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Alvernia's O'Pake Institute receives funding for bilingual financial empowerment series

Alvernia University's O'Pake Institute for Economic Development and Entrepreneurship launched a bilingual financial empowerment series designed to promote financial literacy among Berks County businesses and entrepreneurs. This program received funding...

Jan 29, 2025, 11:03am EST

PHOTOS INCLUDED | Berks Biomedical Innovation Collaborative hosts inaugural Bioscience in Berks Conference

PHOTO GALLERY LINK- Sarah Matarella for Alvernia University The Berks Biomedical Innovation Collaborative (BIC) hosted the inaugural Bioscience in Berks: Innovation Symposium at the Doubletree at Hilton Reading on Friday in partnership with Alvernia ...

Jan 21, 2025, 4:48pm EST

Alvernia University secures $3 million grant for Reading and Pottsville CollegeTowne initiatives

Alvernia receives a $3 million grant from the Pennsylvania Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) for the second phase of the renovation of Pottsville CollegeTowne and to begin the renovation of the American House at Reading CollegeTowne. To d...

Nov 1, 2024, 7:20pm EDT

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Alvernia University is a thriving comprehensive university that empowers students to become ethical leaders with moral courage, while providing an intellectually challenging environment with real-world learning experiences. Operating on a scenic 191-acre suburban campus in historic Berks County, Pennsylvania, the distinctive Franciscan university of nearly 3,000 students is conveniently located near Philadelphia (60 miles) and within an easy drive of New York, Baltimore and Washington, DC.