Faculty

Travis A. Berger, M.Ed.

Assistant Professor of Business

Education

• Ph.D. Candidate in Administration and Leadership Studies - 2009-current
  Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA
  Twenty-Third Annual IUP Foundation Doctoral Fellow
  Phi Kappa Phi
• M.Ed. Urban Education - 2005
  Alvernia University, Reading, PA     
  Master’s in Education Award of Excellence Honoree
  Pi Lambda Theta
• B.A. Administration of Justice / Minor Sociology - 1997
  The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
  Graduated with Distinction
  Phi Beta Kappa
  Skull & Bones

Travis A. Berger is a faculty member in the Business Department and is the President of Vide Consulting Group, a regional consulting firm specializing in building capacity in leadership, organizations, and people. He studies how leaders, the process of leadership, organizational culture, and human capital add value to the stakeholders of an organization. He has delivered presentations on leadership and organizational development at national, regional, and state conferences. Professor Berger was a scholarship athlete at The Pennsylvania State University, winning a Big Ten Championship in men’s soccer.

• Leadership & Administration

• Organizational Development
• Training & Development
• Positive Organizational Scholarship

• Sociological Theory

• Berger, T.A. (2012, May). "Developing Sales Skills and Social Responsibility in Students: Exploring Sales and Sales Management Delivered as a Service-Learning Course.”  Business Professor Teaching Summit, Drexel University.

• Berger, T.A. (2012, May). “Ethics and Leadership.” PICPA Ethics and Leadership Symposium, Alvernia University.
• Berger, T.A. (2012) "Servant Leadership: A Literature Review" Faculty Excellence Grant, Alvernia University.
• Berger, T.A. (2012, March). "Serving Our Youth: Leadership for Non-profit Youth Sport Organizations". The National AAHPERD Conference, Boston, MA.
• Berger, T.A. (2010/2011). Leadership and Organizational Development Consultant for Exide Technologies: Developed and implemented a nine month leadership training program for Exide's Reading, PA plant.
• Berger, T.A. (2011, October). "Purposefully Controlling Organizational Culture Through the Art of Leadership: Exploring the Problems Associated with a Modernist Interpretation of Organizational Culture." The 61st Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania Sociological Society, Seton Hill University.
• Berger, T.A. (2011, May). "Laying the Foundations: Three Experiential Learning Opportunities that Engage Students, Develop Leaders and Build Relationships with Alumni and Business Professionals." Business Professor Teaching Summit, Drexel University.
• Berger, T.A. (2008, April). “Following the Hedgehog to Level Five Leadership.” Delta Mu Delta, Lambda Zeta Chapter’s Second Annual Membership Induction Ceremony, Alvernia University.
• Berger, T.A. (2010, November). "Tips to Improve Your Reputation on Social Network Sites." WGAL Channel 8 News, Lebanon, Lancaster, Harrisburg, and York, PA.
• Berger, T.A. (2010, April). “A Conversation with Alumni & Brainstorming Session.” Facilitated Panel Discussion for Leadership Berks, Reading, PA.

• Berger, T.A. (2009, March). “The Wheel of Excellence: Seven Critical Elements to Guide the Pursuit of Personal Excellence.” Accepted Students Day, Alvernia University, Reading, PA.