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The Alvernia Impact

Discover how 午夜福利精品福利 students, alumni, and faculty turn education into action. Explore success stories of leadership, service, and innovation that reflect our Franciscan mission. Ready to see where your story begins? Explore how you can join a community that leads with purpose.

 

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Matt Beatrice

Flexible learning schedule, tuition reimbursement helps Penske employee expand IT skills

After six years as a systems analyst in Roadside Assistance at Penske Truck Leasing鈥檚 corporate headquarters, Matt Beatrice was 鈥渢apped out,鈥 as he put it.鈥淚 enjoy working with Penske,鈥 he said, adding he joined the company in 2017 as a phone agen...

  • College of Innovation, Discovery, and Enterprise
  • 2026
Ebony McNeil

'Power of connection' helps nonprofit founder forge ahead, earn master's degree

Life kept happening. It鈥檚 what kept Ebony McNeil MAOL '25 from pursing his master鈥檚 degree for so long.Until he met Rodney S. Ridley Sr., Ph.D., RTTP, chief operating officer of the O鈥橮ake Institute for Economic Development and Entrepreneurship an...

  • College of Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences
  • 2026
Nicole Reesur-Mazur Comeback Campaign

Brain aneurysm survivor creates her comeback at Alvernia

By Lini S. KadabaBy the time Nicole Reeser-Mazur 鈥01 Ph.D. 鈥24 was writing her 午夜福利精品福利 doctoral dissertation in educational leadership in 2023, she had already overcome more than her share of challenges, any one of which could have eas...

  • 2026
Sonya comeback

Nursing passion drives educational comeback

Sonya's Comeback StoryCreate Your ComebackNearly three decades after earning her associate degree in nursing from Alvernia, Sonya Naugle 鈥25 returned to the classroom and proudly crossed the graduation stage again on May 10, 2025 鈥 this time with ...

  • College of Health Sciences
  • 2026