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 planned from Sept. 24 to Oct. 1 with the theme, “Carrying Forward Our Promise.” The …

Wilkes-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.

The Wilkes University community gathered for the dedication ceremony of the Ron & Rhea Simms Center on Main on Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021.

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 the lecture On Innovation: Powerful Ideas to Create a More Innovative Organization, at the Dorothy …

If 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.

Local middle and high schools students recently visited Wilkes to pursue their passion for science and technology at two summer camps: Women Empowered by Science (WEBS) and the new 3D Mini Game Camp