Inauguration Ceremony Program

ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY

Inauguration

Of the Eighth President

Glynis A. Fitzgerald, Ph.D.

Friday, April 12, 2024

The Inauguration

Glynis A. Fitzgerald, Ph.D. Of

as the Eighth President of ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY

Friday, April 12, 2024 • 3:00 p.m.

Physical Education Center

Alvernia University

Reading, Pennsylvania

MISSION STATEMENT

Guided by Franciscan values and the ideal of “knowledge joined with love,” and rooted in the Catholic and liberal arts traditions, Alvernia is a rigorous, caring, and inclusive learning community committed to academic excellence and to being and fostering broadly educated, life-long learners; reflective professionals and engaged citizens; and ethical leaders with moral courage.

Alvernia’s Mission Statement represents the ideal of a university education committed to academic excellence while developing lifelong learners who seek knowledge joined with love – a uniquely Franciscan perspective mirroring the intellection vision of a thirteenth century Franciscan academic at the university of Paris, St. Bonaventure. Our core values, collegiality, contemplation, peacemaking, service, and humility, create a learning environment that is meant to be formative and transformative, committed to service and ethical leadership, doing well and doing good.

HISTORY

In 2018, Alvernia celebrated its 60th Anniversary, and in the span of more than a half century this small women’s college, founded in 1958 by the Bernardine Franciscan Sisters to prepare women religious for the mission of Catholic education, has become a regionally and nationally recognized comprehensive, competitive, multi-campus university. Under the leadership of a dynamic board and visionary president, Alvernia today remains a characterbuilding institution that has remained true to the mission and vision of the founding sponsors, with a heritage and history that reflects the spirituality of St. Francis of Assisi.

Both internally and externally, Alvernia has tried to create a culture on campus which points to and reminds the community that we share a rich Franciscan heritage: all around us are the saints, the founders and the places that serve as markers and reminders of our blessed tradition and history. Our history covers more than a half-century marked by courage, gratitude, faith, and the ability to recognize graced opportunity when God presents it. We have moved into our second half-century with pride, confidence, and gratitude for all that has been entrusted to us.

PAST UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTS

John R. Loyack

Dr. Thomas F. Flynn

Dr. Laurence W. Mazzeno

Deacon Dr. Daniel DeLucca

Sr. Mary Dolorey Osowski, OSF

Sr. Mary Victorine Cieslukowski, OSF*

Sr. Mary Zygmunta, OSF*

Glynis A. Fitzgerald, Ph.D.

the Eighth President of ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY

In July 2023, Glynis A. Fitzgerald, Ph.D., became Alvernia University’s eighth president and the first female layperson appointed to the role in the University’s history. She served as our senior vice president and provost for four years, helping lead Alvernia through exceptional growth and transformation.

As president, Fitzgerald is accelerating that momentum to shepherd Alvernia into the future and shape higher education for a new generation while carrying forward the spirit of Alvernia’s foundresses, the Bernardine Franciscan Sisters, who have been caring for students with unwavering compassion and love for nearly a century. Likewise, Fitzgerald is deeply committed to fostering a caring learning environment that nurtures students individually through their academic journey and beyond.

Under Fitzgerald’s leadership, Alvernia’s world-class faculty is delivering a distinctive, studentcentered liberal arts based curriculum and innovative technical programs designed to meet the evolving needs of today’s workforce. Fitzgerald has fostered many vital partnerships with regional industry leaders to develop and refresh academic programs to allow students to step right into careers. This includes a new Physician Associate program developed in anticipation of an influx of new doctors into the region’s many healthcare systems; an apprenticeship to degree program connecting students, beginning in their sophomore year, with employers in their fields; and the O’Pake Fellows Program, which provides students the support and space to work with as many as 20 different companies on real-world projects through their college careers.

Fitzgerald is also spearheading several projects to expand Alvernia’s footprint throughout the region by meeting the needs of the communities and students. Continuing the success of the university’s innovative town-gown CollegeTowne model, Fitzgerald is resourcing new communitybased resource centers in Pottsville and various locations throughout the greater Philadelphia metro area. These locations provide a mixture of graduate, adult education, and certificate programs while an ever-expanding partnership network provides high-touch experiential learning opportunities for students. These efforts simultaneously aide economic development and entrepreneurship throughout the region.

