Faculty

Jeff Talarigo comes to the Wilkes campus just twice a year – but he’s still a part of the University community year-round as a faculty member in the Maslow Family Graduate Creative Writing Program. The program follows a low-residency format that brings students and faculty to campus twice a year…

International Women in Engineering Day is celebrated on June 23. This global awareness campaign, coordinated by the Women’s Engineering Society(WES), aims to increase the profile of women in engineering worldwide and focus attention on the amazing career opportunities available to girls in engineering and related industries.  In honor of the event,…

Wilkes University recognized more than 95 students, faculty and staff at the Extracurricular Awards Luncheon for their contributions to activities outside the classroom. The event was held April 25. Honored by Wilkes Student Government, Michael Steele, professor of biology was the recipient of the Faculty Choice Award.  Jill Price adventure…

Wilkes University professor of political science Thomas Baldino concluded class for the final time on May 1. As left the classroom for the last time, faculty, staff and students lined the hall of Breiseth to applaud Baldino as he exited the classroom. Baldino has been an educator for more than…

Jeffrey Stratford, associate professor of biology, will get to do what he likes best on Saturday, May 4: sing the praises of birds. He will be a presenter at BirdFest,  sponsored by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. The event takes place at Nescopeck State Park from 10…

The Third Annual Wilkes University Scholarship Symposium celebrates the outstanding faculty research and scholarship taking place throughout Wilkes University’s spectrum of disciplines. The event takes place Monday, April 1 through Thursday, April 4, from 4 to 7:30 p.m. each day and includes numerous research, performance and poster presentations.  The event is free and open…

Thomas Baldino, professor of political science at Wilkes University, recently was featured in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for his insights on the midterm elections. Baldino explained the polarization at the polls may not be impacted by recent events including the tragedy at the Squirrel Hill synagogue which killed 11 individuals. “We’ve never had…

Wilkes University welcomed 18 new faculty members at the start of the 2018-2019 academic year. New faculty included new tenure-track faculty, as well as visiting professors and faculty of practice. The new faculty and their areas of specialization are: Nelson Archila Anaya is returning to Wilkes for a second year…

Wilkes University has announced faculty promotions and recognized faculty who have been awarded tenure. The following faculty have been promoted to full professor: Diane Wenger was promoted to full professor of history. Wenger earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Lebanon Valley College, a master’s degree American Studies from Penn State…