Events

Wilkes University will go pink this October to support breast cancer awareness month. Across the University, student groups and athletic teams will host a variety of events. Events include: Tues., Oct. 1: Clips for Cancer, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Fenner Quadrangle. The American Medical Student Association (AMSA) student chapter …

Wilkes University invites students in grades 4 through 8 to explore the fields of biology, mathematics, physics, chemistry, environmental engineering and earth and environmental sciences during STEM Discovery Day. The free event will be held on Saturday, Nov. 2 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Lawrence and Sally …

Wilkes University is hosting a visit from Sept. 25-28 by senior officials representing IFARHU, the Republic of Panama’s financial aid agency. Through the University’s partnership with IFARHU, 50 Panamanian students are now studying for their undergraduate degrees at Wilkes. The three officials visiting campus this week are Bernardo Meneses, director …

The lecture will prelude his exhibition “Two Presidents, One Photographer” from Oct. 22 to Dec. 8 at the Sordoni Art Gallery The work of legendary White House photographer Pete Souza will be featured when the Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University presents Two Presidents, One Photographer. As a prelude to …

Wilkes University announces the passing of faculty emeritus Mahmoud H. Fahmy, Ph.D., who passed away on Monday, Sept. 23, 2019, at the age of 88. A public memorial service will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 25, in the Ballroom of the Henry Student Center. Members …

The highlight of the weekend is the dedication of Bruggeworth Field at the Ralston Athletic Complex on Oct. 5 Wilkes University will welcome alumni back to campus for the 2019 Homecoming weekend. The event, held Oct. 4 to 6, celebrates old friends, new memories and exciting campus improvements. The weekend will …

Wilkes University Theatre presents the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play, Doubt, A Parable. The performances will take place on Sept. 26, 27 and 28 at 8 p.m. with matinee performances on Sept. 28 and 29 at 2 p.m. The production is at Wilkes’ Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the …

Wilkes extends a warm welcome to its newest cohort of Ph.D. in nursing students. The Ph.D. in nursing is held online with one weekend residency to kick off the program. Students in the 2019 cohort are from Delaware, Georgia, New Jersey, New York, Texas and Pennsylvania. Pictured is Dr. Paul …

Wilkes University yoga enthusiasts gathered behind Evans Hall on Tues., Sept. 10 to try out downward facing… goat? The Residence Hall Council invited students to participate in goat yoga with instructor Ashley Raspen, owner of Buttinhead Farms. Students were able to find their Zen with the help of their four-legged …

Wilkes University’s Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing will host the Norman Mailer Society annual conference, “Mailer on Politics, Public Life, and Pop Culture,” from Oct. 10-12 on campus. Mailer, who died in 2007 at 84, was the founding chair of the writing program’s advisory board. The conference, which …