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Nellie Bly Scholarship Program to Help 25,000 Students Afford College

Governor Tom Wolf visited Kutztown University and East Stroudsburg University to discuss how his innovative Nellie Bly Scholarship Program would help at least 25,000...
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Berks Schools Celebrate Dr. Seuss’s Birthday with Story Time

United Way's Ready Set Read initiative celebrated Dr. Seuss's birthday today on Read Across America Day, hosting several story time sessions at various schools...
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Auditor General DePasquale Completes Audit of I-LEAD Charter School

Auditor General Eugene DePasquale released the results of his performance audit of the I-LEAD charter school this week. “I take very seriously the responsibility for...
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Alvernia’s Reading After School Program Receives $200k Gift

Alvernia University’s South Reading Youth Initiative has been awarded $200,000 in annual funding from Customers Bank. The longtime after-school enrichment program managed by the...
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Weidenhammer Joins Alvernia University’s Board of Trustees

John Weidenhammer, president and founder of Weidenhammer Systems Corporation, joins Alvernia University’s board of trustees. Weidenhammer, the chairman of the Berks Alliance and Reading native,...
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Alvernia University Announces Development Plans for Downtown Reading

Alvernia University expands into downtown Reading after entering into a letter of intent agreement for a location on Penn Street as the genesis for...
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Alvernia Names New Associate Vice President for Human Resources

Alvernia University announced it has named Leslie Kane its new associate vice president for human resources. Her appointment is part of the university’s continuation...
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Two Berks Students Selected for Annual Dunkin’ Academic Scholarship

Dunkin' and its greater Philadelphia-area franchisees, in partnership with Scholarship America, has announced the recipients of its 10th annual Regional Scholarship Program, which helps...
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Alvernia to award Bernardine Legacy Award to Women2Women founder

For her distinguished career and service as a role model for women, recently retired Greater Reading Chamber Alliance senior vice president Karen Marsdale will...
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Alvernia University Announces John Loyack As Seventh President

A career of advancing leadership in private industry and higher education, John R. Loyack commences his tenure as the seventh president of Alvernia University. “It...
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