Fitzgerald prioritizes community unity and service and enjoys meeting students, faculty, and staff where they are, and genuinely supports their endeavors. She embraces the Bernardine Sisters’ commitment to service. She joins the campus community in making a difference in others’ lives

through Alvernia’s service days and evolving strategic service initiatives housed in the university’s Holleran Center for Community and Global Engagement .

Among Fitzgerald’s strategic priorities as president is to make college more accessible and to help remove barriers to persistence for all students. Since Alvernia’s Hope Fund was established in 2020, over 1,000 students have continued their education, despite financial challenges.

Access and opportunity, along with academic engagement, student success, and community engagement, are pillars in Alvernia’s largest comprehensive campaign in history, Partners in Progress, which entered its public phase in October 2023. The campaign garnered $55 million of an ambitious goal of $70 million in just three years to continue to fund the university’s strategic direction.

Her leadership extends deeply into the community and beyond. She sits on the Central PA Advisory Board and the Corporate Marketing Committee of Caron Treatment Centers. She is the Vice Chair of the Reading Symphony Orchestra Board of Directors. She is committed to caring for the environment and is actively instituting sustainability initiatives across Alvernia’s campuses. She loves the outdoors, and, in her free time, she and her son Conor enjoy theater, live music, horseback riding and travel.

Fitzgerald’s 25 years of experience as a higher education leader includes Fitzgerald’s previous service as associate vice president of Academic Affairs and dean of the School of Graduate Studies at Central Connecticut State University, where she was also a professor. She earned doctoral and master’s degrees in organizational communication at SUNY Buffalo and a bachelor’s degree in communication at Edinboro University.

MUSICAL PRELUDE

Reading Symphony Orchestra

ACADEMIC PROCESSION

Chief Marshal and Bearer of the Mace

Kevin Godfrey, Ph.D.

Professor of Theology and Faculty Council President

College Flag Bearers

Student Delegates

Alumni Flag Bearers

Presidents and Delegates of Other Institutions

Marshalled by Malgorzata Justyna Zuber, Ph.D.

Professor of Criminal Justice

Faculty & Staff

Marshalled by Rosemary McFee, M.Ed. Chair, Criminal Justice Department

Academic Administration

President’s Senior Leadership Team

Emeriti and Former Trustees

Emeriti and Former Presidents

Board of Trustees

Dais Party

WELCOME

Spencer S. Stober, Ed.D.

Professor of Biology and Professor of Leadership Studies

INVOCATION

Sr. John Ann Proach, OSF

Congregational Minister of the Bernardine Franciscan Sisters

NATIONAL ANTHEM

Shane Rowles

Student, Alvernia University

William Fisher

Student, Alvernia University

BOARD WELCOME

Gregory J. Shemanski

Chair, Alvernia University Board of Trustees

SALUTATIONS

Bernardine Fransiscan Sisters

Sr. John Ann Proach, OSF

Congregational Minister of the Bernardine Franciscan Sisters

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Judith L. Schwank

Pennsylvania State Senator

County of Berks

Michael S. Rivera

Berks County Commissioner, Vice Chair

City of Reading

English Bradley

Chief of Staff, Mayor Eddie Moran

Donna Reed

Reading City Council President

Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities

Donna M. Carroll, Ed.D.

Executive Director, ACCU and President Emerita, Dominican University

Higher Education Council of Berks County

Susan Looney, Ed.D., J.D., MBA

President, Reading Area Community College

Alvernia University Alumni

Teri Wagner

Alumni Council President

Alvernia Faculty

Kevin Godfrey, Ph.D.

Professor of Theology and Faculty Council President

Alvernia Staff

Lynn N. Gano

Director of Creative Services and Staff Council Chair

Alvernia Student Body

Sara Baker

President, Alvernia Student Government Association

PRESENTATION OF THE CHARTER

Sr. John Ann Proach, OSF

Congregational Minister of the Bernardine Franciscan Sisters

INTRODUCTION OF PRESIDENT FITZGERALD

Marya L. Doerfel, Ph.D.

