Employment and Volunteer Opportunities
- Clare's Cupboard
Clare’s Cupboard, operated through the Mission & Ministry Office, seeks to be an integrated, community-based resource that enhances our students’ quality of life in their campus home. Through generous donations from students, community partners, on-campus members, and friends of the Cupboard, the Cupboard can offer food, toiletries, clothing, housewares, and academic assistance for free to Alvernia students in need.
- The Holleran Center for Community and Global Engagement
The Holleran Center for Community and Global Engagement identifies, cultivates and sustains strategic partnerships to strengthen campus and community life. By making these community partnerships an essential part of the curriculum, the Holleran Center strives to foster the university mission and improve the quality of life in our community, developing in its students a lifelong commitment to service as engaged citizens. This is accomplished through several initiatives led by the Holleran Center, including service learning, the Reading Youth Initiative, the Reading Collegiate Scholars Program and community service opportunities.
- O’Pake Institute for Economic Development and Entrepreneurship
Located at the John R. Post Center at Reading CollegeTowne, Alvernia's O’Pake Institute for Economic Development and Entrepreneurship is a change agent for the economic and entrepreneurial outlook of Reading. The O’Pake Institute acts as a catalyst for organizational growth by mentoring businesses through a student-powered approach, and actively partnering with other economic development drivers. This is made possible through the O’Pake Business Incubator, Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership, Student Fellows Program, and Technology Transfer.
- EcoHouse
This 1-acre plot includes a residential home that houses Alvernia’s Office of Institutional Sustainability, Bog Turtle Creek Farm, Outdoor Leadership and Rental Gear Program, and the hemp-based structure called The Traveler. The EcoHouse Coordinator and the associate director of sustainability, along with their team of work-study students, are based at the EcoHouse.
Faculty-Student Project
Senior biology major Michael (Mikey) Pierce has been jumping into frigid streams this winter to help scientists monitor the health of our local waters. Mikey and assistant professor of biology Jamie Becker are helping maintain several solar-powered sensors in Angelica Creek and Punches Run that continuously record essential information, including temperature, turbidity, and water depth. Researchers use data obtained by these sensors to ensure our local waters stay clean and healthy.
Student Organizations
- : OAK runs outdoor activities such as hiking, skiing, snowboarding, white-water rafting, kayaking and much more.
- : Science Association allows students to become acquainted with professionalism within various scientific fields.
