Bernadette Carey earns Real World Experience Award

2018 Jan 31

Bernadette Carey of Drexel Hill, Pa., is one of 50 Alvernia students who have earned Real World Experience Awards this winter. A Senior studying Healthcare Science at Alvernia, Carey will use award funds to participate in an Alternative Break trip to the Dominican Republic in winter 2018.

The awards are provided through the university's Real-World Experience program, geared to expand students' access to experiential learning opportunities in all academic areas. Students applying for Real World Experience Awards receive up to $2,000 to support participation in a variety of opportunities, including Alvernia's Washington Center program, undergraduate research, studying abroad, distance internships, alternative break experiences and service-learning. Importantly, the awards will not reduce the amount of any financial aid students already receive.