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Pre-professional program helps land spot at one of world's top veterinary schools
You might say Kaylie Rowe鈥檚 spark for animal care ignited when the town鈥檚 鈥渃razy cat lady鈥 walked into her mother鈥檚 workplace when Rowe was a child. 鈥淚 have kittens that need homes!鈥 she declared.One of those kittens, a black domestic shorthair na...
Community-college transfer thrives at Alvernia before graduating at age 18
Envision entering college as a 16-year-old. Actually, imagine transferring from taking classes at your local community college and living at home during COVID to a school away from home as a full-time student at age 16. That鈥檚 what Cora Cox '24 di...
Alvernia鈥檚 director of grants wins national poetry contest
Note: "Leaf Manifesto" was released in September 2025. Purchase it on Middle Creek Publishing's site. Below is the original story, published in February 2025: Director of grants at Alvernia by day, Laurel Radzieski grants herself some poetic ...
International director aims to make Alvernia world class
Sibel Ahi, Ph.D. 鈥15 came to America 25 years ago from her native Turkey as a 17-year-old au pair for a Florida family. Looking back today, she likened herself to a little bird that didn鈥檛 know how to fly and looked around for help to survive.鈥淚t ...