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Family Weekend 2020 canceled; moves to virtual opportunities
Unfortunately due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Family Weekend 2020 has been canceled. The weekend was previously scheduled for Oct. 9-11. The health and safety of students and their families remains the university’s top concern. Marquette looks forward to welcoming families in 2021. The Office of Student Development is exploring potential virtual events for families,…
Students: order fall 2020 textbooks online to reduce in-store visits
Due to COVID-19, the Book Marq is asking all students to place book orders online to reduce the amount of people in the physical store. Books can be shipped to you directly; orders placed now will receive free UPS ground shipping until further notice. IMPORTANT: Students who order now, or three weeks prior to their arrival…
Dr. Taly Gilat-Schmidt honored with Teaching Excellence Award
Dr. Taly Gilat-Schmidt is an associate professor of biomedical engineering in the Opus College of Engineering. She is also a 2020 recipient of the John P. Raynor, S.J. Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence. Gilat-Schmidt has built reputation as a model teacher and scholar. Her extensive research on things like CT imaging has made her a…
Good to be green
Marquette’s Three Minute Thesis winner’s research aims to improve green infrastructure, nature’s way
COVID-19 Update: We must all do our part to mitigate the spread
Dear Marquette community, As you have likely seen, COVID-19 cases are rising across the country, including here in Wisconsin and in Milwaukee County. In our Avenues West neighborhood, the City of Milwaukee Health Department is reporting 48 new COVID-19 cases among 18- to 24-year-olds over the past two weeks, from June 23 – July 7.…
Employee Assistance program presents ‘Healthy Coping in Challenging Times’ webinar, July 16
Anne Demski, LSCW, CEAP, SAP, from the Advocate Aurora Employee Assistance Program (EAP) will present a webinar titled “Healthy Coping Amidst Challenging Times” on Thursday, July 16, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Demski has more than 25 years of experience in clinical and management capacities as well as her own private practice. The presentation…
A message from university leaders in support of international students
Dear Marquette community, Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced new polices related to fall semester student enrollment, online learning and maintaining F-1 student visa status. These policies directly affect our international students, particularly as it relates to students exclusively enrolling in online courses for the fall. Marquette is dedicated to doing…
Marquette participates in historic transfer agreement with technical colleges
Students seeking to transfer credits from any of Wisconsin’s 16 technical colleges to Marquette will have a much easier time in the future thanks to a historic, comprehensive agreement announced yesterday. Marquette is one of the private, nonprofit colleges and universities participating in the WAICU-WTCS Course Credit Transfer Agreement. WAICU stands for the Wisconsin Association…
Emergency Employee Fund raises $40,000, supports 51 employees
Back in May, 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. In total, the fund received $40,220 from 259 donors. Funds were able to support 51 employees who were furloughed. All employees who applied…
July 14 COVID-19 Town Hall to focus on health protocols, academic planning and residence life; register today
The Marquette COVID-19 Response Team will host another virtual COVID-19 Town Hall for the campus community on Tuesday, July 14, from 3:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. via Microsoft Teams Live. Register via Eventbrite; a link to join the virtual event will be sent to registrants on Tuesday morning. Please note that this event is for Marquette…