Those who are “game” for a fun murder mystery can join the laughs as Wilkes University Theatre presents Clue: On Stage! at 8 p.m. on Oct. 6, 7, and 8, and 2 p.m. on Oct.…
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The First Year Foundations Convocation, held on September 15, formally welcomed new students to academic life at Wilkes University. At 11 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 15, all first-year students were celebrated with old and new…
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Megan Boone Valkenburg Earns Badge for Enhancing Food Dignity
For Megan Boone Valkenburg, coordinator of civic engagement, a focus on food insecurity is more than part of her job, it’s a passion. Thanks to her efforts, Wilkes University can boast its status as a…
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Beenish Ahmed Wins 2022 James Jones First Novel Fellowship Competition
The 31st Annual James Jones First Novel Fellowship awarded first place and $10,000 to Beenish Ahmed of Detroit, Michigan, for her novel titled “Every Song an Elegy.” She was selected from 584 entrants in the…
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Wilkes University Faculty and Staff Recognized with President’s Awards for Excellence
by Patty DevivaPresident Greg Cant honored six members of the Wilkes University faculty and staff with the President’s Awards for Excellence during the opening of school Convocation ceremony on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2022. The awards represent the…
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Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University Launches Second Saturdays Family Hour
The Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University launches Second Saturdays Family Hour, a free event that encourages children and adults to engage with exhibitions in new and artistic ways. Occurring on the second Saturday of…
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Pharmacy Student Dillon Bradley Receives Student Veteran Leadership Award From G.I. Jobs Magazine
by Patty DevivaWilkes University student-veteran Dillon Bradley, of Mountain Top, Pennsylvania, has been recognized with a 2022 Student Veteran Leadership Award by G.I. Jobs magazine. One of 33 student veterans receiving the honor across the nation, Bradley, a…
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Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University Presents “In Search of Meaning: Memory Becomes Us” Aug. 26 to Oct. 9
by Patty DevivaThe Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University will present “In Search of Meaning: Memory Becomes Us” by Philadelphia-based artist, author, poet and thought leader Patricia Moss-Vreeland, from Aug. 26 through Oct. 9. The show will…
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Wilkes Hosts “Building Bridges to Global Markets” Presented by the U.S. Commercial Service
by Patty DevivaArun Venkataraman, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Global Markets and Director General of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service, along with government representatives and leaders in global trade, gathered on the Wilkes University campus for…
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SHINE Students were “College Students for a Day” at Wilkes University
by Patty DevivaNearly 60 first- through eighth-grade SHINE of Luzerne County kids experienced a full day of college in the “College Student for a Day” camp at Wilkes University on Tuesday, June 28. The camp brought SHINE…