Wilkes University Interim President Paul S. Adams announced on the evening of Sept. 12 the passing of Dr. Francis J. Michelini, who served as the second President of Wilkes College from 1970 to 1975. Click here to view his full obituary. Michelini was the first Wilkes president to ascend from…
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Three Wilkes University international students participated in the Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Schools Global Student Conference at Cedar Crest College in Allentown on Feb. 23. The international students created posters and conducted research on global topics. International students were given the opportunity to present their research to an audience…
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Gabriel Velez has nothing but love for Wilkes University! How does Wilkes University’s Gabriel Velez ’18 tackle life, playing tennis for Wilkes, being the treasurer of the multi-cultural student coalition and being the treasurer of the nursing class of 2019? Find out in our latest installment of Wilkes in :60!
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Integrative media alumna Erin Gallagher ’13 of Kingston, Pa., has been creating visual representations of social media activity since February 2017, and it is turning heads across the country. Her work has been gaining attention and has been featured on the online news site Buzzfeed. It recently earned her an…
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As part of an on-going series introducing campus departments and the people who work there, News@Wilkes looks at members of the Public Safety Department. Meet communications officers Michelle Donohue and Jill Lewis, who man the communications desk in the department. In addition to facilitating calls and requests received by public…
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September is National Campus Safety month. But at Wilkes University, the Department of Public Safety makes campus safety a priority every month. Director of Public Safety Christopher Jagoe explained that the department has changed over the four years he’s been at the University, but it’s only the beginning. “When I…
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Wilkes University professor of geology Sid Halsor was featured in a Times Leader article this weekend regarding his trip with a group of students to Kilauea volcano in Hawaii. To read more about Halsor’s expertise visit: https://www.timesleader.com/ news/706539/wilkes-prof- students-toured-notorious- hawaiian-volcano.
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For Michael Morrison, three paths diverged in the English department at Wilkes University. He took all of them. Like many English majors, Michael Morrison of Dallas, Pa., has Shakespearean skills, and he crafts clever essays. With his triple concentration in literature, writing and digital humanities, he’s also learning how language…
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In an interview published in the September 14 edition of the Times-Leader, Wilkes University President Patrick F. Leahy discusses the reasons why the University will soon be classified a national university. The article explains a university is deemed national if it offers “a full range of undergraduate majors, plus master’s and doctoral…
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Anna Arnett of Chandler, Ariz., is Wilkes University’s Oldest Graduate At 91 Years Young
by Web ServicesWoman Earns Creative Writing Master’s Degree If you want to know the secret to longevity, 91-year-old Anna Arnett of Chandler, Ariz., might have the answer. When she completes her degree on June 4 in creative writing from Wilkes University, she becomes the school’s oldest graduate in its 83-year history. She…