Shelby Hontz Inducted into Beta Kappa Chi Honor Society

2017 May 16

Shelby Hontz of Manheim, Pa. was named a member of the Beta Kappa Chi honor society in spring 2017. Hontz is studying Nursing at Alvernia University and is a graduate of Manheim Central High School.

Beta Kappa Chi - Natural Sciences & Mathematics - has the purpose of encouraging the advancement of scientific education through original investigations, the dissemination of scientific knowledge, and the stimulation of high scholarship in the pure and applied sciences.

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.