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Virtual Personalized Transfer Sessions
2025-06-17 16:00 - 19:00, 2025-07-08 16:00 - 19:00, 2025-07-18 10:00 - 13:00, 2025-07-24 09:00 - 12:00, 2025-07-30 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-09-03 09:30 - 11:30, 2025-09-08 13:00 - 15:30, 2025-09-11 13:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) and 1 more date
Looking to transfer to Wilkes? Our transfer counselors are ready to help you get started! Sign up for a one-on-one session to receive a credit evaluation of your college transcripts and discuss your path to becoming a Wilkes student.

Discover Pharmacy (Session 1)
2025-06-23 08:30 - 17:00
High school juniors and seniors who are considering majoring in pharmacy can register for Discover Pharmacy, a two-day camp offered by Wilkes University’s Nesbitt School of Pharmacy.
Discover Pharmacy will give you an opportunity to talk with current pharmacy students, faculty, deans and working pharmacists. The camp combines fun and learning to introduce you to pharmacy’s dynamic blend of science and patient care.
This year, we are offering two sessions to accommodate even more attendees!

Summer Film Series
2025-06-27 20:30 - 22:00
Join us throughout the summer for monthly film screenings outside on the Karambelas Gateway in the summer evenings.

Fri. 6/27, 8:30 pm

Wed. 7/23, 8:30 pm

Wed. 8/20, 8:30 pm

Please follow our social media (@sordonigallery) for more information about the series, including featured films and weather updates.

First Year Student Orientation
2025-06-30 09:00 - 15:00, 2025-07-07 09:00 - 15:00, 2025-07-09 09:00 - 15:00
Orientation is a vital part of your college experience and prepares you with all the tools you will need when you set foot on campus for the first time as a Wilkes University Colonel!

During orientation, there will be opportunities to meet other classmates in small groups and with your academic advisor, as well as to learn about campus services and activities. Of course, there will also be a lot of time for fun!

Learn more at wilkes.edu/orientation

July Open House
2025-07-11 08:15 - 14:00
Discover what it’s like to be part of the Wilkes University community at our Open House! Throughout the day, you’ll have the chance to connect with current students during a live panel, explore our academic programs by speaking directly with faculty, and learn about campus resources like student clubs, support services, and career development. Our Academic and Information Fair brings everything together in one place so you can find what excites you most. You’ll also get to attend breakout sessions on topics such as financial aid, student life, and choosing the right major to help you prepare for the next step in your journey. Whether you’re just starting your college search or narrowing down your options, this day is all about helping you imagine yourself here—and showing you how we’ll support you every step of the way.

We're Empowered by Science (WEBS) Summer Science Camp
2025-07-20 12:30 - 2025-07-25 12:30 | Cohen science center, 104 S River St, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 18701, United States
The We’re Empowered by Science (WEBS) Summer Science Camp welcomes campers who have a sincere interest in the sciences. The WEBS program is designed to:

Empower young people to pursue an education and a career in STEM fields.

Expose participants to multiple STEM-based fields.

Introduce participants to a college campus.

Connect participants with Wilkes University professors, staff, and students as well as STEM professionals from the community.

Provide a positive laboratory experience where participants can question, investigate, learn and analyze using fun, interactive, hands-on experiments, as well as develop important laboratory skills.

Encourage team-building and collaboration amongst young people.

Create young leaders.

The WEBS 1.0 Camp is open to first and second year campers entering grades 7 and 8. Examples of some of the hands-on experiments across various disciplines in science that these campers will have the chance to partake in include: exploring neuroscience by making brain cakes, assembling a human skeleton after going on a bone scavenger hunt, solving crimes CSI style, programming their own robots, and so much more!

The WEBS 2.0 Camp is open to returning campers entering grades 9-12. The WEBS 2.0 program was created at the request of campers who aged out of our WEBS 1.0 program, but who still wanted to participate in the WEBS experience. The lab offerings for the 2.0 program changes yearly so that returning campers are not completing the same experiments year after year and exposes these individuals to areas of science that they likely have not yet experienced. Examples of previous 2.0 programming includes learning how to suture, creating a public service announcement about a hot topic in science, making yogurt using concepts of microbiology, and so much more! Throughout the week, 2.0 campers will also have opportunities to attend off-site field trips and to serve as mentors to younger WEBS campers.

Tuition for the 6 day camp running Sunday 7/20/25 through Friday 7/25/25 is $300, which includes daily snacks and drinks, a t-shirt, a drawstring bag filled with lab safety equipment and supplies, and lots of FUN hands-on laboratory experiences! Scholarships are available for those with financial need. Contact program director, Debra Chapman (debra.chapman@wilkes.edu), for an application.

Paying for College Virtual Presentations
2025-07-21 15:00 - 16:00, 2025-07-24 12:00 - 13:00
Getting ready to start college this fall? Wondering about ways to pay for college? We’ve got you covered! If you are a new first-year or transfer student planning to attend Wilkes this fall, you (and your family) are invited to our Paying for College virtual event. Join our financial aid experts from the comfort of home to learn more about federal and private loans, scholarships, our payment plan, important dates and more – everything you need to explore your financial options. Admitted students can register for one of the below dates by using your student Admissions Application Portal login.

Summer Film Series: July
2025-07-23 20:30 - 22:00

Discover Pharmacy (Session 2)
2025-08-12 08:30 - 17:00

Superintendent Letter of Eligibility 2025 Cohort Virtual Information Session
2025-08-16 09:00
In partnership with Hazleton Area School district join this cohort to benefit from a discounted tuition rate and obtain your Superintendent Letter of Eligibility in two years! All school districts and LIU teachers are welcome.

