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'Giving-back seed' sprouts into lifelong pursuit helping others
For as long as she can remember, helping others has been part of her life, said Kacie Walters '25.The Bachelor of Social Work grad was certainly influenced by her mothers helping heart. The familys matriarch introduced Walters and her siblings t...
Longtime photography adjunct maintains focus during digital revolution
Longtime photography adjunct maintains focus during digital revolutionWhen Heidi Reuter began teaching photography at Alvernia in 2005, her classes centered on film and developing pictures in darkrooms.Since then, not much has changed. Only everyt...
Culture of Care helps nursing major find a community
To Youyi Ma 27, moving to the U.S. from China with her family in 2015 was more than just the start of a new chapter.Being in the U.S. meant I would have more freedom to achieve my dreams, said the nursing major, whose dream is to become a nurse...
