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The Schuylkill Chapter No. 25 of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame recently announced the athletes selected for the 63rd Class of County Scholar Athletes. Chosen by their respe...
“We are grateful for Visions’ partnership and its support of experiential learning for our business students and our O’Pake fellows while helping us to support new business creation in Reading,” said Alvernia University President Reading CollegeTowne initiative as a catalyst for change for Reading provides a wonderful opportunity to ensure we can support the creation of new business in our community.” Visions will train students in the O’Pake Fellows Program on what financial institutions look for in startup businesses seeking micro loans. This valuable information is crit...
Pennsylvania Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grant funds Reading-based initiative Alvernia receives a $4 million grant from the Pennsylvania Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program to renovate its newly secured downtown Reading location at 401 Penn Street, which is the centerpiece of the Reading CollegeTowne initiative, the innovative strategy of expanding the campus into the downtown area to continue its Franciscan mission of serving the underserved through education and economic development. The grant award is the largest in the university’s 62-year history. "This suppor...