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Contribute to Employee Emergency Grant Fund for furloughed employees by May 31

Earlier this month, after many Marquette community members inquired about making contributions to provide additional financial support to furloughed employees, the university launched an Employee Emergency Grant Fund to support furloughed employees. So far, the fund has received $32,245 in donations. To maximize the support of furloughed employees, contributions to the fund must be received […]

University’s Title IX policy to comply with new U.S. Department of Education regulations

Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released new regulations which mandate how colleges and universities respond to sexual misconduct cases under Title IX, the federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex or gender in any federally funded education program or activity. To comply with these new regulations, […]

Fulbright and other fellowship applications now open 

Applications are now open for the Fulbright Fellowship and other national and international fellowships, including the Rhodes, Gates-Cambridge and Mitchem.  To learn more and apply, contact Dr. Amelia Zurcher, director of the University Honors Program.

Employee Resource Groups creating masks for staff on campus; sign up to help or donate materials

Several Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) are collaborating to provide fabric masks for fellow colleagues working on campus. Marquette Moms, LGBTQ+ ERG, Womxn of Color, Women of Marquette, University Staff Senate, and Facilities Planning and Management have partnered to make masks and are seeking additional support.   Be a part of this project  Donate cloth masks Donate materials needed […]

Apply to be Baccalaureate Mass senior speaker

Baccalaureate Mass is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 29, at 4 p.m. in the Al McGuire Center.   Seniors who are interested in being this year’s senior speaker can apply here.   Additionally, those interested in volunteering as lectors, altar servers, Eucharistic ministers and music ministers should complete the online form. Please note that any of Marquette’s plans […]

Professor receives $747,000 grant for spinal cord injury research

Dr. Kristi Streeter, assistant professor of physical therapy in the College of Health Sciences, received a $747,000 R00 grant from the National Institutes of Health for her study on neuromuscular plasticity following spinal cord injury. Spinal cord injury often leads to paralysis of the diaphragm, a muscle crucial in the act of breathing. Streeter’s goal […]