News Releases

Wilkes University’s Sordoni Art Gallery, in partnership with the NEPA Pride Project, announces a call for art for Out Loud: LGBTQIA+ Visibility in NEPA. This community exhibition will be projected in the gallery to accompany PULSE Nightclub: 49 Elegies by John Gutoskey, on view from June 12 to Aug. 2. …

The Winter 2025/Spring 2026 issue of Wilkes magazine weaves together Wilkes University’s accomplishments, student and alumni success stories, innovative programs, giving back, milestones and more, demonstrating how the University is actively turning vision into reality.  In this edition, learn more about: 

Wilkes University has announced a comprehensive lineup of summer 2026 programming, including academic camps, non-credit classes for adult enrichment, athletic clinics, arts and culture experiences and more.  “Summer at Wilkes is about more than a break from the school year — it’s an invitation for our entire community to learn, …

Wilkes University’s Center for Continued Learning will host guest speaker Larry Bulanda from 2 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, April 29, on the second floor of the Henry Student Center.  Bulanda, a retired electrical engineer, will visit campus for an in-person discussion of his passion for the SS United States …

When senior Amelia Lawrence first volunteered to join assistant professor Micayla Lacey’s lab, she didn’t realize research was an integral part of study in the Wilkes Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences.  “I didn’t even think it was an opportunity that undergraduate students had, so I had no expectations,” Lawrence …

Wilkes University announced that it has earned the 2026-2027 Military Friendly® Schools designation. Wilkes was recognized with silver distinction, which is for institutions offering exceptional military and veteran programs that scored above 21% in the survey and have three or more qualifying benchmarks. Wilkes is in the category for private …

A luxury train. A snowdrift blocking the tracks. Eight stab wounds. A dead tycoon. Every passenger a suspect and every one with an alibi. Can renowned detective Hercule Poirot solve the mystery before the killer strikes again? Whodunnit fans can find out when they buy a ticket to Wilkes University …

Philip Ehrhorn, the co-founder and chief technology officer of The Great Bubble Barrier, will deliver a lecture at Wilkes University on Tuesday, April 14 at 7:00 p.m. in the Sordoni Art Gallery, 141 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. This event is free and open to the public.  In his presentation, …

The Wilkes University English Department will conclude the 2026 Allan Hamilton Dickson Spring Writers Series with final guest artist Lauren Klein, PhD, at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 14, in the Kirby Hall Salon, 202 South River Street, Wilkes-Barre. Klein will read from her works, followed by a question-and-answer session. The …

Wilkes University will host the eighth annual Pennsylvania Pain and Addiction Summit from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, April 24, in the Stark Learning Center. During this full-day conference, medical, legal and law enforcement professionals will discuss the current state of the opioid crisis, share approaches to critical …