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Success Stories

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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Cora Cox Commencement 2024

Community-college transfer thrives at Alvernia before graduating at age 18

Envision entering college as a 16-year-old. Actually, imagine transferring from taking classes at your local community college and living at home during COVID to a school away from home as a full-time student at age 16. That鈥檚 what Cora Cox '24 di...

  • College of Business, Communication, and Leadership
  • 2026
Chelsea Burke transfer student

Transfer student driven to help commuters feel at home on campus

Chelsea Burke '25 admits that when she set to transfer from Montgomery County Community College to 午夜福利精品福利 after earning an associate degree, she was putting all of her eggs into one basket, so to speak. But that鈥檚 because it was the p...

  • College of Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences
  • 2026
Brandon Danz, Ph.D.

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...

  • College of Business, Communication, and Leadership
  • 2026
Gym Jam

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...

  • College of Health Sciences
  • 2026