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Wilkes University students in the Nesbitt School of Pharmacy were awarded the National Rookie Award of the 2019 National Consumers League Script Your Future Challenge. The award was presented during the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy annual meeting. The event was held July 13-17 at the Hyatt Regency, Chicago, …

Wilkes University Doctor of Philosophy in nursing student, Jamie Hankins, was awarded the Promise of Nursing Faculty Fellowship for the Pennsylvania region. The fellowship, administered by the Foundation of the National Student Nurses’ Association, is awarded to registered nurses enrolled in graduate-level, degree-granting programs in select regions of the United States. …

SHINE of Luzerne County at Wilkes University has announced that it will open two new centers for its after-school program in September 2019. The after-school centers will be at Kistler Elementary School in the Wilkes-Barre Area School District and the Pittston Intermediate Center in the Pittston Area School District. The …

Wilkes University’s Nesbitt School of Pharmacy will provide high school juniors and seniors with a prescription for a successful career during the Discover Pharmacy Day Camp this summer. The two-day camp begins Aug. 13 at 8:30 a.m. and concludes Aug.14 at 5 p.m. Overnight accommodations are not available. The fee …

Wilkes University President Patrick F. Leahy was honored with the President’s Achievement Award by the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce. Leahy was recognized during the Chamber’s 2019 EPIC Awards. The EPIC Awards, which stands for Extraordinary People Inspiring Community,took place on Tuesday, June 11 at Wyoming Seminary’s Kirby Center for Creative …

The Wilkes University Department of Public Safety in partnership with the Wyoming Police Department hosted Active Attack Integrated Response training to community police, fire and medical personnel. The Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) Center provides the training for local first responders.  The training was held on June 11 in …

Wilkes University honored the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins as its 2018 Business Partner of the Year. The award was established to recognize partner organizations that demonstrate outstanding quality, value and service to Wilkes University.   The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins was selected for its support of the University’s inaugural ice hockey season. Wilkes men’s and women’s …

NPR Book Critic Maureen Corrigan Highlights the Week’s Readings Wilkes University’s Maslow Foundation Salon Reading Series, which highlights the June  2019 residency for the University’s Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing Program, features debut authors and program faculty, many of whom are prize-winning authors, as guest readers. Readings are …

Wilkes University and Northampton Community College have entered into a new articulation agreement that will help Northampton graduates transfer to Wilkes to complete their bachelor’s degree. Under the new agreement, students who earn an associate degree in early childhood education from Northampton can transfer into the Wilkes bachelor’s degree in …

Bruggeworth Field at Ralston Athletic Complex will introduce new multi-purpose fields for six athletic teams. Wilkes University will invest nearly $8 million in new athletic fields at Ralston Athletic Complex. The project includes a multi-purpose turf field that will be used for men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s lacrosse …