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.
Resident Assistants foster connection throughout the campus community
During the Fall 2025 semester, Alvernia University Resident Assistants (RAs) successfully hosted 80 programs, balancing their academic coursework, extracurricular involvement, and leadership responsibilities.
Alvernia renews Carnegie Community Engagement Classification
Recognition affirms 40-hour service requirement, CollegeTowne partnerships and mission-driven impact
Alvernia launches online Ed.D. in Transformative Education
New doctoral program prepares educational leaders for applied, innovative change; first cohort begins fall 2026
Alvernia selects design and build team for American House project
University advancing historic rehabilitation and phased interior renovations at 354 Penn St.
Psychology professor believes fun activities are fair play
Psychology professor believes fun activities are fair playAssociate Professor of Psychology Erin Way has pretty much always been interested in gaining a better understanding of people – what makes them tick, so to speak. Especially children. Havin...
Flexible learning schedule, tuition reimbursement helps Penske employee expand IT skills
Flexible learning schedule, tuition reimbursement helps Penske employee expand IT skillsBy Lini S. KadabaAfter six years as a systems analyst in Roadside Assistance at Penske Truck Leasing’s corporate headquarters, Matt Beatrice was “tapped out,” ...
Celebrated Philadelphia group taps Alvernia grad to be its first full-time medical social worker
Celebrated Philadelphia group taps Alvernia grad to be its first full-time medical social workerBy Lini S. Kadaba As Daria Podell ’24, MSW ’25 was wrapping up her internship at the Black Doctors Consortium during her accelerated master’s in s...
Member of inaugural engineering class leaves legacy for female STEM students
Member of inaugural engineering class leaves legacy for female STEM studentsFor Faith Bentz, Berks County pride runs deep. Bentz was born and raised in the county by parents who met and graduated from Alvernia. She has always kept the institution ...
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