Wilkes University has announced faculty who have earned promotion and been awarded tenure. The faculty member receiving promotion is: Donald Mencer was promoted to professor of chemistry. Mencer joined Wilkes University in 2001 and was tenured in 2005. During…
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Wilkes University and King’s College Announce Plans to Welcome Students to Campus This Fall
by Vicki MaykUnder a new model, Wilkes-Barre’s downtown institutions will start and end their fall semesters early. Wilkes University and King’s College today announced plans to welcome students back to their respective campuses for in-person instruction this fall.…
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Recalling Bryan Stevenson’s Message About America’s Racial Narrative and Need For Criminal Justice Reform
by Vicki MaykEDITOR’S NOTE: News@Wilkes is revisiting this story about Bryan Stevenson, who delivered the 2019 Max Rosenn Lecture in Law and Humanities. Stevenson, the founder of the Equal Justice initiative, shared a powerful and important message…
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FeaturedSuper SeniorsUncategorized
Meet Super Senior Seth Platukis: School of Education
by Vicki MaykSeth Platukis Hometown: Weston, Pa. Bachelor of Arts, Biology and Secondary Education Activities and Achievements: A dean’s list student, he was the recipient of the Wilkes University Polish Heritage Scholarship. Platukis was active on campus in…
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Wilkes University Faculty Transition to Remote Teaching (The consensus? They Miss Their Students)
by Vicki MaykThomas Franko, Wilkes University assistant professor of pharmacy practice, says his teaching philosophy has always been to present material in a way that is both entertaining and engaging. Maintaining that philosophy has been put to…
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Wilkes Senior Ashley Abbey Positions Herself for Future in Marketing as Kirby Scholar of Business Development
by Vicki MaykSenior Ashley Abbey found her way to Wilkes University while taking a college tour road trip with her family. While checking out universities along her route from her hometown of Rochester, N.Y., Abbey quickly fell…
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Greg Cant, Ph.D. will join Wilkes in June 2020.
Wilkes University’s Board of Trustees announced today that Greg Cant will be the University’s seventh president. Cant, currently serving as the dean of the Feliciano School of Business at Montclair State University in New Jersey, will join Wilkes effective June 15, 2020.
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Cooking Up Holiday Cheer at Sordoni Art Gallery Event
by Vicki MaykThe Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University ushered in the holiday season with a cookie decorating event. Armed with icing, sprinkles and other tasty decorations, students turned sweater-shaped cookies into works of edible art. And…
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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 Admissions Department. Meet admissions counselor, Cierra Steele. What do you do? What I do in my job…
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Wilkes University broke out the bells and whistles when it dedicated Bruggeworth Field at the Ralston Athletic Complex. The event took place on Saturday, Oct. 5 during the University’s homecoming weekend. The nearly $8 million…