Highlights from the First-Year Class
students are from Luzerne and Lackawanna counties, earning a Hometown Advantage Award
are the first in their families to pursue a four-year degree
students join the Bonner Leaders Program, bringing the total to 15 participants in the second year
new students in the Honors Program, bringing the total to 173
students in the Barre Scholars Program
new student athletes
new faculty members
Cannabis Chemistry BS, Cannabis Production and CBD Extraction certificate program, and the MBA Stackable certificate program
Wilkes Receives $2.5 Million Grant for Dorothy Dickson Darte Center
In late October, Governor Tom Wolf announced that Wilkes University was the recipient of $2.5 million in funding to enhance the accessibility of the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts, its premier 478-seat theater. This Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) grant is the second largest in Wilkes history.
The grant will be used to complete the first phase of what is envisioned as a multi-phase project to enhance the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center. These funds will specifically support the accessibility of the theater through newly installed ramps, an enhanced entrance, ADA seating and parking as well as improved lobby space and a new interior elevator.
Wilkes University President Greg Cant said that the grant will allow for more members of the greater Wilkes-Barre community to enjoy extraordinary programs, lectures and performances offered on the Wilkes campus.