La Verna Commons, located in Founders Hall, is a spacious and inviting 6,685 square foot room that accommodates student, faculty and staff diners. Hudson’s Servery, named for Katherine Hudson an honorary Alverno Alumna and longstanding member of the Board of Trustees, not only provides daily meals, but the food service staff can also accommodate catering needs for banquets, meetings and special events for the college and outside community. LaVerna Commons also serves as a meeting and performance space with an elevated stage area, a stunning fireplace loft and several small meeting rooms on the south end of the commons.
A naming contest was held for the La Verna Commons and the Inferno Café spaces. From more than 400 name submissions, La Verna Commons and Inferno Café were voted in by students, faculty and staff because of the symbolism attached to those names. The La Verna Commons name is derived from the same place that Alverno takes its name: La Verna, a mountain in Italy where St. Francis and his followers reflected on the deeper meaning of life, love, God and community.
La Verna Commons Loft
Hudson's Servery
Katherine Hudson