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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...
O’Pake provides back-office lift for local nonprofit startup
During the worst of the pandemic, Jermell Mitchell’s work mentoring youth through the Olivet Boys & Girls Club of Reading and Berks County, like so much else, came to a standstill. The isolation hit him hard.“I was really depressed,” said the ...
Culture of Care helps nursing major find a community
To Youyi Ma ’27, moving to the U.S. from China with her family in 2015 was more than just the start of a new chapter.“Being in the U.S. meant I would have more freedom to achieve my dreams,” said the nursing major, whose dream is to become a nurse...
Hope Fund aids football captain's recovery from illness
Jamel Fleming ’25 spent his early years surrounded by tall buildings in his community. Since coming to Alvernia, he’s been surrounded by community-building. Hailing from Mount Vernon, N.Y., Fleming says the quietness scared him at first, but ...