News Releases

Wilkes University will be the educational host for Luzerne County SHINE, an afterschool program aimed at improving educational opportunities for schoolchildren in the county. Wilkes President Patrick Leahy joined Congressman Lou Barletta, state Sen. John Yudichak (D-Luzerne/Carbon), and Luzerne Intermediate Unit #18 Executive Director Anthony Grieco and dozens of educators,…

Team Will Study Effect Of Climate Change On Plant Life Ned Fetcher, scientist and coordinator of the Institute for Environmental Science and Sustainability at Wilkes University, is the principal investigator on a research team that has been awarded a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to study the…

Area bus riders can look forward to a new year of words and images to brighten up their daily rides when the eighth year of Poetry in Transit launches on Friday, Dec. 19. Eleven new placards showcasing the original work of 11 area poets will be unveiled at a special event at…

Wilkes University student Liz Taber performed a three-week pharmacy rotation in Peru through the Global Awareness Institute.  The international program provides pharmacy students an opportunity to study in the rainforest and learn about medicinal plants unique to the region. Taber is the daughter of Beth and Charlie Taber of Nazareth,…

New Program Targets Talented And Highly Motivated Among Entering Freshmen  An honors program offering enhanced academic experiences and grants and scholarships totaling more than $35,000 over four years will be offered to students for the first time by Wilkes University in fall 2015.  The Wilkes University Honors Program will be available…

First National Community Bank, locally-based for over 100 years, recently made a gift to Wilkes University as part of its Educational Improvement Tax Credit commitment for 2014.  The gift will support innovative programming at Wilkes, including Science in Motion, Women Empowered by Science and Adventures in Science. These programs exemplify…

Seven Wilkes University faculty and staff members were honored for their work teaching and advising students at the annual TREC Awards Ceremony. The awards are presented by the university’s Teaching Recognition and Effectiveness Committee (TREC). The following were honored:  Carpenter Award: Jon Ference, associate professor of pharmacy practice, and Gina Zanolini…

$3 Million Project Marks Business School’s Tenth Anniversary; Completes Second of Three-Phase South Campus Gateway Project Wilkes University dedicated the new home of the Jay S. Sidhu School of Business and Leadership at a ceremony that kicked off Homecoming Weekend festivities on Sept. 25. The event marked the tenth anniversary of…

Wilkes University has received $3 million in funding from the State of Pennsylvania that will allow it to revolutionize the engineering education experience for its students and provide engineering laboratory support to regional industry.  Gov. Tom Corbett announced that Wilkes will receive a $3 million Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP)…

Separation of Pharmacy and Nursing Programs Creates First Separate University Passan School of Nursing In Northeast Pennsylvania Wilkes University is establishing a distinct Passan School of Nursing, becoming the only higher education institution with a separate nursing school in northeast Pennsylvania. The move, which began with the start of the…