Events

Ready to celebrate with Colonels of today and yesterday? Wilkes homecoming weekend kicks off on Friday, Oct. 5 and concludes Sunday, Oct.7. But what happens behind the scenes? Jacqueline Lukas, manager of alumni relations, shared seven things you might not know about preparations for homecoming weekend: 750—  That’s the number …

The negative consequences of separating children from the natural world will be explored when bestselling author, journalist and nature advocate Richard Louv speaks at Wilkes University. Louv will deliver his lecture, “The Nature Principle: Nature-Deficit Disorder, Vitamin N, and the New Nature Movement” on Oct. 17 at 7 p.m. in …

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Basketball Hall of Fame center, author and activist, was interviewed by Wilkes President Patrick F. Leahy for the Max Rosenn Lecture in Law and Humanities. The conversation between Leahy and Abdul-Jabbar encompassed key highlights from the athlete’s life. They included reflections on growing up in Harlem, his time …

Coming to see basketball legend, activist, author and humanitarian Kareem Abdul-Jabbar deliver the Rosenn Lecture on Sunday at Wilkes? He will speak about “Becoming Kareem” in a conversation with University President Patrick F. Leahy on Sunday, Sept. 30 at 2 p.m. in the McHale Athletic Center in the University Center …

Renowned chemist, Geraldine Richmond, Ph.D., presidential chair in science and professor of chemistry at the University of Oregon, will deliver Wilkes University’s Catherine H. Bone lecture on Wednesday, Oct. 17.  She will speak at 7 p.m. in Stark Learning Center, room 101. Richmond will deliver the lecture “Mulling Over Emulsions: …

Women’s empowerment from an educational and humanitarian perspective will be the topic when Wilkes University hosts its United Nations Lecture Series on Tuesday, Oct. 16. Patience Stephens, former director and special advisor on education at United Nations Women, an organization dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women, will …

First-year and transfer students were welcomed into the Jay S. Sidhu School of Business and Leadership family during a celebration on Sept. 18. The event was hosted by Sidhu School Dean Abel Adekola, who gave welcoming remarks. Faculty, staff, current students and graduate students shared their experiences with the new students …

Wilkes University welcomes alumni back to campus for Homecoming Weekend 2018. The event, held Oct. 5 to 7, celebrates old friends, new memories and exciting campus improvements. Festivities will begin with the Gateway to the Future capital campaign kickoff on Friday, Oct. 5 at 4 p.m at the McHale Athletic …

The state-of-the-art engineering facility in Stark Learning Center is named in honor of local business leaders Randy and Robin Mark Wilkes University’s newest facility, the Mark Engineering Center, officially opened with a dedication ceremony on Sept. 14. The dedication is the culmination of a 16-month,    $8 million renovation to the …

Wilkes University will hold Earth and Environmental Science Day on Friday, Oct. 19, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The program gives high school teachers and students the opportunity to join faculty experts for hands-on, interactive lab activities and presentations on topics including gravity anomalies, climate change, leaky pipes, water …