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90% of students vaccinated; faculty and staff have until Aug. 30 to upload vaccine information
Vaccination is a critical tool to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. As of Aug. 12, more than 90% of Marquette students enrolled for fall 2021 have submitted proof of vaccination for COVID-19 — our goal is for faculty and staff to meet or exceed that number. Faculty and staff are strongly encouraged to upload proof of COVID-19 vaccine to the MU Patient Portal by midnight on Aug. 30.…
Book Marq extended hours and updates
The Book Marq will have extended hours on Saturday, Aug. 28 and Sept. 4, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Normal hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Avoid the rush during the first week of classes by placing an order for your textbooks now. Visit the Book Marq website to place your order with shipping…
Marquette receives ‘First-gen Forward’ designation; First-generation Day celebrations will be Nov. 3-8
Marquette was designated a “First Gen Forward” institution by the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) as part of the third cohort. We join a devoted community of professionals prepared to share evidence-based practices and resources, troubleshoot challenges, generate knowledge and continue to advance the success of first-generation students across the country. NASPA’s commitment to student success…
Teams meeting video recordings will save to Teams or OneDrive beginning Aug. 16
Starting on Monday, Aug. 16, Microsoft Teams meeting video recordings will no longer save to the Microsoft Stream video platform. Microsoft is requiring this move and will use two destinations for video recordings: Teams channel meetings will be saved to the Microsoft Teams site under the channel’s “files” tab in the “recordings” folder. Teams meetings scheduled via Outlook will be saved…
New student diversity training workshop will be Aug. 27
Two new required online diversity, equity and inclusion training programs were recently announced, one of which is a training program for new students titled “Brave and Bold Dialogues: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion – College Edition.” The program is an interactive, one-hour online course exploring real-life scenarios designed to increase awareness and understanding while building foundational knowledge of diversity,…
Engineering professor receives NSF CAREER grant
Dr. Henry Medeiros, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering in the Opus College of Engineering, has been awarded a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation worth more than $515,000 for his research project to create a framework that will enforce temporal consistency in computer vision algorithms. The project, titled…
June faculty and staff grants
The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs has announced the following grants awarded to university faculty and staff in June 2021: Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service receives $350,000 in funding for operations; also announces initiative to grow endowment (Milwaukee NNS, Ronald Smith) College of Education receives nearly $1 million HRSA grant to support behavioral health workforce for underserved communities (Department…
University requiring COVID-19 testing for employees who do not upload vaccine information by Aug. 30
Vaccination is a critical tool to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. As of Aug. 12, more than 90% of Marquette students enrolled for fall 2021 have submitted proof of vaccination for COVID-19 — our goal is for faculty and staff to meet or exceed that number. Faculty and staff are strongly encouraged to upload proof of COVID-19 vaccine to the MU Patient Portal by midnight Aug. 30. IMPORTANT:…
Marquette introduces new required diversity, equity and inclusion training programs
Dear Marquette community, Aligned with our values as a Catholic, Jesuit university and articulated in our strategic plan, Beyond Boundaries, Marquette is committed to becoming a more inclusive community in which all our diverse stakeholders feel a sense of belonging and are able to thrive. But even as we strive to embody these ideals, we…
Boosting Success for Milwaukee Students
In this episode we hear from leaders at Marquette and in Milwaukee who are passionate about supporting our community –– and helping students successfully navigate the college experience.