Chemistry major Emily Gruver puts her laboratory skills to work as she helps Dr. Trujillo revamp laboratory experiments. When junior chemistry major Emily Gruver enrolled at Wilkes University, she expected a hands-on and up-to-date education. What she didn’t realize, though, was that she would be able to help provide that …
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For Michael Morrison, three paths diverged in the English department at Wilkes University. He took all of them. Like many English majors, Michael Morrison of Dallas, Pa., has Shakespearean skills, and he crafts clever essays. With his triple concentration in literature, writing and digital humanities, he’s also learning how language …
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From the time she was in elementary school, Ashley Wojciechowski knew she wanted to be a doctor. Now the Pre-med Scholar with a part-time job in a local ER is well on her way. Ashley Wojciechowski’s acceptance into Wilkes University’s Pre-medical Scholars Program, which guarantees admission to the Penn State …
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An internship at the United Nations put Jillian Ehret face to face with leaders from around the world Jillian Ehret started mapping out her future when she declared an international studies major at Wilkes University. She attended the U.N. Lecture Series, a program that brings U.N. officials to campus to …
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Three Wilkes University students are spending part of the summer at the Toolik Lake Field Station, 170 miles north of the Arctic Circle, researching the effects of climate change on plants. The students – seniors Stephen Turner of Plains, Pa., Darrel Dech of Allentown, Pa., and Steve Forney, from Easthampton Township, …