Events

Wilkes University recently celebrated the official opening of the Cohen Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CCEI) with a ribbon cutting and dedication at the Simms Center on Main. Made possible by a $1.5 million gift from the Cohen Family and the Benco Family Foundation, CCEI was designed to support student …

Jessica Larsen, the Carol and John Cromer Endowed Associate Professor in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Bioengineering at Clemson University, will deliver the Henry and Linda C. Pownall Lecture in Chemistry at Wilkes University at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 22, in Stark Learning Center 105. The lecture, “Leveraging Chemistry …

Wilkes University hosted the 22nd annual Norman Mailer Society Conference, “What Would Norman Mailer Say?” from Oct. 9-11. In connection with the conference presentations and discussions, the University dedicated the Mailer Archives in the E.S. Farley Library. Norman Mailer’s creative work spanned novels, newsprint, magazine, stage and screen. He produced …

The Tony Award-winning comedy Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike runs Oct. 2-5 Wilkes University Theatre opens the 2025-26 season with the conflict and the comedy of family dynamics in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike by Christopher Durang.  Under the direction of Jon Liebetrau, associate professor of …

Wilkes University awarded degrees to more than 400 graduates in the McHale Athletic Center during summer commencement. The program included a welcome from David Ward, senior vice president and provost. Ben Toll, associate professor of political science and chair of the Faculty Affairs Council, and Brian Bogert, member of the …

Administrators, faculty, staff and students, as well as members of the surrounding community, recently gathered to celebrate the dedication of the Dr. Richard Abbas Alley School of Education at Wilkes University. Alley, local physician, philanthropist and humanitarian, built a career providing exceptional care to patients in northeastern Pennsylvania for decades. He …

On Tuesday, Sept. 9, Wilkes University’s Center for Continued Learning will present a free screening of the documentary Recovery City, followed by a panel discussion with the film’s Producer and Director, Lisa Olivieri, as part of their ongoing Healthcare Seminars.  Designed for working healthcare professionals, the screening and panel discussion …

Wilkes University will host its fifth annual LitFest, including a 20th anniversary celebration for the Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing, from June 15-19. Sponsored by the creative writing program as part of its June residency, the celebration of the written word features a variety of events including literary …

Wilkes University’s Division of Performing Arts is excited to present its spring concert series from April 27-30, 2025, at the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts and First Presbyterian Church. The concerts, which showcase vocal, orchestral and band performances, are free and open to the public. Audiences can …

The Title IX Department and It’s On Us Club will welcome author Sarah Vaughan to campus for a virtual Q&A and discussion of her bestselling novel Anatomy of a Scandal at noon on Thursday, April 24, in the Miller Room on the second floor of the Henry Student Center. Since …