Wilkes University, Mesa

Short description: Private university in Mesa, Arizona, US

[ ⚑ ]  33°25′10″N 111°50′17″W﻿ / ﻿33.419459°N 111.838163°W﻿ / 33.419459; -111.838163

Wilkes University, MesaMotto| "Unity Amidst Diversity"

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Type| Private
President| Alan Gregory Cant, PhD
Provost| Terese Wignot, PhD (interim)
Undergraduates| 2,200
Postgraduates| 2,700
Location|

Mesa

Arizona

United States of America

|u}}rs| Blue and Gold
Mascot| Colonels
Website| www.wilkes.edu/mesa

Wilkes University, Mesa, is a private university located in Mesa, Arizona.[1][2] It began offering classes in Arizona in 2013.[3] The university was established to provide first-generation college students access to higher education.[1] It was one of four colleges invited to participate in Mesa's H.E.A.T. (Healthcare, Education, Aerospace, Technology/Tourism) Initiative for Economic Development.[4]

In 1933, the Wilkes University main campus was founded in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.[1][5] The university signed an agreement with Mesa, Arizona to bring a satellite location to the city in July 2012.[3][6] Under the agreement, Mesa negotiated a five-year lease for Wilkes University in the Mesa Center for Higher Education.[7]

Wilkes University, Mesa began offering classes in 2013.[3] It was the fourth university to open a campus in Mesa that year.[7] In 2013, the university began offering a MBA program.[8] The main campus was ranked 74th best regional university in the northern United States by U.S. News & World Report the following year.[5] In November 2014, Wilkes University, Mesa offered over $150,000 in scholarships to Mesa residents.[1][8] The university focuses on providing education opportunities to first-generation students.[1]

The university hosted a writer's conference and All-Collegiate poetry slam in December 2014.[4][9] In January 2015, Wilkes University, Mesa began offering business majors including accounting, entrepreneurship, finance, management, marketing and sports and event management.[8] Additionally, the university added master's degrees in creative writing and education to its degree plans as well as a doctor of education program in educational leadership.[4] Wilkes University, Mesa graduated its first class of MBA students in December 2014.[10]

## Academics

Wilkes University offers 39 undergraduate degree programs, a doctor of nursing practice, doctor of education and doctor of pharmacy degrees and multiple master's degrees.[8] The Mesa location specializes in Master of Business Administration degrees and bachelor's degrees in business for transfer students.[5][2] Additionally, the campus offers master's degrees in engineering management, creative writing, education and a doctor of education program.[3] Wilkes University, Mesa focuses on providing small classes with individualized instruction to students.[5]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Trevor Godfrey (November 6, 2014). "Wilkes University seeks local students for scholarship program". http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/local/mesa/article_652b9f68-6166-11e4-8416-53aea1b84921.html. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ry Rivard (May 3, 2014). "Go West?". https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/04/25/private-colleges-go-west-students-dont-find-them-yet. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Mesa, Wilkes University to sign agreement". July 10, 2012. http://www.northjersey.com/news/education/mesa-wilkes-university-to-sign-agreement-1.372180. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "WILKES UNIVERSITY IN MESA TO OFFER ARIZONA CREATIVE WRITERS CONFERENCE". November 28, 2014. http://azednews.com/2014/11/28/wilkes-university-in-mesa-to-offer-arizona-creative-writers-conference/. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Mesa's downtown colleges confident about future". May 21, 2014. http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/mesa/2014/05/21/mesa-downtown-colleges-confident-future/9364119/. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
6. ↑ "Wilkes University opening satellite campus in Ariz.". July 10, 2012. http://standardspeaker.com/news/wilkes-university-opening-satellite-campus-in-ariz-1.1341102. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Mesa, Wilkes University to sign agreement". July 10, 2012. http://www.kpho.com/story/18988074/mesa-wilkes-university-to-sign-agreement. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "Wilkes University Offers 30 $5,000 Scholarships". November 18, 2014. http://www.downtownmesa.com/wilkes-university-offers-30-5000-scholarships/. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
9. ↑ "Mesa Grad School To Host Creative Writing Conference". December 8, 2014. http://www.moderntimesmagazine.com/page16/141208_Arizona_Wilkes_University_Creative_Writing_Conferance_Moses/141208_Arizona_Wilkes_University_Creative_Writing_Conferance_Moses.php. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
10. ↑ "Wilkes University Awards Degrees to First Mesa, Ariz., Graduates". March 10, 2015. http://readme.readmedia.com/Wilkes-University-Awards-Degrees-to-First-Mesa-Ariz--Graduates/merit-37649. Retrieved May 3, 2015.

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