Luzerne Times

Wilkes University issued the following announcement on Jan. 13.

The group of over 30 international students, hailing from 10 countries around the world, pause for a photo with Wilkes leadership, faculty and staff at the international orientation welcome event on Jan. 11, 2022.

The Wilkes University Center for Global Education and Diversity held a Spring International Orientation welcome event that celebrated the more than 30 incoming international students on Tues., Jan. 11, 2022. The mid-year group representing 10 countries is the largest that Georgia Costalas, the Center’s executive director, has witnessed in her 13 years at Wilkes. 

President Greg Cant chats with two students (left), and Prahlad Murthy, associate dean, and Jeff Stratford, interim dean of the College of Science and Engineering, talk to a group of incoming engineering students.

“The students bring a global perspective to Wilkes, helping the campus community see and understand academic topics and world concerns through the lenses of international cultures,” said Costalas.  “It is a wonderful opportunity to have the international experience of befriending someone from abroad without leaving Wilkes-Barre.”

Executive Director of the Center for Global Education and Diversity Georgia Costalas (right) welcomes two new international students during the welcome ceremony.

The orientation program included a welcome by Wilkes leadership, including President Greg Cant, Provost David Ward and Vice President of Student Affairs, Paul S. Adams. “It is our great pleasure to welcome new students from around the world to study at Wilkes. It makes us a better, richer environment and it’s fantastic for all of us to learn from each other,” said President Cant in his remarks to the students.

 “It is our great pleasure to welcome new students from around the world to study at Wilkes. It makes us a better, richer environment and it’s fantastic for all of us to learn from each other.”

GREG CANT, PRESIDENT

The student group represents the countries of Bangladesh, Colombia, Dominican Republic, India, Morocco, Panama, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Spain and Yemen. The areas of study include (undergraduate programs) accounting, biochemistry, communication studies, computer science, English (Intensive English Program), environmental engineering, mechanical engineering, neuroscience, and nursing, and (graduate programs) engineering management and mechanical engineering. 

International students were welcomed by members of Wilkes leadership and faculty both in-person and via Zoom.

The welcome event was part of the week-long international orientation that will prepare the students for the start of the spring semester on Tues., Jan. 18, 2022.

Find out more about:

International Admissions at Wilkes

The Center for Global Education and Diversity

Intensive English Program

Accounting

Biochemistry

Communication studies

Computer science

Engineering management, master’s degree

Environmental Engineering 

Mechanical Engineering

Neuroscience

Nursing

Original source can be found here.