| Alvernia University | |
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| Motto | Latin: Doceat Christus vos facere. (I have done my part; may Christ teach you to do yours.) |
| Established | 1958 |
| Type | Private |
| President | Thomas F. Flynn, Ph.D |
| Students | 2,900 (1,500 undergraduate, 600 continuing education, 780 graduate) |
| Location | Reading, Pennsylvania |
| Campus | Suburban, 121 acres |
| Colors | Maroon and gold |
| Athletics | 8 men's and 10 women's sports (NCAA Division III, MAC Freedom Conference, ECAC) |
| Mascot | Crusader |
| Website | www.alvernia.edu |
Alvernia University is a private university located in Reading, Pennsylvania. Once known as Alvernia College, the school gained university status in 2008.
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Alvernia College has its roots in a teachers' seminarium founded in 1926 by the Bernardine Sisters of the Third Order of Saint Francis.[1] The school was expanded in 1958 into a four-year liberal arts college, receiving a charter from the State of Pennsylvania in 1960. Lay people were soon invited to enroll, and the first male students were accepted in 1971. Graduate programs were added in 1999.[1]
The Pennsylvania Department of Education granted university status to Alvernia College on September 25, 2008. In a ceremony attended by students, faculty, and staff, Dr. Thomas F. Flynn, president of Alvernia University, stated: "University status reflects what we have already become due to the extraordinary growth and progress of recent years."
Alvernia University is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and offers more than 600 courses and 50 majors and minors in nearly every field including pre-professional programs in medicine, dentistry, law and veterinary medicine. Undergraduate degrees are Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Bachelor of Social Work. Graduate degrees are Master of Business Administration, Master of Education, Master of Arts in Community Counseling, Master of Arts in Liberal Studies, Master of Science in Occupational Therapy. There is also a two-year program that leads to the Associate of Science degree and evening programs that include non-degree tracks.
Among Alvernia professors, almost two-thirds hold the highest degree in their field. The student-to faculty ratio is 14:1. Most classes are 20 students or fewer.
Library holdings are 100,000 print, audiovisual, and computer materials; approximately 900 periodicals and 400 current subscriptions. The Library supports Polish-American and Italian-American cultural centers.[2]
More than 50 student groups, including intramural and intercollegiate sports, academic clubs, honor societies, student government, and faith-based, arts, environmental, and service clubs.
The university's athletics teams participate in NCAA Division III. It is also a member of the Freedom Conference of the Middle Atlantic Conferences and the Eastern College Athletic Conference. There are eight men's and ten women's intercollegiate sports.
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