As the second orientation session for first-year students draws near, the newest class of Colonels will begin their college adventure. First-year student orientation begins on Sunday, July 14 and concludes in the afternoon of July 15. Though orientation is full of exciting firsts for Wilkes University incoming students, it also …
Behind the Scenes
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Orientation Team: Senior Abdul Almeky Guides First-Year Students As E-Mentor Coordinator
by Web ServicesWilkes University senior Abdul Almeky guides first-year students as they begin their Wilkes journey as the e-mentor student coordinator for student orientation. The neuroscience and biology major explains that helping others is what he feels most compelled to do. “I saw the mentor role as that and being hands on,” …
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What do you do as the director of international admissions? As the international admissions counselor I work with students from all around the world to help them study in the United States. I work with students, families, and international partners to advertise Wilkes and share what makes us so unique …
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Wilkes Students Meet with Human Rights Activist Bryan Stevenson To Discuss Criminal Justice Reform
by Web ServicesEDITOR’S NOTE: News@Wilkes is re-sharing this story about Bryan Stevenson, who delivered the 2019 Max Rosenn Lecture in Law and Humanities. Stevenson, the founder of the Equal Justice initiative, shared a powerful and important message about the narrative around race in the United States and about the need for criminal …
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Wilkes University’s campus will be the hub for future Colonels during Accepted Students Day this Saturday, March 23. Accepted students are invited to tour campus, eat lunch and attend sample classes taught by Wilkes professors. As the admissions staff and campus community prepare for the event, here are 10 things …
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The Karambelas Media and Communication Center is home of the student-run organizations, The Beacon, WCLH radio, Wilkes Now and Zebra Communications. Students can try their hand at print, radio, and broadcast media as well as control the message with the student public relations agency. Check out the behind-the-scenes tour of …
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Lawrence Kopenis Circulation Supervisor E.S. Farley Library 1. What do you do as the Farley Library Circulation Supervisor? As circulation supervisor I’m responsible for creating staff schedules, posting library hours, hiring work study assistants and retrieving lost and overdue books (among many other things). 2. How long have you worked …
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Behind the Scenes: Allan Hamilton Dickson Fund Spring Writers Hosts Dave Eggers, Feb. 28
by Web ServicesDave Eggers, best-selling author and founder of McSweeney’s, will be the featured writer opening the Wilkes English Department’s Allan Hamilton Dickson Fund Spring Writers Series on Feb. 28. But what does it take to bring in such an accomplished writer, educator and philanthropist to campus? News@Wilkes chats with Mischelle Anthony, …
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Joan Ford ‘75 Library Technician, Library Acquisitions E.S. Farley Library 1. What do you do as a technician and working in acquisitions in Farley Library? I catalog new books for the library and help maintain the collection, purchase library supplies and prepare invoices for payment and do whatever I can …
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Mary Watkins Interlibrary Loan Technician E.S. Farley Library 1. What do you do as the interlibrary loan technician at the library? Interlibrary loan offers access to materials needed for research which are not available at Farley Library. I process the interlibrary loan requests on ILLiad (an electronic system used to …