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Alum JoAnn McGrath Remembered for Commitment to Alverno's Nursing Program

Alum JoAnn McGrath Remembered for Commitment to Alverno's Nursing Program

JoAnn (Resch) McGrath ’57, an Alverno nursing alum and philanthropist, died on February 19, 2024. McGrath spent her life modeling Alverno’s commitment to effective citizenship and…

Alverno Students Journey to Japan

Alverno Students Journey to Japan

Since 2008, nursing students have made an annual trip to Japan and the Tokyo Women’s Medical University. The pandemic changed that. But after a four-year hiatus, a group of students, fac…

22nd Annual Community Day a Huge Success

22nd Annual Community Day a Huge Success

The 22nd annual Community Day returned to its roots, building community on campus while also serving the community around us. About 350 students, faculty and staff donated their time and skill…

Prayer, Late Nights Powered 8 Abilities' Creation

Prayer, Late Nights Powered 8 Abilities' Creation

The 8 Abilities that are the hallmark of an Alverno education weren’t created overnight. Instead, they were the product of years of discussion, debate, collaboration, prayer and hard wor…

A 90-day plan for a leader who listens

A 90-day plan for a leader who listens

Ask Christy Brown her action plan for the first 90 days of her Alverno presidency, and you’ll immediately get a sense of her leadership style. “My 90-day plan is to listen,”…

Getting to know Alverno's new president

Getting to know Alverno's new president

A family who serves Christy’s father was an Air Force veteran, her older brother is an Army veteran, and her younger brother is an Air National Guard veteran. Each of her three siblings…

Flipping the Script

Flipping the Script


For most of Debra Patrick’s childhood, a career in education was unthinkable.

From first to ninth grades, Patrick EdD’22 was bullied and frustrated with learning.…

Alverno Inferno is on Fire

Alverno Inferno is on Fire

For more than 20 years, Alverno Athletics has been a key part of the college recruitment equation. Adding new sports helps increase the appeal, and the coaches, under the leadership of Athleti…

Alverno at Work: Svetlana and Vesna Stanic

Alverno at Work: Svetlana and Vesna Stanic

It started with a cast-off bedroom furniture set spotted on the curb. Milwaukee sisters Svetlana Stanić ’08 ’13, Vesna Stanić ’08 and Duška Stanić hauled it back to th…

Reaching the Top, Together

Reaching the Top, Together

Not only does Alverno’s Summit Fund help students complete their degree, it also asks them to pay it forward When Retiki Seals crosses the Pitman Theatre stage at commencement, she will…

Alverno at Work: Cassie Rincon '13

Alverno at Work: Cassie Rincon '13

For Cassie Rincon ’13, hanging out with Severus is a normal day at the office. So is traipsing down woodland paths, never quite knowing what sights or creatures she’ll discover. The…

Full Speed Ahead for Tokara Henry '22

Full Speed Ahead for Tokara Henry '22

After earning her associate’s degree, Tokara Henry ’22 launched her own business, Bijou Nails and Co. in Milwaukee’s Bronzeville district, and spent the next decade growing i…