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Baccalaureate Mass is May 22

Marquette will host an in-person Baccalaureate Mass (with overflow space and livestream options) during Commencement weekend Saturday, May 22, from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Registration and ticketing is required; registration for in-person attendance is now closed. All are invited and welcome to tune in virtually via YouTube. Mass will be celebrated rain or shine […]

March 2021 faculty and staff grants

The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs has announced the following grants awarded to university faculty and staff in March 2021. I-Corps Sites: Southeastern Wisconsin-Enhancing Regional Technology Commercialization $1,000 – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Kristina Ropella, Opus Dean in the Opus College of Engineering, on behalf of Cierra Griffin and Nelly Dennis, senior undergraduates in the […]

Two projects chosen for President’s Challenge for Racial Justice and Equity Response funding

President Lovell announced two project winners for the President’s Challenge for Racial Justice and Equity Response, a grant program launched to focus on the urgent issue of elevating and advancing racial justice and equity across Milwaukee’s various communities. In partnership with American Family Insurance and with ongoing support from Johnson Controls Foundation, grants of up […]

2021 virtual Staff Excellence Awards event is June 7; register to receive the link

The 2021 Excellence in University Service and Diversity Inclusion Awards will be presented virtually on Monday, June 7, at 11 a.m.  Register online. Note that you must register in order to receive the link to join. The awards will honor six members of the community who exemplify the university’s mission of excellence, faith, leadership and service.  Excellence […]

President Lovell to host in-person office hours, May 11

The president will host in-person office hours on Tuesday, May 11, at 3:30 p.m. Students, faculty and staff are invited to sign up for a 15-minute slot to meet with Dr. Lovell and discuss a topic of their choice. Please sign up by emailing requestpresident@marquette.edu to express your interest. Attendees are encouraged to share a topic […]

Campus Master Plan updates: Lalumiere gets a lift, Grad School’s new home, construction begins for Marquette Business

As the semester ends, Marquette is gearing up for a summer of construction and infrastructure projects to help advance the Campus Master Plan at a time when crews can be more efficient — and less disruptive to daily campus operations. Widely used for undergrad classes, Lalumiere Hall will see improvements Straz and Clark Halls aren’t […]

Nursing to move to renovated and expanded Straz Hall in 2024

With the new home for Marquette Business due to be ready in December 2022, the future of David A. Straz, Jr. Hall, the current home of the College of Business Administration and Graduate School of Management, has been decided. With a bold strategic plan to augment its 8,000-strong alumni workforce and make an even greater […]

University mourns the loss of Dr. Robert Shuter

Marquette University mourns the loss of Dr. Robert Shuter, former professor in the Diederich College of Communication. Robert passed away on Tuesday, May 4, at the age of 75. Robert worked in the college from 1973-2015. Most recently, he was a professor emeritus in communication studies and director of the Center for Intercultural New Media […]

Second annual IWL Interdisciplinary Summer Grant Awards support faculty and student researchers 

After a successful pilot program that included adaptations to mitigate pandemic restraints this past summer, the Institute for Women’s Leadership (IWL) enthusiastically continues with its 2nd Annual Interdisciplinary Summer Grant Program.   The program continues to seek to foster interdisciplinary research collaborations across the university that further the campus community’s understanding of gender and sex.  The […]