Wilkes University

Motto	"Unity Amidst Diversity"
Established	1933
Type	Private, Independent-related
President	Joseph E. (Tim) Gilmour, Ph.D
Undergraduates	2,200
Postgraduates	400
Location	Wilkes-Barre, PA, USA
Campus	Urban
Colors	Blue and Yellow
Mascot	Colonels
Website	http://www.wilkes.edu/

Wilkes University is a private, non-denominational American university located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. It is home to more than 2,200 undergraduates and 400 graduates. Wilkes was founded in 1933 as a satellite campus of Bucknell University, and became an independent institution in 1940, naming itself Wilkes College, after English colonial politician John Wilkes. The school was granted university status in 1990. Image File history File links Wilkes. ... A motto is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization. ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Private schools, or independent schools, are schools not administered by local or national government, which retain the right to select their student body and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students tuition rather than with public (state) funds. ... University President is the title of the highest ranking officer within a university, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as Chancellor or rector. ... In some educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelors degree. ... Degree ceremony at Cambridge. ... Nickname: The Diamond City Motto: Pattern After Us Coordinates: Country  State   County United States  Pennsylvania   Luzerne Founded Incorporated  Borough  City 1769  1806  1871 Mayor Thomas M. Leighton (D) Area    - City 18. ... Official language(s) None Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 160 miles (255 km)  - Length 280 miles (455 km)  - % water 2. ... An urban area is a term used to define an area where there is an increased density of human-created structures in comparison to the areas surrounding it. ... School colors are the colors chosen by a school to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification. ... Mascots at the Mascot Olympics in Orlando, Florida. ... Website - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Representation of a university class, 1350s. ... Nickname: The Diamond City Motto: Pattern After Us Coordinates: Country  State   County United States  Pennsylvania   Luzerne Founded Incorporated  Borough  City 1769  1806  1871 Mayor Thomas M. Leighton (D) Area    - City 18. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Bucknell University is a highly competitive private university located along the Susquehanna River in the rolling countryside of Central Pennsylvania in the town of Lewisburg, 60 miles (97 km) north of Harrisburg. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article is about the year. ...

The school is best known for its Nesbitt College of Pharmacy and Nursing, which is home to the only Doctor of Pharmacy program in northeastern Pennsylvania. Its Communication Studies program is also well-regarded. Wilkes has also recently opened the Jay S Sidhu school of business. Previous to this, the business college was well known and had satellite programs at various local colleges.

Wilkes has an active student media, including a television within the Shelburne Telecommunication Center and radio station (WCLH), a newspaper (The Beacon), a yearbook (The Amnicola), and a student-run public relations agency ("Zebra Communications"). Wilkes has also recently opened "The Studio" which houses the Integrative Media Program, it contains a fully integrative digtial media lab and contains 10 High End Macs and PCs. To meet Wikipedias quality standards and appeal to a wider international audience, this article may require cleanup. ... WCLH 90. ...

The Wilkes Graduate Teacher Education Program has classes at more than thirty-two sites throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

The school mascot, which was suggested by campus legend former Dean of Student Affairs Emeritus George F. Ralston, is a Colonel and the official colors are blue and yellow. The campus symbol is a letter "W" known affectionately as the "flying W" by students and alumni.

Schools

• College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
• College of Science and Engineering
• Nesbitt College of Pharmacy and Nursing
• Jay S. Sidhu School of Business and Leadership

Residential Halls

Wilkes University was fortunate to obtain many 19th century mansions gifted to the University from the coal barons of the region. Renovated over the years, many of these buildings continue to serve as housing for current students. Alumni will often speak highly of their experience in these buildings and form homecoming reunions around them.

Houses still currently in use: Barre Residence Hall, Catlin Residence Hall, Chesapeake Residence Hall, Delaware Residence Hall, Doane Residence Hall, Fortinsky 227 Residence Hall and Fortinsky 229 Residence Hall, McClintock Residence Hall, Rifkin Residence Hall, Ross Residence Hall - Multicultural House, Schiowitz Residence Hall, Slocum Residence Hall, Sterling Residence Hall, Sturdevant Residence Hall, Sullivan Residence Hall, Waller North Residence Hall and Waller South Residence Hall, Weiss Residence Hall.

The University also maintains traditional dormitory housing in the Evans Residence Hall. They also have apartments scattered around the campus. Locations include University Commoms (Corner of West River & Ross), University Towers (10 East), Ross Street, River Street, and North Hampton. A typical American college dorm room Many colleges and universities are now using the term residence hall (UK: halls of residence) instead of dormitory. ...

Athletics

The Wilkes University Colonels compete in NCAA Division III athletics, and is a member of the Middle Atlantic Corporation in all sports except wrestling, which is a member of the Metropolitan Wrestling Conference (the MAC having recently dropped wrestling as a sport). Wilkes has 14 different intercollegiate athletic teams. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often said NC-Double-A) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletics programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... The Middle Atlantic Corporation (formerly the Middle Atlantic Conference) is an athletic conference which competes in the NCAAs Division III. Member teams are located in the Eastern United States. ...

From the mid-1970s through the mid-1990s, Wilkes' wrestling team was a Division I squad, wrestling in the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association.

Events

Annual High School Mathematics Contest

For over 50 years Wilkes University has been the host of the Annual High School Mathematics Contest as sponsored by the Luzerne County Council of Teachers of Mathematics (LCCTM). Every year juniors and seniors from Luzerne County high schools come to Wilkes University to participate in the competition. The first place winner in both the junior and senior divisions are awarded a full-tuition scholarship to Wilkes University. The 57th Annual High School Mathematics Contest was held Saturday, April 9, 2005.

