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Harry J. Deitz Jr named Weitzman Award winner

News: Alvernia's Seniors College presented the 2018 Rabbi Alan Weitzman Award for Community Service to retired Reading Eagle Editor, Harry J. Deitz, Jr., and honored longtime faculty member Marybeth DeMeo with the 2018 Saint Bonaventure Award in Teaching.

Grant to support Lancaster nursing students

News: Catholic Health Initiatives’ CHI St. Joseph Children’s Health in Lancaster, Pa., and the Elizabeth Tillman Musser Foundation have granted nearly a total of more than $188,000 for Lancaster residents pursuing full-time nursing degrees at ��ҹ��Ʒ��.

Lucero Orozco Named Newman Civic Fellow

News: ��ҹ��Ʒ�� student Lucero Orozco of Reading, Pa., has been named a 2018 Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact.

Alvernia to offer Master's Degrees in Montgomery County

News: Adults in Montgomery County can now earn fully accredited Master of Business Administration and Master of Education degrees from ��ҹ��Ʒ�� at a new location on Montgomery County Community College’s West Campus, Pottstown, Pa.

New Board Chair and Vice Chair Elected

News: Michael Fromm, CEO of Fromm Electric Supply Corp., has been elected to Chair of the Board of Trustees at ��ҹ��Ʒ��. In addition, Gregory J. Shemanski, president and CEO of Custom Processing Services, Inc., has been named Vice Chair of the Board.

Angels in the Attic Gets United Way Boost

News: The United Way of Berks County has approved a $10,000 Rapid Response Grant for ��ҹ��Ʒ��’s Angels in the Attic program.

Alvernia Names 2018 Commencement Speaker

News: John Hope Bryant, founder, chairman and CEO of Operation HOPE will be awarded an Honorary Degree of Humane Letters before offering remarks to the ��ҹ��Ʒ�� Class of 2018 at Commencement, May 12, 2 p.m., Santander Arena, Reading, Pa.

Bringing OT instruction to Haiti

News: ��ҹ��Ʒ�� occupational therapy (OT) professor Greg Chown spends time instructing Haitians on hand injuries, trauma, burns and splinting.

Student Achievements

2024 DPT Pro Bono Wellness Screening Clinic

Physical Therapy students provide pro-bono services to 25 Berks County residents

Third-year ��ҹ��Ʒ�� Doctor of Physical Therapy candidates provided pro-bono services to 25 Berks County community volunteers during the second annual American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Annual Visit for Older Adults.

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2024 Sustainability Immersion Trip Grand Manan Canada

Alvernia students and alums take week abroad at sustainable eco-retreat in Canada

Seven ��ҹ��Ʒ�� students & alums studied abroad through the Sustainability Immersion Program in Grand Manan Island in New Brunswick, Canada.

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President Glynis Fitzgerald Trustee Ginger Kunkel Habitat for Humaity charity event O'pake Fellows build birdhouse

Engineering students craft Francis Hall-inspired birdhouse for local charity event

In alignment with ��ҹ��Ʒ��'s core value of service, engineering students and O'Pake Fellows, Robert Philpot, Kayla Moriarty, Gabriel Malek, and Jack Badalamenti designed, built and donated a birdhouse inspired by campus landmark, Francis Hall, for Habitat for Humanity of Berks County's largest charity event of the year.

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