Events

Wilkes University Theatre presents the award-nominated musical, “Nice Work If You Can Get It.” Performances will take place on March 11, 12 and 13 at 8 p.m., and on March 13 and 14 at 2 p.m. All performances will be live-streamed free of charge. Attendees can email WUT@wilkes.edu for live-stream …

Wilkes University celebrates Black History Month with a variety of lectures and events starting Feb. 3. The events are sponsored by the University’s Division of Global Cultures, Center for Global Education and Diversity, and the Multicultural Student Coalition. 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 3: Visualizing Equality Lecture by Dr. Aston GonzalezAston …

National Public Radio’s award-winning host and co-executive producer of Fresh Air, Terry Gross, will deliver the Wilkes University Max Rosenn Lecture in Law and Humanities on Sunday, April 25. The event begins at 3 p.m. and will broadcast at wilkes.edu/rosenn. The lecture was originally scheduled to take place in April …

During a time defined by our social distance, Wilkes faculty, students and staff did their best to remain connected virtually. A host of events designed to bring the community together found a place on virtual platforms that allowed even those from great distances to reconnect with their beloved Wilkes. If …

“Coming home” may look and feel a bit different this year, but the camaraderie and Colonel spirit that Wilkes Homecoming is known for will be in full force. In anticipation of this weekend’s virtual celebration, held on Oct. 2 to 4, here are ten things you may not know about …

Wilkes University’s Sordoni Art Gallery resumes programming for “Year of the Vote: Gender, Politics, and Power,” a year-long event celebrating and recognizing the 100-year anniversary of women receiving the right to vote. The series of monthly events launched in January 2020 and has been adapted to constraints posed by the …

The Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University reopens Aug. 25 with the exhibition Drawn to Abstraction: Prints from the 1960s and 70s. The exhibition, which was to have been on display during the spring 2020 semester, launches the gallery’s 2020-2021 year and continues through Nov. 1. This exhibition from the collection of …

Orientation for first-year students at Wilkes introduces them to the University with an event that provides opportunities to make new friends, map students’ academic futures and engage in hands-on activities. New students typically enjoy an overnight stay on campus during orientation.  That was before the COVID-19 pandemic. The solution for …

Wilkes President Greg Cant discussed his plans for moving the University forward in an interview with Larry Vojtko on public radio affiliate WVIA’s Keystone Edition. Watch the interview here.

Wilkes University’s Nesbitt School of Pharmacy will provide high school juniors and seniors with a prescription for a successful career during this summer’s virtual Discover Pharmacy camp. The two-day camp runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 18, and Wednesday, Aug. 19. The fee is $40 per …