Connecting College and Community

November 28, 2016

Alverno College is hosting a forum on the potential mutual learning opportunities and collaborations between colleges and communities. A dialogue between community leaders, educators and graduate students will explore how colleges can intentionally contribute to the needs of local, global and professional communities, and how communities can provide connections and the learning opportunities that students need in order to develop leadership and stewardship capabilities.

Panelists include:

Michael Hostad, executive director, Innovation in Milwaukee (MiKE) John Kordsmeier, community volunteer and retired executive, Northwestern Mutual Susan Lloyd, director, Zilber Family Foundation Sister Patricia Rogers, OP, executive director , Dominican Center for Women JoAnne and Maanaan Sabir, co-owners, The Juice Kitchen Eileen Sherman, dean, Alverno College School of Business Andrea Thompson, Alverno College MBA student Jaimie Thomas, Alverno College MBA graduate Sheena Talbert, Alverno College MBA graduate Meghan Walsh, Alverno College MBA student

The Alverno Forum series seeks to join community leaders in discussing cutting-edge topics that have a daily impact on the lives of people in our community and beyond. The next discussion in this year's series takes place on Thursday, December 1 at 6:00 p.m. in the Sister Joel Read Conference Center. The Alverno Forum series is free and open to the public. For more details, please visit our website at http://www.alverno.edu/forum/.