Alvernia University News Center $callingPage.getChild("link").text Catch up on the latest news of Alvernia University. en-us Sat, 02 Mar 2013 07:12:47 CST Cascade Server Making connections at the Alvernia Career Fair http://www.alvernia.edu/news/2013/02/news-careerfair0228.html Alvernia students filled the Physical Education Center to meet more than 50 employers during the annual Career and Internship Fair. Thu, 28 Feb 2013 09:00:00 CST http://www.alvernia.edu/news/2013/02/news-careerfair0228.html Healthcare demand leads to new doctorate programming http://www.alvernia.edu/news/2013/02/news-healthcaredpt0221.html Poised for a future in a field that is already booming, Alvernia is adding several key opportunities in healthcare for students — from Associates level programs, to Bachelor’s, Master’s, and now a new Doctorate in Physical Therapy. Wed, 20 Feb 2013 14:00:00 CST http://www.alvernia.edu/news/2013/02/news-healthcaredpt0221.html FAFSA and Fun at Alvernia University http://www.alvernia.edu/news/2013/02/news-fafsa0213.html Financial planners will be on hand to help families complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form, Feb. 16. Wed, 13 Feb 2013 13:00:00 CST http://www.alvernia.edu/news/2013/02/news-fafsa0213.html Finding home a world away http://www.alvernia.edu/news/2013/02/news-perry0213.html Alvernia attracts students from across the nation and around the world, but none have traveled further than Ryan Perry ’14. Wed, 13 Feb 2013 09:00:00 CST http://www.alvernia.edu/news/2013/02/news-perry0213.html Junior Bernard, creating hope through determination http://www.alvernia.edu/news/2013/02/news-juniorwfmz0211.html After escaping poverty in Haiti, Alvernia business student Junior Bernard hopes to give back by creating jobs in his homeland. Mon, 11 Feb 2013 08:00:00 CST http://www.alvernia.edu/news/2013/02/news-juniorwfmz0211.html Alumnus uses creative interventions for troubled teens http://www.alvernia.edu/news/2013/02/news-maccballantyne0208.html Alvernia alumnus Brandon Ballantyne '07, M'11 talks to "Counseling Today" about working with adolescents at Reading Hospital. Fri, 08 Feb 2013 11:00:00 CST http://www.alvernia.edu/news/2013/02/news-maccballantyne0208.html New Campus Commons building opens on main campus http://www.alvernia.edu/news/2013/01/news-commonsopen0130.html State-of-the-art facility offers enhanced student spaces in central campus. Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:30:00 CST http://www.alvernia.edu/news/2013/01/news-commonsopen0130.html Alvernia on the Rise http://www.alvernia.edu/news/2013/01/news-alverniaontherise0128.html Read about Alvernia's recent growth and future plans, featured in the Reading Eagle. Mon, 28 Jan 2013 08:00:00 CST http://www.alvernia.edu/news/2013/01/news-alverniaontherise0128.html MLK Day of Service http://www.alvernia.edu/news/2013/01/mlk-article0114.html Alvernia students turn a “day off” into a “day on” in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. More than 250 will serve at two dozen sites across Berks County, Jan. 21. Mon, 14 Jan 2013 08:00:00 CST http://www.alvernia.edu/news/2013/01/mlk-article0114.html Magazine cover story: Inspiring hope in poverty, against all odds http://www.alvernia.edu/news/2013/01/poverty-article0104.html Gloria M. Aznar will never forget the rats. As a child growing up in the dismal, hope-snuffing South Bronx, where poverty was everywhere, she kept vigil through the night on the living room sofa rather than sleep in her bed. Fri, 04 Jan 2013 08:00:00 CST http://www.alvernia.edu/news/2013/01/poverty-article0104.html Miracle at the Motherhouse http://www.alvernia.edu/news/2012/12/motherhouse-article1220.html When St. Joseph paid a visit to the Bernardine Sisters one snowy winter day in the early 1900s, he brought to Reading with him a sled full of food for the near-starving nuns, and left a legacy that is recounted in Alvernia history to this day. Thu, 20 Dec 2012 09:00:00 CST http://www.alvernia.edu/news/2012/12/motherhouse-article1220.html Congratulations Class of 2012! http://www.alvernia.edu/news/2012/12/grad-article1217.html Looking for pictures from Baccalaureate and Commencement? Find them here. Mon, 17 Dec 2012 10:00:00 CST http://www.alvernia.edu/news/2012/12/grad-article1217.html Honorary degree recipient announced http://www.alvernia.edu/news/2012/12/jamula-article1211.html Dr. Melissa Jamula will receive an honorary degree of humane letters before offering remarks at Commencement, Dec. 16, 2012. Tue, 11 Dec 2012 09:00:00 CST http://www.alvernia.edu/news/2012/12/jamula-article1211.html Real world learning in action http://www.alvernia.edu/news/2012/12/haycreek-article1211.html Business studies undergraduate and MBA students at Alvernia answered the call to help Hay Creek Valley Historical Association with a new marketing and branding strategy this semester. Tue, 11 Dec 2012 08:00:00 CST http://www.alvernia.edu/news/2012/12/haycreek-article1211.html Business students prepare strategic plan for non-profit http://www.alvernia.edu/news/2012/12/habitat-article1214.html Students from Alvernia, a leading provider of traditional and Online MBA programs in Reading, help Habitat for Humanity Sat, 01 Dec 2012 09:00:00 CST http://www.alvernia.edu/news/2012/12/habitat-article1214.html