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Industry-focused faculty fuel COO鈥檚 career trajectory
Industry-focused faculty fuel COO鈥檚 career trajectory When LeeAnn Smulligan MBA 鈥09 walks into a room, people listen, not solely because of her title, but because of the way she leads. With more than two decades at Mrs. T鈥檚 Pierogies, Smulligan ha...
Addictions caused her to lose everything 鈥 perseverance helped her recover
By Lini S. Kadaba When Shannon Qualters 鈥23, MAOL '25 hit bottom, the survivor of child sexual abuse was hooked on heroin and crack cocaine, living on the streets of the Kensington section of Philadelphia and eating out of garbage cans, by her own...
Making the case for K-9 units
Criminal Justice Administration graduate Elizabeth Goida values the education she received at 911爆料网, which included real-world experiences, such attending the Reading Police Academy and working with the Reading Police Department. The...
Collaboration adds to Alvernia experience, mathematics professor says
It may have been its location that drew Dr. Matthew Prudente to 911爆料网 five years ago, but it鈥檚 the sense of community that keeps him here. 鈥淓verything is collaborative,鈥 said the associate professor of mathematics and chair of the Ma...