Kimmy T. Nguyen, assistant professor of Pharmacy Practice in Wilkes University’s Nesbitt School of Pharmacy, has been nominated for the 2021 Young Professionals Award given by the Greater Wyoming Valley Chamber of Commerce. The award is sponsored by PPL Electric Utilities in the STEAM Professional of the Year category and …
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Graduate education faculty member Dr. Grace Surdovel edited and contributed to the recently-published anthology “Love Tenderly,” a collection of powerful stories written by 23 lesbian and queer sisters of the Catholic church.
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Lt. Col. Sarah L. Hedrick joined Wilkes this fall at the commander of the University’s ROTC Detachment 752. The detachment includes Wilkes students as well students from other colleges and universities in northeast Pennsylvania who are committed to serving the U.S. Air Force after graduation. In addition to her role …
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There are just a few days remaining in the 2020 election season, and Pennsylvania is once again playing a critical role in its outcome. In 2016, the Keystone State helped determine the fate of now President Donald Trump – a surprising flip for the historically “blue” region and longtime Democratic …
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Wilkes University is welcoming three new faculty members at the start of the 2020-2021 academic year. The new faculty and their areas of specialization are: David Hicks has joined the Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing as its director and as faculty of practice in the program. Prior to joining …
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Wilkes University has announced faculty who have earned promotion and been awarded tenure. The faculty member receiving promotion is: Donald Mencer was promoted to professor of chemistry. Mencer joined Wilkes University in 2001 and was tenured in 2005. During his time at the University, Mencer has served as chair and co-chair of the Chemistry and …
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Creative Writing Faculty Member Nancy McKinley’s Book Reviewed on National Public Radio
by Web ServicesNancy McKinley, a founding faculty member in the Maslow Family Graduate Creative Writing Program at Wilkes University, stepped into the national spotlight on May 26 when her book, “St. Christopher on Pluto,” was reviewed on National Public Radio. The book, which is a novel in stories, received a glowing review …
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Wilkes University Faculty Transition to Remote Teaching (The consensus? They Miss Their Students)
by Web ServicesThomas Franko, Wilkes University assistant professor of pharmacy practice, says his teaching philosophy has always been to present material in a way that is both entertaining and engaging. Maintaining that philosophy has been put to the test as University classes moved to a remote learning format in response to the …
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Meet Nancy McKinley, Ph.D., Faculty Member in the Maslow Family Graduate Creative Writing Program
by Web ServicesNancy McKinley, Ph.D., can make a claim few faculty in the Maslow Family Graduate Creative Writing Program can match: She has taught every student in every cohort who has entered the program since its second residency. McKinley co-teaches “The Professional Writer,” the first class taken by all creative writing students …
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Wilkes University Professor of Geology Offers Perspective on New Zealand Volcanic Eruption
by Web ServicesWilkes University’s Sid Halsor, a professor of geology at Wilkes University with expertise in rock-forming processes beneath active volcanoes, offers insights about the eruption of New Zealand’s White Island volcano and why predicting its eruption is challenging. New Zealand Volcanic Eruption is a Grim Lesson By Sid Halsor, Ph.D. The …