Jennifer Toledo honored at Alvernia University

2015 Apr 28

Top students at Alvernia University received awards at the annual Honors Convocation on Sunday, April 26, 2015. Jennifer Toledo from Reading, Pa., earned the Holleran Center Graduation Award for Excellence in Service from the university's Holleran Center for Community Engagement.

The Graduation Award for Excellence in Service is presented by the Holleran Center to graduating seniors who have completed at least 300 hours of service to the community as Alvernia students. These students receive a special cord to be worn at Commencement. Toledo also earned the university's Franciscan Peace and Justice Award. This award is given to a graduating senior who demonstrates a spirit of service and leadership in academic and co-curricular activities; promotes diversity and respect for all people, is dedicated to engagement in the community, especially with the poor and marginalized; and is actively committed to building a global community rooted in the values of social justice and peace.

Toledo is studying Early Childhood Education at Alvernia.

ALVERNIA is a distinctive Franciscan university, grounded in the Catholic and liberal arts traditions, that combines diverse academic opportunities with personal attention and an unmatched commitment to community service. Alvernia empowers students to become "ethical leaders with moral courage." Through real-world learning and the challenging guidance of faculty mentors, they discover their passion for life and turn what they love into lifetimes of career success and personal fulfillment. Alvernia students do well and do good.