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In the News: 2013

May

5/14/2013 - 2013 Rabbi Alan Weitzman Award recipient

5/13/2013 - Alvernia University to offer degrees at Montgomery County Community College

5/13/2013 - Graduation — Class of 2013

5/10/2013 - Grad student offers strategic plan to end homelessness

5/9/2013 - Alvernia University Healthcare Degree Students Celebrate Cultural Diversity

April

4/29/2013 - Alvernia students and faculty recognized

4/26/2013 - Passion for teaching — Heather Shainline

4/22/2013 - Earth Day of Service

4/10/2013 - Alvernia, Area Leaders Join National Employer-Educator Compact

4/9/2013 - A coach's climb from the abyss

4/9/2013 - Faith Revolution

4/8/2013 - Summer Term is Hot!

4/8/2013 - Alvernia, A leading provider of traditional and online MBA programs in Reading, Holds Networking Event for Leadership Berks Program

March

3/25/2013 - Colleges unite for joint theatre production

3/20/2013 - Alvernia student Brandi Loga named Newman Civic Fellow

3/12/2013 - Leadership, semiotics... and zombies?

3/11/2013 - Alvernia University’s Healthcare Degrees in Pennsylvania prepare students for broad range of health related careers

3/8/2013 - Alvernia Magazine Feature: Word Doctor

3/5/2013 - Alvernia University honored for community service initiatives

February

2/28/2013 - Making connections at the Alvernia Career Fair

2/20/2013 - Healthcare demand leads to new doctorate programming

2/13/2013 - FAFSA and Fun at Alvernia University

2/13/2013 - Finding home a world away

2/11/2013 - Junior Bernard, creating hope through determination

2/8/2013 - Alumnus uses creative interventions for troubled teens

January

1/30/2013 - New Campus Commons building opens on main campus

1/28/2013 - Alvernia on the Rise

1/14/2013 - MLK Day of Service

1/4/2013 - Magazine cover story: Inspiring hope in poverty, against all odds

1/2/2013 - Graduation Remarks

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.