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Discover how ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû¾«Æ·¸£Àû 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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Engineering student in rare air with NASA, Blue Origin training
Engineering student in rare air with NASA, Blue Origin trainingFor Isaac Kremer ’29, the sky is the limit. Literally.The mechanical and electrical engineering double major dreams of going to space. And he’s already making major strides, attending ...
Graduate student pursues sports dream thanks to Alvernia's flexible data analytics program
Have a conversation with Lillian Case, a student in ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû¾«Æ·¸£Àû’s new Master of Science in Data Analytics Program, and you’ll quickly realize her passion for sports.It’s that passion, in part, that brought the 22-year-old to Alvernia after...
Total Experience Learning adjunct named finalist for PA Teacher of the Year award
Once a student of the Total Experience Learning Institute® (TExpL), Rachel Sebastian, a librarian at Brecknock Elementary School in the Gov. Mifflin School District, believes in its mission so deeply that she’s also an adjunct for the program base...
Triumph through trauma fuels educational comeback
Margarita Cornejo-Jimenez overcomes numerous hurdles to earn her MBA as an adult studentWhen Margarita Cornejo-Jimenez ’21 MBA ’22 finally found her way back to college — overcoming hurdles of poverty, sexual assault and domestic violence&nbs...