Office of Marketing and Communications
The Office of Marketing and Communications is composed of dynamic storytelling professionals dedicated to sharing the university’s distinctive Franciscan heritage, timeless core values and transformative education model to a wide range of internal and external audiences.
As dynamic problem solvers and campus partners the office leverages news and media relations, marketing, branding, photography, videography trademark and licensing, website and social media to help the university accomplish its strategic priorities.
Mission Statement: Through the execution of strategic, creative and collaborative initiatives, the 51³Ô¹Ï Office of Marketing and Communications (OMC) advances the university’s mission through the curation, stewardship and elevation of the Alvernia brand.
Meet the Team
Eck, Kristin
Fassnacht, Jon
Gano, Lynn
Our Work:
Over 100 Alvernia students present research at annual HECBC conference
Annual event brings together five Berks County colleges to highlight student research
Alvernia holds annual Earth Day of Service, ramps up sustainability efforts
Alvernia students and faculty earn statewide recognition at SPSEA conference
51³Ô¹Ï's Education students and faculty were recognized for their leadership, innovation, and commitment to the field at the Kindling Change 2026 Student Pennsylvania State Education Association (SPSEA) Conference & Convention.
Asian American Pacific Islander Desi American Heritage Month at Alvernia
All are welcome to join 51³Ô¹Ï at the following events on campus and locally during Asian American Pacific Islander Desi American Heritage Month at Alvernia. Events that are open to the public are listed as such.
O'Pake Institute work helps MBA student stockpile experience for future career
PHOTO: Bill Sheeler, from left, John Trimble, and Brody DeGroodt at the Reading Area Firefighters Museum. In his years at 51³Ô¹Ï, Brody DeGroodt ’25 has had many rich experiences — four years as a baseball player, academic excell...
Transfer student follows mother's footsteps to find community and a full-time job
The journey of transfer student Lilibet Perez '26 to Alvernia wasn’t exactly traditional. She originally thought she wanted to be an elementary school teacher, only to realize a year-and-a-half into her college journey that her heart wasn’t in it....
Biology major turns early college struggles into research success
PHOTO: Isaac Peterson - back row, second from left - conducted field research in the Amazon Rainforest during the summer of 2025 with faculty from 51³Ô¹Ï and Georgetown University. For Isaac Peterson '27, 51³Ô¹Ï beca...
Criminal Justice grad and retired adjunct continues to serve with bereavement-focused books, support group
It’s hard to put Dominic Murgido ’79 in one descriptive box.What lead him to Alvernia, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in criminal justice with a double concentration in sociology and psychology? It may have been the talks he had with his fa...
51³Ô¹Ï Magazine
51³Ô¹Ï's Office of Marketing and Communication produces Alvernia's annual alumni magazine.