ACM Intercollegiate Programming Contest

The Wilkes University Math and Computer Science Department hosts the Eastern Pennsylvania division of the Mid-Atlantic Region of the annual ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest. Wilkes University has been host to the event for the last 5 years. There is a total of 9 host schools for the Mid-Atlantic Region. ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest (abbreviated as ACM-ICPC or just ICPC) is an annual multi-tiered competition among the universities of the world. ...

Annual Tom Bigler High School Journalism Conference

Each year, hundreds of Pennsylvania high school students attend this annual media oriented event. Each year features a notable keynote speaker, hands-on workshops in the areas of telecommunications, journalism and public relations and panel discussions and presentation from media professionals and personalities. A high school journalism contest and awards ceremony is also a main event.

Traditions

Alma Mater

Wilkes, our Alma Mater, we pledge our hearts to thee. Honor, faith, and courage, Truth and loyalty. In our work as in our pleasure, Guide us as a friend; We shall always love thee, Loyal to the end.

Thou shalt lead us onward In search of finer things. May we find the wisdom That thy spirit brings. May our deeds of love and service Ever swell thy fame -- Wilkes, we stand to greet thee! Glory to thy name!

Fight Song

Wilkes is in town again to "fight, team, fight!" Echo the glad refrain and "fight, team, fight!" Wilkes, it's for you we sing, For Wilkes, the echoes ring. Colonels will win today! Hey!

Down on the field they're playing man-for-man (woman-for-woman) To open another lane. Down on the field and o'er the goal, Wilkes is in town again!

The University Mace and Presidential Chain of Office

The mace and the Presidential Chain of Office used in academic celebrations represent traditions dating to the sixteenth century. The mace symbolizes the authority of the University and the Chain of Office designates the presidential leadership of the academy.

The Wilkes University mace and presidential chain of office were gifts of local donors and were first used in 1970 at the inauguration of the second president of Wilkes. They were designed by Ottie Hill Chwalek '61 and executed by Kurt Matzdorf, a nationally recognized gold and silversmith from the State University of New York at New Paltz.

• The University Mace

The sterling silver mace has a gilt knob at its base and a gilt circle at the top bearing the inscription "Wilkes College 1933." The bowl, rising above the neck of the mace, signifies Wilkes-Barre's role as a melting pot, forming a new and vigorous community of people from many different backgrounds. This theme is reiterated in the inscription of the University's motto "Unity Amidst Diversity," which surrounds the upper part of the bowl. The gilt flame symbolizes the enlightenment gained from higher education, while the piece of anthracite coal set in the center of the flame commemorates the origin of the University in a community known for its coal mining past.

• The Presidential Chain of Office

The Presidential Chain of Office, created from sterling silver, has alternating bowls and gilt flames, repeating the motif of the mace. On the front of the four-foot chain hangs a gilt seal of Wilkes that is suspended from a cluster of oak leaves with acorns, suggesting the strength and sturdiness of future generations. On the back of the Presidential Chain of Office is a silver portrait of Dr. Eugene S. Farley, the first President of Wilkes. Gilt oak leaves commemorating his strong leadership of the emerging institution surround Dr. Farley's portrait.

Clubs and Organizations

Lacrosse Club

The primary focus of the Lacrosse Club is to re-introduce a sport with a very successful, but short, past. Wilkes' lacrosse team competed at the varsity level throughout the 1970s, taking home a Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) championship in 1975 and sporting the top-scoring tandem in the country in Billy Winter and Gary Geischen. Currently the roster stands at 32 and the team is a full-time member in the NCLL.

Expansion

UCOM - University Center on Main - in the location of the former Wilkes-Barre Call Center

Innovation Center @ Wilkes-Barre - the future site of the joint bookstore

In 2005 the university acquired the former Wilkes-Barre Call Center building and parking garage on South Main Street. The parking garage is currently being used for student and faculty parking. The Public Safety department has remodeled and relocated to the basement of the garage. The "Call Center" building was renovated and renamed "University Center on Main". The building now houses recreation facilities including tennis and basketball courts, and a rock climbing wall. The datacenter and many offices will be moved to the building. In 2006, an agreement was reached to purchase the University Towers apartment complex at 10 East South Street. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 412 KB)[edit] Summary Wilkes University - University Center on Main at the site of the former Wilkes-Barre Call Center http://www. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 412 KB)[edit] Summary Wilkes University - University Center on Main at the site of the former Wilkes-Barre Call Center http://www. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (768x1024, 447 KB)[edit] Summary My photo of the Innovation Center @ Wilkes-Barre. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (768x1024, 447 KB)[edit] Summary My photo of the Innovation Center @ Wilkes-Barre. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Bookstore

On September 1, 2006 the university announced that it is partnering with neighboring King's College, Pennsylvania to operate a joint bookstore in downtown Wilkes-Barre. The new bookstore will consolidate two independent bookstores run by Follett Higher Education Group, on behalf of the respective schools. The new bookstore will be run by Barnes & Noble College Booksellers, Inc. The store will be located in the first and second floors of the Innovation Center @ Wilkes-Barre. The opening date will be sometime in October 2006.^[1] September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kings College is a highly-ranked Roman Catholic, private liberal arts college, located in downtown Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. ... Wilkes-Barre (pronounced wilkes-berry or wilkes-bear, and most often by non-natives as wilkes-bar) is a city located in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. ... Look up October in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Wilkes University
• Wilkes University Athletics Department
• WCLH-FM
• The Beacon
• Wilkes Lacrosse Club
• Luzerne County Council of Teachers of Mathematics (LCCTM)

References

1. ^ Wilkes University and King's College Partner with Barnes & Noble in Joint Bookstore Deal