Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership

Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership

The O'Pake Institute is proud to sponsor the Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership at Alvernia University. This collaboration is designed to strengthen closely held businesses and provide support at every step of the business life cycle. The goal of the Center is to provide business owners and key personnel with timely and valuable information through a series of educational programs on relevant business topics.


While there is a fee for premier events, most topics are free as is Center membership.  Membership is available to entrepreneurs, families in business, and strategic level executives with closely held firms, and offers opportunities for professional, personal, and business growth.

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Member Benefits

Lifelong Learning
Thought-provoking programs that have immediate impact on your business through the Member Education Program Series

Affordability
Cost effective professional development conducted by national and regional experts

Networking
In addition to learning from the experts, members have the opportunity to learn from each other through shared experiences


Contact:

Don Schalk
Director of MBA Program
(610)-685-3254
donald.schalk@alvernia.edu

Upcoming Events

RN to BSN Virtual Information Session

  • Mar 12, 2026
  • 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Zoom Virtual Event

Join us for a virtual information session on March 12, where you’ll learn more about our online RN to BSN Completion Program, featuring flexible 100% online courses, accelerated options, generous transfer credits, and CCNE-accredited education.

Grad & Adult Admissions

Nursing 2025

Masters in Nursing Virtual Information Session

  • Mar 12, 2026
  • 7:00 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Zoom Virtual Event

Are you a nurse thinking about the next step in your career? Want to take on more responsibility in patient care? Lead teams? Teach the next generation of nurses? A Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree at Alvernia University could be the perfect move. Learn more about the program at a March 12 virtual information session.

Grad & Adult Admissions

Nursing faculty 2023

Study Abroad with Total Experience Learning Online Information Session

  • Mar 16, 2026
  • 7:00 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Zoom Virtual Event

Join TExpL as we travel to Oxford, England, for a week-long summer fellowship and 3-credit graduate level course from August 3-7, 2026. In this March 16 information session, students will gain an understanding of MED 690: Creativity and Innovation at Oxford from the TExpL instructors teaching the course this summer.

Total Experience Learning

Total Experience Learning Oxford

Early Childhood Education Online Virtual Information Session

  • Mar 18, 2026
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Zoom Virtual Event

Alvernia University's Early Childhood Education (ECE) B.A. with Grades PK-4 Certification program is designed for adults returning to college to pursue an early childhood educator career. The program provides flexibility for the working adult students by offering the program in an online format. Learn more about the program at this online virtual information session.

Grad & Adult Admissions

Early Childhood Education