2025 Holiday Message
This holiday season at Alvernia, we're taking a moment to thank our community for continuing to come together and create wonderful culture of care driven by service.
Recent News
Alvernia, Marian University Announce Plans to Unite Under a Shared Mission
Proposed acquisition is grounded in Catholic values, student opportunity and long-term stewardship
Over 80 students volunteer for RHA Trunk-or-Treat, drawing record number of attendees
Alvernia University celebrates more than $82 million raised through historic Partners in Progress campaign
Landmark campaign brings Alvernia’s CollegeTowne vision to life
Success Stories Feed
Success Stories Feed
Professor helps students navigate the brave new sports-business world
Angelise Blessing, MS has been involved in the sports media world since she was 6 years old. That’s when her dad started taking her to every Philadelphia Eagles home game. Wielding a microphone attached to a PA system in the parking lot, she began...
Active future physical therapist believes positive things happen to positive people
To say Claire Campbell DPT '28 is making the most of her college experience at Alvernia may be an understatement. Campbell enrolled in 2022 as an accelerated Healthcare Science 3+3 Doctor of Physical Therapy student. The program essentially allowe...
Doctor of Occupational Therapy candidate intrigued by hand therapy and giving future OTs a hand
Madison Denchy MSOT '25 OTD '27 has not only learned what she needs to know for future career success through her coursework, but she’s also been inspired by her professors to lead future OT students on their journey in the classroom, too. So much...
Alumna devoted to service named first executive director of glass museum in Pittsburgh suburbs
Ask Janine Surmick '07 how she came to attend Alvernia University and you may want to have some tissues ready – for her, that is. Surmick admits Alvernia was not at the top of the list of colleges and universities she considered when dreaming of w...
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