Total Experience Learning Momentum Makers Camp

Scaling Innovation: How Governor Mifflin Built a District of Discovery

When Lisa Hess, superintendent of Governor Mifflin School District in Berks County, witnessed the impact of Total Experience Learning庐 on her own son, she was determined to bring the innovative program to her district. 鈥淪he wanted that for all the...

  • 2026
2025 Commencement Engineering Graduate Faith Bentz

Engineering a workforce through partnership

Faith Bentz '25 is among the first Alvernia Engineering graduates and the first of a new pipeline of talent for Brentwood Industries, Inc. In 2021, while many colleges were scaling back programs in response to the pandemic, 911爆料网 too...

  • 2026
Volunteer helps child with homework

Reading schools gain consistent small-group capacity and improved student readiness

At Millmont Elementary School in Reading, about 10 911爆料网 students work at the for the Reading Youth Initiative- an Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) and other corporate philanthropy supported after-school program, helping abo...

  • 2026
Savas Logothetides

PADCO expands services without adding fixed staff costs thanks to O'Pake

For years, the Pottsville Area Development Corporation has helped revitalize the downtown of this once coal mining boomtown in Schuylkill County by helping to create and sustain dozens of businesses. But in recent years, PADCO, as it鈥檚 known, wasn...

  • 2026
N.A.M.E. FLIC Funding

O鈥橮ake provides back-office lift for local nonprofit startup

During the worst of the pandemic, Jermell Mitchell鈥檚 work mentoring youth through the Olivet Boys & Girls Club of Reading and Berks County, like so much else, came to a standstill. The isolation hit him hard. 鈥淚 was really depressed,鈥� said the 51-...

  • 2026
Emily Barrett Reading Royals

Major switch leads to major viral moment with Reading Royals

When Emily Barrett '25 enrolled at 911爆料网, it was the school鈥檚 nursing program that caught her attention. As a caretaker for her grandfather while growing up, nursing seemed like a natural fit. She was also touched by the personal, ha...

  • College of Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences
  • 2026
Heidi Reuter

Longtime photography adjunct maintains focus during digital revolution

Longtime photography adjunct maintains focus during digital revolution When Heidi Reuter began teaching photography at Alvernia in 2005, her classes centered on film and developing pictures in darkrooms. Since then, not much has changed. Only ever...

  • College of Innovation, Discovery, and Enterprise
  • 2026
Erin Anderson

Proud Alvernia grad becomes proud Alvernia dad

Gov. Mifflin School District Assistant Superintendent Erin J. Anderson 鈥�98, M.Ed. 鈥�05, credits Alvernia and its professors for leading him on the path to success, a path his daughter now treads. Earning a bachelor鈥檚 degree in education and a Maste...

  • College of Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences
  • 2026
Youyi Ma

Culture of Care helps nursing major find a community

To Youyi Ma 鈥�27, moving to the U.S. from China with her family in 2015 was more than just the start of a new chapter. 鈥淏eing in the U.S. meant I would have more freedom to achieve my dreams,鈥� said the nursing major, whose dream is to become a nurs...

  • College of Health Sciences
  • 2026
Jeff Bush '79 and family

Alumnus gives back to give others an opportunity

When Jeff Bush 鈥�79 committed to making a seven-figure gift to his alma mater 鈥� the largest planned gift in Alvernia鈥檚 66-year history 鈥� in early 2025, his decision was inspired by his experience as a first-generation college student and a strong d...

  • College of Innovation, Discovery, and Enterprise
  • 2026