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SHINE of Luzerne County at Wilkes University is bringing the summer camp experience directly to the homes of elementary and middle school students who participate in the after-school program. SHINE is offering a virtual summer camp with weekly themed activities that include hands-on STEAM-based projects and physical activity. The camp, …

Wilkes University’s Air Force ROTC Detachment 752 has announced the commissioning of officers in the Class of 2020. Ten graduating students received the rank of 2nd lieutenant in the United States Air Force. The newly commissioned officers earned bachelor’s degrees at Wilkes University in May 2020. The newly commissioned officers and …

Wilkes was named a tier 1 university by Educate To Career in its 2020 college rankings. Wilkes University was ranked as a tier one institution in the latest rankings by Educate To Career. The rankings recognize a school’s ability to “offer a quality education under any conceivable scenario: in-classroom, online and …

Wilkes University’s Maslow Foundation Salon Reading Series, which highlights the June 2020 residency for the University’s Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing, will be available for free to the public virtually via online videos. The series features alumni, guests and creative program faculty, many of whom are prize-winning authors, …

Under a new model, Wilkes-Barre’s downtown institutions will start and end their fall semesters early. Wilkes University and King’s College today announced plans to welcome students back to their respective campuses for in-person instruction this fall. The institutions will start their fall semesters one week early, on Monday, Aug. 24, and …

The Wilkes University Office of Alumni Relations will host a webinar with Jay S. Sidhu, MBA ’73, Chairman and CEO of Customers Bank. He will discuss the topic, “Surviving and Thriving During COVID-19,” focused on how organizations can adapt and overcome economic challenges in light of the pandemic.  The webinar will be held at 1 p.m. …

Hannah Griffiths of Mountain Top, Pa., received the 2020 Outstanding Adult Learner Award for Wilkes University. The award is presented by the Luzerne County Council on Adult Higher Education.  Griffiths began her college career at Wilkes in 2015. Midway through her junior year, she received a devastating diagnosis: she was …

The Family Business Alliance of Wilkes University and Penn State Worthington Scranton is offering a new program to help support family and closely held businesses impacted by the pandemic. The Family Business Support Initiative was created to build a network of family business owners who will meet in peer groups to offer support and share their …

The Center for Global Education and Diversity at Wilkes University recently presented its 2020 multicultural awards. The awards recognize students, faculty and staff who have supported and improved the diversity climate on campus, increased international awareness and promote cross-cultural awareness. The following students, faculty and staff received awards: Global Scholar …

Nesbitt School of Pharmacy Continues to Match Graduates and Alumni at Rate Above National Average Wilkes University’s Nesbitt School of Pharmacy continues to match student pharmacists seeking post-graduate residency training at a rate above the national average – with a match rate 11 percentage points higher than the national average …