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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 ...
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 ...
Student Financial Services executive director has helped students realize dreams for 35 years
PHOTO: Valerie Kreiser, from left, with Director of Student Financial Services Counseling Hillary Saylor Schulze and SFS Success Coordinator Juliana Caceres. After more than three decades in higher education, Valerie Kreiser, executive direct...
Sales competition leads Alvernia student to full-time role with Fortune 500 firm
PHOTO: Michael Andrew ’26 (second from left) with fellow interns during a Graybar training program. Alvernia University student-athlete Michael Andrew ’26 discovered a life-changing professional opportunity this summer, thanks to a connection...