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Alvernia News
PLEX named to honor longest-serving president
News: The university’s Board of Trustees announced that it had unanimously voted to name the facility the “Tom and Helen Flynn Complex.â€
President Flynn to end 14-year journey
News: After 14 years of transformational leadership, the extraordinary journey of Thomas F. Flynn as president of Â鶹ÊÓƵ will end June 2019.
Top scholars recognized
News: Alvernia students and faculty received awards for academic achievement and and service to the community at a formal ceremony, April 2018.
Donnelly and Kaufman named Neag Professors
News: Drs. Kevin Donnelly and Mark Kaufman have been awarded multi-year Neag Professorships at Â鶹ÊÓƵ.Â
Harry J. Deitz Jr named Weitzman Award winner
News: Alvernia's Seniors College presented the 2018 Rabbi Alan Weitzman Award for Community Service to retired Reading Eagle Editor, Harry J. Deitz, Jr., and honored longtime faculty member Marybeth DeMeo with the 2018 Saint Bonaventure Award in Teaching.
Grant to support Lancaster nursing students
News: Catholic Health Initiatives’ CHI St. Joseph Children’s Health in Lancaster, Pa., and the Elizabeth Tillman Musser Foundation have granted nearly a total of more than $188,000 for Lancaster residents pursuing full-time nursing degrees at Â鶹ÊÓƵ.
Lucero Orozco Named Newman Civic Fellow
News: Â鶹ÊÓƵ student Lucero Orozco of Reading, Pa., has been named a 2018 Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact.
Alvernia to offer Master's Degrees in Montgomery County
News: Adults in Montgomery County can now earn fully accredited Master of Business Administration and Master of Education degrees from Â鶹ÊÓƵ at a new location on Montgomery County Community College’s West Campus, Pottstown, Pa.
