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Graduate student pursues sports dream thanks to Alvernia's flexible data analytics program
Have a conversation with Lillian Case, a student in 51³Ô¹Ï’s new Master of Science in Data Analytics Program, and you’ll quickly realize her passion for sports.It’s that passion, in part, that brought the 22-year-old to Alvernia after...
Total Experience Learning adjunct named finalist for PA Teacher of the Year award
Once a student of the Total Experience Learning Institute® (TExpL), Rachel Sebastian, a librarian at Brecknock Elementary School in the Gov. Mifflin School District, believes in its mission so deeply that she’s also an adjunct for the program base...
Triumph through trauma fuels educational comeback
Margarita Cornejo-Jimenez overcomes numerous hurdles to earn her MBA as an adult studentWhen Margarita Cornejo-Jimenez ’21 MBA ’22 finally found her way back to college — overcoming hurdles of poverty, sexual assault and domestic violence&nbs...
Engineering Fellow puts experiential learning into practice
Robert Philpot’s love of engineering started at a young age. As a boy, he enjoyed constructing items with Legos, letting his imagination run wild. He was also blessed with the ability to understand mathematical concepts easily. Those interests led...