Summer Film Series: August
2025-08-20 20:30 - 22:00

Transfer/New Student Orientation
2025-08-22 09:00 - 14:00
Get Ready for Transfer Student Orientation!We’re excited to welcome you to the Colonel community! This summer, join us for Transfer/New Student Orientation: your official start to life at Wilkes University.

🗓️ Date: Friday, August 22📍 Location: Henry Student Center🕘 Check-in: Begins at 9:00 a.m. | Program Starts: 9:30 a.m.

During this in-person event, you’ll:✔️ Meet fellow transfer and new students✔️ Connect with campus support services✔️ Get your questions answered about majors, class schedules, and more during a one-on-one session with an Advising Coordinator

Feel free to bring up to two guests to experience the day with you!

Let’s make your transition smooth, successful, and exciting. We can’t wait to meet you!

Ed.D Virtual Information Session
2025-08-23 09:00 - 10:00 | Online
Join faculty and admissions representatives to learn more about our low-residency Ed.D program and admissions process!

The Academic Advantage: Syllabus & Sip
2025-08-28 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-09-02 11:00 - 12:00
Location: Farley Library

Review key points in your syllabi and enjoy a refreshing drink.

For more information about The Office of Academic Success and academic support services for Wilkes students, please visit the Academic Success webpage.

Career Carnival-Career Fair Prep
2025-09-09 11:00 - 13:00
Join in the fun outside in the courtyard of the Center for Career Development & Internships. Learn about career resources, get ice cream and the “scoop” on who is coming to the career & grad school fairs; join students for Hotdogs & Handshake to log on to our resource app, play some games and win a prize!Meet recruiters from accounting, business and the social services for resume ideas and career offerings.

Continued Learning Presents Screening & Panel Discussion
2025-09-09 18:00 - 20:30 | Jean and Paul Adams Commons, 84 W. South St., Wilkes-Barre, 18407, United States
Wilkes University’s Center for Continued Learning will present a free screening of the documentary Recovery City, followed by a panel discussion with the film’s Producer and Director, Lisa Olivieri, as part of their ongoing Healthcare Seminars.

Designed for working healthcare professionals, the screening and panel discussion is part of a series of workshops for professional development and continuing education courses offered by Wilkes. Pharmacists, nurses, social workers and counselors who participate in the course will receive 2.5 hours of continuing education. The deadline for registering is Monday, Sep. 8 at 5 p.m.

The goal of this screening and panel discussion is to raise awareness and promote understanding and de-stigmatization surrounding addiction and recovery, using storytelling and the lived experience of the film participants to engage diverse audiences.

The film Recovery City is a raw exploration of what it means to be in recovery as seen through the eyes of four women whose lives share a common thread: addiction. In the working-class city of Worcester, Massachusetts, Christine fights to regain custody of her young children while grappling with a traumatic past, and battling stigma from the very systems that are designed to help her. Bridget, who found recovery while in prison, now facilitates peer-led support meetings for women. On the frontlines, recovery coaches Janis and Rebecca navigate the city’s toughest corners offering support and trying to save lives. In this portrait of resilience, grit and camaraderie, the women use their lived experience to lift up those still struggling while refusing to give up hope.

Lisa Olivieri is an award-winning filmmaker from the Boston area. Her first documentary, Blindsided, is an intimate portrait of a female artist slowly losing her sight and hearing while surviving her abusive girlfriend. The film has won numerous awards, including the Artistic Achievement Award in Directing from the qFLIX Film Festival / Worcester and the Jury Award for Best Documentary from The Women’s Film Festival / Philadelphia.

The screening will begin at 6 p.m. in the Jean and Paul Adams Commons located on the second floor of the Henry Student Center. Those who wish to attend can register for the event here.

The Whispering: Screen Performance Exhibition
2025-09-16 10:00 - 17:00 | Sordoni Art Gallery, 141 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, 18701, United States
The Whispering: Screen Performance ExhibitionEchoes carried on fragile feathers.Sept 16 – Oct 8, 2025

Curated by Heather Sincavage, MFA

Invited Artists:

•Jeff Rufus Byrd (US)•E. M. Alysse Bowd (CA)•Patricia Brace (US)•Susan Smith & Bethany Engstrom (US)•Nicola Fornoni (IT)•Meri Hietala & Maippi Ketola (FI)•Heather Lyon (US)•Anna Maskava (LV)•Veronica Pena (SP)•Anna Richardsdottir (IS)•(stillness) Collective (US)

The Whispering is an invitation to dwell within the spaces between sound and silence, light and shadow, presence and absence. This exhibition gathers a constellation of performance videos that move delicately along these thresholds, where gestures dissolve into breath, and stories are murmured rather than told.

The Sordoni Gallery will have this exhibition open Sept 16-Oct 8. Tuesdays to Fridays from 10am-5pm, Saturday and Sunday from 12pm-5pm.

The Art of Ohm: Yoga with Catherine
2025-09-16 17:00 - 18:00
Join us to rest and recharge with the return of this popular series. The Art of Ohm is a free program centered on mindfulness and restoration through Yoga and Meditation. All semester long, we invite you to slow down, reconnect, and restore balance in the Sordoni Art Gallery.

Please bring your own yoga mat, blankets, pillow, or bolsters. Dress in light layers since the gallery can get cold. This is a yoga-based practice.

Session Dates:

Tues., 9/16, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pmYoga with Catherine
