International Expert Dr. Michele Borba to Speak at Alverno College Character Education Conference

Dr. Michele Borba, award-winning expert on children, teens, parenting, bullying and moral development and author of the best-selling book Building Moral Intelligence, will speak at Alverno College on June 17. Her keynote address is part of a two-day conference on school transformation and character education entitled “Keys to Character.” Borba’s career has been devoted to strengthening children’s character and building moral school climates. Her book, as well as her Character Builders program for young children, are used in hundreds of schools and organizations worldwide.

Day two of the conference will feature a keynote address by Dr. Philip Vincent, Director of the Character Development Group in Boone, North Carolina, and partner with Multi-Dimensional Education, Inc. He is known for his expertise as an educator and an administrator, and was awarded the Sandy McDonald Award for Lifetime Achievement in the field of character education from the Character Education Partnership in Washington, D.C.

The 11th annual character education conference will include breakout sessions led by national and local experts in the field. Some of the topics covered include building relationships, anti-bullying, improving learning, and building character and leadership skills. School administrators, counselors, K-12 teachers, pupil services professionals, coaches, school board members, parents and community leaders are encouraged to register. The conference is sponsored by Alverno College, the School District of South Milwaukee and the Wisconsin Character Education Partnership (WCEP). The School District of South Milwaukee was recently recognized as the State School District of Character by WCEP. For more information or to register, please visit www.alverno.edu/characterconference.

About Alverno College

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. For the last five years, Alverno College was ranked one of the top four schools in the Midwest doing “the best job of educating undergrads” by U.S. News & World Report. 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, community psychology and business that are open to women and men. For more information about Alverno, visit www.alverno.edu or call 414-382-6100.