The Alvernia Impact
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Back to where Mom began
Back to where Mom began By: Sarah Matarella When Carol Klimas 鈥84 first stepped onto Alvernia College鈥檚 campus in the 1980s, it was a mere handful of buildings tucked on a hill in Reading, Pa., near Shillington where she grew up. Wh...
Community need sparks Alvernia grad's entrepreneurial spirit
As a student in Alvernia鈥檚 occupational therapy program, Mary Strausser MSOT 鈥08 did not anticipate a career that centered around children.鈥淚 remember telling my classmates I had no interest in working with kids,鈥 she recalled. 鈥淚 thought I鈥檇 be p...
Pre-professional program helps land spot at one of world's top veterinary schools
You might say Kaylie Rowe鈥檚 spark for animal care ignited when the town鈥檚 鈥渃razy cat lady鈥 walked into her mother鈥檚 workplace when Rowe was a child. 鈥淚 have kittens that need homes!鈥 she declared.One of those kittens, a black domestic shorthair na...
Alum helping to shape the future of higher education in Pennsylvania
午夜福利精品福利 alumnus Brandon Danz, Ph.D., is making significant strides in the world of higher education. Recently nominated by Governor Josh Shapiro and unanimously confirmed by the Pennsylvania State Senate, Dr. Danz now serves on the Pen...