“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…
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Student LifeStudent Spotlight
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…
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Student LifeStudent Spotlight
Kya Lewis Welcomes First-Year Students To Wilkes As Orientation Coordinator
by Web ServicesWilkes 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…
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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.…
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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.…
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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…
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Student LifeStudent Spotlight
Student Pharmacist Mia Lussier Works to Raise Awareness of Opioid Epidemic
by Web ServicesWilkes University student pharmacist Mia Lussier of Somerset, Mass., isn’t waiting until she receives her degree to start educating others about addiction. Lussier, a second-year student pharmacist, is starting the “Luzerne County Faces of Addiction”…
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An internship at the United Nations put Jillian Ehret face to face with leaders from around the world Jillian Ehret started mapping out her future when she declared an international studies major at Wilkes University.…
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Research and ScholarshipStudent Spotlight
Students Gain Research Experience North of the Arctic Circle
Three Wilkes University students are spending part of the summer at the Toolik Lake Field Station, 170 miles north of the Arctic Circle, researching the effects of climate change on plants. The students – seniors Stephen…