Events

Six Wilkes University faculty and staff members were honored with the 2019 President’s Awards for Excellence. The awards, which were presented by Wilkes Interim President Paul S.  Adams at the University’s fall convocation, recognize individuals who reflect excellence in their work based on the University’s core values. This is the …

The Women’s and Gender Studies Program at Wilkes University will host Kadida Kenner of Why Courts Matter PA for a lecture on Oct. 23. The lecture will take place at 3 p.m. in the Henry Student Center Ballroom and is free and open to the public. Why Courts Matter PA …

Faculty and students from the Wilkes University Nesbitt School of Pharmacy will host a series of Medicare information sessions in the month of October. The sessions are designed to ensure that each senior citizen is enrolled in a Medicare plan that will work best for their needs and their budget. …

“Rethinking America’s Urban Water Infrastructure: Resource Efficiency, Access and Public Health,” will be the topic of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists 2019 Kappe Lecture on Oct. 30 at Wilkes University. The lecture will be delivered by Nancy G. Love, professor of civil and environmental engineering at the …

Registration has closed for the Wilkes University STEM Discovery Day. Maximum occupancy has been reached for the Nov. 2 event. For more information contact Connie Dombroski, director, Center for Health Sciences and Student Success, at 570-408-4823 or email constance.dombroski@wilkes.edu.

Things got a little hairy during Clips for Cancer at Wilkes University. To kick-off breast cancer awareness month, The American Medical Student Association (AMSA) student chapter hosted a hair shaving event benefiting the Medical Oncology Associates Prescription Assistance Fund in Kingston, Pa. Students from Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC), AMSA, …

Wilkes University will hold Earth and Environmental Science Day for high school students on Friday, Oct. 18, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The program gives teachers and students in grades nine through 12 the opportunity to join faculty experts for hands-on, interactive lab activities and presentations on topics including …

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 …