Trip - College Day on the Parkway
Here's your chance to check out some of the museums of Philadelphia for one low low price. Just pay for the bus ride down there and admission to several museums is free with your college ID. These museums include: The Philadelphia Museum of Art, Rodin Museum, Eastern State Penitentiary, Free Library of Philadelphia, The Galleries at Moore College of Art & Design, The Franklin Institute and the Academy of Natural Sciences. More details to follow, keep posted here!
Start Date: 9/25/2010 09:00 amEnd Date: 9/25/2010 4:00 pm
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Sponsor: The Office of Student Activities
Facts & Figures
- History: Established as a private four-year liberal arts college in 1958, Alvernia celebrated its 50th year by being awarded university status in 2008.
- Heritage: Founded by the Bernardine Sisters, a Catholic religious order, the university embraces the Franciscan core values of service, humility, collegiality, contemplation and peacemaking.
- Motto: “To Learn, To Love, To Serve”
- Campus: The main campus in Reading is 121 acres, with two satellite campuses in Philadelphia and Pottsville (Schuylkill County).
- Location: Our residential campus is situated three miles from center-city Reading, in the scenic Blue Mountain area of Eastern Pennsylvania.
- Enrollment: 3,000 students attend Alvernia including 1,500 traditional undergraduates, 600 continuing education students, and 780 graduate students. Over 77% of first-year students live on campus.
- Faculty: Our professors are accomplished scholars, experts in their fields, and supportive mentors. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14:1. Most classes are 20 students or fewer.
- Athletics: NCAA Division III, member of the Commonwealth Conference of the Middle Atlantic States Athletic Corporation and member of Eastern College Athletic Conference, 8 men’s and 10 women’s intercollegiate sports.