Student Government and the campus’ other Megacouncils are gearing up to begin their presidential elections for their annual elections. According to Student Government Parliamentarian, Gregory Chang, online ballots will be sent out to students via email at midnight on April 4. Students will have six days to fill out their ballots for the Student Government…

On Wednesday, the Office of Global Diversity Initiatives hosted Amy Kuiken for her talk titled “Beyond My Accent.” For the talk, Kuiken focused on the dialectics and different accents within all languages. Kuiken is a linguist and a French adjunct professor at Wilkes. Before her talk, Kuiken asked her attendees to take a dialect quiz…

The opioid epidemic has become a more recent issue in light of the media not only around the United States but in many local areas in Pennsylvania including Luzerne County. To educate and promote advocacy among the Wilkes University and greater Wilkes-Barre community, the campus invited Devin Reaves the co-founder and executive director of the…

It was announced that beginning on Saturday, Feb. 16, Wilkes Dining Services will be expanding the weekend hours of some of the dining locations on campus. Both Rifkin Cafe, with Grilleworks and Which Wich, and the Stark POD will be open longer and more frequently on the weekend. Rifkin will be open on Saturdays from…

The Passan School of Nursing announced that the last cohort from their accelerated baccalaureate in nursing program all received a 100 percent pass rate on the national examination they take to become registered nurses. This 28-student cohort completed the program in 2018. The National Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) is a standardized test that…

On Feb. 14, the Red Cross held yet another blood drive on campus. This one, however, held a more serious meaning and need. The Red Cross and its volunteers were asking the greater Wilkes community to be especially generous because of the nation’s emergency need for blood within the past month. The Red Cross was…

A group of Wilkes University’s accounting students are offering free tax services to the campus and the surrounding community of Wilkes-Barre during this tax season. The Jay S. Sidhu School of Business and Leadership has made this possible with the Volunteer Income Tax Assitance (VITA). The tax assistance is specifically for individuals whose household incomes…

On December 14, 2018, students, faculty and staff were notified via email that President Patrick F. Leahy would resign effective July 31, 2019. Leahy informed the Board Of Trustees of this decision prior to the announcement to the Wilkes campus. Leahy has accepted the opportunity to become the 10th President of Monmouth University in West…

On Oct. 25, the local chapter of the Young Americans for Liberty held a demonstration during club hours in front of the Henry Student Center. The Young Americans for Liberty is a nationwide organization that has more than 760 different chapters all over the United States. The local chapter is headed by four Wilkes University…

At the end of September, visiting anthropology professor Alison Oskam took her introduction to archaeology and world prehistory class to a local archaeological dig site. Alongside Oskam were anthropology professor Dr. Linda Winkler and two archaeologist colleagues who assist the students at the site. The field trip took them to the Conrail-Pittston archaeological site in…