Post from Community: Cheryl Moore, Ph.D., named executive director of the Alverno College Career Studio | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Alverno College
October 11, 2021
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Cheryl Moore, Ph.D., has been named executive director of the Career Studio at Alverno College, where she will lead efforts to prepare students for competitive futures. Moore assumed the role on September 1.
Moore has more than 15 years of higher education experience. She came to Alverno from Cardinal Stritch University, where she served as an assistant professor and chair of the undergraduate business program. While there, she redesigned the undergraduate business program, which involved curriculum mapping, course revisions, and infusing experiential and innovative learning strategies into student learning. She also was influential in helping devise university diversity and inclusion efforts to recruit and retain faculty, staff and students.
“I am delighted to be a part of an educational institution that actualizes innovative learning and the empowerment of women to pursue unlimited opportunities in their personal and professional spaces,” said Moore.
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Moore previously owned a human resources consulting firm that provided training, executive talent acquisition and career development strategies, helped organizations implement recruiting processes and diversity strategies, and consulted with business leaders. She also held consulting roles with MRA – The Management Association and Northwestern Mutual.
Moore is a member of the Academy of Management Association and World Future Society. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Sociology from the College of Charleston in Charleston, S.C., a Master of Business Administration from the Keller Graduate School of Management at DeVry University, and a Ph.D. in Organization and Management with a specialization in Leadership from Capella University.
Alverno’s Career Studio empowers students and alumnae to create meaningful professional lives by teaching career planning strategies, facilitating purposeful experiences and building community connections through networking and on-campus recruiting events with employers. It provides job search assistance to students through resume and cover letter review and interview preparation, offers graduate school planning and coordinates the highly successful internship program. Internships and other professional experiences are built into the curriculum of most of Alverno’s majors, and many students participate in multiple internships during their undergraduate experience.
About Alverno College
Founded in 1887 by the School Sisters of St. Francis, Alverno College promotes the academic, personal and professional development of its students in a collaborative and inclusive environment. Undergraduate programs for women are offered in more than 60 areas of study, and graduate programs in education, nursing, community psychology, school psychology, music therapy, music and liturgy, and business are open to women and men.
A leader in higher education innovation, Alverno has earned international accolades for its highly effective ability-based, assessment-as-learning approach to education, which emphasizes hands-on experience and develops in-demand skills. The college, Wisconsin’s first Hispanic-Serving Institution, ranks among the top schools in the Midwest for its commitment to undergraduate teaching and innovation by U.S. News & World Report. For two years, The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education named Alverno the country’s most inspiring college.
Based in Milwaukee, Wis., Alverno College is a four-year independent, Catholic, liberal arts college.