Jay S. Sidhu School of Business and Leadership

Traveling to the other side of the world is filled with new opportunities for learning, growing and exploring. Soon, Wilkes University students as well as students from schools in Egypt and Pakistan will have the opportunity to do just that. In November, Abel Adekola, dean of the College of Business…

Identical twins Dante and Nick Gazzola, 21, clearly have a lot in common. But where they went to college almost wasn’t one of them.  “We kind of decided before we started looking for colleges that we could go our own way if needed. There wasn’t any pressure to select the…

Help comes in many forms. And Sreyneat Chan, 24, is grateful for all of it.  Chan comes from humble beginnings. A native of Cambodia, she spent most of her life in rural shelters and non- governmental organizations (NGOs). She lost both of her parents at a young age, leaving her…

Sidhu gave a lecture and Q&A with over 100 students, then signed and gave out free copies of his new book, Never, Ever, Ever Give Up. As a young man who grew up in India, Jay Sidhu backpacked across Afghanistan, Iran and Western Europe with just $100 in his pocket.…

Arun Venkataraman, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Global Markets and Director General of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service, along with government representatives and leaders in global trade, gathered on the Wilkes University campus for the “Building Bridges to Global Markets” conference. The event provided an opportunity for local officials,…

Wilkes University senior Jessica Smith of Millersville, Maryland, is the recipient of the 2022 Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) Award for Excellence in Accounting from Wilkes University. Smith, an accounting and corporate finance major, was chosen for her academic achievements and for her leadership on campus. During her…

In recognition of more than 50 years of service to Wilkes, a premiere learning space in the Sidhu School of Business and Leadership now bears the name of one of the University’s most beloved faculty members. The Dr. Wagiha A. Taylor Learning Center, located on the second floor of the…

Sometimes homework assignments can lead to really sweet opportunities. Just ask Jesus Rios, junior Business Management student at the Sidhu School of Business and Leadership. “My professor, Karen Alessi, required our whole personal and professional development class to attend last year’s virtual Career and Internship Fair,” said Rios, ”and that’s…

Nick Kinzler is quick on his feet – in both soccer and business competitions. As a goalkeeper for the Wilkes Colonels, the junior corporate finance major from Jackson, New Jersey, must stop the opposition from scoring. Competing in front of judges at Phi Beta Lambda conferences, his goal is to…

Students, faculty and staff, as well as members of the greater community, recently heard from two renowned experts as part of Wilkes University’s 2021-22 lecture series. Nobel Laureate, William Phillips, held an interactive, demonstration-based lecture titled, “Time, Einstein and the Coolest Stuff in the Universe.” It was held on Wednesday,…