Partners with Purpose

Partnering with Alvernia means...

Innovation, Education & Economic Development

Anchored by Total Experience Learning® (TExpL) and the O’Pake Institute for Economic Development & Entrepreneurship, Alvernia offers a coordinated platform to design and test real-world solutions while building future talent. Through TExpL’s immersive, interdisciplinary model, partners co-create educator and classroom projects that embed industry tools and standards, yielding applied prototypes, problem analyses, and a pipeline of students familiar with sector needs.

These engagements connect seamlessly to the O’Pake Institute’s student-powered SPARK Business Incubator and FLIC microgrants—and to CollegeTowne’s hubs in Reading and Pottsville, where partners can co-locate, host programs, and pilot offerings in visible downtown settings. The result is a lower-risk path to innovation and workforce alignment—accelerating product and program development, extending community reach, and producing measurable outcomes through shared resources.

Academic Excellence

Partners help shape programs and credentials so graduates align to your hiring needs, regulatory standards, and emerging skills. Advisory roles, guest instruction, collaborative research, and co-developed learning spaces or micro-credentials translate into a stronger talent pipeline, earlier brand visibility with prospective hires, and joint thought leadership that elevates your organization’s profile across the region.

Experiential Learning

Through apprenticeships, internships, research fellowships, service-learning, and global experiences, Alvernia offers a reliable avenue to staff priority projects now and evaluate future employees in real settings. Faculty oversight supports project quality and compliance, while you gain recruitment efficiency and higher retention when students convert to hires already familiar with your culture and workflows.

Community Engagement & Civic Partnerships

Work with Alvernia to extend your community reach and meet your objectives through structured, co-managed initiatives. The Holleran Center’s programs, Days of Service, the Women’s Council, veterans and military-affiliated support, and the Cultural Coalition provide turnkey capacity—planning, volunteers, logistics, and evaluation—so your efforts deliver sustained, demonstrable impact for the populations you serve.

Culture of Care

Align with a university that invests in student well-being, equity, and access, so your interns and new hires arrive prepared, resilient, and supported. Resources like the SOLAR network, JEI programming, scholarships, and onsite care through Penn Medicine support a stable and diverse talent pipeline for your organization—grounding the partnership in shared values and long-term success.

Partnerships by the Numbers

• 40,000+ — K–12 students reached by Total Experience Learning® (TExpL), giving partners turnkey access to classrooms for career exposure, co-branded challenges, and early talent pipeline development.
• 30,000 — annual student service hours coordinated via the Holleran Center for Community and Global Engagement, expanding partners’ program capacity and measurable community impact without adding headcount.
• 2,500 — Reading residents served each year through Bog Turtle Creek Farm, enabling health, food, and corporate partners to achieve CSR and population-health goals locally.
• 400+ — organizations served by the O’Pake Institute for Economic Development and Entrepreneurship, signaling a proven, low-risk path for partners to access student-powered incubator services and microgrants.

Begin Your Partnership with Alvernia

We invite you to explore the dynamic partnership opportunities by starting a conversation with us by emailing President@alvernia.edu or calling 484.254.2121.

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