A Message from the Provost

Wilkes University's faculty and staff are dedicated to the future success of our students. That dedication is reflected in the quality of mentorship, skillful advising, excellent teaching, challenging internships and undergraduate research experiences, interactive team-projects, and advanced technologies that support the Wilkes curriculum, and in the varied and exciting extra-curricular activities that complement the academic programs. Mostly that dedication is reflected in the integrated learning journey we have mapped for all students.

As an undergraduate at Wilkes University, you will develop your many gifts and refine them for a rich life engaged in profession, community, nation, and world. The Wilkes University undergraduate experience is a learning journey that integrates your intellectual, professional, cultural, social and personal growth and infuses a commitment to and capacity for lifelong learning. The journey, which is grounded in high academic standards and guided by innovative teaching methodologies, links strong academic programs with abundant extra-curricular activity and provides a variety of opportunities for experiential and team-based learning. Community engagement, citizenship, ethics, leadership and communication skills are an integral part of the experience. You will receive individualized advising and guidance that encourage you to both understand and broaden your individual learning styles. Your work ethic, passion for personal excellence, and a desire to contribute to society will lead you to success at Wilkes University and beyond.

The professional world you will enter after graduation is ever changing. Within your major field, you will gain the depth of knowledge and skill to lead and excel in your chosen profession and to adapt to the changes within that field. Your general education in the liberal arts and sciences will afford you a great breadth of learning that you will find essential as you navigate and advance through your career. At graduation, you will have earned far more than a diploma; you will have acquired the capacity for self-knowledge, an abiding appreciation for diverse perspectives, personal growth, career preparation, and the passion to learn continually, well beyond your years with us.

C. Reynold Verret, Ph.D.

Provost

Wilkes University