Wilkes University’s Sordoni Art Gallery opened its newest exhibit. The exhibit, titled “Loud Silence: Expressions of Activism,” was curated by Heather Sincavage, the director of the Sordoni Art Gallery. The exhibit officially opened on Oct. 23, with an opening reception held on Oct. 24. According to the Sordoni Art Gallery, nearly 100 visitors attended the…

The Wilkes-Barre community was welcomed to spend an evening with writer Richard Louv. The event, which was open to the public, took place on Wednesday, Oct. 17 at the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center on campus. The event was sponsored by Geisinger, Riverfront Parks, North Branch Land Trust, as well as Wilkes University. Louv is an…

Marsy’s Law PA held a tele-townhall on Sept. 21 for National Campus Safety Awareness Month. The event was a call-in press conference for college journalists. Two speakers, Jennifer Storm and Jennifer Riley, spoke about the importance of Marsy’s Law and its relationship to National Campus Safety Awareness month. Marsy’s Law PA hopes to elevate victims’…

The Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber held the Women’s Entrepreneurial Series on Wednesday. Wilkes-Barre Connect and Penn State Wilkes-Barre sponsored the event, which was held in the THINK Center. The event was part of the Wilkes-Barre Connect’s Spotlight series. Dr. Dale Jones, Chancellor of Penn State Wilkes-Barre, opened the night by recognizing the importance of the series….

On Sept. 13, the Family Business Alliance held a seminar titled ‘Sexual Harassment Awareness: Myths & Reality.’ The event covered the legal and human resources perspective of sexual harassment. The Family Business Alliance held the presentation at Penn State Scranton the same day. James P. Valentine, partner of Rosenn, Jenkins & Greenwald LLP, covered the…

This semester, Wilkes University welcomed the largest first-year class in the university’s history. Along with the pride of being a growing university, the growth came with challenges as the university was forced to answer the logistics of where (and how) to accommodate the students. This year’s class of 2022 features 661 full-time students, in comparison…