We asked students to share their first-gen stories. Guadalupe Barajas is majoring in Art Education, and plans to become an art teacher. She is currently finishing up her practicum hours, will…
November 12, 2025
To celebrate First-Gen Week, we asked students to share their first-gen stories. Perla Mejia-Reyes is enrolled in Alverno Paraprofessional to Teacher Licensure program, and is planning to grad…
November 10, 2025
To celebrate First-Gen Week, we asked students to share their first-gen stories. Lizbeth Cruz is currently a senior majoring in Business & Management, with a minor in Media Design. She is…
November 7, 2025
For 25 years, a beloved Alverno College tradition has been quietly making a positive impact throughout southeastern Wisconsin. Community Day is a day set aside for volunteering and for student…
October 8, 2025
When Drea McAlister '25 took the stage at commencement to serve as the coordinator of ceremony, her friends and family were there to cheer her on. Her journey, like the journeys of so many, in…
June 18, 2025
Jennifer is currently a junior with a double major in Business & Management and Spanish for the Professions, and a minor in Media Design. She is also interning in the Marketing and Communi…
March 19, 2025
The Bestowing of the Kente, a time-honored tradition and a true labor of love, will mark its 30th anniversary at Alverno this month. In 1994, 24 graduates took part in the college’s firs…
December 19, 2024
In her own words, teacher Amy Oliden ’09 shares why she believes in Alverno and how her experience as a student shaped her. As an alumna of Alverno College, I can wholeheartedly say that…
December 16, 2024
When Maggie Wilmot, a senior majoring in public health from Houston, Texas, was looking for colleges, she knew she wanted to experience living in a new region of the United States. “I ca…
November 25, 2024
This year, Rose (Purpero) Spang ’62 will celebrate the 63rd anniversary of graduating from Alverno College. During the holidays, she gets together with 15 friends from the Class of 1962.…
October 22, 2024
Every year since 2000, Alverno cancels classes for a day so that students, faculty and staff can participate in Community Day, a day set aside for service. Since its inception, over 8,000 stud…
October 9, 2024
The Department of Education awarded Alverno a five-year, $1.24 million grant to train diverse personnel to work at minority-serving institutions with children with disabilities, allowing the C…
September 19, 2024