Alverno College Will Hold its 150th Commencement on December 19 and 20

December 16, 2014

Alverno College will hold its 150th commencement this weekend as 190 students walk across the Pitman Theatre stage (39th St. and Morgan Ave.) to receive their undergraduate degrees. The ceremony will be on December 20 at 2 p.m. Forty-three master's candidates will receive their degrees from Alverno on Friday, December 19, at 7:00 p.m.

Commencement activities for undergraduates will begin with an 11 a.m. liturgy in the Alverno College chapel, followed by a brunch for degree candidates and their families. The undergraduate commencement introduction will be given by Ashley Palmer, who will receive a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology with supports in Women & Gender Studies and Philosophy; the undergraduate invocation will be given byYesica Camacho, who will receive a Bachelor of Arts degree in Professional Communication with supports in Psychology and Spanish Healthcare Interpretation;and the student address, “The Alverno S,”will be given by Samantha Robinson, who will receive a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology with a support in Elective Studies. The graduate commencement invocation will be given by Katherine Holmes, who will receive a Master of Science in Nursing degree. A champagne reception will follow the graduate commencementceremony. Camacho and Palmer are Milwaukee residents, Robinson is from Pleasant Prairie,and Holmes is from Kenosha.