Student Spotlight

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 because now the Edison, N.J., native is on his way to a career in sports…

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 their families to earn a four-year degree. On Nov. 8 — National First-Generation Student Day…

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 week.” As editor-in-chief of the student-run publication, she’s worked her way up the staff list.…

Wilkes University junior Jason DeBoard never imagined that changing his academic focus could eventually lead to a trip to Greece.  As a pre-med student at Wilkes, he spent summer 2019 shadowing surgeons in that country as part of his study abroad experience – an opportunity he never considered when he…

Jivan Sidhu achieves success in the classroom, on the ice and in the office. Senior accounting major Jivan Sidhu is a long way from home in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada — 2,884 miles. He transferred to Wilkes to take the ice for the men’s hockey team and found that his spot on the roster…

Wilkes University fourth-year student pharmacist Alexis Nicholson was overjoyed when she found out she had been accepted in the national Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) and CVS Health Foundation scholars program. Nicholson is one of just 15 student pharmacists across the nation to be accepted into the program based upon their…

Wilkes University senior Victoria Morrison is an international traveler with a sweet local business. The hospitality leadership major recently opened her own home bakery, The Salty & Sweet Baking Co., as part of the class Entrepreneurship 398: Launch Your Business. Just because class is over doesn’t mean the pastries are…

Wilkes University senior Olivia Caraballo combines her love of education and creating inclusive art activities as the educational outreach ambassador for the Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes. In her role, Caraballo plans programs, tours and activities geared for K-12th grade. Caraballo works within the community, running a Sordoni booth at…

Have a question about campus happenings? Need advice on commuting to college? Wilkes University junior Alyssa DuBose has you covered as the weekly host of the Colonel Journal. As a marketing intern with Wilkes’ marketing communications office, the Tannersville, Pa., native combines her classroom experience as a marketing major with…

Wilkes University junior Joshua Eckman’s summer internship has been a rollercoaster ride full of twists, turns and dragons. You read that right. The business management major from Lehighton, Pa., scored a three-month internship with Busch Gardens Williamsburg. “I found out about my internship while searching for places to complete a…