Wilkes University will be the educational host for Luzerne County SHINE, an afterschool program aimed at improving educational opportunities for schoolchildren in the county. University President Patrick F. Leahy joined Congressman Lou Barletta, state Sen. John Yudichak and Anthony Grieco, executive director of the Luzerne Intermediate Unit #18 for an …
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Wilkes University Alumnus Jay Sidhu Named Most Admired CEO By Philadelphia Business Journal
by Web ServicesWilkes University alumnus Jay S. Sidhu, CEO of Customers Bancorp, has been honored by Philadelphia Business Journal with its Most Admired CEOs award. The University’s Jay S. Sidhu School of Business and Leadership is named for Sidhu, who is a 1973 MBA graduate of Wilkes. http://www.marketwatch.com/ story/jay-sidhu-announced-as- award-recipient-at- philadelphia-business- journals-most-admired-ceos- event-2014-12-03-9173615? reflink=MW_news_stmp
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Disasters and bio-terrorism pose special challenges for nurses. Senior nursing students in Wilkes University’s Advance Care Concepts class learned how to handle special situations in a special disaster drill. The training was highlighted in a story that appeared in the Dec. 3, 2014 issue of the Times-Leader. http://www.timesleader.com/ news/local-news/50789579/
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Wilkes University’s veterans’ counselor Lt. Col. Mark Kaster leads programs that help veterans make the transition to college life. The Times-Leader featured Wilkes’ programs in support of veterans in this story that appeared in the Nov. 16, 2014 edition. http://www.timesleader.com/news/local-news/50642525/