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 …
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Wilkes University recognized 12 faculty and staff members for excellence in teaching and advising at the 2015 Teacher Recognition and Effectiveness Committee (TREC) Awards Ceremony. The recipients of this year’s awards are: Marianne Rexer, Robert Capin Professor of Accounting, received the Carpenter Award for Teaching. The award recognizes an outstanding …
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Faculty help nursing student Sarah Wasley balance challenging, hands-on academics with women’s soccer. It’s never easy balancing athletics and academics. Lucky for Sarah Wasley, a senior nursing major and midfielder on Wilkes’ women’s soccer team, she has the support of her faculty every step of the way. “Every professor I’ve …
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Wilkes University will be the educational host for Luzerne County SHINE, an afterschool program aimed at improving educational opportunities for schoolchildren in the county. University President Patrick F. Leahy joined Congressman Lou Barletta, state Sen. John Yudichak and Anthony Grieco, executive director of the Luzerne Intermediate Unit #18 for an …