The Wilkes Communication Studies Department is hosting its 14th annual Tom Bigler Journalism Conference at 9 a.m. April 11, in the Henry Student Center. The conference is an important event for Wilkes communications students, who host high school students who are interested in also studying communications. The main goal of this event is to teach […]

Global issues will be discussed on a international scale in New York City for 12 Wilkes students. On March 30 to April 3 Wilkes students enrolled in PS 398 will attend the Model United Nations Conference in New York City. More than 5,000 college and university delegates come to the United Nations U.S. headquarters each […]

In the starting weeks of March various clubs, socities and departments have attended conferences along the East Coast. Students gain networking skills and an overall better understanding of interests through attending conferences, seminars and they gain valuable exposure and the ability to network with others within their various fields they would not typically have encountered. […]

Wilkes associate professor, Jonathan Ference was recently elected president of the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association Educational Foundation. The Foundation’s mission is to foster research education and the development of practice models that advance patient care. It provides research grants of $1,000 to Pennsylvania pharmacists for the exploration of innovation for best pharmacy practices. Ferences’ role in […]

Campus was abuzz on March 22 as future Colonels marched through the Henry Student Center to attend VIP Day. VIP Day is held yearly for high school seniors who have been accepted to Wilkes University. Check-in began at 8:30 a.m. where students and their families were welcomed by Wilkes student ambassadors who acted as greeters, […]

This week Wilkes University’s Student government tackled more issues on consistency with fund allotments as well as new club recognitions, and retroactive fund requests. Wilkes Enactus club continued its fund request for the second week. The request for their conference trip to Cincinnati remained unchanged at $6,087.12. The request, a large sum of Student Government’s […]

The Army National Guard offers different possibilities and benefits of being part of the military family and creates job opportunities for students while still being able to attend school. Staff Sgt. Anthony DelGiudice has been a part of the military for 17 plus years and is now a recruiter for the National Guard. He wants […]

Success and giving are placed on the same level of importance in making decisions in lecture about TOMS Shoes. The Wilkes chapter of National Society of Leadership and Success showed a live speaker broadcast Feb. 25. The speaker broadcast titled “The New Social Entrepreneurism” featured Blake Mycoskie, founder of TOMS Shoes. Mycoskie told about his […]

Murders in Wilkes-Barre totaled two in 2010, two in 2011 and five in 2012. However, the unofficial number of murders in 2013 surpassed all of those years combined. Those statistics, coupled with a general rise in crime and attacks around the campus, have led Wilkes University Public Safety to take stronger measures to ensure a […]

Wilkes University will welcome Chief Christopher Jagoe as the new director of Public Safety in the beginning of March. Following an assessment made last January from an outside public safety consultants, Margolis Healy & Associates, a search had been under way for a new director of Public Safety. The new position is just one of […]