The naming of Wilkes-Barre began with a King's error. In 1662 King Charles II of England gave a charter to the Connecticut colony to certain lands in North America ...

Welcome Weekend acts as an extension to Orientation. A variety of activities and informational workshops will help you get ready for the start of the semester! This multi-day program is required for ...

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October 8, 2025, Wilkes, Barre, Pennsylvania – The privacy and security of the personal information we maintain is of the utmost importance to Wilkes University (“Wilkes”). Wilkes recently discovered ...

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Corey Moore was born and raised in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, where he attended GAR Memorial High School. Corey received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Wilkes University. Currently, Corey ...

Upward Bound is a Federal TRIO program that gives young people the opportunity to succeed in high school and prepare for college by overcoming class, social, academic and cultural barriers to higher ...

Letitia N. Warunek is an alumna of the Wilkes University Nesbitt School of Pharmacy. She joined the Wilkes in 2019 as an Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice with a clinical practice site at ...

You don't have to travel far to go further. Wilkes University is within a few hours' drive from the biggest population centers in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic.

Summer classes are a great way to lighten your course load for next year, catch up on missed classes or even graduate early. Wilkes offers a variety of in-person and online summer class sessions for ...