The Creative Center for the Arts will feature the world premiere of “A Ticket to the Circus” by playwright Bonnie Culver. Directed by Michelle Danner and starring Anne Archer, the one-woman show is based on the memoir of the same name by Norris Church Mailer, the sixth and last wife…
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Identical twins Dante and Nick Gazzola, 21, clearly have a lot in common. But where they went to college almost wasn’t one of them. “We kind of decided before we started looking for colleges that we could go our own way if needed. There wasn’t any pressure to select the…
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Wilkes University awarded more than 650 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees at its 76th spring commencement ceremonies on May 20. The ceremony for graduate students receiving doctoral and master’s degrees was held at 10 a.m., while the ceremony for undergraduates receiving bachelor’s degrees was held at 3 p.m. Both ceremonies…
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Many of the members of the Wilkes University Class of 2023 will walk across the stage to receive diplomas, and then step right in to a new job or grad school. Here is just a sample of our graduates and where they are headed:
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Help comes in many forms. And Sreyneat Chan, 24, is grateful for all of it. Chan comes from humble beginnings. A native of Cambodia, she spent most of her life in rural shelters and non- governmental organizations (NGOs). She lost both of her parents at a young age, leaving her…
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WANT TO SCORE YOUR DREAM JOB? The job search can be a stressful rite of passage for many soon-to-be college graduates, but not Ariel Reed. Reed landed job offers from not one but two TV stations before the end of the fall semester. “It’s unheard of to get a TV…
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After a nationwide search, Wilkes University has selected Scott Musa as the next director of athletics. Musa will replace current Athletic Director Addy Malatesta, who is retiring in June after 34 years at the University. Musa is a career athletics professional whose decades of experience at the Division III level…
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Wilkes University recently named Cristina Spradlin of Exeter, Pa., as the recipient of the Outstanding Adult Learner of the Year Award for 2023. Spradlin will graduate on Saturday, May 20, with a bachelor of arts in psychology. While Spradlin initially attended college after graduating from Wyoming Area, a change in…
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Drew Haritos is one of 175 college students recognized for their nonpartisan democratic engagement work in 2022. Wilkes University and the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge announced that Drew Haritos has been recognized as part of the 2023 ALL IN Student Voting Honor Roll. Haritos, of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, is a pre-law…
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Sidhu gave a lecture and Q&A with over 100 students, then signed and gave out free copies of his new book, Never, Ever, Ever Give Up. As a young man who grew up in India, Jay Sidhu backpacked across Afghanistan, Iran and Western Europe with just $100 in his pocket.…
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