Student Life

Winter intersession at Wilkes University offers quality education at an affordable price. Winter intersession classes have reduced tuition rates of $520 per credit. Winter intersession offers an accelerated path of study with online courses. Undergraduate students from any college or university are eligible to register for classes and take advantage …

It’s the most spook-tacular time of year at Wilkes University. News@Wilkes teamed up with the Office of Alumni Relations to check out Halloween throwbacks from the Amnicola year book. Trust us, these photos are sure to lift your spirits.   1973: Wicked awesome! 1976: Give ’em pumpkin to talk about. …

National Transfer Student Week is October 21-25, 2019. To celebrate, News@Wilkes met with Colonels across campus that have transferred to Wilkes. Meet junior nursing student Mark Chester. What’s your hometown? Jersey City, N.J. What was the transfer process like? The transfer process through admissions was very welcoming and helpful, whether …

Wilkes University junior Jason DeBoard never imagined that changing his academic focus could eventually lead to a trip to Greece.  As a pre-med student at Wilkes, he spent summer 2019 shadowing surgeons in that country as part of his study abroad experience – an opportunity he never considered when he …

National Transfer Student Week is October 21-25, 2019. To celebrate, News@Wilkes met with Colonels across campus who have transferred to Wilkes. Meet junior business administration and marketing major Noella Nkamjeu. What’s your hometown? I was born and raised in Bamenda Cameroon, Central Africa, and currently reside in Mountain Top, Pa. …

As a prelude to the Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University exhibition, Two Presidents, One Photographer, legendary White House photographer Pete Souza visited campus on Oct. 15. As part of his visit, Souza met with members of the Wilkes Honors Program for a private question-and-answer session. Students asked questions ranging …

Wilkes University’s Center for Career Development and Internships launched a new initiative to help current students and alumni shake hands with potential employers. They don’t even have to leave their desk to do it. In August, Handshake, the largest early talent recruiting platform, was fully launched across campus. News@Wilkes met …

As part of an on-going series introducing campus departments and the people who work there, News@Wilkes looks at members of the Admissions Department. Meet associate director of admissions and Wilkes alumnus, Ian Schreffler ’17. What territories do you cover?: Pennsylvania counties of Carbon, Lackawanna and Wayne and all other states …

Room in E.S. Farley Library is Replica of Pulitzer Prize-winning Writer’s Study Wilkes University becomes the home of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Norman Mailer’s personal collection of manuscripts and memorabilia when a reception opens the Norman Mailer Room and Collection on Oct. 10 at 7 p.m. in the E.S. Farley Library. …

What’s it like working in a biology research lab? News@Wilkes shadowed Linda Gutierrez, associate professor of biology, and her team of students for a new feature called “In the Lab.” Inside room 324 of the Cohen Science Center, Associate Professor of Biology Linda Gutierrez and her team of student researchers …