School of Education – Alternative Pathway Information Sessions

Online

We’ve scheduled two upcoming virtual events to discuss our fully online Early Childhood and Elementary Pathway degree completion program. The program coordinator and a representative from our admissions department will be available to discuss this transfer program, admission requirements and answer any questions. Submit the form below to register. You'll…

Allan Hamilton Dickson Spring Writers Series Presents: Leah Vernon

Kirby Hall Salon 202 S River Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA, United States

The Wilkes University English Department will continue the 2024 Allan Hamilton Dickson Spring Writers Series by hosting Leah Vernon. Leah Vernon, also known as Leah V, is an international plus-size Hijabi model, award-winning author, inclusive content creator, body-positive activist and inclusion consultant. Her content has garnered over four million views…

South African Lunch + Art in Your Hands Workshop

Sordoni Art Gallery 141 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, United States

Registration Required Created and presented in Partnership with the Office of Global Engagement. Inspiration unfolds over an African-inspired lunch at the Sordoni Gallery. Join us and make your own beadwork artwork inspired by the art in the gallery. Curator Bev Gibson will guide participants through the process. Space is limited.…

Free

Cocktails & Culture

Registration is required. In celebration of our Ubuhle Women exhibition, we will celebrate with an evening of specialty cocktails, African-inspired cuisine and an inside look at our current exhibition with exhibition curator Bev Gibson. In addition, we will have a pop-up shop of handmade beadwork from artists in the exhibition!…

$25 – $30

STEM Discovery Day

Wilkes University 84 West South Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States

STEM Discovery Day at Wilkes University gives teachers the opportunity to bring their students in 9th- 12th grades to spend the day engaging in fun, interactive science, engineering and math/computer lab activities with our expert faculty and learn about STEM career opportunities.

Free

Art in Your Hands Family Workshop

Sordoni Art Gallery 141 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, United States

Registration Required Create your own Ubuhle bug brooch in the style of the artwork featured in the gallery!  Curator Bev Gibson will guide children and their families  through this one of a kind workshop while discussing the animal symbolism used by the Ubuhle artists. Space is limited. Please register via the…

Free

MA/MFA in Creative Writing Virtual Information Session and Free Workshop

Online

Join our free, virtual information session to meet the program director, Dr. David Hicks, and hear about the admissions/application process, program curriculum, residency, alumni success stories, and scholarships that are available. This particular session will also offer a free writing workshop in poetry, fiction/nonfiction, and screenwriting/playwriting taught by Wilkes faculty.

Ubuhle Brunch

Sordoni Art Gallery 141 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, United States

Join us at the Sordoni Gallery for an artful brunch inspired by our current exhibition.  A casual tour of the exhibition will be provided and catch one of the last days of the Ubuhle pop-up shop of handmade beadwork from artists in the exhibition! Registration is required.

Free

Art in Context | Women’s History Month Lecture

Sordoni Art Gallery 141 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, United States

Looking at the recent change in dynamics within the art world towards Contemporary Artists from Africa, exhibition curator Bev Gibson will discuss traditional techniques and how they are now perceived in comparison to how they were recognized 10 years ago. Gibson will outline how the artists of Ubuhle now are…

Free