Alverno Community News
Thirty-first Annual Volunteer Assessor Appreciation Event
Alverno President Mary Meehan, Ph.D., welcomed 120 participants to the 31st annual Volunteer Assessor Evening of Appreciation on April 29, 2008. Carol Dolphin, a ‘62 alumna of Alverno, was honored in absentia for 30 years of volunteer assessing. The following were honored for 25 years of service: Janice Gifford ’82, Mary Beth Myers ’82, Susan Sawyer ’83, and Barbara Wesener ’70. Elizabeth Burke ’87, ’00, was honored for 20 years of service. Ten-year honorees were: Nancyann Marigomen, Jean Hansen ‘90, Margaret McManus, and Bea Whalen.
Ten-year volunteer assessor honorees pictured: Margaret McManus, left, and Nancyann Marigomen, right
Twenty-five year volunteer assessor honorees from left to right: Barbara Wesener, Mary Beth Myers, Sue Sawyer and Janice Gifford
The program also included a panel of five students, moderated by professor Jeana Abromeit. Students Cherie Barnier, Jillian Flood, Ljiljana Jovic, Kimberly Marshall-Easley and Crystal Placek shared their reflections on how the social interaction ability is important to them within their majors and in their work.
Approximately 1,500 Milwaukee area volunteers from the business community have assisted the faculty in one of the largest academic volunteer programs in America. These volunteers are an integral part of the Alverno education model that inspires higher education programs throughout the country and world.
Alverno receives Urban Design Award
Presented in summer 2007, Alverno was awarded a 2006 Mayor’s Urban Design Award through the City of Milwaukee’s Department of City Development. The award recognizes exceptional urban design in the city of Milwaukee.
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Community Day 2008 mmunity Day, April 2007
Community Day 2008 was a day in which students, faculty and staff stepped back from their busy schedules to assist those in need. Over 400 volunteers participated in this year’s environmentally themed event.
Service sites included the Urban Ecology Center, Wehr Nature Center, Jackson Park, St. Clare Terrace, the Guest House, and Schlitz Audubon Nature Center. Participants also cleaned up Alverno’s Adopt-a-Highway stretch, and adopted a beach!
Community Day furthers the college's commitment of building community relationships, promoting teamwork, and teaching students about the importance of volunteerism, community service and effective citizenship. Take a look at some of our Community Day photos from 2007. Photos from 2008 will be available for viewing in mid-May.
Sister Joel Read, President Emerita of Alverno College, Receives FIHE's Highest Award
Alverno President Emerita Sister Joel Read received the Charles L. Foreman Award for Innovation in Private Higher Education in May 2007. The award was named for the late Charles Forman, who as head of The UPS Foundation provided the leadership for the establishment of the Foundation of Independent Higher Education's (FIHE) UPS Educational Endowment Fund.
Sister Joel Read is one of the most highly recognized and honored leaders in American higher education. She retired as president of Alverno College in 2003 after having served as president for 35 years, and continues to work with leaders on education issues. Sister Joel serves on various local and national boards and committees, including serving as chair of the Wisconsin College Readiness 21 program.
Wisconsin Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies Student Conference
Alverno College served as host of the Wisconsin Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies annual student conference held in April 2007. Students from eight colleges and universities around the state presented or attended. John Savagian, associate professor of history; Donna Engelmann, professor of philosophy; and Brenda Kilpatrick, assistant professor of psychology, led the planning team for the event.
Newest
Programs of Study At Alverno
Alverno continually strives to offer programs that will assist undergraduate
and graduate students to succeed in today's work environment. A
few of the college's newer and expanded programs include:
Master
of Science in Nursing
Master
of Business Administration
Interactive Media Design
Political
Science major
Marketing
Management major
For more information about these or any of Alverno's
programs, contact the Admissions Office at 414-382-6100, 800-933-3401
or e-mail Admissions.
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