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Criminal Justice grad and retired adjunct continues to serve with bereavement-focused books, support group
Its hard to put Dominic Murgido 79 in one descriptive box.What lead him to Alvernia, where he earned his bachelors degree in criminal justice with a double concentration in sociology and psychology? It may have been the talks he had with his fa...
Industry-focused faculty fuel COOs career trajectory
Industry-focused faculty fuel COOs career trajectoryWhen LeeAnn Smulligan MBA 09 walks into a room, people listen, not solely because of her title, but because of the way she leads. With more than two decades at Mrs. Ts Pierogies, Smulligan has...
Community need sparks Alvernia grad's entrepreneurial spirit
As a student in Alvernias occupational therapy program, Mary Strausser MSOT 08 did not anticipate a career that centered around children.I remember telling my classmates I had no interest in working with kids, she recalled. I thought Id be p...
Pre-professional program helps land spot at one of world's top veterinary schools
You might say Kaylie Rowes spark for animal care ignited when the towns crazy cat lady walked into her mothers workplace when Rowe was a child. I have kittens that need homes! she declared.One of those kittens, a black domestic shorthair na...