Jay S. Sidhu School of Business and Leadership

There’s no mistaking Wagiha Taylor’s office in the Sidhu School of Business. It’s the one with the four-foot tall poster featuring Taylor’s elegant, smiling image and highlighted with Arabic writing. The poster – a memento from an international conference where Taylor was a guest speaker — is mounted on the…

The Wilkes University Sidhu School of Business and Leadership and the Northeastern Chapter of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PI CPA) will host the 66th annual tax clinic. The event will be held on Friday, Nov. 22, in the Wilkes University Henry Student Center, 84 W. South St.,…

Students in Wilkes University’s Sidhu School of Business and Leadership placed third in the fifth annual Chicago Quantitative Alliance (CQA) Investment Challenge. The Wilkes team, called Wilkes Gold, competed against 50 teams, beating students from The University of Chicago, CalTech, Carnegie Mellon MBA, Duke University, Cornell University, University of Michigan,…

Mingzhu Yue Bachelor of Business Administration, Marketing and Management Bachelor of Science, Hospitality Leadership Sidhu School of Business and Leadership Hometown: Zhengzhou, China Activities and Achievements:Yue was the president of the Asian Cultural Society and vice president of the Hospitality Leadership Club at Wilkes. She completed three internships, which included…

To celebrate the achievements of our soon-to-be graduates, News@Wilkes will highlight stand-out seniors throughout senior week and in the week following commencement. Patrice Lonardi Bachelor of Business Administration, Marketing and Management Sidhu School of Business and Leadership Hometown: Harrisburg, Pa. Activities and Achievements: Lonardi was a member of the Wilkes…

In its new series, “First Year Q&A” News@Wilkes will highlight the journeys of first-year students. Meet Jessica Grace Smith Major: Accounting and Finance Hometown: Millersville, Md. Activities: Wilkes University Softball Team, infielder Favorite class: Integrated Management Experience I & II Why did you choose Wilkes? “I fell in love with…

Two students from the Wilkes University Sidhu School of Business and Leadership received the Best Undergraduate Research Proposal Presentation Award during the 2019 Tourism, Hospitality, and Event Conference for Researchers, Educators, Practitioners and Students (THEREPS). The students, Mingzhu Yue and Kacee Diehl, worked with assistant professor of hospitality leadership HyeRyeon…

Students in Wilkes University’s Sidhu School of Business and Leadership will teach SHINE of Luzerne County students how to “Make Money Make Cents” on April 11. Wilkes students will visit the SHINE afterschool center at Heights Murray Elementary School, 1 S. Sherman St, Wilkes-Barre, to present the program from 4-5…

In its new series, News@Wilkes is highlighting the journeys of first-year students. Meet Phil Erickson Major:  Finance Hometown: Eau Claire, Wisc. Activities: Forward on the Men’s Ice Hockey Favorite class: “The Historical Foundations of the Modern Worldwith Mr. Thomas J. Thomas (dean of University College). Why did you choose Wilkes?…

Prospective students can apply to start this fall The Jay S. Sidhu School of Business and Leadership at Wilkes University has launched a master of business administration degree that can be earned completely online. Prospective students can apply by Aug. 1 to start this fall. The online MBA emphasizes leadership.…