What RCW Has Brought to the Alverno Community

What RCW Has Brought to the
Alverno Community

Over the years, many programs and projects with origins in the Research Center on Women have become integral to the Alverno Community. Some of these are highlighted below.

RCW had a hand in the creation of the Alverno Babysitting Service, now
Alverno ChildcareServices. The first director was Sr. Solano Granger, pictured below.

The MAP (Making Alternative Plans) Program, begun by RCW was created to help women assess their
ability to re-enter the job market. This program eventually became part of the Career Education Center.
The article describing the program below is from the November/December 1974 issue of Alverno Today.

November/December 1974 Alverno Today Article Describing the MAP Program

The PACE (Personal Advancement Through Continuing Education) Program was a program begun by RCW in 1979 with Title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 Grant money in order to assist displaced homemakers. Eventually the program became part of the Telesis Institute.

Part of the Title I Grant Application for the PACE Program

As described in this issue of Innervisions newsletter from March 3, 1977, the Research Center on
Women received a grant from the U.S. Office of Education, Women's Educational Equity Act Program in
September of 1976 to study and evaluate Alverno's OCEL (Off-Campus Experiential Learning) Program.

A Brief Excerpt from the Final Report for the Women's Educational Equity Act Grant

Women's Educational Equity Act Grant to Study Alverno's OCEL Program Final Report--Cover Page

Women's Educational Equity Act Grant to Study Alverno's OCEL Program Final Report--Introduction

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