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Message from COVID-19 Response Team Chair on monitoring Omicron variant
Dear Marquette community: We are grateful for all that you did to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19 this past semester. Thanks to our high vaccination rates – over 93% of faculty, staff and students – and indoor mask requirement, we were able to offer a rich in-person experience for our students. The Marquette University…
Marquette monitoring legal status of COVID-19 federal mandates
At this time, the COVID-19 federal Executive Order 14042 covering federal contractors remains in litigation and implementation of the requirements is paused. Marquette University is actively monitoring the legal status of the Occupational Health and Safety Administration’s (OSHA) emergency temporary standard (ETS) related to COVID-19 mitigation, a standard that may cover the university if it…
Marquette doctoral candidate earns third place in The Science Coalition video challenge
Adam Knier, a doctoral candidate in Marquette University’s Klingler College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Biological Sciences, earned third place in the graduate student division of The Science Coalition’s annual “Fund It Forward” video competition. The “Fund It Forward” competition encourages undergraduate and graduate researchers to spread the word about why science matters. Knier’s…
Marquette’s Top 12 Social Media Moments of 2021
See what was going on, and what our Golden Eagles liked during 2021
Marquette awarded $3.8 million grant from Department of Defense for new ‘In Defense of Water’ program
Marquette University has received a two-year, $3.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense for an interdisciplinary program, “Novel Technologies to Mitigate Water Contamination for Resilient Infrastructure,” to develop novel, sustainable technologies to protect the environment and to provide clean drinking water. The project, which the researchers refer to as “In Defense of Water,”…
IWL SHINES on Kiesha Martin’s Research on Linguistic Identity and How to Change DEI Initiatives in Higher Education
This Q&A is part of a series called “IWL SHINES” — an inclusive research series highlighting research conducted by faculty, grad students, and staff at Marquette.
Marquette Law School receives $5 million gift to establish the Andrew Center for Restorative Justice
Marquette University President Michael R. Lovell announced today that alumni couple Louis (Law ’66) and Suzanne Bouquet (Sp ’66) Andrew have committed $5 million to establish the Andrew Center for Restorative Justice at Marquette Law School. “We are extremely appreciative to the Andrews for this generous gift, which will play a pivotal role in restorative…
Alumnus, Comcast president Bill Stemper elected to Board of Trustees
The Marquette University Board of Trustees elected William (Bill) Stemper as its newest member at its Dec. 10 meeting. A 1977 graduate of Marquette’s Opus College of Engineering, Stemper is president of Philadelphia-based Comcast Business, a division of the cable unit of Comcast Corporation. Marquette trustees serve for three-year terms and may be re-elected to…
An update from Dr. Deirdre Dempsey, chair of the Dean of Libraries Search Committee
Dear Marquette community, On behalf of all the members of the Search Committee, I am very happy to share the Opportunity and Challenge Profile for the Dean of Libraries position with you. Many thanks to all of you who participated in the listening sessions hosted by the Search Committee! The insights gathered from these sessions…
Join spring ‘Making Marquette Inclusive’ discussion series
The “Making Marquette Inclusive” discussion series has facilitators available for several additional spring cohorts. This 10-week program provides Marquette employees with the opportunity to examine issues of diversity, equity and inclusion as they relate to our day-to-day work on this campus and to reinforce the value of working across differences. Through a robust curriculum consisting of articles,…