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Joseph Mahoney First Engineering Class

Washington Post publishes article by School of Engineering director

As the inaugural chair of Alvernia's John R. Post School of Engineering, Joseph Mahoney, Ph.D., is used to seeing his name in print. But a recent publication was extra special."What running with a jogging stroller does to your body," an article co...

  • College of Innovation, Discovery, and Enterprise
  • 2026
Heidi Reuter

Longtime photography adjunct maintains focus during digital revolution

Longtime photography adjunct maintains focus during digital revolutionWhen Heidi Reuter began teaching photography at Alvernia in 2005, her classes centered on film and developing pictures in darkrooms.Since then, not much has changed. Only everyt...

  • College of Innovation, Discovery, and Enterprise
  • 2026
Prof. Reyher instructing an adult student on addictions and mental health treatment.

Director of groundbreaking program believes his field is a calling

In recent years, our world’s focus has shifted to serious concern about mental health and addiction issues. More than 40 years ago, Alvernia was a forerunner, featuring prominently in the solution to this problem by initiating the Alcoholism Couns...

  • College of Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences
  • 2026
Eric Recktenwald

Department of Science chair loves to dive into research with students

Though he wears hats as associate professor of both biology and physical therapy and as the Department of Science chair at Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ, at the heart of everything Eric Recktenwald does is research. That, and his students.  A grad...

  • College of Innovation, Discovery, and Enterprise
  • 2026