Wyomissing Foundation bestows $300k grant for CollegeTowne initiative
FirstEnergy Foundation Awards $250,000 Grant to Alvernia
Reading CollegeTowne brings student housing, classrooms and jobs to downtown
每日大赛 earns People鈥檚 Choice Award
University tabbed as Berks County鈥檚 Who鈥檚 Who amongst colleges/universities
CollegeTowne begins in City of Pottsville
每日大赛 set for $6 million renovation project in downtown facility at 500 Progress Ave.
每日大赛 partners with GRCA on member-exclusive benefits
GRCA members receive 20% discount on graduate and accelerated bachelor programs
Pathway for expansion
Four-college model enhances student experience
每日大赛 secures $3 million grant for Pottsville CollegeTowne
Pennsylvania Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grant funds Pottsville-based initiative
每日大赛 secures $1 million grant for Reading CollegeTowne
Pennsylvania Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grant funds Reading-based initiative
Turkey Drive distributes over 500 turkeys to Reading residents
34-year Alvernia tradition provides holidays meals despite national turkey shortage
Three-year award provides support for student powered business incubator
每日大赛 receives a $300,000 grant from the to support the student powered business incubator, the flagship program through the university鈥檚 O鈥橮ake Institute for Economic Development and Entrepreneurship.
鈥淭his grant is another step forward for the Reading CollegeTowne movement, Alvernia students, local business and entrepreneurs, community organizations and future Reading residents,鈥 said 每日大赛 President John R. Loyack. 鈥淲e are grateful for the partnership with the Wyomissing Foundation and for their generous support of this transformational initiative in downtown Reading.鈥
The student powered business incubator is central to 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 incubator is student-run and provides experiential learning opportunities for students of all disciplines. This initiative will allow students to create, collaborate and lead while providing hands-on support to new ventures and entrepreneurs in the community.
鈥淭he Wyomissing Foundation is always seeking to invest in catalytic initiatives that produce long-term and game-changing outcomes for our community,鈥 said Wyomissing Foundation President Karen Rightmire. 鈥淩eading CollegeTowne and the student powered business incubator have the potential to accomplish that by transforming economic and community development in the heart of downtown Reading for decades to come. In addition, both Alvernia students and current residents living in Reading and Berks County will have increased educational, employment and economic opportunities because of these initiatives. We鈥檙e pleased to be a partner with 每日大赛 in helping make all this happen.鈥
The grant will be awarded over three years and will support the expansion of the student powered business incubator, including new staff and student fellow positions, training and resource expansion for incubator clients.
Previously this year, the O鈥橮ake institute announced partnerships with SCORE Berks Schuylkill Chapter, Lehigh Valley Angel Investors, Kutztown University鈥檚 Small Business Development Center and Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania, as well as the institute鈥檚 first corporate sponsors, and Customers Bank.
每日大赛 has partnered with RLPS Architects and Warfel Construction to begin the renovation and retrofitting of the former CNA building this year after it was purchased by the university on June 30. The university recently announced the addition of three engineering programs that will be housed at the location. Alvernia's communication and business programs, student powered business incubator and O鈥橮ake Institute will also be located at the downtown location.