On Sept. 25, Jamie Longazel, associate professor in the department of political science at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, presented in the Sordoni Art Gallery to accompany the Rust Belt Biennial. The Rust Belt Biennial Exhibition has been running since early September and focuses on photography taken throughout the Rust Belt, meant to highlight…

On August 7, Residence Life informed 16 students that the housing they had intended to live in was not prepared for students to reside in for the beginning of the fall semester. Those students are temporarily being housed in Ross and Sullivan Hall, which are mansion and traditional-style housing, as opposed to the 77 West…

Join the Out of the Darkness, for a Walk to Fight Suicide On Sept. 15 at Kirby Park, Out of the Darkness Greater is hosting a Walk to Fight Suicide. Those interested have the option of either being a walker or a volunteer for the event. Walkers can register at afsp.org/NEPA and check-ins are at…

The 2019-2020 school year marks the 87th academic year at Wilkes University, and with it comes the brand new class of first-year students. The Class of 2023 and Class of 2025 have roughly 570 new students that come from 20 states, and 12 countries. The number of students at Wilkes University now totals roughly 4,600…

The Department of Public Safety at Wilkes University hosted Active Attack Integrated Response training earlier this summer to prepare emergency personnel for active attack situations. The training was held on campus in the Stark Learning Center. The campus was selected by the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) Center to provide training for emergency…

Wilkes University hosted its 3rd Annual Scholarship Symposium in the University Center on Main from April 1 to the 4. This year saw the highest level of student participation with over 100 students being involved in the event. The symposium featured 36 faculty led projects, 24 oral presentations and 22 poster presentations. The Scholarship Symposium’s…

The Red Cross Needs You to Donate Blood Wilkes University and the Red Cross are hosting a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, April 16, in the Henry Student Center lounge. Right now blood products are being distributed to hospitals faster than donations are coming in, and the Red Cross has…

On March 26, the Political Science Honor Society, Pi Sigma Alpha hosted two guest speakers. Dr. Scott R. Meinke, professor of political science at Bucknell University, and Dr. Michael Dimino, professor of law at Widener University Commonwealth Law School, presented about the legal and political checks on our President and other members of the government….

Don’t Miss the MSC Talent Show The Multicultural Student Coalition will hold a talent show at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, April 5, in the Henry Student Center Ballroom. Students can sign up by filling out the Google forms on the MSC Talent Show Wilkes Today page. Admission is free, and there will be food provided,…

As part of the Allan Hamilton Dickson Fund Spring Writers Series, the Wilkes English Department recently hosted award-winning author Carmen Maria Machado. Machado’s short story collection titled Her Body and Other Parties has won the Bard Fiction Prize, the Shirley Jackson Prize, the Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction, the National Book Critics Circle’s John…