It all started with a question. Wilkes University student Alec Levin attended a youth leadership conference in high school where a motivational speaker asked, “How do you want to be remembered?” The answer was Actions Over Words, the clothing line Levin created before he came to Wilkes. The company’s name…
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Wilkes MBA student Taylor Baker ’17 of Dallas, Pa., attended the European Innovation Academy this summer where her entrepreneurial team boasted a top ten finish. The business competition was held in Cascais, Portugal, and drew 500 entrepreneurial students from 70 different countries. The students worked in teams developing promising startup…
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Two Wilkes University students from the Jay S. Sidhu School of Business and Leadership were awarded the Student Showcase Award at the Accreditation Council for Business Schools & Programs (ACBSP) Conference. Grace Boyle of Andreas, Pa., and Patrice Lonardi of Harrisburg, Pa., presented their research, Excellence in Undergraduate Business Programs…
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Wilkes University will observe Constitution Day on Tuesday, Sept. 18 with a timely lecture exploring Supreme Court nominations and their impact on the constitution. Michael R. Dimino, a professor at Widener University Commonwealth Law School will speak about “Supreme Court Appointments and the Battle for the Constitution”. The lecture will…
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Cars lined South River Street as student volunteers, family and friends carried totes, mini refrigerators, picture frames and mirrors into residence halls. The click of doors unlocking as first-year students walked into their new rooms was just the beginning of their college careers. Move-in day was the kick-off to Welcome…
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Wilkes University welcomed 18 new faculty members at the start of the 2018-2019 academic year. New faculty included new tenure-track faculty, as well as visiting professors and faculty of practice. The new faculty and their areas of specialization are: Nelson Archila Anaya is returning to Wilkes for a second year…
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Can you be a star on the stage AND the soccer field? Yes you can! Meet Micaela Oliverio, who double-majored in Wilkes University Theatre and Communication Studies at Wilkes University, was a member of the championship Wilkes Women’s Soccer team, and credits her ability to have done so many things to “the people at Wilkes. They…
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“This week on the Colonel Journal I’m going to show you…” who is Caroline Rickard. Wilkes junior Caroline Rickard combined her textbook knowledge as a communication studies student with hands-on experience to produce one of the University Marketing Communication Department’s most popular social media features. The Orwigsburg, Pa., native is…
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Gabrielle, a biology, neuroscience, and history triple major with minors in psychology and chemistry, still finds the time to travel and throw herself into everything she does. Stay tuned to meet the next incredible student in Wilkes in 60 video series.
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Wilkes is the only private university in the state to be represented on the board Wilkes University President Patrick F. Leahy has been appointed to serve on Pennsylvania’s Tuition Account Program Advisory Board. Leahy is the only president of more than 90 private institutions in the state to be selected…