Student Spotlight

Bhavika (Nikki) Dawar, a first-generation Wilkes student who is extremely active on and off campus, has been accepted into the Guthrie Scholars program, a residency for undergraduate students interested in a career in medicine. Dawar is a junior biology major on the pre-med track. On campus, she is a member…

After earning a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering in his native India, Tejinder Singh still felt career opportunities were limited. It led him to enroll in the master’s degree program in engineering management at Wilkes. “I struggled because there is so much unemployment in India,” explains Singh, whose home is…

“Are they willing to put the work in?” That’s the question Linda Gutierrez, professor of biology, asks herself when students express an interest in a career in medicine. Through his hard work in class and in the lab, she’s sure the answer for Isaias Torres is YES. “That is the…

When looking for a college, Hannah Hart of Hamilton, N.J. didn’t have to choose between her passions—she was able to pursue all of her talents and still graduate on time. As a high school student from Hamilton, N.J., Wilkes senior Hannah Hart had a dilemma. She was passionate about the…

Wilkes University student-veteran Dillon Bradley, of Mountain Top, Pennsylvania, has been recognized with a 2022 Student Veteran Leadership Award by G.I. Jobs magazine. One of 33 student veterans receiving the honor across the nation, Bradley, a P2 student in the PharmD program, was featured in the publication’s August issue.  The award recognizes student…

College offers students an opportunity to expand their horizons. Derek Donaldson, a pharmacy and Spanish double major, goes the extra mile, taking advantage of study abroad opportunities in Peru and Spain, and collaborating with a professor to craft a chapter of a Spanish-language textbook for medical professionals. As a student…

Wilkes University recently named Trystan Griffith, Fairfield, Pa., as the recipient of the Outstanding Adult Learner of the Year Award for 2022. Griffith graduated on Saturday, May 21 with a Bachelor of Arts in history and with minors in sociology and women’s and gender studies. Griffith transferred to Wilkes from…

Alyssa Roberts loves to put artistic talent on display, whether it’s someone else’s work or her own. As the student design fellow for the Sordoni Art Gallery, the senior digital design and media art major mentors five other students on the gallery’s design team and assigns project tasks to bring…

Most college students create an online presence, but Tatiana Mancera of Miami, Florida, shows next-level social media savvy as a Kirby Scholar and intern for the Wilkes women’s soccer team. Kirby Scholars are members of a highly selective internship program based in the Allan P. Kirby Center for Free Enterprise…

Esther Orlando ’24 is a biology major who is also following the pre-medical track at Wilkes.