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Wilkes University’s Air Force ROTC Detachment 752 has announced the commissioning of officers in the Class of 2020. Ten graduating students received the rank of 2nd lieutenant in the United States Air Force. The newly commissioned officers earned bachelor’s degrees at Wilkes University in May 2020. The newly commissioned officers and…

Wilkes University’s Air Force ROTC Detachment 752 held a commissioning ceremony on May 17 in the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center. Students from Wilkes University, King’s College, Marywood, Penn State Wilkes-Barre, Misericordia University, University of Scranton and East Stroudsburg University were commissioned and received the rank of second lieutenant in the…

Wilkes University has once again been designated a Military Friendly® School by Viqtory Media, parent company of G.I. Jobs magazine. It is the ninth consecutive year that Wilkes has been named to the list, which recognizes the colleges, universities and trade schools that are doing the most to support America’s…

Jason Aristizabal of Lansdale, Pa., wakes up before 6 a.m. to make sure everything is neatly in place and he is ready to lead his ROTC Detachment. Aristizabal, a junior in Air Force ROTC Detachment 752 at Wilke,  has his sights set on a future with the armed forces. As…

Wilkes University will observe Patriots Day on Tuesday, Sept. 11. Commemorating the 17th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, the event will pay tribute to all those impacted with a ceremony led by the University’s ROTC Detachment 752.  The event will begin at 12:30 p.m. in the Henry Student Center…