Office of Marketing and Communications
The Office of Marketing and Communications is composed of dynamic storytelling professionals dedicated to sharing the university’s distinctive Franciscan heritage, timeless core values and transformative education model to a wide range of internal and external audiences.
As dynamic problem solvers and campus partners the office leverages news and media relations, marketing, branding, photography, videography trademark and licensing, website and social media to help the university accomplish its strategic priorities.
Mission Statement: Through the execution of strategic, creative and collaborative initiatives, the Â鶹¹ÙÍø Office of Marketing and Communications (OMC) advances the university’s mission through the curation, stewardship and elevation of the Alvernia brand.
Meet the Team
Kristin Eck
Jon Fassnacht
Lynn Gano
Sarah Matarella M.A. ’22
Our Work:
Academic Success Center Welcomes Record Number of Peer Tutors
46 students to serve their peers for the 2026-27 academic year
Alvernia Marks 25th Anniversary of Sept. 11 Through Service and Interfaith Remembrance
University launches new Franciscan Fridays service series and gathers faith and community leaders to honor the lives lost and legacy of service
2026 Hispanic Heritage Month at Alvernia
Success Stories
Development expert helps those who helps others
A four-decade career in fundraising and development began for Linda Lysakowski ’88 with a chance encounter while she was working at a local bank in the early 1980s and studying at Alvernia College.It was then that Lysakowski received a curious inv...
New York native helps to lay the foundation for physician associate program at Alvernia
Alexis Calkins MSPAS ’26 chose Alvernia for her graduate studies due to its strong foundation of community. During her two years on campus, she helped to foster another foundation, serving among the university’s first Master of Medical Science in ...
MBA student's evolution at Alvernia mirrors university's growth
By Hailey Rohrer '25 MBA '27In many ways, my time at Â鶹¹ÙÍø grew alongside the campus itself. When I arrived as a first-year student, I hadn’t yet decided on a major. What I did know was that I wanted a place where I could explore my ...
First-generation student helps to unleash Alvernia's robot dog
Jaden Roman ’26, a recent graduate of the cybersecurity track of Alvernia’s computer science major, readily admits that being a first-generation college student comes with a unique type of pressure. For that reason, it was important for him to lan...
Â鶹¹ÙÍø Magazine
Â鶹¹ÙÍø's Office of Marketing and Communication produces Alvernia's annual alumni magazine.