Wilkes University News

Kristina E. McAllister works at Cornwall Terrace Elementary School with fifth-graders, including Brian Truong, left, and Armaan Sandhu, both 11.

Maybe it is the product of growing up the daughter of a single mom. Maybe it springs from empathy developed in facing up to her personal childhood challenge in the form of attention deficit disorder.

After his teaching position was one of the higher-education job cuts in California, Loran Lewis decided to move to the area for a new job here as a professor.

LANDLORDS MEET: Tuesday, at 7:30 p.m., the Wyoming Valley Real Estate Investors Association meets at the Ramada Inn on Public Square in Wilkes-Barre. The speaker for this evening will be Ben Corby, an association board member.

Andrea Frederick's job at a local school district was eliminated because of funding cuts in 2011, the same time that Lisa Bittenbender was looking for a new challenge after two decades in the retail industry.

Honors are signified as follows: ***with highest distinction; **with high distinction; *with distinction.

A Many college graduations have already taken place. Congratulations to those New City residents who recently received their graduate or undergraduate degrees.

Once something historic or nostalgic or aesthetically wonderful is gone, it is gone.

Anthony P. Ferzola, associate professor of mathematics, has been named Case Professor of the Year by The University of Scranton, in recognition of his outstanding performance as a member of the faculty.

Beth Langston, assistant vice president/branch manager of Citizens Bank, Wilkes-Barre; and Ryan Wagner , mortician, H. Merritt Hughes Funeral Home, Inc., have been welcomed into the rotary as new members.

Kristen Mullen / The Citizens' Voice From left, Seth Fetterolf, Clayton Wicks and Tyler Ferry are sworn into the Air Force during Wilkes University's spring commencement ceremony at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre Township.

Allied Services Volunteers, including, Mark McDade, president; Pat Mould, outgoing president; Sue Edstrom, first vice president; Nancy Connelly, outgoing first vice president; Bonnie Maciak, outgoing second vice president; Jean Stange, recording secretary; Jeanne Browning and Barbara Smith, directors at large; and Shirley Lepthien, outgoing ... (more)

Committee member Gary Womelsdorf shows a quilt that will be displayed at the 57th Fine Arts Fiesta in downtown Wilkes-Barre. The 57th Fine Arts Fiesta begins today on Public Square in Wilkes-Barre. The Fiesta, themed "Our Town, Art Town," runs from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. through Saturday, and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday.

Wilkes University has received a $548,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Education to prepare teachers to become highly qualified to teach middle school science, mathematics, social studies or language arts.

A career symposium for students from five area schools will be held Thursday at Northumberland County Career and Technology Center.

Michael P. Farrara, technology education teacher at Wyomissing Junior/Senior High School, works on a project with senior Erika Dahl.

Diane Spry, Honesdale, was recognized for serving 40 or more years in the banking industry.

John L. Augustine III has joined the gas drilling trade organization as the community outreach manager.

Faculty members at Wilkes University have taken a vote of no-confidence against the university president and the chairman of the board of trustees.

At Luzerne County Community College, students now have the chance to go right from LCCC to Wilkes University, thanks to a new dual admissions program.