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Wilkes University kicked off the 2025-26 academic year with Welcome Weekend, Aug. 21 to 24. The weekend of events was a prelude to the start of classes on Monday, Aug. 25. Welcome Weekend Move-in for first-year and transfer students started at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 21. Returning students moved …

Wilkes University announced today that Arthur D. Glass II, MBA, CPA will join the University as interim chief financial officer.  Glass brings more than 26 years of leadership experience in higher education finance and administration. His areas of responsibility have encompassed human resources, business operations, procurement and contracts, information technology, …

The Spring/Summer 2025 issue of the Wilkes magazine is now available! This issue weaves together powerful reflections, accomplishments and stories of giving back from across our entire campus community. Discover more about our inspiring student involvement, exciting academic updates, incredible generosity, vibrant campus enhancements and alumni announcements. Each page captures …

Etruscan Press awarded its annual Etruscan Prize to Ciahnan Darrel for his fiction piece All She Said She Wouldn’t at the Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing’s June residency. The prize, awarded to a student in the graduate creative writing program, is chosen by an Etruscan author for “One …

Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (PTK) has named Wilkes University to its 2025 Transfer Honor Roll in recognition of the University’s service, support and friendliness to transfer students. PTK uses 40 key factors related to the support and success of transfer students to create the Transfer Honor Roll. The organization …

The Pennsylvania Hunger-Free Campus Initiative has named Wilkes University as a designated PA Hunger-Free Campus. The program, which launched in 2022, consists of a coalition of colleges and universities focused on addressing hunger and other basic needs for students while creating opportunities for connection among student hunger advocates. The program …

The Borzell family presented Wilkes University with a check for $10,000 and awarded an additional $13,600 in scholarships to eight Wyoming Area High School graduates. The gifts are proceeds from the 2024 John Anthony “Beno” Borzell Golf Tournament. The event, now in its 13th year, has raised more than $275,000 …

When Josh Dombrowski started his college search, he knew about Wilkes University’s small class sizes and personal connections between faculty and students. He liked the fact that Wilkes was only about an hour drive from his hometown of Shamokin, Pennsylvania. Then a visit to campus sealed the deal. “I fell …

Wilkes University recently recognized 11 faculty and staff members at the 2025 Teacher Recognition and Effectiveness Committee (TREC) Awards Ceremony. The recipients of this year’s awards are: Megan Youmans, 2025 Carpenter Award RecipientMegan Youmans, associate professor of chemistry, received the Carpenter Award. The award, considered Wilkes University’s highest honor for …

Wilkes University will host its fifth annual LitFest, including a 20th anniversary celebration for the Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing, from June 15-19. Sponsored by the creative writing program as part of its June residency, the celebration of the written word features a variety of events including literary …