Student Spotlight

Wilkes senior Dylan Womelsdorf describes himself as a frequent traveler. He has visited the United Kingdom, Italy, Greece, Peru and the Dominican Republic. When it came time to do an internship, the business management major was enthusiastic when he learned he could intern with a company in his favorite country…

Cancer research with Dr. Gutierrez gave Deep Patel hands-on lab experience as a freshman. As a sophomore he was already teaching younger students while he prepared for the MCAT. When biology major Deep Patel first started doing research work under Dr. Linda S. Gutierrez as a freshman, the seniors in…

Lindsay Becker, a native of Long Island, N.Y., is dedicating her college career to tackling one of the most important topics for college-age individuals: preventing sexual assault. In recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April, News@Wilkes is featuring the junior criminology major who is the co-founder of Wilkes’ student…

Maverick Reed says his biggest personal goal is to “always keep moving, and never cheat the day away.” One of the ways he’s been able to do that at Wilkes University has been through the Wilkes Adventure Education (WAE), which has helped him transition from a follower to a leader. …

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 assignment into a full-fledged business.  “[Geidel’s Pickles] started as a simple project in one of…

When 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 sold on the University when she learned about the digital design and media arts major. …

Wilkes 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 of Business and Leadership. “People joke around and say I know everyone… I’m just a…

Senior 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 in love with the University. Now the marketing and management double major is spreading the…

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 again included institutions in the United States. Now at Wilkes, the triple major in political…