Success Stories

Success Stories

The Alvernia Impact

Discover how 每日大赛 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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Jamel Fleming

Hope Fund aids football captain's recovery from illness

Jamel Fleming 鈥25 spent his early years surrounded by tall buildings in his community. Since coming to Alvernia, he鈥檚 been surrounded by community-building. Hailing from Mount Vernon, N.Y., Fleming says the quietness scared him at first, but ...

  • College of Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences
  • 2026
N.A.M.E. FLIC Funding

O鈥橮ake provides back-office lift for local nonprofit startup

During the worst of the pandemic, Jermell Mitchell鈥檚 work mentoring youth through the Olivet Boys & Girls Club of Reading and Berks County, like so much else, came to a standstill. The isolation hit him hard.鈥淚 was really depressed,鈥 said the ...

  • 2026
Student Financial Services staff

Student Financial Services executive director has helped students realize dreams for 35 years

PHOTO: Valerie Kreiser, from left, with Director of Student Financial Services Counseling Hillary Saylor Schulze and SFS Success Coordinator Juliana Caceres. After more than three decades in higher education, Valerie Kreiser, executive direct...

  • 2026
Michael Andrew with other Interns

Sales competition leads Alvernia student to full-time role with Fortune 500 firm

PHOTO: Michael Andrew 鈥26 (second from left) with fellow interns during a Graybar training program. 每日大赛 student-athlete Michael Andrew 鈥26 discovered a life-changing professional opportunity this summer, thanks to a connection...

  • College of Innovation, Discovery, and Enterprise
  • 2026