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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 ...
Psychology professor believes fun activities are fair play
Associate 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. Having a mother who was a kindergarten teacher certainly fueled...
Flexible learning schedule, tuition reimbursement helps Penske employee expand IT skills
After six years as a systems analyst in Roadside Assistance at Penske Truck Leasing’s corporate headquarters, Matt Beatrice was “tapped out,” as he put it.“I enjoy working with Penske,” he said, adding he joined the company in 2017 as a phone agen...
Celebrated Philadelphia group taps Alvernia grad to be its first full-time medical social worker
As Daria Podell ’24, MSW ’25 was wrapping up her internship at the Black Doctors Consortium during her accelerated master’s in social work, she sought out recommendations for her job search.Podell, 25, was met with puzzlement from Dr. Ala Stanford...