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Alvernia’s director of grants wins national poetry contest
Note: "Leaf Manifesto" was released in September 2025. Purchase it on Middle Creek Publishing's site. Below is the original story, published in February 2025: Director of grants at Alvernia by day, Laurel Radzieski grants herself some poetic ...
International director aims to make Alvernia world class
Sibel Ahi, Ph.D. ’15 came to America 25 years ago from her native Turkey as a 17-year-old au pair for a Florida family. Looking back today, she likened herself to a little bird that didn’t know how to fly and looked around for help to survive.“It ...
O'Pake director honored for debut book chronicling Latine stories
Lizette Epps, MBA, CUDE, CNP, AWA, Executive Director of Community and Economic Development at Alvernia University's O’Pake Institute for Economic Development & Entrepreneurship, recently celebrated a significant career milestone: the publicat...
Fundraising master, a two-time alumna and staff leader, honored with national award
Meggan Kerber ’96 MBA ’01 has spent most of her professional career thinking about others. Even when she has been honored — receiving Alvernia’s Ellen Frei Gruber Distinguished Alumni Award in 2014 and having one of the county’s fundraising a...