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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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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Junior Communication Studies Major Caroline Rickard Hosts Social Media’s “Colonel Journal”
by Web Services“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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Senior Luke Modrovsky Marries Sports And Communications in Summer Internship at PIAA
by Web ServicesWilkes University senior Luke Modrovsky’s life-long love of sports is leading to a career. The communication studies and sports management dual major’s eight years of officiating at sports events has given him the upper-hand. It’s also helped him win an internship with the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA). Modrovsky started…
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Wilkes senior Kya Lewis had never visited campus before sending in her deposit to attend the University. She set her sights on becoming a Colonel after one positive interaction during her sophomore year of high school when she met a Wilkes admissions counselor at Upper Darby High School’s college fair.…
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Chemistry major Emily Gruver puts her laboratory skills to work as she helps Dr. Trujillo revamp laboratory experiments. When junior chemistry major Emily Gruver enrolled at Wilkes University, she expected a hands-on and up-to-date education. What she didn’t realize, though, was that she would be able to help provide that…
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For Michael Morrison, three paths diverged in the English department at Wilkes University. He took all of them. Like many English majors, Michael Morrison of Dallas, Pa., has Shakespearean skills, and he crafts clever essays. With his triple concentration in literature, writing and digital humanities, he’s also learning how language…
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From the time she was in elementary school, Ashley Wojciechowski knew she wanted to be a doctor. Now the Pre-med Scholar with a part-time job in a local ER is well on her way. Ashley Wojciechowski’s acceptance into Wilkes University’s Pre-medical Scholars Program, which guarantees admission to the Penn State…
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Wilkes University Senior Michelle Lehman Wins 2018 TecBRIDGE Business Plan Competition
by Web ServicesWilkes senior Michelle Lehman is graduating with more than a diploma. The marketing major in the Jay S. Sidhu School of Business and Leadership has earned $10,000 and $100,000 in in-kind services as the winner of the collegiate division in the annual TecBRIDGE annual business plan competition. Lehman was announced…
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Wilkes University Students to Produce Audio Book for Audible.com with Etruscan Press Author Aaron Poochigian
by Web ServicesTwo Wilkes University juniors are translating their classroom experience into a production credit with audio book giant Audible. Nicholas Filipek of West Wyoming, Pa., and Luke Modrovsky of Mountain Top, Pa., will be working with Etruscan Press author Aaron Poochigian as he produces his debut novel-in-verse, Mr. Either/Or. Poochigian will be…