The Haggerty Museum of Art has been awarded $146,404 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ new Community Catalyst Initiative to support WaterMarks: An Atlas of Water and the City of Milwaukee. The Community Catalyst Initiative funds support the development of museum and library collaborative approaches that bring positive community change. WaterMarks invites Milwaukee […]
Events to be held in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the 1967 civil rights demonstrations in Milwaukee
A Mass will be celebrated on Thursday, July 27, at 6:30 p.m. in the Church of the Gesu to commemorate the role of the Catholic Church in the 1967 struggle for civil rights and to recommit to the continuing struggle in 2017. Bishop Jeffrey Haines will preside and Father Bryan Massingale will preach. Additionally, there […]
Sendik’s store to open on Marquette University campus
Marquette University President Michael R. Lovell today announced that a new Sendik’s store will open in the heart of the Marquette campus in vacant space north of the Bookmarq near the northeast corner of 16th and West Wells Streets. “From my earliest days as president at Marquette, I told our students and our partners in […]
Marquette wins 2017 CASE Circle of Excellence Award for Near West Side Partners report
Marquette University has won a 2017 Council for Advancement and Support of Education Circle of Excellence Gold Award for its Near West Side Partners report. The award recognizes outstanding work in advancement services, alumni relations, communications, fundraising and marketing at CASE member institutions worldwide. In 2017, more than 715 higher education institutions, independent schools and […]
Marquette offering complimentary tickets for Historic Concordia Neighborhood Tour, June 17
Complimentary tickets are being offered for the Historic Concordia Neighborhood Tour on Saturday, June 17, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Guests can attend the pie and cake social, beer tasting, bid in the silent auction, and tour historic homes. For more information, visit their website. Kids under 12 may attend free with adult supervision. Tickets […]
2017 Women and Girls of Color grant recipients announced
The Center for Gender and Sexualities Studies announced the 2017 Women and Girls of Color grant recipients. The four projects below were selected this year across areas of health, academic achievement, and interpersonal violence. Health Mental Health and Academic Success Among Latina Emerging Adults: The Role of Culture and Gender Expectations; Dr. Lucas Torres, associate […]
Future Milwaukee accepting applications for 2017–18 class
Future Milwaukee Community Leadership Program, offered through the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences, is currently recruiting individuals for its nine-month program. Participants meet two times each month on Monday evenings from mid-September 2017 through mid-May 2018 and receive a Certificate of Completion upon graduation. Program participants examine their personal strengths and challenges, and learn […]
Marquette receives two local awards for efforts in community engagement; student honored for engagement
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, […]
Provost’s Initiative supports two community-engaged research partnership development grants
The Provost’s Initiative is supporting two community-engaged research partnership development grants through the Office of Community Engagement. Dr. Aleksandra Snowden received a $5,000 grant to partner with Dr. Katherine Wilson, executive director, of the Frank Zeidler Center for Public Discussion, to examine interpersonal violence from a public health perspective in Milwaukee’s most violent neighborhoods. Dr. […]
Save the Date: 2017 Community Engagement Symposium is Nov. 6
Save the date for the second annual Marquette University Community Engagement Symposium, “Deepening Partnerships in Pursuit of Social Justice,” which will be held on Monday, Nov. 6, 2017, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. There are incredible efforts occurring throughout our city that demonstrate the high impact of bi-directional, community-university research, teaching, and service collaborations […]
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