Alverno College Campus Beautification Initiative

street view The campus of Alverno College has undergone major changes to enhance and highlight its beauty. Through new landscaping and the addition of a 500-car parking garage, the initiative created more dramatic entrances and campus cornerstones, consolidated parking lots to create more green space, and formed a new outdoor campus center around which students, faculty, staff, alumnae, and guests can gather. In addition, NCAA-regulation fields for soccer and softball have been built in the southwest corner of campus to support Alverno’s expanding athletics program.

The project was funded by a gift from the Reiman Foundation. Roy Reiman, is a trustee of Alverno College and the founder of Reiman Publications. He and his wife Bobbi have supported several other initiatives at Alverno, including the renovation of the gymnasium in 2002 and funding for the Alverno Scholars of Wisconsin, which provides scholarships to women from different counties throughout the state.

parking structure “We're grateful that we were able to do something like this. There aren't many chances in life where you can dynamically change the appearance and appeal of an entire college campus, and have the attractive results last for such a long time,” Mr. Reiman said.

“We are very excited about the campus transformation that has taken place and we thank Bobbi and Roy for their vision and generosity,” said Marc McSweeney, a partner with Foley & Lardner and the chair of the Alverno Board of Trustees.

“This gift puts Alverno in an excellent position to attract further support to help to extend the positive impact Alverno College has on the community and its students,” McSweeney said.

Though the gift amount is not being disclosed at the request of the donor, it is the largest in Alverno’s 118-year history.

Updates for Alverno neighbors
Alverno was committed to keeping the neighbors informed and updated as the beautification project progresses. To date, the following letters have been sent to Alverno's neighbors.

Note: The first architectural rendering above is of the proposed campus entrance. The second is of the proposed campus circle. Uihlein Wilson Architects was chosen to handle this project.

Read Milwaukee Business Journal article, September 30, 2005 (pdf).

Honors and Awards

Campus News

Faculty News

Student News

Events Calendar

Visit Alverno