Professor of Communications and Chair of Communication, Rutgers University

INAUGURAL ADDRESS

Glynis A. Fitzgerald, Ph.D.

President, Alvernia University

BENEDICTION

Sr. Madonna Marie Harvath, OSF

Bernardine Franciscan Sisters

RECESSIONAL

Extended Procession Participant

List

Chief Marshal and Bearer of the Mace

Kevin Godfrey, Ph.D.

Professor of Theology and Faculty Council

President College Flag Bearers

Matthew Prudente, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Mathematics

Michael Hassler, DSW, LCSW Assistant Professor of Social Work

Josh Hayes, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Philosophy

Pamela G. Unger, PT, CWS

Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy

Student Delegates

Undergraduate Students

Logan Minford ‘26

SGA Senator & Management and Finance Student

Grant Irwin ‘25

SGA Vice President & Nursing and Healthcare Science Student

Madison Pertl ‘24

SGA Treasurer & Digital Media Marketing Student

Emilio Mejia-Marcial ‘27

Business Management First-Year Student

Graduate and Adult Education Students

Tonee DelValle

Adult Education Student Addictions and Mental Health Treatment

Tracey Naugle Adult Education Student, Management

Linda Hartz

Graduate Student, Master of Arts in Clinical Counseling

Chloe Vogel Graduate Student, Master of Science in Nursing

Alumni Flag Bearers

1950s: Sr. Mary Joseph Tirpak, OSF ‘61

1960s: Mary Ann D’Alozno ‘69

1970s: Dominic Murgido ’79

1980s: Robert ‘82 & Theresa

McCormack ‘83

1990s: Robert Balthaser ‘91

2000s: Deotis Carolina –Alvernia College ‘01

2000s: Mary StrausserAlvernia University ‘08

2010s: Carmela Watson ‘11

2020s: Sarah Deller ‘23

Presidents and Delegates of Other Institutions

Marshalled by Malgorzata Justyna Zuber, Ph.D. Professor of Criminal Justice 1766

Marya L. Doerfel, Ph.D. Rutgers University

Professor of Communication and Chair of Communication 1846

Michael Walsh Saint Vincent College Alumnus 1846

Dr. Tom Feeley, Ph.D.

SUNY Buffalo Professor 1858

Jonathan Green, D.M.A.

Susquehanna University President

1866

Kenneth S. Hawkinson, Ph.D.

Kutztown University President

1867

Joan Kern, Ph.D.

Cedar Crest College Associate Provost

1870

Heather L. Walter, Ph.D. University of Akron

Director and Professor School of Communication

1873

Melissa Young Schroeder, Ph.D.

Texas Christian University Associate Professor

1885

Kristin Brumbach, MCIS

Byrn Mawr College

Alumna

1891

Cecilia Smith, DO

Drexel University

Associate Dean, Tower Health Regional Campus

1895

Jacquelyn Fetrow, Ph.D.

Albright College President

1921

Jim Cawley, JD Rosemont College President of Rosemont College

1936

Peter Naccarato, Ph.D.

Marymount Manhattan College Interim President

1947

Snehal Talati Manor College Strategic Finance | Office of the CFO

1954

Eric R. Nelson, MBA

Holy Family University

Vice President for Finance

1958

Radha Pyati, Ph.D.

Penn State Berks Chancellor

1965

Fr. Kevin Nadolski, OSFS, Ph.D.

De Sales University

Vice President for Finance

1966

Glenn Miller York College

Senior Director of Philanthropy

1971

Susan Looney, Ed.D.

Reading Area Community College President

Faculty & Staff

Marshalled by

Rosemary McFee, M.Ed.

Instructor of Criminal Justice

(For a listing of individuals, please use the QR code below)

Academic Administration

Mary Ellen Wells, JD, LLM Associate Provost

UNIVERSITY DEANS

Travis A. Berger, Ph.D.

Dean, College of Business, Communications, and Leadership

Elizabeth Matteo, Ph.D.

Dean, College of Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences

Patricia Reger, Ph.D., PT

Dean, College of Health Sciences

David Shoup, Ph.D.

