Events

Steve Forbes will deliver the Allan P. Kirby Lecture in Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship on Wednesday, March 1 at 7 p.m. at the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center, corner of River and South Streets, Wilkes-Barre. The lecture, “An Evening of Insights with Steve Forbes,” is co-sponsored by the Young America’s Foundation. …

Frank Martz Henry To Be Honored With President’s Medal at Fourth Annual Event Wilkes University will hold its Founders Gala 2017 on June 3 celebrating its heritage of educating first-generation college students. The gala, now in its fourth year, will be at 6 p.m. at the Westmoreland Club, 59 S. …

Five Wilkes University faculty and staff members were presented with new cross-university awards called the President’s Awards for Excellence during Wilkes University’s fall convocation on Aug. 24. President Patrick Leahy conferred the awards, which promote and celebrate the University’s five core values: scholarship, innovation, community, mentoring and diversity. The convocation …

Wilkes University’s Women Empowered by Science (WEBS) Summer Camp allows local girls to experience the exciting world of science through captivating hands-on labs with exploration into the world of animals, food, genetics, medicine and the building – and programming – of their own LEGO robots. The camp takes place on …

Wilkes University’s Air Force ROTC Detachment 752 honors the memory of one of its own when it dedicates the Maj. Candice Adams Ismirle Leadership Lounge on Saturday, April 30.  The lounge will be dedicated in a 4:30 p.m. ceremony in the University Center on Main, 169 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre. …

Wilkes University Founders Gala 2016 Set For June 4 Clayton and Theresa Karambelas of Kingston  To Receive President’s Medal Wilkes University celebrates its heritage of educating first-generation college students when it holds Founders Gala 2016 on Saturday, June 4. Proceeds from the annual event support the First Generation Scholarship Fund, …

Wilkes University will dedicate its new Veterans Center of Excellence with an 11:30 a.m. ceremony and open house on March 17. The new center on the lower level of Conyngham Hall offers a gathering place and one-stop access to a variety of services for veterans attending Wilkes.  The ceremony will …

Wilkes University communication studies students will hear stories from the front lines of politics during this year’s raucus presidential primary season when one of Face The Nation’s directors, Brian Nalesnik, visits on Thursday, March 17. Nalesnik, a 1990 Wilkes graduate, will visit with communication studies students in Professor Jane Elmes-Crahall’s “Controlling Spin” …

WILKES-BARRE, PA (Feb. 11, 2016) — Marcela Paredes de Vásquez, Panama’s minister of education, is visiting Wilkes University from Feb. 10-13 as part of a comprehensive new partnership being developed between the Latin American country and the University. Paredes de Vásquez began her visit – her first to northeastern Pennsylvania …

The James Jones Literary Society is hosting its 2015 Symposium at Wilkes University on Nov. 5-7. The society honors the life and work of American novelist James Jones, author of From Here to Eternity and The Thin Red Line among other works. The symposium features panel discussions and book signings by nationally established authors …