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CAMPus Impact wins inaugural ITGA Intern Challenge
CAMPus Impact, a domestic immersion experience offered through the Center for Peacemaking, was the inaugural winner of the International Town and Gown Association’s Intern Challenge, designed to highlight an effective student-led community project in collaboration with a local government or nonprofit. CAMPus Impact focuses on community engagement in Milwaukee, in concert with Near West Side…
Getting to know Vice President for Finance Ian Gonzalez
Ian Gonzalez joined Marquette in November 2019 after serving as corporate controller for Wauwatosa -based Briggs & Stratton Corporation. To get better acclimated to his new role as vice president for finance at Marquette, the College of Business Administration alumnus says he’s been digging into books and audiobooks on the higher education industry. Ian took…
Help Marquette be named the most ‘active’ AJCU university; participate in annual Go Move Challenge
The annual Go Move Challenge will take place Feb. 1-28. 19 schools within the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU) will complete to see which university is the most active. Every minute of movement counts as faculty and staff compete to see who can get the most movement during the month of February. There…
Winter Office Olympics will be Feb. 11
Employee Wellness will host the Winter Office Olympics on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 12:15 p.m. at the Rec Center. Session 1 will begin at 12:15 p.m.; Session 2 will begin at 1 p.m. Office Olympics offer employees a fun, team building activity with a focus on physical wellness. No athletic ability is required to participate.…
Marquette Momentum: New leadership program offers students personal and vocational development opportunity
By Jenna Thompson, Comm ’21, communication intern in the Office of Marketing and Communication As soon as first-year students hesitantly wave goodbye to their families on move-in day, opportunities to get involved on campus are endless. Leadership is core to Marquette’s identity as one of its four foundational pillars, and student leaders play integral roles…
Residence Life selected for social justice research study
The Office of Residence Life was recently selected as one of four schools to participate in “The Experiences of Resident Advisers Facilitating Social Justice Interactions in the Residential Curriculum Model”, a grant-funded research study through the Association of College and University Housing Officers – International (ACUHO-I). The study will be conducted by two representatives from…
University issues vaping health advisory
In light of the recent news coverage following an investigation into cases of severe lung injury and deaths associated with the use of e-cigarettes or vaping products, Marquette is issuing a university-wide health alert. As of Dec. 27, 2019, there have been 2,561 cases of severe lung injury and 55 confirmed deaths in the U.S.…
Orientation leader applications due Feb. 10
Orientation leader applications are due Monday, Feb. 10, at 11:59 p.m. The two-step process requires an application through Handshake and Qualtrics. Students will be notified by Wednesday, Feb. 19, if they are selected for a group interview, which will then take place on Thursday, Feb. 27, or Friday, Feb. 28. With questions, contact New Student and…
Haggerty Museum to host gallery talk on photographer Joel Sternfeld, Jan. 20
In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the Haggerty Museum of Art will host a gallery talk on Monday, Jan. 20, at 2 p.m. The talk will focus on photographer Joel Sternfeld’s work as a part of Milwaukee Museum Week. Among the pioneers of color photography, Sternfeld has been documenting Americans and the…
Register for employee meditation classes
The Faber Center and Employee Wellness will host two eight-week meditation classes this spring, Feb. 4 through March 31. “Guided Meditation” will be on Tuesday mornings from 7 a.m. to 7:45 a.m. “Open Sit Without Instruction” will be on Thursday mornings from 7:15 a.m. to 7:45 a.m. Both class will be held in AMU, Room…