Dean, College of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics

College of Business, Communication, and Leadership

Tufan Tiglioglu, Ph.D. Chairperson, Header School of Business

Jodi Radosh, Ph.D. Communication and Digital Media, Deparment Chairperson

Alicia Sprow, Ph.D. Leadership Program Director

Spencer Stober, Ed.D. Ph.D. Program Director College of Health Sciences

Tom Franek, Ph.D. Athletic Training, Deparment Chairperson

Linda Roy, Ph.D. Associate Dean, John and Karen Arnold School of Nursing

Thomas Porrazzo, Ph.D. Healthcare Science, Deparment Chairperson

Chris Wise, DPT Physical Therapy, Deparment Chairperson

Elizabeth Bentz, OTD Occupational Therapy, Deparment Chairperson

Renee Langstaff, MSPAS Physician Associate Program Director

College of Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences

Rosemary McFee, M.Ed. Criminal Justice, Deparment Chairperson

Lucinda Schaeffer, Ed.D. Education, Deparment Chairperson

Corey Harris, Ph.D. Humanities, Deparment Chairperson

Di You, Ph.D. Psychology, Deparment Chairperson

Nicole Hall, Ph.D. MACC Program Director

Michael Hassler, DSW Social Work (BSW) Program Director

Cynthia Corbin, MSW Social Work (MSW) Program Director

David Reyher

Addictions and Mental Health Treatment Program Director

College of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics

Joseph Mahoney, Ph.D. Chairperson, John R. Post Center School of Engineering

Eric Recktenwald, Ph.D. Sciences, Deparment Chairperson

Matthew Prudente, Ph.D.

Math and Technology, Deparment Chairperson

Nathan Thomas, Ph.D.

Fine & Performing Arts, Deparment Chairperson

President’s Senior Leadership Team

Leamor Kahanov, Ed.D., ATC/LAT Senior Vice President & Provost

Rodney Ridley, Sr., Ph.D., RTTP

Vice President, Associate Provost & Chief Operating Officer, O’Pake Institute for Economic Development & Entrepreneurship

Darryl C. Mace, Ph.D.

Vice President Mission, Diversity and Inclusion

John McCloskey Jr., DBA

Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer

Mary-Alice Ozechoski, MA

Senior Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Affairs

Gaetan Giannini, Ed.D.

Vice President, Graduate and Adult Education

Thomas Minick, MBA

Vice President, Institutional Advancement

Adam Waszkiewicz, CPA

Vice President, Business Affairs

Emeriti and Former Trustees

Kathleen Herbein ’95

Steve S. Keiser ’80

Chris G. Karas

Emeriti and Former Presidents

Thomas F. Flynn, Ph.D.

Board of Trustees

Kevin P. DeAcosta, ‘00 President & CEO

The Highlands of Wyomissing

Michael A. Duff Senior Vice President Penske Trucks Leasing

Michael Fromm President & CEO Fromm Electric Supply Corp.

Patricia C. Giles Foundation President Wyomissing Foundation, Inc.

Sr. Madonna Marie Harvath, OSF Bernardine Franciscan Sisters

Ellen Huyett, Esq. Attorney (Retired) Community Volunteer

Steven M. Koons, CPA, PMP ‘05 Partner, Federal Service Line Leader Sikich, LLP

Sr. Sandra Lyon, OSF ‘69 Assistant Congregational Minister Bernardine Franciscan Sisters

Rachel Anne Maher, DMD ’94 Pediatric Dentist Dentistry for Children

Stephen Najarian Partner SN Companies

David W. Patti Director of Communications & Marketing Customers Bank

Sr. John Ann Proach, OSF, ‘74 Congregational Minister

Bernardine Franciscan Sisters

Jeffrey R. Rush

Senior Executive Vice President & President Commercial Markets Fulton Bank

Peter Rye President Brentwood Industries, Inc.

Barry L. Schlouch Owner, President Schlouch, Inc.

Gregory J. Shemanski President and Owner Custom Processing Services, Inc.

