spring commencement

Although the face-to-face commencement ceremony scheduled for May 16 has been postponed until September, Wilkes University students in the Class of 2020 are still officially graduating this weekend. And there is a lot to celebrate about these wonderful students – both undergraduate and graduate — who persevered to complete their…

Wilkes University has made the difficult decision to extend remote learning through the end of the semester, including final examinations. The decision was made based on the guidance of federal, state and local health officials, that the accelerated spread of COVID-19 will result in increased confirmed cases across our region and…

Wilkes University awarded 797 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees at its 72nd spring commencement ceremonies on May 18. The ceremony for graduate students receiving doctoral and master’s degrees was held at 10 a.m., while the ceremony for undergraduates receiving bachelor’s degrees was held at 3 p.m. Both ceremonies were held…

Honorary Degrees To Be Awarded to Alumni Ronald W. Simms and Robert Bruggeworth Wilkes University will hold its 72nd Spring Commencement on Saturday, May 18 in the McHale Athletic Center of the University Center on Main, 169 S. Main St. in Wilkes-Barre. Graduate students earning master’s and doctoral degrees will…