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Marquette receives two local awards for efforts in community engagement; student honored for engagement

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Marquette University was recognized by the Milwaukee Academy of Science with the 2017 Partner of the Year Award. “The Milwaukee Academy of Science works with Marquette in many different ways with over 20 different partnerships. We partner with the education department, the engineering department, athletics, and there are even more partnership in the works,” said Tresca Meiling, […]

Marquette’s 27th annual Hunger Cleanup is Saturday

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About 1,200 Marquette University students will participate in the 27th annual Hunger Cleanup on Saturday, April 22, beginning at 10 a.m. The students will volunteer at more than 25 agencies in the Milwaukee area, organized by a team of students committed to service. The students will volunteer at food banks, homeless shelters and other organizations […]

Marquette Service Learning registration now open for faculty

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Faculty interested in integrating a community-based learning/service learning experience into their summer or fall 2017 courses are asked to complete the registration form online by the end of the semester. The Center for Teaching and Learning-Service Learning Program is available to assist faculty in course development and the selection of community partners and placements. The […]

Campus Kitchens Project seeking student volunteers

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The Campus Kitchens Project is currently in need of volunteers and is seeking student leaders who want a more active role in an organization. CKP is a national leader in community service for students and is the future of hunger relief. CKP is empowering the next generation of leaders to implement innovative models for combating hunger, […]

Office of Community Engagement to sponsor half of cost to attend conference in Denver

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The Office of Community Engagement is excited to announce that it will sponsor half of the cost for up to four faculty members to attend and present at the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities Conference, from Sunday, October 8 to Wednesday, October 11, in Denver, Colorado. The conference titled, “The Urban Advantage,” will consider […]

Center for Peacemaking to host interdisciplinary symposium, April 7

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“Exploring the Power of Nonviolence: A Symposium on Just Peace,” will be held Friday, April 7, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in AMU 163. This one-day interdisciplinary symposium will allow students, faculty, and the wider community a chance to take part in an ongoing international dialogue about the Catholic Church’s approach to peacemaking and […]

Marquette student awarded Wisconsin Campus Compact’s 2017 Jack Keating Student Civic Leadership Award

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Wisconsin Campus Compact has awarded their 2017 Jack Keating Student Civic Leadership Award to Alison Dikanovic, senior in the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences, who assisted in the creation of Youth Rise MKE, an online magazine that tells the stories of teens making a difference in Milwaukee. WiCC is a coalition of college and […]