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Arts News Releases Research and Scholarship Student Life Wilkes Magazine Video All 6 in 60 Series Faculty One Question With Jeff Stratford: What Makes Ticks… February 23, 2023 Events Over 100 Area Students Attend the SHINE Program… June 10, 2022 Arts December Choral, Orchestra, Jazz and Band Concerts Planned December 3, 2021 Events Happy Diwali from Wilkes University! November 4, 2021 Events 29th Annual Taste of Wilkes Event Returns In-Person November 3, 2021 Events Erica Acosta Named Marshal of 4th Annual Multicultural… September 22, 2021 6 in 60 Series Meet Danica Benson June 6, 2019 6 in 60 Series Meet Scott Heffelfinger June 6, 2019 6 in 60 Series Meet Gabe Velez November 29, 2018 6 in 60 Series Meet Micaela Oliverio August 17, 2018 6 in 60 Series Meet Gabrielle: An Overachiever August 16, 2018 Events Calendar Search Wilkes Creative Writing Alum Releases Final Book of Her Scranton Trilogy May 8, 2024 Live, Work and Learn Abroad with the Fulbright Program May 2, 2024 Tables Turn at Reverse Career Fair May 2, 2024 Wilkes Creative Writing Alum Releases Final Book of Her Scranton Trilogy Wilkes Creative Writing Alum Releases Final Book of Her Scranton Trilogy Live, Work and Learn Abroad with the Fulbright Program Live, Work and Learn Abroad with the Fulbright Program Tables Turn at Reverse Career Fair Tables Turn at Reverse Career Fair Meet Sean Kelly: English Professor, Writing Center Director and This Year’s O’Hop Lecturer Meet Sean Kelly: English Professor, Writing Center Director and This Year’s O’Hop Lecturer Wilkes University’s Jay S. Sidhu School of Business and Leadership Earns AACSB Accreditation by Mandy Pennington April 30, 2024 April 30, 2024 Wilkes University has announced that it has earned business accreditation by AACSB International. Founded in 1916, AACSB is the longest-serving global accrediting body for business schools, and the largest business education network connecting learners, educators, and businesses worldwide. AACSB accreditation recognizes institutions that have demonstrated a focus on excellence in … Read more Wilkes University and Widener University Commonwealth Law School Create Accelerated Law Program by Kelly Clisham April 24, 2024 April 24, 2024 Wilkes University and Widener University Commonwealth Law School in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, have entered into an agreement to create an accelerated program that will allow highly qualified and motivated students to complete both their bachelor’s degree and their juris doctorate in six years. This 3+3 program gives students who are committed … Read more From Tiny T-Shirts to Bookstore Shelves: Kate Flannery to Read from Strip Tees at Wilkes University on April 30 by Kelly Clisham April 23, 2024 April 23, 2024 Join Wilkes University for an appearance by NEPA native Kate Flannery, the author of the memoir Strip Tees, at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 30, in the Sordoni Art Gallery. Kate Flannery’s first word as a baby was book.” She spent her teen years creating a ’zine and earned a … Read more Professor Emeritus Thomas Baldino Releases Book on Pennsylvania Politics by Kelly Clisham April 17, 2024 April 17, 2024 Thomas Baldino, professor emeritus of political science, taught at Wilkes for 28 years. Though he retired from the classroom in 2019, he’s still sharing his expertise. Over the past few years, Baldino and co-author Paula Holoviak, professor of philosophy and government at Kutztown University, have been working on a book … Read more Wilkes University Theatre to Stage Puffs from April 18-21 by Kelly Clisham April 16, 2024 April 16, 2024 Wilkes University Theatre invites audiences to experience the magic and take part in the laughter of their production of Puffs at 8 p.m. on April 18, 1920 and 2 p.m. on April 2021 at the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts. As a parody … Read more Wilkes Colonels Shine at the American Advertising Federation of Northeastern Pennsylvania American Advertising Awards by Kelly Clisham April 12, 2024 April 12, 2024 Graphic designers often create behind the scenes, allowing their work to speak for itself. Recently, a few of Wilkes University’s finest stepped into the spotlight, earning honors from the American Advertising Federation of Northeastern Pennsylvania (AAF NEPA) at the 2023-24 American Advertising Awards. Lisa Reynolds, associate professor of digital design … Read more AFROTC Finds a New Home in Hollenback Hall by Kelly Clisham April 12, 2024 April 12, 2024 Wilkes University recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony to commemorate AFROTC Detachment 752’s relocation to Hollenback Hall, a space that will allow the program to continue its mission of developing future U.S. Air Force and Space Force leaders. Wilkes has hosted the Air Force ROTC Program since 1973. Under the … Read more Wilkes Kappa Kappa Psi Chapter Earns Multiple Awards at District Conference by Kelly Clisham April 10, 2024 April 10, 2024 Strive for the Highest.” That’s the official motto of Kappa Kappa Psi, the National Honorary Band Fraternity, and a statement that Wilkes Kappa Kappa Psi members live by. Wilkes is home to the Nu Chi Chapter, which was installed in 2019. Currently, the organization has 14 active brothers and three … Read more Spring Break 2024: Wilkes Students Explore and Serve Across the U.S. and Abroad by Mandy Pennington April 2, 2024 April 2, 2024 This spring break, Wilkes students and faculty traded in their pencils for passports and used their time away from the classroom to explore and serve across the U.S. and abroad. Wilkes Adventure Education (WAE) spent the week in the Pacific Northwest exploring two cities, Seattle, Washington, and Portland, Oregon, with … Read more Professor Sean Kelly to Deliver Wilkes University’s 2024 Paul A. O’Hop Final Word Lecture by Kelly Clisham April 1, 2024 April 1, 2024 Sean Kelly, professor of English, has been selected to deliver Wilkes University’s 2024 Paul A. O’Hop Final Word Lecture. His presentation, Reading, Writing, and Wilkes University’s Mission of Liberal Education: Questioning AI’s Value as a Learning Tool,” will take place at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 29, in the Jean and Paul … Read more Load More Posts Explore News @Wilkes SEARCH Wilkes Athletics Hope Named Assistant Coach for Wilkes Men’s Basketball DeMarco Wins Pitcher of the Year, Five Colonels Earn All-Landmark Selections Berry and Power Play Unit Earn NCAA Statistical Champion Honors for Wilkes Men’s Ice Hockey More Wilkes Athletics News This form needs Javascript to display, which your browser doesn't support. 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