ALVERNO COLLEGE
News Archive - April-June 2010
The Business Journal - (June 18, 2010) Alverno College President Mary Meehan, Ph.D., was the winner of a 2010 Women of Influence Award in the Inspiration category. The feature details how Meehan has grown Alverno's enrollment from 2,000 to nearly 3,000 students in her time as president
GreenfieldNOW.com - (June 15, 2010) Patricia Schroeder, RN, MSN, MBA, FAAN, has been appointed Dean of Alverno College’s School of Nursing
BizTimes.com - (June 4, 2010) Alverno College receives a $100,000 CIC/Walmart College Success Award to help support retention and graduation of its first-generation students
The Morning Blend - (June 3, 2010) Kate Masley, director of the Alverno College Research Center for Women and Girls, returns to The Morning Blend to discuss the results of the 2010 Status of Girls in Wisconsin report along with Alverno student researcher Katie Krueger
WUWM Radio - (June 3, 2010) Alverno College student teacher Amani Asad leads a discussion during a class at Bay View High School. This segment is part of the Project Milwaukee series which explores the barriers that thousands of MPS students face
WUWM Radio - (May 28, 2010) Sister Joel Read, President Emerita of Alverno College, talks about MPS and how schools need to be persistent in making sure students achieve
WUWM Lake Effect - (May 17, 2010) Kate Masley, director of the Alverno College Research Center for Women and Girls, speaks with Lake Effect's Mitch Teich about the 2010 Status of Girls in Wisconsin
WISN 12 - (May 10, 2010) Alverno graduate Samantha Epstein harassed classmates as a child, using bullying as a defense mechanism. Now her life has come full circle as she re-enters the classroom to teach middle-schoolers how to deal with bullies, cyber-bullying and self-esteem
WISN 12 WEB EXTRA - (May 10, 2010) Hear more of the interview with Alverno graduate Samantha Epstein as she talks about how bullying and being a bully impacted her life
TMJ4 - (May 3, 2010) Alverno graduate student Gerry Howze and PEARLS for Teen Girls was profiled on TMJ4, highlighting teen pregnancy research from the Alverno College Research Center for Women and Girls in a story that's Positively Milwaukee
BizTimes.com - (April 30, 2010) Alverno College president Mary Meehan, Ph.D., instituted an annual retreat to energize Alverno's Board of Trustees
The Business Journal - (April 30, 2010) Alverno College president Mary Meehan, Ph.D., wins The Business Journal's 2010 Women of Influence award
WISN Channel 12 - (April 28, 2010) Tauba Biterman, a Holocaust survivor living in Milwaukee, spoke to a group of local high school students at Alverno College as part of Yom Hashoah, a Holocaust Remembrance Day
CBS 58 - (April 27, 2010) Michelle McCormack profiles Alverno sophomore Mee Xiong's personal story of overcoming cultural and life barriers. McCormack says of Alverno, "the academic world and national media are taking note of what so many of us know makes Milwaukee great."
The Business Journal - (April 23, 2010) Report finds girls still lag behind on careers
The Business Journal - (April 23, 2010) Photos from the Research Center for Women and Girls luncheon
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (image file) - (April 17, 2010) Alverno College students clean up South Shore Beach on Community Day
The Business Journal (pdf) - (April 16, 2010) Alverno president Mary Meehan, Ph.D., is recognized for her work as co-chair of the Milwaukee Well City committee
FOX6now.com - (April 13, 2010) Senior Charlotte Hasburg as "an example of a student that the job market demands."
BizTimes.com - (April 9, 2010) Research Center for Women and Girls recognition luncheon
COMMUNITY DAY
On Wednesday, April 14, three news crews highlighted Alverno students, faculty and staff participating in the 11th annual Community Day. At the South Shore Beach clean-up site, students picked up more than 150 pounds of trash and waded into the water to collect samples for bacteria and quality testing. Click below to see the Alverno community in action.
America's Best Graduate Schools - April 16, 2010
"Alverno runs one of the best teacher preparation programs in the nation."
The story was three months in the making as the Alverno Communications team lined up graduate student and faculty interviews, along with a photo shoot.
U.S. News & World Report’s April edition prominently highlights Alverno College’s Teacher preparation programs, noting its recent recognition from U.S. Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan. The feature cites both Alverno and Stanford University as sharing "critical attributes." They link rich instruction in content knowledge and learning theories to lengthy, carefully supervised clinical experiences.