Lucine E. Sihelnik, ‘13 President and CEO

Greater Reading Chamber Alliance

Sr. Mary Sninsky, OSF Director of the Bernardine Franciscan Associates

Bernardine Franciscan Sisters

Sr. Mary Joseph Tirpak, OSF Bernardine Franciscan Sisters

Michael Tobash Owner and Former PA House of Rep. Member Tobash Insurance Agency & Financial Services,

Dais Party

Sr. John Ann Proach, OSF ‘74 Congregational Minister

Bernardine Franciscan Sisters

Judith L. Schwank Pennsylvania State Senator

Michael S. Rivera

Berks County Commissioner, Vice Chair

English Bradley Chief of Staff, Mayor Eddie Moran

Donna Carroll, Ed.D. Executive Director, ACCU and President Emerita, Dominican University

Susan Looney, Ed.D., J.D., MBA President, Reading Area Community College

Teri Wagner

Alumni Council President

Kevin Godfrey, Ph.D. Professor of Theology and Faculty Council President

Lynn N. Gano Director of Creative Services and Staff Council Chair Person

Sara Baker President, Alvernia Student Government Association

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Academic Symbolism

Academic ceremonies contain many century-old rituals and symbols. The elaborate attire and symbols hold important meanings in the ceremony process and convey the continuation of academic tradition from medieval times to the present. Incorporating these traditions unites Alvernia University with the community of scholars and institutions of higher learning.

Presidential Regalia

The academic gown of the President of Alvernia University carries the official colors of the university: maroon and gold. This regalia is worn by the President at all official academic functions.

Presidential Ceremonial Medallion

The medallion is the symbol of the Office of the President and worn at all academic ceremonies.

University Mace

The staff carried at the front of the academic procession is called a mace and represents the authority of the Office of the President.

Academic Attire

Associate and bachelor gowns have pointed sleeves and are designed to be worn closed, where as master gowns may be worn either open or closed. These gowns have oblong sleeves that are open at the wrist and hangs down. The doctor gown has bell-shaped sleeves and may be worn either open or closed. These gowns have velvet facing and velvet chevrons.

Hoods for academic gowns are typically black and made of the same material as the gown. Associate and bachelor hoods are three-feet long with two-inch-wide colored borders. Masters hoods are three-and-a-half feet long with a three-inch-wide colored border, and the doctor hoods are four-feet long with five-inch-wide colored borders. The colored lining of the hood represents the college and university presenting the degree and the color facing indicates the field of study.

Major Field

Law Philosophy Science

Fine Arts Medicine

Hood Trim

White

Purple

Dark Blue

Science Gold

Brown

Kelly Green

Light Blue

Orange

PhD

Hood Trim

Crimson Midnight Blue

The Historical Significance of Gonfalons

Gonfalons date back to the Middle Ages, where they were used as a means of identification. The earliest Gonfalons were typically flags or banners hung from crossbars. The shapes of the Gonfalons varied, with some coming to a point while others had streamers hanging from the bottom. Gonfalons were used to identify households, fighting units, or offices in medieval times. Gonfalons were decorated with badges, coats of arms, and other adornments for ornamental purpose. In medieval Florence, Italy, neighborhoods often gathered for meetings to discuss social and political topics. Each of the specific neighborhoods or districts would display their Gonfalons for recognition.

Throughout history, Gonfalons have been used significantly in religious ceremony, particularly by Christians in central Italy during the Middle Ages. The Gonfalons were made out of cloth or silk and elaborately decorated with colorful oils. They were works of art that employed several artisans and often took years to complete.

Alvernia through the years

Scan the QR code to read the timeline

Alvernia University

Board of Trustees Officers

CHAIR

Gregory J. Shemanski

President and Owner Custom Processing Services, Inc.

VICE CHAIR

Michael A. Duff

Senior Vice President Penske Trucks Leasing

PRESIDENT

Glynis A. Fitzgerald, Ph.D. Alvernia University

SECRETARY

John R. McCloskey ’94/M’01, D.B.A. SVP & Chief Operating Officer Alvernia University

UNIVERSITY COUNSEL

Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn

TRUSTEES EMERITI

Carl Anderson, Jr.

The Bernardine Franciscan Sisters

James Boscov

William H. Combs, III

Salvatore M. Cutrona, Sr.

Jess F. Cwiklinski *

Raymond Dee*

P. Michael Ehlerman

Frank A. Franco, M.D.*

Bernard Fromm

John W. Gruber, M.D.

