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Developing High Performers. Inspiring Action. Delivering Value.
Because You Matter
Developing high-performers is central to everything we do at the College of Business, Communication, and Leadership.
Header School of Business earns national distinction
Alvernia’s Header School of Business earned a national endorsement from Colleges of Distinction (COD).
Business
Alvernia’s Header School of Business programs prepare students to excel in the workforce of the future.
Communication
Alvernia's new studio and lab spaces help students prepare for the needs of the 21st-century marketplace.
Leadership
Alvernia's leadership and ethics programs are enhanced by community engagement and service opportunities.
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Centers of Excellence
Centers of excellence affiliated with the CBCL help to achieve Franciscan initiatives.
About the CBCL
The College of Business, Communication and Leadership provides a welcoming, inclusive, and vibrant academic community.
Header Scholars Program
The Header Family Foundation Scholars Program aims to support students who demonstrate financial need.
Because You Matter
Developing High Performers. Inspiring Action. Delivering Value.
Dean Travis Berger's Message
Because You Matter is much more than a simple slogan. It embodies our core Franciscan values and holds our students, faculty, staff, alums and guests accountable for sustaining and nurturing our welcoming, inclusive and vibrant academic community.
Faculty
Alumni
College of Business, Communication, and Leadership Conference
Learn more about the inaugural CBCL Conference, presented by Alvernia and the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance.
Hallmarks of Our Learner Experience
Learn more about our alumni and students
Alumni Spotlight: Business
David Ruppert '21 faced challenges while transitioning from his military career to university life. But once he found his footing, he reached out to support and inspire others.
Alumni Spotlight: Communication
Junior Bernard '14 has had a winding journey post-graduation. And yet Bernard, who grew up in poverty in Haiti, believes God is at work in his life and has placed him exactly where he should be.
Alumni Spotlight: Leadership
Abby Wells '19, the first Alvernia doctoral graduate to earn the United States-Israel Educational Foundation Fulbright Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, spent nearly two years in Israel doing research.
Student Spotlight: Business
Terrence Watts, an Accelerated Adult learner at Alvernia's Philadelphia Campus, wants to change the culture of the workforce.
Student Spotlight: Communication
Dean's list student Yesenia Maldonado recognizes the critical part media plays in influencing and disseminating news around the globe.
Student Spotlight: Leadership
Ph.D. candidate Jay Leamy Jr. believes the Franciscan core values of learning, loving and serving are the foundation of leadership.
