Alverno College to Hold its 140th Commencement on December 18 & 19

One hundred thirty-eight students will walk across the Alverno College Pitman Theatre stage (39th St. and Morgan Ave.) on Dec. 19 at 2 p.m. to receive their undergraduate degrees. Thirty master’s candidates will receive their degrees from Alverno on Friday, Dec. 18, at 7:30 p.m., in Alverno’s Wehr Hall, 4100 W. Morgan Avenue.

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 Melissa Stanley, who will receive a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing; the undergraduate invocation will be given by Emily Joy Sielen, who will receive a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art Therapy; and the student address, “Be the Change,” will be given by Victoria Hill, who will receive a Bachelor of Arts degree in Professional Communication.

The graduate commencement invocation will be given by Cheryl Meyer, who will receive a Master of Arts degree in Elementary Education. A champagne reception will follow the graduate commencement ceremony. Sielen, Hill and Meyer are Milwaukee residents; Staley is a resident of Grafton.

Alverno College, a four-year independent, Catholic, liberal arts college for women, exists to promote the personal and professional development of its students. The college has earned accolades and respect internationally for its highly effective ability-based, assessment-as-learning approach to education, and has consulted with three U.S. presidential administrations on accountability and outcomes in higher education. Educators from throughout the world visit Alverno to learn about its proven, student-centered teaching methods.

Alverno offers more than 35 major program areas of study, including graduate programs in education, nursing and business that are open to women and men. For more information about Alverno, visit our Web site at www.alverno.edu.