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Registration now open for Faber Center spring programs
The Faber Center will offer the following events for faculty and staff: Retreat for Busy People Monday, Feb. 15, from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Lenten Journey: Praying with Scripture Mondays, Feb 15 through March 29, from noon to 1 p.m. Praying with Our Senses Tuesdays, Feb. 16 through March 16, from noon to 1 p.m. Visit the Faber Center Calendar of Events to register.
‘Touchstones: Stories of Hope and Inspiration’ is Feb. 19
The Faber Center will host “Touchstones: Stories of Hope and Inspiration” on Friday, Feb. 19, from noon to 12:30 p.m. Faculty and staff are invited to join Dr. Heather Hathaway, professor of English and Africana studies, as she shares highlights of her spiritual journey. Register online. A link to join will be sent to all registrants. Visit the Faber Center web page for a…
Virtual Soup with Substance: ‘Who Are We?’ is Feb. 17
Campus Ministry will host the next “Soup with Substance” on Wednesday, Feb. 17, at noon via Microsoft Teams. Focusing on the topic of Black Catholic women, Shawnee Daniels Sykes, associate professor at Mount Mary University, will discuss and reflect on racial divisions, fear and hostilities. Register online to receive the link to join. With questions, contact Amanda Harris, Soup with…
2021 Nieman Symposium to explore objectivity in journalism, Feb. 23
The Diederich College of Communication will host the 2021 Nieman Symposium on Tuesday, Feb. 23, from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. via Microsoft Teams. Panelists include: Marissa Evans, social issues reporter for the Star Tribune Wesley Lowery, journalist at CBS News Linda Steiner, professor and director of ADVANCE David Umhoefer, director of the O’Brien Fellowship in Public Service Journalism Dr.…
Reminder: Students selected for mandatory COVID-19 testing must complete the process
The university has expanded COVID-19 testing for the spring semester. In addition to on-campus testing for symptomatic students and close contacts, Marquette is providing weekly mandatory COVID-19 tests for selected students. Students should check their Marquette emails on Sundays to see if they were selected for the first round of testing. All students who live…
‘The Great Debaters’ Black History Month lecture is Feb. 18
In celebration of Black History Month, the virtual lecture, “The Great Debaters: The Political Ideologies of Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. DuBois, Martin Luther King and Malcolm X,” will be presented from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 18. Dr. Cedric Burrows, assistant professor of English, and Dr. Heather Hathaway, associate dean for faculty and graduate affairs and professor of English and Africana studies,…
Tax information available for 2020 payroll deduction donors
Those who made donation to the university via payroll deduction in 2020 can find record of the total financial contribution to Marquette on their December 2020 paystub — which is available online on MyJob. This documentation may be needed for tax records. Charitable contributions to Marquette are tax-deductible as note by the law. Gifts resulting in benefits…
Graduate Student Organization to host virtual social event, Feb. 26
The Graduate Student Organization will host a virtual social from 3p.m. to 4 p.m., Friday, Feb. 26, on Microsoft Teams. The social will serve as an opportunity to meet the new GSO officers and connect with other graduate students from different departments. A link will be emailed to all graduate students.
Register for ‘Milwaukee Roots’ series by Feb. 18
Milwaukee Roots is an eight-week, two-part community conversation series sponsored by the Center for Urban Research, Teaching and Outreach (CURTO), the Center for Community Service, the Burke Scholarship Program and the Service Learning Program. The pre-recorded webinars include a variety of local historians, community activists and community experts that lead important dialogues about issues of voting rights, food, housing,…
Campus groups to host a prayer service for national unity, Feb. 18
College Democrats, College Republicans and Campus Ministry will co-host a prayer service for national unity on Thursday, Feb. 18, at 8:30 p.m. in the AMU’s Chapel of the Holy Family. The service aims to build national unity, a renewed and deepened commitment to the common good in the United States, reconciliation amongst peoples and foster greater solidarity and…