Dr. Kalen Churcher is an assistant professor of Communication Studies. She began teaching at Wilkes in 2014, and also advises the student newspaper, The Beacon. Dr. Churcher is an alumnus of the Wilkes Communication Studies Department, and is the first person to have graduated from the department with four concentrations: journalism, organization communication, telecommunication and […]

Brandon Gubitosa is a sophomore Business Management major and is currently the Sports Editor of The Beacon. After taking over midway through the second semester as Sports Editor, saving the sports section Brandon is back. Brandon is a native of Stony Point, New York which is thirty minutes away from New York City. Sports have […]

Nicole Zukowski is a junior Communication Studies major with concentrations in journalism, public relations and rhetoric. Nicole, a Dean’s List student, is also studying in three minors: History, Marketing, and Women’s and Gender Studies. Nicole has been on the Beacon staff since her first semester at Wilkes. She has held various positions on The Beacon […]

All this week Student Development is sponsoring Professional Development Week. It gives students the opportunity to work on interview skills, resume writing, and even lunch etiquette. Events will be going on all week to get students ready for the Internship Fair being held on October 16th from 11-1 in the Ballroom of the SUB. If […]

As I’ve been scanning through all the news with the automotive world, I came across a story on air last week that really caught my attention. In short, a junkyard in Wisconsin is going to be closing its doors and crushing it’s inventory of more that 5,000 old cars. These cars date back to the […]

Firstly, welcome back, everybody! I hope you had an amazing summer! AutoTalk is gearing up for the first show of the season! AutoTalk will now air on Thursdays from 11AM to Noon. My summer was filled with oil and grease! Well, not to that extreme. However, I had the amazing opportunity to do a major […]

In his third year on The Beacon, Frank switches it up after the previous two years as Sports Editor. Now the Opinion Editor, Frank uses his journalism and public relations track to the newspaper staff. Frank is a senior communication studies major with a minor in art, and is involved in many other co-curriculars on […]

I’m from the small town of Vandling, Pennsylvania and I attended Forest City Regional School District from Kindergarten to 12th grade. I graduated with roughly 60 kids which is why one of the main reasons I chose Wilkes as my college. Wilkes is small and has close-knit community, which I was used to. I am […]

Justin Topa, a junior at Wilkes University, currently serves as The Beacon’s Assistant News Editor. He is a student within the Department of Communication Studies and has dual concentrations in both public relations and rhetoric. Justin, a Dean’s List student, has also declared minors in marketing and women’s and gender studies. The Pittston native began […]

Ashley Evert is a junior Communications Studies major studying dual concentrations in journalism and public relations. She is also studying three minors: English, Integrative Media, and Women’s and Gender Studies. Ashley has written a beauty column for The Beacon since her freshman year and moved her way from staff writer to L&A&E assistant editor to […]