More than 60 students are now at home in the new residence hall built near the student center. The residence hall is similar to two other townhouse-style residence halls. Groups of four student live in suites, sharing common areas while taking their meals in the campus cafeteria. The two buildings are part of a long-range physical expansion plan at the college, representing Alvernia s commitment to increasing the college s enrollment and providing additional services and activities for residence and commuter students. Alvernia College sponsors the program, and Alvernia students participate as tutors and mentors.
Southwest students receive assistance with homework and other classwork.
Kenneth Fritz, Southwest Principal, recently received news of the grant from Dr. Nan Hamberger, director of Alvernia'a graduate programs and one of the originators of the Southwest Middle School Afterschool Program. Dr. Hamberger traveled to the school yesterday, along with Dr. David Snyder, the current director of the program, and John W. Luvisi, the college's director of Grants, Research and Planned Giving to meet with Fritz and discuss further the integration of technology into the afterschool program. The computers purchased with these funds will help teach vital technology skills to Southwest students. The mass is open to the public. St. Francis of Assisi had traveled to the mountainside of La Verna during the Feast of the Triumph of the Cross.