Student Life

Three students from Wilkes University’s Nesbitt School of Pharmacy are the recipients of 2021 Educational Grants from Lambda Kappa Sigma. Lambda Kappa Sigma is a professional pharmacy fraternity that provides lifelong opportunities for women in pharmacy through professional excellence and personal growth. Grants are provided to organizational members who have …

Members of Lambda Kappa Sigma (LKS) professional pharmacy fraternity at Wilkes University volunteered their time on a recent Saturday afternoon to help Girl Scouts from the Wyoming Valley earn their first aid badges.  The Wilkes LKS chapter has hosted this event annually since 2015, though last spring’s session was cancelled …

DJ DeAndre DePass discovered a winning combination of academics and activities at Wilkes. The only time DeAndre DePass sat still was when he’s in class. “I’m always on the run doing something,” says the senior from Philadelphia. He was an e-mentor coordinator, helping first-year students transition to college life before, …

Pre-law student Sydney Cogswell explores the inside of a courtroom and the jungles of Costa Rica. Like any college student, Sydney Cogswell of Vestal, New York, spends plenty of time in class or the library. “I love what I do,” she says. “Going to class doesn’t even feel like work. …

Wilkes students unite against systemic hate and racism The killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Rayshard Brooks and Ahmaud Arbery rocked the nation and lead to honest conversations about how the nation can resolve racial divide. At Wilkes, it led to a semester of advocacy, peace and unity.  The most recent …

The Wilkes University Nesbitt School of Pharmacy was awarded the 2019-20 Generation Rx Regional Award from the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Academy of Student Pharmacists. The award recognizes a student chapter of Generation Rx that increases public awareness of prescription-medication misuse, a key factor in the opioid epidemic. It encourages …

“Do not thank us, just remember us.” That was the message by Wilkes student veteran and earth and environmental science major Michael Parduski during a heartfelt and emotional Veterans Day ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 11. The Veterans Council organized the virtual event which included reflections from across the campus community. …

Members of the Wilkes University community were happy to help beautify the community in which they live, learn and work. More than 20 trees were planted throughout downtown Wilkes-Barre this week thanks to Ken Klemow, professor and chair of the biology department, and several of his students. The initiative was …

Biology major Kevin Long says an injury that sidelined his cross country running career when he was a high school senior set him on the path to four great years at Wilkes University. A promising runner who had some offers to compete at Division 1 colleges, he lost the offers …

Students in the Wilkes University School of Education are completing field observation and student teaching experiences at Pennsylvania schools. Pictured are the education majors who are completing their student teaching requirements during the fall 2020 semester. Pictured from left to right are, front: Jamie Lapidus with Kyleigh Smeltzer on screen; …