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Brain aneurysm survivor creates her comeback at Alvernia
By the time Nicole Reeser-Mazur ’01 Ph.D. ’24 was writing her 911±¬ÁÏÍø doctoral dissertation in educational leadership in 2023, she had already overcome more than her share of challenges, any one of which could have easily derailed her ...
After transferring to Alvernia, O'Pake Fellow helps make difference in Reading
Ask Jamal Dancy '24 about his university experience and he won’t sugarcoat it: College can be hard. But he feels like 911±¬ÁÏÍø is a place where, despite your struggles, you can feel secure in the fact that if you ask for help, you’ll ge...
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’s what Cora Cox '24 di...
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 911±¬ÁÏÍø after earning an associate degree, she was putting all of her eggs into one basket, so to speak. But that’s because it was the p...