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Discover how Â鶹ÊÓƵ students, alumni, and faculty turn education into action. Explore success stories of leadership, service, and innovation that reflect our Franciscan mission. Ready to see where your story begins? Explore how you can join a community that leads with purpose.
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Active future physical therapist believes positive things happen to positive people
To say Claire Campbell DPT '28 is making the most of her college experience at Alvernia may be an understatement. Campbell enrolled in 2022 as an accelerated Healthcare Science 3+3 Doctor of Physical Therapy student. The program essentially allowe...
Doctor of Occupational Therapy candidate intrigued by hand therapy and giving future OTs a hand
Madison Denchy MSOT '25 OTD '27 has not only learned what she needs to know for future career success through her coursework, but she’s also been inspired by her professors to lead future OT students on their journey in the classroom, too. So much...
Alumna devoted to service named first executive director of glass museum in Pittsburgh suburbs
Ask Janine Surmick '07 how she came to attend Â鶹ÊÓƵ and you may want to have some tissues ready – for her, that is. Surmick admits Alvernia was not at the top of the list of colleges and universities she considered when dreaming of w...
Alum honors late brother by founding nonprofit supporting individuals with spinal cord injuries
For two decades, Bob Graul ’78 was a San Antonio divorce attorney. Wanting to follow the path of giving back to the community that Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Bernardine Sisters always fostered, he also took on pro bono family law cases and later repres...