Office of Marketing and Communications
The Office of Marketing and Communications is composed of dynamic storytelling professionals dedicated to sharing the university’s distinctive Franciscan heritage, timeless core values and transformative education model to a wide range of internal and external audiences.
As dynamic problem solvers and campus partners the office leverages news and media relations, marketing, branding, photography, videography trademark and licensing, website and social media to help the university accomplish its strategic priorities.
Mission Statement: Through the execution of strategic, creative and collaborative initiatives, the Alvernia University Office of Marketing and Communications (OMC) advances the university’s mission through the curation, stewardship and elevation of the Alvernia brand.
Meet the Team
Kristin Eck,
Jon Fassnacht,
Lynn Gano,
Sarah Matarella,
Adam Pivirotto,
Our Work:
Alvernia holds annual Earth Day of Service, ramps up sustainability efforts
Alvernia students and faculty earn statewide recognition at SPSEA conference
Alvernia University's Education students and faculty were recognized for their leadership, innovation, and commitment to the field at the Kindling Change 2026 Student Pennsylvania State Education Association (SPSEA) Conference & Convention.
Asian American Pacific Islander Desi American Heritage Month at Alvernia
All are welcome to join Alvernia University at the following events on campus and locally during Asian American Pacific Islander Desi American Heritage Month at Alvernia. Events that are open to the public are listed as such.
Broadway veterans, community help Alvernia stage 'Godspell'
The acclaimed musical opens this weekend, bringing together students and local participants under the tutelage of Broadway performers.
Transfer student follows mother's footsteps to find community and a full-time job
The journey of transfer student Lilibet Perez '26 to Alvernia wasn’t exactly traditional. She originally thought she wanted to be an elementary school teacher, only to realize a year-and-a-half into her college journey that her heart wasn’t in it....
Biology major turns early college struggles into research success
PHOTO: Isaac Peterson - back row, second from left - conducted field research in the Amazon Rainforest during the summer of 2025 with faculty from Alvernia University and Georgetown University. For Isaac Peterson '27, Alvernia University beca...
Criminal Justice grad and retired adjunct continues to serve with bereavement-focused books, support group
It’s hard to put Dominic Murgido ’79 in one descriptive box.What lead him to Alvernia, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in criminal justice with a double concentration in sociology and psychology? It may have been the talks he had with his fa...
Alvernia director honored for startup aimed at saving family farms
Though she was recruited by Alvernia University to fill its director of advancement operations position, Hallie Guiseppe flat-out admitted to Chief Advancement, Government and Athletics Officer Thomas Minick ’98 MBA ’10 during a breakfast meeting ...
Alvernia University Magazine
Alvernia University's Office of Marketing and Communication produces Alvernia's annual alumni magazine.