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Giving Opportunities
Hope Fund
The Hope Fund assists all students (undergraduate, graduate and adult) and families in financial need and provides the university with the flexibility and resources necessary to address student hardships as they arise.
Reading CollegeTowne
A strategic enabler that redefined our academic programs and expand our roots in the Reading community.
Reading Collegiate Scholars
The Reading Collegiate Scholars Program provides many first-generation students the opportunity to attend a private university and a comprehensive support system to assist in student success.
Total Experience Learning
Total Experience Learning is an award-winning methodology that encourages interdisciplinary learning through student-led experiences, resulting in students’ measurable personal success.
Additional Opportunities
The Alvernia Athletic Club
- The Alvernia Athletic Club (AAC) is the annual charitable giving program that benefits all 27 athletic programs.
Newcombe Scholarship
- Supports students who need financial aid in order to complete their education at Alvernia.
Bruce Cobb Memorial Scholarship
- Support a student who displays the tenacity and courage to succeed against all odds.
Larrie S. Thomas Memorial Scholarship
- Scholarship remembers Criminal Justice alumna, Larrie Summer Thomas.
Boscov Scholars Program
- Help committed and hard-working students realize their dream of higher education in Berks County.
The Sister Edward Ann Wierzalis ’79 Memorial Scholarship
- Established to help make the dream of completing a college degree possible for students who demonstrate financial need and a commitment to academic excellence.
Emma S. Yoh Memorial Scholarship
- Scholarship remembers long-time education faculty member Emma S. Yoh.
Alternative Breaks
- Students will go to various locations during the year to serve and learn about specific social justice issues.
Real World Learning
- Support hands-on educational opportunities through internships, field experiences, projects and programs.
Graduating Class Gift
- Graduating Class Students will receive a gold tassel for making a gift.
Professor Edgard Hartung Emeritus Award
- Honors Professor Hartung’s memory and is awarded to a CJ student entering law enforcement.