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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 …

Students in Wilkes University’s Sidhu School of Business and Leadership placed third in the fifth annual Chicago Quantitative Alliance (CQA) Investment Challenge. The Wilkes team, called Wilkes Gold, competed against 50 teams, beating students from The University of Chicago, CalTech, Carnegie Mellon MBA, Duke University, Cornell University, University of Michigan, …

The exhibition features a single original artwork by the father of modern art, Pablo Picasso. The Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University presents Simply Picasso fromMay 31 through June 2. The pop-up exhibition features a ceramic piece created by Pablo Picasso at the Madoura pottery studio in Vallauris, France. The …

The state of education was the topic of discussion when Noe Ortega, Pennsylvania Department of Education deputy secretary for postsecondary and higher education, visited Wilkes University to meet with administrators, faculty and staff on Monday, May 13. Discussions centered on the University’s role in producing highly effective education professionals, future …

Wilkes University awarded 797 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees at its 72nd spring commencement ceremonies on May 18. The ceremony for graduate students receiving doctoral and master’s degrees was held at 10 a.m., while the ceremony for undergraduates receiving bachelor’s degrees was held at 3 p.m. Both ceremonies were held …

The match rate in the Nesbitt School of Pharmacy is 15 percent above the national average Wilkes University’s Nesbitt School of Pharmacy continues to match student pharmacists seeking post-graduate residency training at a rate of 15 percent above the national average.   Eighty percent of students and alumni from Wilkes University’s …