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WILKES-BARRE — Wilkes University will announce its seventh president at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 12.

The announcement will occur in the Sordoni Art Gallery, 141 S. Main St.

Speakers include Interim President Paul S. Adams, Wilkes Board of Trustees Vice Chair Bill Miller, and senior communication studies major Caroline Rickard.

Former Wilkes President Patrick Leahy Leahy announced his departure last December to become president at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey.

The Wilkes University campus is seen in a file photo. Wilkes will announce its seventh president at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 12.
https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/web1_TTL101816Wilkes2-1.jpg.optimal.jpgThe Wilkes University campus is seen in a file photo. Wilkes will announce its seventh president at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 12. Times Leader file photo

By Bill O’Boyle

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