Wilkes University Viewbook 2022-2023

We Know You’re Capable of Amazing Things

Here, you’ll do them. This is an incubator for all you find interesting. A place with countless open doors for everyone willing to work hard. Where you’ll be asked one simple question above all else: What do you want to do?
Whatever it is, we’ll help you.

At Wilkes, you will.

I’ve been on different research teams since freshman year, and those same professors have been my mentors the whole time. Right Quotes

Portrait of Mel Fouts with abstract pink brush strokes surrounding the image

Mel Fouts ’23 hasn’t always considered herself a risk taker, but Wilkes gave her the confidence to become one. Moving away from her family in Missouri, taking on engineering, presenting her research nationally and feeling supported every time. With a passion for environmentalism and years of award-winning research before she even graduated, Mel was more than ready for her environmental engineering career with Pennsylvania American Water, where she put her Wilkes experience to work right away.

Environmentalist. Scientist. Engineer. Leader.

What does success mean to you?

Whether you’re the first in your family to go to college, you’re already set on a career path or you’re still figuring it out, Wilkes has a wealth of resources and opportunities to get you to where you want to go. What does success look like? That’s up to you.

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Ready to do real work?

We know.

Conduct research with faculty, study abroad, land an internship, start a business. At Wilkes, what you want to do is just the beginning. What you can do is everything else. You’ll gain real experience in your field from your first year on campus, and add to your resume before graduation.

Want to start your own business?

Do it.

Have you ever seen a waffle truck? That’s exactly what Wilkes grads Billy Berry and Toon De Schepper had in mind when they masterminded their business idea. And they successfully launched (and grew!) their food truck, called All Belgium, in Wilkes-Barre with a second location in Chicago. WOW.

Students Billy Berry and Toon De Schepper in their waffle truck, All Belgium

Want to work with great educational minds?

At Wilkes, you will.

Your professors are your mentors, your supporters and your advocates. They’re brilliant — engaged in the biggest issues of today. They’re dedicated — to their field and to you. They work alongside students in their research, they’ll help you define your career path and they’re always at the forefront of their fields.

of professors hold the highest degrees in their field, so you know you’re learning from the best.

Want to work on a supercomputer?

Be part of a team of students who conduct research with one of the most powerful academic supercomputers in the region. The result of a $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, the Wilkes Accelerated Research Learning and Outreach Cluster (WARLOC for short) is helping students break new ground in their work every day.

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We Know You’re Passionate

What do you want to do? This is the place to do it.
It’s the perfect place to pursue what you’re passionate about and prepare for a successful career. You’ll have a campus of Colonels around you, and the city of Wilkes-Barre, and all of northeast Pennsylvania, to explore.

It’s a beautiful location, but it’s the people that make it. Everyone is passionate, especially the faculty. Right Quotes

Portrait of Hera Mukhtar with teal illustration behind

Hera Mukhtar ’23 has wanted to be in health care her whole life. She fell in love with the Wilkes campus, but the professors and the opportunities available blew her away. Now she is studying to be a primary care physician at Penn State Hershey College of Medicine, a seat she secured through the Wilkes pre-med program. During her time at Wilkes, she completed a clinical internship at Guthrie Hospital, where she conducted research four days a week. And she was also the president of Women Empowered by Science, working with middle school girls who are passionate about science. Her professors inspired her. Now she continues to inspire as many young women as she can on her way to becoming a doctor.

Want to find your people? You will.

Happiness without compromise.

You’re here to earn your degree, but you’ll have fun too. You’ll find like-minded peers living on campus to collaborate and compete with, more than 80 clubs to join and opportunities to enhance your education.

recently invested in our campus to enhance your experience

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This is a place to explore whatever you find interesting.

Situated on 35 acres in the middle of Wilkes-Barre, there’s no mistaking our campus. In this historic neighborhood where mansions meet riverbends, you’ll find state-of-the-art facilities, a supercomputer and even an art gallery. What’s even more diverse than the architecture? Everything students are doing. Where opportunity and experience meet support and mentorship, you have free rein to pursue what you’re passionate about.

It’s Wilkes-Barre.
Not Wilkes-Barre.

Between the Pocono Mountains and the Susquehanna River is the city of Wilkes-Barre. You can debate the pronunciation (people do), but you can’t debate the character, history or opportunity. There’s easy access to ski resorts, state parks, restaurants, movie theaters and shops. There are businesses looking for interns, alumni waiting to connect and nature waiting to be explored. It’s a growing college town that we’re helping to build.

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clubs and organizations including esports, new in 2023

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We Know You’re Willing to Work Hard

That’s the Colonel way. Wilkes is open to all who show promise, without pretense. That means no matter where you are in your journey, we want to help make your education possible and set you up for a successful life. You’ll find a campus of Colonels working hard to earn their degree, and a network of Colonels working hard all around the world.

It’s up to you to put the time and energy in. But the connections I’ve made here have really paved the way for me. Right Quotes

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Soccer goalie, president of Phi Beta Lambda (Future Business Leaders of America, the oldest and largest business organization) and corporate finance grad, Nick Kinzler ’23 is the ultimate student-athlete, now on his way to his MBA. He says balancing it all can be tough, but his teammates, coaches and professors help make it possible. Nick put his leadership skills to the test on and off the field by competing in national PBL conferences (where he has brought home first place), running service events like Special Olympics bowling and even interning at a law firm. He has his sights set on a career in sports finance, the perfect combination of his two passions and his two Wilkes degrees.

From student-athlete to sports finance.