Do you love Wilkes? \u00a0Are you interested in having fun while maximizing your experiences on campus? \u00a0If you said yes to these questions, the President\u2019s Office invites you to apply to become a Presidential Student Leader.<\/p>\n
Presidential Student Leaders will be an extension of the President\u2019s Office, working alongside Dr. Cant, Mrs. Cant, Bridget Giunta and University leaders on events and activities important to Wilkes.<\/p>\n
*Program Benefits*
\nAs a Presidential Student Leader, you will deepen your connection to Wilkes while gaining valuable leadership and professional development experiences. \u00a0Specific roles and responsibilities include:
\n\u2013 Serving as a representative of the Wilkes President\u2019s Office and student body at events on campus and in the community;
\n\u2013 Networking with alumni, donors, business leaders and friends of Wilkes; and
\n\u2013 Sharing feedback and ideas on current or future projects and initiatives
\n(Plus, you\u2019ll get special Wilkes nametags, business cards and attire to wear at events!).<\/p>\n
*Expectations*
\n\u2013 Participate in regularly scheduled meetings\/gatherings of the Presidential Student Leaders
\n\u2013 Staff\/attend 3-5 events throughout the academic year
\n\u2013 Hold at least a 3.0 cumulative grade point average and be in good disciplinary standing with the Office of Student Affairs
\n\u2013 Assist with event prep or take photos for social media at events as necessary
\n\u2013 Share feedback and ideas<\/p>\n
*Application Process* If you have any questions about the program or application process, please contact Bridget Giunta, executive assistant to the president, at\u00a0bridget.giunta@wilkes.edu<\/a>\u00a0or 570-262-0710 (texts are welcome).<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Do you love Wilkes? \u00a0Are you interested in having fun while maximizing your experiences on campus? \u00a0If you said yes to these questions, the President\u2019s Office invites you to apply to become a Presidential Student Leader. Presidential Student Leaders will be an extension of the President\u2019s Office, working alongside Dr. Cant, Mrs. Cant, Bridget Giunta… Read More »Apply to become a Presidential Student Leader!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-students"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15799","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15799"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15799\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15829,"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15799\/revisions\/15829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15799"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nStudents who will be sophomores, juniors\/P1s, seniors\/P2s or P3s at the start of the 2024-2025 academic year (August 2024) are asked to complete and\u00a0submit this form<\/a>\u00a0below by Monday, April 1st. Applications will be reviewed by the President\u2019s Office and members of the University\u2019s leadership team. Qualified candidates will then be invited to participate in interviews with President\u2019s Office staff. Approximately 15 successful candidates will be notified during the week of May 1st. The group will begin meeting regularly at the start of the 2024-2025 academic year.<\/p>\n