Service to others is deeply embedded in Alvernia University’s Franciscan heritage and remains an important part of our educational mission today. Our goal is to develop not just educated citizens, but ...

The Academic Success Center (ASC) provides student advising and support services. Located on the first floor of Bernardine Hall Room 105, its team includes professional, administrative, and student ...

Assistant Professor of Biology Jamie Becker, Ph.D., in November published a research article on a minuscule yet mighty marine ...

The Total Experience Learning® Institute at Alvernia University launches the first “open cohort model” for its award-winning ...

21 service-learning students and volunteers facilitated the collection and donation of 70 bags of clothing to the Hope Rescue ...

From left: O’Pake Institute Director of Student Services Katie Hestor, Alvernia Vice President of Research, Economic Development and Strategic Initiatives, Rodney S. Ridley, Sr., Alvernia President ...

The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge (ALL IN) recognized Alvernia University as a 2024 Most Engaged Campus for College Student Voting, a distinction that highlights nonpartisan efforts to increase ...

The John R. Post Center at Reading CollegeTowne is Alvernia’s downtown Reading facility. A $20 million renovation and retrofitting project begun in 2021 has transformed the building into a ...

University’s social services, academic success, mental and physical health resources enhanced Alvernia University launches the SOLAR (Support, Opportunity, Love, Access, and Resources) initiative, ...

Glynis A. Fitzgerald, Ph.D. In July 2023, Glynis A. Fitzgerald, Ph.D., became Alvernia University’s eighth president and the first female layperson appointed to the role in the University’s history.