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Accolades

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“…I’ve shaken the hands of the more than 550 graduates who have walked across the stage of Pitman Theatre at commencement. As I look into their eyes and see their joy, I am always reminded of the mission statement of the School Sisters of St. Francis for Alverno College:

‘When the School Sisters established a four-year liberal arts college in Milwaukee, the name embodied their highest hopes for the school. They wanted it to be a place where women could find a focal point, a place where they could complete their own climb to self understanding and discover their own Song of Praise.’

This mission is as vital and vibrant today as it was a the college’s founding in 1887. Just look into the eyes of an Alverno alumna.”

Mary J. Meehan, Ph.D.
President, Alverno College

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“The School Sisters of St. Francis quietly built this jewel of a college, but it is not in their character to brag about their accomplishments. They have been steadfast in their dedication to Alverno’s mission of making the student – her learning and her personal and professional development – the central focus of everyone associated with Alverno. They laid the foundation for lay faculty, staff and volunteers to continue and build upon.”

Maurice J. McSweeney
Chairman, Alverno College Board of Trustees

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“Twenty-five years ago when God and God’s people said it was time to take care of the elderly, the Sisters planted seeds [Clement Manor was built on the School Sisters’ farm land in Greenfield, Wisconsin] and what a harvest we have today.”

Archbishop Timothy Dolan
at an Eucharistic Celebration commemorating Clement Manor’s 25th anniversary