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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; Students can expect new opportunities beyond the classroom at Wilkes University thanks to $1.65 million bequeathed from the estate of Wilkes-Barre native George Bierly.</p><p>The money will create &#8220;The Bierly Fellowship&#8221; that will &#8220;help fund a semester-long experience for a student and may include internships, study-away or study-abroad trips, or undergraduate research,&#8221; according to a media release.</p><p>Fellowships are expected to range from $500 to $5,000 and cover transportation, housing or expenses related to the experience provided to the student. The work may be credit or non-credit related.</p><p>Undergraduates in any major will be eligible as sophomores, juniors or seniors, with preference for the latter two.</p><p>Bierly was a part of Wilkes before it existed. In 1940, he graduated from Bucknell University Junior College, which ultimately became Wilkes. He went on to earn a bachelor&#8217;s in engineering from MIT, serve in the U.S. Army in Europe, and work first as instructor and later as administrator at Penn State Wilkes-Barre.</p><p>&#8220;We are grateful to George Bierly for his gift,&#8221; Wilkes President Patrick Leahy said in the release. &#8220;It is the kind of philanthropic support that will have a long-term impact, providing extraordinary opportunities for Wilkes students for years to come.&#8221;</p><style>
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Wilkes gets $1.65 million bequest to fund experiences outside the classroom