Quick Facts About Alverno

Affiliation
Alverno's affiliation is Catholic, founded by the School Sisters of St. Francis in 1887.
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Alverno College Institute for Educational Outreach
For over 30 years, faculty, academic staff and administrators from all over this country and the world have visited Alverno to learn about the college’s ability-based curriculum and performance-assessment methods. The college offers daylong and weeklong workshops through the Alverno College Institute for Educational Outreach, conducts research on lifelong learning and outcome-based education.
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Athletics
Alverno is a NCAA Division III school, and a member of the Northern Athletics Conference. Alverno offers basketball, volleyball, softball, soccer, cross country, tennis and a Fitness Center. Athletics Web page.
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Calendar
Alverno offers fall and spring semesters, optional summer courses.
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Career placement
Over the past three years, 92% of Alverno undergraduate alumnae were employed eight months after graduation, and 85% report that their jobs were directly related to their study at Alverno. At Alverno, career courses and activities are also integrated across the curriculum, and students explicitly develop the abilities they need to be successful. In 2007-08, the Career Education Center welcomed 163 recruiters to its campus events.
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Class Size Average (undergraduate)
The average undergraduate class size is 20-25 students. Smaller class sizes means that students receive more individualized attention from faculty.
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College Seal
The College's motto is In Sanctitate et Doctrina. It appears in the chapel lobby floor and in the floor of the Rotunda. In Sanctitate et Doctrina (in holiness and learning), was incorporated into the college seal by the faculty on March 7, 1940.
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Degrees Awarded
Alverno awards the following degrees: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Master of Arts, Master of Business Administration and Master of Science in Nursing.
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Enrollment
Fall 2008 enrollment is 2,782 students. There are 2,371 women of all ages in Alverno's Weekday and Alverno on the Weekend undergraduate programs and 411 women and men in Alverno's graduate programs.
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Full Time Faculty
Alverno has 113 full-time faculty. 89% hold the highest degree in their field.
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Financial Aid
100% of Alverno’s full-time undergraduate students who filed the FAFSA and demonstrated need for assistance received an average of $13,151 from the college’s $36 million-plus financial aid program in 2008-09.
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Location
Alverno is located in a safe, residential neighborhood on the southwest edge of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with easy access to performing arts centers, museums, galleries, entertainment and shopping malls.
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Mission Statement
Click here to read Alverno's missions statement.
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President of Alverno
Alverno's president is Mary J. Meehan, Ph.D.
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Programs of Study
Alverno's 60-plus undergraduate program areas of study reflect majors, minors, and associate degrees. They are contained within four schools: School of Arts and Sciences, School of Business, School of Education and School of Nursing. Within the School of Arts and Sciences are the divisions of Arts, Communication & Technology; Behavioral Sciences; Humanities; and Natural Sciences, Mathematics & Technology. Alverno offers graduate programs for men and women: a master of arts in education, a master of business administration and a master of science in nursing.
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Student Life
You'll find plenty to do on and around Alverno’s park-like 46-acre campus. There are 30 student organizations, from social to special interest; performances by touring artists in Alverno’s Pitman Theatre; a student activities center called the Pipeline, a coffeehouse (The Mug), a fitness center, gymnasium, outdoor volleyball pit, basketball court, and frequent arts and cultural events on campus. Find out more.
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Tuition and Fees
Alverno's Financial Aid Office works hard to provide scholarships and financial assistance for its students. You will find tuition and fee information on the Business Office Web page
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Why is the college named Alverno?
Alverno takes its name from a mountain in Italy (La Verna) that was given to St. Francis as a gift. The mountain was used by St. Francis and his followers as a place for reflection. It is there that St. Francis gained a perspective on life that never left him - an understanding of what it means to love in life, to love God and to love one's sisters and brothers, one's family and neighbors. "Alverno," then, has meant for Franciscans a place to gain such an insight into the meaning of one's life that it enables one to help others also to find a deeper more meaningful life."Alverno" - a mountain to be found everywhere when one chooses to gain a perspective on one's life. "Alverno College" - a special place for such a climb and for gaining such a perspective.
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