News Releases

Kenneth M. Klemow, professor emeritus of biology and earth systems science at Wilkes University, has been chosen to receive the Ecological Society of America’s 2026 Distinguished Lifetime Service Award.  The award recognizes Klemow’s long and distinguished volunteer service to ESA, the scientific community and the larger purpose of ecology in …

Being the first person in your family to pursue a four-year degree is no mean feat. First-generation students are rightfully filled with pride and a sense of accomplishment, and yet, for many, another feeling they experience is that of being on their own. The unique challenges they face as they …

The Board of Trustees of Wilkes University has approved the following faculty members for tenure and promotion: Vicki Jones EdD ’19 was granted tenure and promoted to associate professor of graduate education.  Jones joined Wilkes as an assistant professor in 2018. She holds a doctorate in education, specializing in curriculum …

From internships to research projects, civil engineering and environmental engineering students at Wilkes University are turning real-world experience into job offers before they even receive their diplomas. Fieldwork is a core part of the academic journey for engineering students at Wilkes. “The whole idea is it gives you a chance …

Wilkes University’s Division of Performing Arts is excited to present its spring concert series from April 26-29, 2026, at the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts and First Presbyterian Church. The concerts, which showcase vocal, orchestral and band performances, are free and open to the public. Audiences can …

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 …