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Oral Histories of Veterans Gathered by Wilkes Students Will Be Donated to the Library of Congress Students, veterans and guests will gather at Wilkes University on Nov. 13 to participate in the 7th annual Heroes Brunch for Veterans.  It will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the …

Multi-Day Observance Honors Those Who Served from WWI to Present Day Wilkes University pays tribute to veterans both past and present with events to celebrate Veterans Day. Events will begin on Nov. 8 with a ceremony presented by the Wilkes Veterans Council, followed by a lecture on Nov. 12 and …

The Wilkes University Sidhu School of Business and Leadership, in partnership with the northeastern chapter of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA), will host their annual tax clinic, now in it’s 65th year. The clinic will be held on Friday, Nov. 16, in the Henry Student Center, 84 …

Winter intersession at Wilkes University offers quality education at an affordable price, with an added bonus for summer classes.  Winter intersession classes have reduced tuition rates of $520 per credit. Students who enroll also will receive an additional $25 off per credit for courses taken in summer 2019. The discount …

The Allan P. Kirby Center for Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship at Wilkes University is celebrating 25 years of promoting entrepreneurship in the region. The anniversary is being marked with a dinner at the Westmoreland Club on Nov. 16. The center serves as a bridge between industry, academia and job creation, …

The Family Business Alliance of Wilkes University and Penn State Worthington Scranton presents How to Make Your Family Business Last with guest speaker Mitzi Perdue on Nov. 14. Perdue is part of two family business dynasties. She is the daughter of the founder of the Sheraton Hotel chain and widow …

Wilkes University’s Student Athlete Advisory Committee is holding a community trick-or-treat night from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 28, in the McHale Athletic Center, 169 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre. Twenty-three Wilkes University athletic teams will each have a table where attendees can trick-or-treat and play an interactive game …

Jake Wood, co-founder of Team Rubicon, will deliver the Allan P. Kirby Lecture in Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship at Wilkes University on Nov. 15. Wood, a former Marine scout sniper and University of Wisconsin football player, will speak about The One and the Nine: Building Teams and Organizations That Win …

Niall McCann, the lead electoral advisor for the United Nations Development Programme, will discuss electoral integrity on Nov. 8 at 4 p.m. The event will be in room 214 of the Arnaud C. Marts Center, 274 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. The lecture is free and open to the public. In …

Event Features Screening of National Theatre of London’s Film Starring Benedict Cumberbatch Spend Halloween eve celebrating the 200th birthday of Frankenstein as the Wilkes University English Department commemorates the anniversary of the publication of Mary Shelley’s novel. A talk about the legendary novel and a film screening of the National …