Alvernia University

22 students in Sue Guay's "Interpersonal Communication" course had work published in Berks County Living Magazine and BCTV.org this fall.

Students starred in a fall 2017 Alvernia University production of "The Christians" in November.

Four Alvernia students will take part in a Franciscan Leadership Pilgrimage opportunity in Assisi, Italy this winter, funded by the university.

Peer Mentors are high-achieving, upper-division students who act as guides and additional resources for first year students, as they adjust to college life and academic expectations.

Four Alvernia University students have been selected to participate in the 2017 Pennsylvania Collegiate Choral Association Festival in Selinsgrove, Pa., Nov. 9-11.

2017 Mr. Alvernia winners include runners up: Eric Moran and Pete Reilly, and winner: Mike Tierney.

Alvernia University students are serving as members of the Alvernian student newspaper staff for the fall of 2017:

Mikaileigh Baker of Covington, Pa., has begun a new Post Graduate Year of Service project this fall at Alvernia University. Coordinated by the university's Holleran Center for Community and Global Engagement, Baker's project will focus on environmental education in the City of Reading.

Top students have been named Peer Tutors at Alvernia University for 2017-18. Tutors are expected to have extensive knowledge of the subjects in which they specialize, and the ability to communicate that knowledge to peers.

The undergraduate Class of 2021 and the MSOT class of 2022 arrived at Alvernia University Aug. 17, and took part in service projects around the City of Reading for Orientation Day of Service Aug. 18.

Alvernia is proud to welcome new students to its undergraduate population of 3,000 scholars studying more than 50 different majors at the university.

Three AmeriCorps*VISTA workers began new one-year community outreach programs through Alvernia University's Holleran Center for Community and Global Engagement this summer.

Student Undergraduate Research Fellows (S.U.R.F.) paired with faculty scholars to research biochemistry, chemistry and psychology projects at Alvernia University during the summer of 2017.

Upper class students are serving as Orientation Weekend Leaders and Orientation Assistants during Orientation Weekend this August.

Resident Assistants (RAs) at Alvernia University have been named for the 2017-18 academic year. RAs are academically successful students, committed to the core values of university, who help build strong and healthy residential communities.

The following students have been named to Alvernia University's Dean's List for the spring 2017 semester. To be eligible for the Dean's List, students must carry a semester GPA of 3.5 or better and take a minimum of 12 credits.

Alvernia students are working to make a difference in Camden, N.J. and Tennessee through Alvernia University's Alternative Break program this summer.

The Alvernia University Class of 2017 earned associate, bachelor, master and doctoral degrees this May. Baccalaureate Mass and Commencement ceremonies were held May 13.

Alvernia students volunteered in the City of Reading for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, January 2017.

Hard-working Alvernia University students were named to the Sigma Theta Tau nursing honor society this semester.

Hard-working Alvernia University students were named to the Sigma Tau Delta honor society this semester.

Hard-working Alvernia University students were named to the St. Thomas More honor society in 2017.

Hard-working Alvernia University students were named to the Pi Lambda Theta honor society this year.

Hard-working Alvernia University students were named members of the Phi Alpha honor society this semester.

Hard-working Alvernia University students were named members of the Beta Kappa Chi honor society this semester.

Hard-working Alvernia University students were inducted into the Alpha Phi Sigma honor society this year.

Members of Alvernia University's Chorus and Concert Band performed a spring concert in Francis Hall Theater, Sat., May 6.

The Italian Heritage Council has recognized four Alvernia students for earning the Italian Heritage Council Award for 2016-2017. This award recognizes scholars in the Italian Language courses who achieved academic excellence.

Top students and faculty at Alvernia University received awards at a formal Honors Convocation ceremony, Sunday, April 23, 2017.

Top students and faculty at Alvernia University received awards from the School of Graduate & Adult Education at a formal Honors Convocation ceremony, Sunday, April 23, 2017.