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Office of International Education to host events in celebration of International Education Week

The Office of International Education will celebrate International Education Week, Monday, Nov. 17, through Saturday, Nov. 22, with a series of events that explore the benefits of global awareness and exchange. Events include discussions on key current events, such as Ebola, Ukraine, the Middle East and North Africa, immigration, water issues around the world, and […]

Old D2L courses to be removed

Marquette has been hosting course sites on Desire2Learn since 2004. In the decade since, thousands of course sites have been loaded with text and media. This sheer volume of data is now stressing storage capacity and effecting system performance. Marquette will address this by conducting the first course cleanup at the conclusion of the 2014 fall […]

Female volunteers needed for clinical orthopedic study

Female volunteers are needed for a study to examine the biomechanics of movements related to ACL injuries in active, young adult females. Individuals who qualify must be between the ages of 18 and 25, have normal lower extremity function and gait, no current lower extremity injuries, and no prior history of knee surgery. The research […]

Dr. Christopher Miller provides update on student injured in Spain

Dear Marquette community, I’m writing today to bring you a positive update on Jennifer Waters, the student who was involved in a serious accident last month while studying abroad in Madrid, Spain. Over the past few weeks, Jennifer remained in critical condition and underwent multiple surgeries. Today, I’m happy to report that her situation has […]

Ott Memorial Writing Center to host writing events during November

November is Marquette University Writing Month (MUWriMo), and while National Novel Writing Month challenges novelists to write 50,000 words during the month of November, MUWriMo aims to build a community of all writers working on any project. There are many opportunities to participate including: The daily online writing challenge. Individuals can sign-up to highlight their […]

Campus events to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Jesuit martyrs of El Salvador

Marquette University joins the Society of Jesus community across the world to commemorate the murder of Jesuit priests 25 years ago at the University of Central America in El Salvador. Marquette will offer Masses, programs and trips between Nov. 9 and Nov. 17 to provide opportunities for reflection, prayer and conversation. On Nov. 16, 1989, […]

Annual benefits enrollment ends Nov. 14

Marquette’s annual benefits enrollment ends Friday, Nov. 14, at 11:59 p.m. The annual enrollment process is completed through the MyJob portal. With the exception of the Flexible Spending and MetLaw elections, all other current elections will roll over into 2015. However, if individuals would like to confirm or change their benefit coverage in 2015, they […]

College of Nursing to host “Mission Possible-Operation Veteran Care”

The College of Nursing and Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center will host “Mission Possible-Operation Veteran Care,” Friday, Nov. 21, in Clark Hall 120. The event will feature keynote speaker Dr. Catherine Rick, who will present “The Power of Patient Engagement.” In addition, the conference will include research presentations and presentations featuring the voice of […]

Recreational Sports’ coloring contest supports homeless veterans

The Department of Recreational Sports will host the annual turkey coloring contest to support homeless veterans. The cost is $1 to color a turkey and all proceeds go to VETs Place Central’s Thanksgiving dinner. VETs Place Central is a full-service, one-stop homeless shelter that provides a holistic approach to serving the homeless veteran population. The turkeys […]