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Psychology professor believes fun activities are fair play
Associate Professor of Psychology Erin Way has pretty much always been interested in gaining a better understanding of people 鈥 what makes them tick, so to speak. Especially children. Having a mother who was a kindergarten teacher certainly fueled...
Flexible learning schedule, tuition reimbursement helps Penske employee expand IT skills
After six years as a systems analyst in Roadside Assistance at Penske Truck Leasing鈥檚 corporate headquarters, Matt Beatrice was 鈥渢apped out,鈥 as he put it.鈥淚 enjoy working with Penske,鈥 he said, adding he joined the company in 2017 as a phone agen...
Celebrated Philadelphia group taps Alvernia grad to be its first full-time medical social worker
As Daria Podell 鈥24, MSW 鈥25 was wrapping up her internship at the Black Doctors Consortium during her accelerated master鈥檚 in social work, she sought out recommendations for her job search.Podell, 25, was met with puzzlement from Dr. Ala Stanford...
Member of inaugural engineering class leaves legacy for female STEM students
For Faith Bentz, Berks County pride runs deep. Bentz was born and raised in the county by parents who met and graduated from Alvernia. She has always kept the institution as a top college choice. The year Bentz started at Alvernia coincided w...