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In light of the social distancing requirements put in place to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus, Avila University’s 103rd graduating class faced unprecedented obstacles in the final months of their college career. In spite of these challenges, the nearly 400 members of Avila’s Class of 2020 successfully earned and received their degrees this...

The Avila University School of Social Work awarded its annual undergraduate honors this month, recognizing seniors Paige Rackers and Hayley Thagard with the Outstanding Social Work Student and Dorothy Gallagher Awards, respectively. ...

Nearly 400 undergraduate students at Avila University earned dean’s list distinction for the fall 2019 semester. The dean’s list comprises undergraduate students who meet requirements in the Colleges of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Professional Schools and Science and Health. All full-time admitted undergraduate students are eligible for the dean’s list. To be included on...

Avila partners with the New Theatre & Restaurant for acting and theatre internship program....

The Beta Beta Beta Research Foundation, the national biology honors society, recently awarded Avila University senior Danielle Rehor with a research grant to aid her study of the regeneration of planaria, a type of flatworm....

Alexis Delgado, a junior biochemistry premed major at Avila University, spent her summer break a bit differently than most of her classmates – she was crunching MRI data in support of cognitive neuroscience at the University of Miami as part of a “research experience for undergraduates”, or REU. Recently, Delgado’s research featured at the Council...

More than 350 undergraduate students at Avila University earned dean's list distinction for the spring 2019 semester....

Outstanding Avila University seniors were recognized for their work in the classroom at the 33rd Annual Honors Recognition Ceremony on Saturday, April 27. Faculty and representatives from many academic departments presented the winners during the evening event....

Several graduating Avila University seniors were recognized for their work in the classroom at the 2019 Student Scholar Day on April 11....

For three years, Avila University senior Jerry Mañan has traveled to the American College Theatre Festival’s Region V Festival to learn, perform and compete against actors from schools both large and small. The first two years, he walked away empty handed....