Center for Academic Excellence

The Center for Academic Excellence (CAE) is an Alverno academic support department dedicated to programs that support students who want to challenge themselves academically and prepare themselves for competitive futures. The CAE provides opportunities for all students to develop academic excellence by extending their learning beyond the classroom, working collaboratively with supportive peers, faculty, staff, and the professional and greater community.

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Dr. Mary Ann Schwartz & Dr. Richard Brewer Speaker Series

In May 2022, Alverno's Center for Academic Excellence, Research Center for Women & Girls, and Thea Bowman Institute collaborated to host a dynamic panel of women who engaged with Alverno students in meaningful dialogue about their lived experiences in leadership within diverse local communities.

Moderators:

Lauren Feaster: CEO, Professional Dimensions; Milwaukee Business Journal's 2022 40 under 40 award nominee.

Breanna Taylor: Alverno Communication major/Politics minor, Thea Bowman Scholar; works for Teens Grow Greens non profit, helped raise over $100,000 for their Pre Apprenticeship programs.

Panelists:

JoAnna Bautch, Executive Director VIA CDC; Alverno alum; former Movement Politics Director with Citizen Action of Wisconsin.

Margaret Arney: First woman of color to hold Common Council seat; African American Leadership Alliance of Milwaukee (AALAM) consultant; founder of Tosa Together.

Alejandra Gonzalez Avina: Development Director, Voces de la Frontera; Alverno alum, founded the Youth Empowered in the Struggle (Y.E.S.) chapter at Alverno.

Judge Barbara Kluka: Court commissioner for Kenosha Circuit Court; retired as a judge from the Kenosha County Circuit Court in 2011; holds the distinction of being the first woman to serve on the Kenosha County Circuit Court.

The Dr. Mary Ann Schwartz & Dr. Richard Brewer Speaker Series event, Conscious Leaders, will engage Alverno students in a meaningful dialogue about women's pathways to community leadership. Building from a recent study conducted by Research Center for Women and Girls, titled Women in Public Life - Elected Officials, students will have the opportunity to hear and learn from women leading within diverse local communities.

Alverno College's Center for Academic Excellence, Thea Bowman Institute, and Research Center for Women and Girls, with generous funding from Alverno alum Dr. Mary Ann Schwartz, invites attendees of the event to listen to a panel of women leaders discuss their lived experiences - pathways to leadership, lessons learned, and

recommendations for the future - especially as their efforts relate to possessing a consciousness that leads to social action. Panel participants will include elected officials, local organization members, and Alverno alumni. There will be time for students to ask the panelists questions following the discussion.

The panelists' presentations will be accessible via the Research Center for Women and Girls’ website and social media platforms for those unable to attend the event in person.

After participating in the event, attendees will be able to:

Articulate how scholarship can contribute to community dialogue
Identify the role women leaders play in addressing social issues within local communities
Demonstrate the importance of effective listening, questioning, and paraphrasing in communication
Utilize introspective tools and strategies before, during, and after conversations to support reflective practice
Participate in conversations that center on authenticity, growth, and social justice

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Angela Frey, PhD
Executive Director
angela.frey@alverno.edu

Rosland Briggs-Gammon
Director of Academic Programs and Excellence Initiatives
rosland.briggs@alverno.edu

Lianna Croft
Academic Adminstrative Assistant
lianna.croft@alverno.edu

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