Senior entrepreneurship major Cody Geidel was in a pickle when he had to come up with a business idea for one of his classes. Luckily, pickles were just what he needed to turn his college…
Category:
Student Spotlight
-
-
ArtsFeaturedSordoni Art GalleryStudent LifeStudent Spotlight
Jess Morandi Designs Her Future at Wilkes University
by Vicki MaykWhen she was shopping for colleges, Jess Morandi found herself at a Wilkes University admissions table by chance while attending a college fair with a friend. Morandi, who was interested in studying graphic design, was…
-
Communication studies major Sarah Matarella doesn’t limit her learning to the classroom. Sarah Matarella rarely sits still. As an e-mentor, she helps first-year students get accustomed to college life. She’s an editor for The Beacon student newspaper and president…
-
FeaturedStudent LifeStudent Spotlight
Wilkes University Junior DeAndre DePass Leads as Programming Board President
by Vicki MaykWilkes University junior DeAndre DePass has earned an unofficial title on campus. “They call me the mayor of Wilkes even though I’m from Philly,” explains DePass, a marketing and management major in the Sidhu School…
-
Richard Supkowski builds career potential through a combination of classwork and hands-on experience. When Richard Supkowski, a junior mechanical engineering major from Mountain Top, Pa., graduates from Wilkes University, he’ll have more than a transcript…
-
FeaturedStudent SpotlightUncategorized
Wilkes Senior Ashley Abbey Positions Herself for Future in Marketing as Kirby Scholar of Business Development
by Vicki MaykSenior Ashley Abbey found her way to Wilkes University while taking a college tour road trip with her family. While checking out universities along her route from her hometown of Rochester, N.Y., Abbey quickly fell…
-
FeaturedStudent Spotlight
Wilkes University Junior Juan Astegiano Travels Through Europe During Study Abroad Semester
It wasn’t enough for Wilkes University junior and Argentina native, Juan Astegiano, to spend his high school years in the States at Wyoming Seminary in Kingston, Pa. When Astegiano began his college search, he once…
-
FeaturedStudent Spotlight
Calling The Shots: Wilkes Senior Ben Mandell Pairs Student Athletics with Career in Sports Broadcast
Wilkes University senior Ben Mandell has loved sports since he was a kid. While his friends were tuned in to Saturday morning cartoons, he was watching sports talk shows with his dad. It paid off…
-
EventsFeaturedStudent LifeStudent Spotlight
Wilkes Celebrates Its Commitment To First-Generation College Students on Nov. 8
As a University that was founded to provide an education for the sons and daughters of immigrant coal miners, Wilkes University continues that mission with a commitment of supporting students who are the first in…
-
FeaturedStudent Spotlight
Wilkes Senior Cabrini Rudnicki Makes Headlines as Editor-in-Chief of The Beacon
Wilkes University senior Cabrini Rudnicki likes the challenge of assembling the weekly campus newspaper, The Beacon. “It’s really like putting the puzzle together,” she explains. “Putting together the elements to make one cohesive issue each…