Lyn Godley is obsessed with light. That obsession has been what has driven her career as a self-described hybrid artist/designer who works with light. Godley talked about her obsession and the work that it has spawned in a lecture on July 15 at Wilkes University’s Sordoni Art Gallery. Godley’s work …
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Class of 2023 Finds Adventure at Wilkes University: Five Things You Didn’t Know About Orientation
by Web ServicesAs 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 …
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Orientation Team: Senior Caitlin Klinger Emphasizes Importance of Community as Civic Engagement Coordinator
by Web ServicesWhether it’s helping out jungle cats in need in North Carolina or right here on campus, Wilkes University senior Caitlin Klinger is dedicated to supporting her community any way she can. “I came to Wilkes as an early childhood education major with a concentration in special education and I always …
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Pharmacy student Zara Mirza combines the perfect dose of small-campus life with career-building opportunities. When Zara Mirza of Rome, New York, first visited Wilkes, a pharmacy professor stepped up to show her around when a student tour guide wasn’t available. She found that going beyond what’s expected is the norm …
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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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Senior Alanah Guerrero Leads As Student Government President and Orientation Coordinator
by Web ServicesWilkes University senior Alanah Guerrero is an advocate for patients as a nursing major and for students as the Student Government president. She’ll also be leading a new group of Colonels as the student orientation coordinator this summer. The Frackville, Pa., resident is up for the task, noting that she’s …
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Wilkes University’s Air Force ROTC Detachment 752 Holds Commissioning Ceremony for Local Students on May 17
by Web ServicesWilkes University’s Air Force ROTC Detachment 752 held a commissioning ceremony on May 17 in the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center. Students from Wilkes University, King’s College, Marywood, Penn State Wilkes-Barre, Misericordia University, University of Scranton and East Stroudsburg University were commissioned and received the rank of second lieutenant in the …
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Students in Wilkes University’s Sidhu School of Business and Leadership placed third in the fifth annual Chicago Quantitative Alliance (CQA) Investment Challenge. The Wilkes team, called Wilkes Gold, competed against 50 teams, beating students from The University of Chicago, CalTech, Carnegie Mellon MBA, Duke University, Cornell University, University of Michigan, …
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Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University Presents Simply Picasso, May 31 through June 2
by Web ServicesThe exhibition features a single original artwork by the father of modern art, Pablo Picasso. The Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University presents Simply Picasso fromMay 31 through June 2. The pop-up exhibition features a ceramic piece created by Pablo Picasso at the Madoura pottery studio in Vallauris, France. The …