Student Life

When Sara Ureña arrived at Wilkes, she hoped to build meaningful relationships with her professors, get involved on campus and grow personally and professionally. Now, after earning both her bachelor’s degree and MBA at Wilkes, she can say she accomplished those goals and more. Along the way, Ureña gained confidence …

Photography holds a moment still. Choreography lets movement unfold. At first, the two might seem like completely different art forms. But for Stephan Koplowitz, they are closely connected. While best known as a choreographer, Koplowitz has used photography heavily throughout his career. His exhibition, Of Place and Passage: Actions and …

Wilkes University will welcome new and returning students to campus from Aug. 27-30. The 2026-27 academic year will be the first under the leadership of James Cousins, PhD, who joined Wilkes on Aug. 1, as the University’s eighth president. “It is a tremendous privilege to welcome students to our campus …

High school students enjoyed a summer of AI, robotics and discovery through Wilkes University’s EXPLOR-NEPA program Wilkes University’s EXPLOR-NEPA (Experiential Learning for Artificial Intelligence-Driven Robotics in Northeast Pennsylvania) program is a new, three-year experiential learning initiative designed to give high school students the chance to start working in new technologies.  …

Kasra Paknezhad is chasing his dream to build meaningful connections and bridge the gap in healthcare as he pursues a career in medicine

Kenna DeValor’s winning poem ‘Amaze, Amaze, Amaze’ takes their writing to the moon and beyond “When I was a kid, I bragged to everyone that I was going to be an astronaut-teacher who teaches about space IN space!” says Kenna DeValor, winner of this year’s Etruscan Prize.  For over 15 …

Emma Broda strategically chose Wilkes University to take advantage of the small class sizes, knowing she would gain personalized guidance and easy accessibility to connect with her professors – and she was right. Broda, who double-majored in history and political science and minored in art history and women’s and gender …

Don’t ask Amelia Lawrence ’26 about the projects she worked on with Micayla Lacey, assistant professor of psychology. She won’t share any details because she doesn’t want to risk skewing the results of the studies. What Lawrence gladly revealed is that the opportunity to do research as an undergraduate student …

When Cameran Costello, from West Chester, Pennsylvania, came to Wilkes, she thought she knew her future. Costello initially began as an engineering major but soon realized that her heart was not fully in it. Instead of feeling lost, she found clarity. Specifically, she discovered that her love of math, physics …

“Mommy is going to be a doctor,” is what Cindy Rosario’s oldest son says of her journey to becoming a pharmacist. Rosario, who will be a P3 pharmacy student in Wilkes University’s Nesbitt School of Pharmacy this fall, recently received the Luzerne County Council on Adult Higher Education’s Outstanding Adult …