Kristen Nivison

Director of Campus Ministry
Center for Student Life, room 4
610-796-8300
610-796-8381 (Fax)
kristen.nivison@alvernia.edu

Bio

Kristen Nivison came to Alvernia in June of 2005 as Director of Campus Ministry. Prior to her work at Alvernia, Kristen earned her BA in History from Saint Anselm College (Manchester, NH) in 2002 and her MA in Pastoral Ministry from Providence College (Providence, RI) in 2004. She also spent a year as a member of the Capuchin Franciscan Volunteer Corps during which she lived in community in inner-city Baltimore and worked at an outreach center for the homeless and economically poor. Kristen’s first job in higher education was in the Office of Residence Life at Cedar Crest College.

As the Director of Campus Ministry, Kristen works with her staff to offer spiritual, service, and peace and justice programming to the campus community. She is passionate about many social justice issues, most especially working toward an end of poverty. Her favorite part of her job is leading Alternative Break trips to the Dominican Republic and El Salvador every year.

Having grown up outside Boston, Kristen is a proud member of Red Sox Nation. She and her husband Ken live in Allentown with their four cats (yes, four).