Events

Henry J. Pownall, Ph.D., professor of biochemistry at Weiss Cornell Medicine and a scientist at Houston Methodist Research Institute, will deliver the Catherine H. Bone Lecture in Chemistry at Wilkes University on Nov. 6. The event is at 7:30 p.m. in Stark Learning Center, Room 101. Pownall will speak about …

The host of “Loveline” and “Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew” is the featured speaker on Friday, April 3 at Mohegan Sun Pocono. Leaders at the forefront of battling the opioid crisis will present at Wilkes University’s Pennsylvania Pain and Addiction Summit on Friday, April 3 at Mohegan Sun Pocono. Dr. …

Celebrating the role of mentors in nurturing entrepreneurial endeavors, Wilkes University’s Allan P. Kirby Center for Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship hosted its fourth annual mentor breakfast honoring three executive mentors. The event occurred on Oct. 17 in the ballroom of the Henry Student Center. The center offers a mentoring program …

Wilkes University Theatre presents the Tony Award-winning musical, Nine. The performances will take place on Nov. 14, 15 and 16 at 8 p.m. and Nov. 16 and 17 at 2 p.m.  The production is at Wilkes’ Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts, 239 S. River St., Wilkes-Barre. Nine …

Anyone can be a hero and join the efforts to end the opioid crisis. That will be the focus when Wilkes University and the Pennsylvania Harm Reduction Coalition partner to host an Opioid Advocacy Forum on Nov. 14. Devin Reaves, executive director and co-founder of the coalition, will lead the …

Student pharmacists in the Nesbitt School of Pharmacy at Wilkes University celebrated National Pharmacy Week through the Colonels ConnectRx initiative. Colonels ConnectRx places Wilkes student pharmacists in community centers to educate the elderly about medication safety and disposal as well as to provide blood pressure screenings. Students visited 17 centers …

Knowing when to sell or retain a business can be a challenge – especially when it is a family business. The topic will be explored from the perspectives of experts and business owners when the Family Business Alliance of Wilkes University and Penn State Scranton presents Texas Hold’em on Nov. …

Wilkes University Emeritus professor of political science Thomas Baldino was recently featured on WVIA Keystone Edition. Baldino joined WVIA’s Larry Vojtko, David Thornburgh, president and CEO of the Committee of Seventy, and Jason Burke, social studies teacher at Abington Heights High School to discuss the 2020 U.S. census and what …

Students at Wilkes University had the chance to network with companies from across the region and the East Coast during the Internship, Career and Graduate/Professional School Fair.  The event was held on Oct. 17 in University Center on Main and included 85 employers and 45 graduate and professional schools. During …

As a prelude to the Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University exhibition, Two Presidents, One Photographer, legendary White House photographer Pete Souza visited campus on Oct. 15. As part of his visit, Souza met with members of the Wilkes Honors Program for a private question-and-answer session. Students asked questions ranging …