The Student Government meeting held on Oct. 2 passed the proposed budget for Studio 20, the  integrative media and art club. Studio 20 requested a budget of $945 from the board to complete their total collected budget of $1,720 being used for a “Third Friday at Wilkes” event that will celebrate the arts, such as […]

Public Safety reported that four students were robbed at approximately 1:45a.m. as they were walking in front of Asian Kitchen at 121 South Main St. Two purses were stolen but the students were not hurt. No weapon was used in the robbery. The assailant is described as a young white adult male wearing blue jeans […]

A search is underway for a new Director of Public Safety after an outside firm completed an assessment on the office. The search process for the director is being done by a committee comprised of faculty and staff who are working with an outside consulting firm, Spelman and Johnson to identify potential candidates. The search […]

Long-time University archivist Harold Cox received recognition for his work in preserving Wilkes’ past with the official dedication of the University Archives on the third floor of the Farley Library. On August 21, President Patrick Leahy and Library Dean John Stachecz dedicated the archives to Cox, who has served at the university in various capacities […]

The Wilkes University School of Nursing will hold a professional nursing induction ceremony for sophomore nursing students at 1 p.m. Oct. 20 in the Arnaud C. Marts Center. During the ceremony, the students will receive their white nursing lab coats and sign a code of ethics for the nursing program. “I started it in 2005 as a […]

A Wilkes tradition designed to allow students’ parents and guardians to experience Wilkes-Barre from the student’s eyes will be continued again this year on Sept. 21. The university’s annual Family Day Picnic features food, drinks and activities for those attending. Registration and most activities will be at Ralston Field is; however, the Stark Learning Center […]

A Wilkes professor who has studied with Buddhist monks is leading meditation every Monday to help students reduce stress. Meditation sessions began Sept. 4 and will continue from 4:40 p.m. to 5:25 p.m. every Monday throughout the semester in the Kirby Salon (lobby). Linda Paul, an associate humanities professor who leads the sessions, said she […]

As the start of the fall semester fast approaches, students in the biology, chemistry and earth and environmental sciences departments will soon be conducting research in the nearly-complete Cohen Science Center. In preparation for classes and research taking place in the building at the start of the fall semester, The Beacon has a first-look for […]

The air conditioning in several buildings on campus was shut down for four hours due to a record heat index. On Thursday July 18, an emergency text message and email was sent to the campus community informing them that due to Wilkes’ participation in the Hess Demand Response Program, air conditioning and other building mechanicals […]

On Saturday, May 18, 746 students gathered to receive long-awaited bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees during Wilkes’ 66th annual Spring Commencement ceremony, held for the first time in six years on campus at the Arnaud C. Marts Center. In another change for this year, two separate ceremonies were held; one for graduate students that began […]