Weckesser Hall re-dedicated for administrative purpose
Christine Lee, News Editor
May 14, 2013
On May 14, President Patrick Leahy invited members of the campus community to a reception at the newly-renovated Weckesser Hall. During the past year, the historic building in the heart of campus has undergone an extensive renovation for the building to house the president and members of his central... Read more »
SG Notes: Executive Board and mega council leaders selected
Christine Lee, News Editor
April 25, 2013
The Student Government meeting on April 23 was called to order at 6:00 p.m Treasurer’s Report: All College: $2,867.67 Conferences: – General Funds: $686.40 Leadership:– Spirit: $347.77 Student Government Total: $3,901.84 Club Reports Autism Speaks: Have done restaurant fundraisers,... Read more »
Rosenn Lecture speaker Noah Feldman on the Supreme Court’s visibility, recent cases
Christine Lee, News Editor
April 23, 2013
The Supreme Court and its future is the latest topic of the annual Max Rosenn Lecture in Law and Humanities. This year’s lecture will be given by Harvard professor, constitutional law expert, author and “Bloomberg View” columnist Noah Feldman. Feldman was decided upon by the Rosenn... Read more »
Recycling competition against King’s goes on despite hurdles
Kirstin Cook, Editor-in-Chief
April 23, 2013
Two Wilkes students are hoping to change the world – one sheet of white office paper at a time. The slogan for Recycling Metrics is “Reuse. Recycle. Win.” That’s exactly what Steven Adames and Hayden Lerner are hoping to do. Recycling Metrics is a competition between Wilkes and Kings to see who... Read more »
SG Notes: Nominations made for executive committee roles; faculty and staff awards
Shawn Carey, Assistant News Editor
April 23, 2013
The Student Government meeting on April 17 was called to order at 5:58 p.m. All College $8,707.48 Conference $1,640 General $1,604.40 Leadership $ - Spirit $347.77 Student Government Total $12,299.65 To... Read more »
Minor fire breaks out in vending room in Darte Center
Christine Lee, News Editor
April 16, 2013
A small fire occurred on the first floor of the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center in a vending room next to the ticket counter last Tuesday at 6:33 p.m. According to the official report filed, the fire was caused accidentally by a microwave in the room becoming overheated when the microwave was inadvertently... Read more »
IT increases campus bandwidth at no cost to students
Christine Lee, News Editor
April 16, 2013
Due to the increase of activity online, Information Technology has increased the bandwidth connection of the university from 110mbs to 260mbs this spring, meaning a faster Internet connection for the campus. In an email to the campus community sent March 25, Chief Information Officer Gloria Barlow said... Read more »
Supreme Court expert to speak at Max Rosenn Lecture
Julianna Salvato, Correspondent
April 16, 2013
Noah Feldman, the speaker for this year’s Max Rosenn Lecture Series in Law and Humanities, is an expert in the areas of international affairs and what he calls “the intersection of ideas and real world politics.” Feldman’s lecture topic at Wilkes University is “Supreme Court 2013:... Read more »
SG Notes: Capital Projects committee purchase proposals finalized
Christine Lee, News Editor
April 16, 2013
The meeting April 10 was called to order at 6:02 p.m. All College: $8,108.44 Conferences: $1,640 General Funds: $2,409.92 Leadership:– Spirit: $347.77 Student Government Total: $12,506.13 Lambda Kappa Sigma Fund Request (Week 1 of 2) ◦Requesting $1,800 to cover half of the registration fee for... Read more »
Wilkes alum and Expert Global Solutions CEO to speak to grads, receive honorary degree
April 16, 2013
With the semester coming to a close, the university is making the final preparations to the spring commencement ceremony with the announcement of this year’s speaker. This spring commencement speaker will be Ronald Rittenmeyer, the chief executive officer of Expert Global Solutions Inc. Although there... Read more »
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