leadership

Sidhu Business School students shared their research and case studies at the Student Showcase on December 3.

Jake Wood, co-founder of Team Rubicon, will deliver the Allan P. Kirby Lecture in Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship at Wilkes University on Nov. 15. Wood, a former Marine scout sniper and University of Wisconsin football player, will speak about The One and the Nine: Building Teams and Organizations That Win…

Senior international studies major Neishmy Rodriguez of Scranton, Pa., is working toward a career in the political field with hopes to empower women along the way. Rodriguez got a head start making her career dreams a reality when she completed an internship at Running Start, a nonprofit organization that introduces…

First-year and transfer students were welcomed into the Jay S. Sidhu School of Business and Leadership family during a celebration on Sept. 18. The event was hosted by Sidhu School Dean Abel Adekola, who gave welcoming remarks. Faculty, staff, current students and graduate students shared their experiences with the new students…

Wilkes University students will complete internships as part of their academic work in fall semester 2018. Internships complement academic work, provide students with practical experience in their field of study and prepare them to enter careers. Students participating in Wilkes’ internship program, from left to right, first row, are: Summer…

Music blasts from the 90.7 WCLH broadcast booth. Frisbees soar between members of the Ultimate Frisbee club. Tables set with sign-up sheets and poster boards are manned by student leaders excited to share what activities have shaped their college experience. Students gather by the hundreds to participate in what has…

It all started with a question. Wilkes University student Alec Levin attended a youth leadership conference in high school where a motivational speaker asked, “How do you want to be remembered?” The answer was Actions Over Words, the clothing line Levin created before he came to Wilkes.  The company’s name…

Wilkes MBA student Taylor Baker ’17 of Dallas, Pa., attended the European Innovation Academy this summer where her entrepreneurial team boasted a top ten finish. The business competition was held in Cascais, Portugal, and drew 500 entrepreneurial students from 70 different countries. The students worked in teams developing promising startup…

Cars lined South River Street as student volunteers, family and friends carried totes, mini refrigerators, picture frames and mirrors into residence halls.  The click of doors unlocking as first-year students walked into their new rooms was just the beginning of their college careers. Move-in day was the kick-off to Welcome…

“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 the University Marketing Communication Department’s most popular social media features. The Orwigsburg, Pa., native is…