Angel Helm

Kathleen Herbein ’95

Carolyn R. Holleran

T. Jerome Holleran

Joanne Judge, Esq.

Steve S. Keiser ’80

Leroy Klein *

Chris G. Karas

Rev. Msgr. Felix A. Losito *

The Hon. Linda K.M. Ludgate ’77

Thomas Martell

Robert (Bob) McCormack

The Hon. Thomas McMahon

Janice B. Miller

Carole Neag*

Michael O’Pake *

Richard Purcell

Kevin St. Cyr

Richard Tschiderer *

The Hon. Mary Ann Ullman

John D. Wanner ’82

Alfred J. Weber

Chester M. Winters

Robert T. Wright*

*deceased

Alvernia University Board of Trustees

John M. Arnold, Jr. Chairman, CEO & Owner PPC Lubricants, Inc.

Paula Barrett, CPA Partner- Retired Reinsel Kuntz Lesher

Michael J. Caron, GTS Retired Welco

Kevin P. DeAcosta, ‘00 President & CEO The Highlands of Wyomissing

Richard Allen Ehst Retired President and CEO Customers Bank,

Michael Fromm President & CEO Fromm Electric Supply Corp.

John H. Gallen, Jr. Owner & President Ethosource and Wyatt Seating

Patricia C. Giles Foundation President Wyomissing Foundation, Inc.

Sr. Madonna Marie Harvath, OSF Bernardine Franciscan Sisters

Ellen Huyett, Esq. Attorney (Retired) Community Volunteer

Steven M. Koons, CPA, PMP ‘05 Partner , Federal Service Line Leader Sikich, LLP

Ginger Kunkel President, PA Market Tompkins Community Bank

Daniel Langdon Retired CEO East Penn Manufacturing

Sr. Sandra Lyon, ‘69 Assistant Congregational Minister Bernardine Franciscan Sisters

Rachel Anne Maher, DMD ’94 Pediatric Dentist Dentistry for Children

Stephen Najarian Partner SN Companies

Sr. David Ann Niski, OSF ’66 Executive Director Bernardine Franciscan Sisters Foundation

David W. Patti Director of Communications & Marketing. Customers Bank

Sr. John Ann Proach, ‘74 Congregational Minister Bernardine Franciscan Sisters

Jeffrey R. Rush Senior Executive Vice President & President Commercial Markets Fulton Bank

Peter Rye President Brentwood Industries, Inc.

Jeanne Savage ’88 Community Volunteer

Barry L. Schlouch Owner, President Schlouch, Inc.

Lucine E. Sihelnik, ‘13 President and CEO Greater Reading Chamber Alliance

Sr. Mary Sninsky, OSF Director of the Bernardine Franciscan Associates Bernardine Franciscan Sisters

Douglas Tieman Retired - President and CEO Caron Treatment Centers

Sr. Mary Joseph Tirpak Bernardine Franciscan Sisters

Michael Tobash Owner and Former PA House of Rep. Member Tobash Insurance Agency & Financial Services,

Paul F. Trunk President & Vice President - Retired Berks-Tek and Nexans LAN Division North America

David Turner Regional Manager, External Affairs Met-Ed FirstEnergy Co.

John P. Weidenhammer President Weidenhammer Systems Corp

Thank you

The Inauguration Committee extends thanks and appreciation to the campus community and to all those who contributed time and talents to the inaugural events. We would also like to extend a thank you to all in attendance for participating in today’s inauguration ceremony.

Inauguration Committee

Kristy Brinckman

Wendy Bubbenmoyer

Lynn Gano

Matt Gelormini

Nicole Hall

Leamor Kahanov

Bob Keller

Ali Lynn

Darryl Mace

Thomas Minick

Daniel Natal

Doris Natal

Kristopher Nolt

Victoria Noone

Mary-Alice Ozechoski

Sister John Ann Proach

Alyssa Slade

George Smith

Linda Spangenberg

Kelly Storti

Abby Swatchick

Please join us for a reception in the Physical Education Center immediately following the inaugural ceremony.

All are welcome to attend.

Greetings to President Fitzgerald will be on display during the reception.