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The Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association honored students and alumni from Wilkes University’s Nesbitt School of Pharmacy with two awards at its recent conference. The conference was held virtually via a live broadcast on Friday, Oct. 2, 2020. Wilkes University was awarded the Membership Student Award. Michael Gionfriddo, a 2011 Nesbitt School …

A research article based on a senior project completed by three Wilkes graduates has received the 2020 American Water Works Association (AWWA) Best Paper Award in the Engineering and Construction Division. “Pressure-Dependent Demand Under Pressure-Deficient Conditions,” is based on a senior project conducted by Michael Havard, Bruce Yankelitis and Jon Youells …

Wilkes University recognized 13 faculty and staff members at the 2020 Teacher Recognition and Effectiveness Committee (TREC) Awards Ceremony. The recipients of this year’s awards are: Jennifer Thomas, associate professor of psychology, received the Carpenter Award for Teaching. The award, considered Wilkes’ highest honor for teaching, recognizes an outstanding member …

The results include a 100 percent pass rate for Wilkes pharmacy grads taking the Pennsylvania Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination. Graduates from the Wilkes University Nesbitt School of Pharmacy achieved a pass rate that exceeds the national average on the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX) and the Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence …

Wilkes University Theatre presents the musical “God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater” via livestream at 8 p.m. on Oct. 2 and at 2 p.m. on Oct. 3 and 4. Based on Kurt Vonnegut’s 1965 novel of the same name, “God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater” was the first collaboration of the award-winning …

Tri-County Lumber and Truss of Berwick, Pa., received the Eastern Pennsylvania Entrepreneurial Success of the Year Award. A client from Wilkes University’s Small Business Development Center is among the 2020 Small Business Week Award Winners from the U.S. Small Business Administration. Tri-County Lumber and Truss of Berwick, Pa., is the …

Wilkes University’s new Hometown Advantage Award will reward undergraduate students from Luzerne and Lackawanna counties with a $2,000 annual scholarship. “Wilkes University has a long history of opening the doors of opportunity to local students and helping them climb the economic ladder,” said President Greg Cant. “This new scholarship continues …

Recent rankings recognize the University’s commitment to academic excellence, social mobility and return on investment. Wilkes University is once again ranked among top national universities in U.S. News and World Report’s Best Colleges ranking of American colleges and universities. In the 2021 edition, Wilkes is ranked 217 among nearly 400 …

Those earning degrees include the University’s first Ph.D. in nursing graduates. Wilkes University awarded 270 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees at a virtual degree conferral ceremony on Sept. 12. The virtual degree conferral, livestreamed from campus, included remarks from Wilkes President Greg Cant and interim Provost Terese Wignot. Among those …

Wilkes University is celebrating a major milestone: the first graduates of the Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing program. The four Passan School of Nursing graduates hail from Ohio and New Jersey and completed the requirements for the Ph.D. this summer. They are the first to earn a Ph.D. from Wilkes …