Behind the Scenes

Orientation for first-year students at Wilkes introduces them to the University with an event that provides opportunities to make new friends, map students’ academic futures and engage in hands-on activities. New students typically enjoy an overnight stay on campus during orientation.  That was before the COVID-19 pandemic. The solution for…

More than 100 middle and high school girls received a special delivery from the Women Empowered by Science (WEBS) program at Wilkes University. A team of seven Wilkes students who are group leaders in the program’s popular summer camp took to the road to present past program participants with lawn…

Students in the Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing are used to working in the virtual world. During the semester, they attend classes and work one-on-one with their mentors online. But in the hybrid program, students also complete two in-person residencies on the Wilkes campus in January and June…

Although the face-to-face commencement ceremony scheduled for May 16 has been postponed until September, Wilkes University students in the Class of 2020 are still officially graduating this weekend. And there is a lot to celebrate about these wonderful students – both undergraduate and graduate — who persevered to complete their…

Thomas Franko, Wilkes University assistant professor of pharmacy practice, says his teaching philosophy has always been to present material in a way that is both entertaining and engaging. Maintaining that philosophy has been put to the test as University classes moved to a remote learning format in response to the…

A new group of students arrived from the Republic of Panama in January. Sponsored by the Panamanian education agency, Institute for Training and Development of Human Resources (IFARHU), this program allows high-achieving undergraduate students to travel from Panama to study at Wilkes. The students first participate in Wilkes’ nationally accredited…

Matt Dacey, a resident of Mountain Top, Pa., had two goals when he came to Wilkes: play baseball and earn his doctor of pharmacy degree. During his first two years on campus, he played first base for the Colonels, fulfilling his dream of playing ball on the college level. “It…

Summer isn’t sleepy at Wilkes University. Residencies for master’s and doctoral degree programs, students and faculty engaging in research, camps and more kept campus busy during June, July and most of August. Summer was also a time of transition, with the official departure of President Patrick F. Leahy on July…

With less than a week before classes starting, one group of Wilkes students is already pulling long days. The Wilkes University Marching Colonels have spent the last week marching to the beat of their own drum, tuba and routine during band camp. But before they don their uniforms and perfect…

Teachers become students during the residency for Wilkes University’s Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) program happening from Aug 6 to 9.  The low-residency program prepares educators for advancement in a teaching, administrative or leadership roles. A combination of theory and research provides the framework for scholarship, innovation and strategic organizational transformation.…