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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…

Alverno Sisterhood: United in Patriotism and Service

Alverno Sisterhood: United in Patriotism and Service

On November 9, 1970, in Loretto Hall, 11 Alverno students took the oath of office and were commissioned as officers in the U.S. Army. One of those students was Chris (Lach) Boetticher ’7…

Alum Pays It Forward

Alum Pays It Forward

By the time Cathy Dowdell '91 enrolled in Alverno's Weekend College in 1988, she'd already been working at SC Johnson for 15 years. She had started in the mailroom and was working her way up.…

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…

Focused on the Future

Focused on the Future

Working as an emergency medical technician (EMT) in Los Angeles for the last 10 years, McKinley Murphey, class of 2024, didn’t expect to find himself in front of a camera in Hollywood. B…

Pollinator-Friendly Campus

Pollinator-Friendly Campus

The Alverno Commits to Sustainability (ACTS) committee has been working toward a Monarch Waystation designation, and in late May two areas of the Milwaukee campus were recognized — the r…

Alverno Magazine Special Edition, Summer 2023

Alverno Magazine Special Edition, Summer 2023

Click here to download the Special Edition Summer 2023 issue of Alverno Magazine.

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,”…

Strong, steady leadership

Strong, steady leadership

For the past year, Joseph Foy, PhD, has served as Alverno’s interim president, leading with purpose, thoughtfulness and above all, humility. Foy was named vice president for Academic Aff…

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…