Quick
Facts About Alverno
Mission statement | Why
"Alverno"? | Location | Degrees Awarded | Programs
of study | Enrollment | Calendar Tuition | Financial
Aid | Affiliation | President | Class
size Faculty | Student Life | Athletics | Career
Placement Alverno College Institute for Educational
Outreach
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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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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Degrees Awarded: Alverno awards the following degrees: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Master of Arts in Education, Master of Science in Nursing, and Master of Business Administration.
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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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Enrollment:
Fall 2007 enrollment is 2,654 students. There are 2,314 women of
all ages in Alverno's Weekday and Weekend College undergraduate
programs and 340 women and men in Alverno's graduate programs.
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Calendar: Fall and spring semesters, optional summer courses
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Tuition and fees:
Summer and Fall 2008
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Financial
Aid: About 96% of full time undergraduate students received financial
aid in 2006-2007 from institutional, state and federal
programs. The average yearly award per student is $11,676.
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Affiliation:
Catholic, founded by the School Sisters of St. Francis in 1887
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President: Mary J. Meehan, Ph.D.
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Class
Size Average (undergraduate): 20-25 students which results in more individualized attention from faculty
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Full Time Faculty:
110
89% hold the
highest degree in their field.
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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.
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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, intramurals and a Fitness Center.
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Career
placement: Over the past three years, 89% of
Alverno undergraduate alumnae were employed nine months
after graduation, and 86% report that their jobs were directly
related to their study at Alverno. Forty
percent met with a counselor in the Career
Education Center to review and refine a resume. At Alverno,
career courses and activities are also integrated across the curriculum,
and students explicitly develop the abilities they need to be
successful.
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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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