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Marquette to participate in Summerfest Tech event June 29
Dr. Kristina Ropella, Opus Dean of the Opus College of Engineering, and Dr. Tom Kaczmarek, director of the Center for Cyber Security Awareness and Cyber Defense, will moderate conversations at Summerfest Tech on Wednesday, June 29, at Saint Kate – The Arts Hotel. Ropella will moderate a panel of area executives on leading with digital,…
Institute for Women’s Leadership seeking applications for co-director positions
The Institute for Women’s Leadership is seeking two new co-directors to join the IWL team. The IWL is a research institute that launched in 2019 which focuses on supporting the innovative research being done by Marquette faculty and translating that research into practical solutions and programs that advance gender equity and women’s leadership. The IWL…
Celebrating 50 years of the Pell Grant — increasing accessibility and affordability in higher education
Thursday, June 23, marks the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 by President Richard Nixon. These amendments created the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant, later named the Pell Grant in honor of its sponsor, Sen. Claiborne Pell. Since 1972, the Pell Grant program has helped over 80 million American students…
Join Mission and Ministry’s Ignatian Summer Art Series in July and August
The Office of Mission and Ministry is hosting an Ignatian Summer Arts Series in July and August at the St. Joan of Arc Chapel. Join and explore your creativity through a program that engages various forms of art and elements of Ignatian spirituality. The series includes three parts: Painting, July 13 from 10 a.m.-11 a.m. …
Jessica Ogilvie named new director for the Center for Professional Selling
Dr. Jessica Ogilvie has been named the new director of Marquette Business’s Center for Professional Selling, which was launched in September 2021. Ogilvie, an associate professor of marketing, will begin in the role July 1. She will be responsible for the overall leadership of the center, succeeding current director Dr. Alex Milovic, assistant professor of…
Engineering professor receives $4.2 million Department of Energy grant for methane-reduction technology
Dr. Adam Dempsey, assistant professor of mechanical engineering in Marquette University’s Opus College of Engineering, has been awarded a research grant worth nearly $4.2 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to enable innovative technology for lean-burn natural gas engines with the potential to reduce methane slip by 90% from current levels. “Prechamber Enabled Mixing…
Photo gallery: Juneteenth Kickoff Celebration
Marquette and Milwaukee community members came together on Friday, June 17, on Central Mall for a Juneteenth Celebration hosted by Dr. Kristin Haglund, the Rev. John P. Raynor, S.J. Endowed Chair and professor in the College of Nursing, and the Milwaukee nonprofit organization Safe & Sound. The event featured a variety of musical acts, with…
Research Spotlight: Shattering the glass frog ceiling
Teaching Instructor Rick Boyd is said to be only the second individual in the United States to successfully breed the granulosa glass frog in captivity.
Marquette Law School Poll discussion on Wisconsin voters, June 22
The Marquette University Law School will unveil the results of a new statewide survey on Wednesday, June 22, in a free, in-person event featuring Prof. Charles Franklin, professor of law and public policy and director of the Marquette Law School Poll. The program is open to the public and will begin at 12:15 p.m. in…
Rev. Ronald Bieganowski, S.J., and Rev. Grant Garinger, S.J., reach Jesuit milestones
Two members of the Marquette Jesuit community were recognized in June for reaching jubilees this year. Rev. Ronald Bieganowski, S.J., is celebrating 50 years since his ordination to the priesthood as a member of the Society of Jesus; Rev. Grant Garinger, S.J., is celebrating 25 years of priesthood. Father Bieganowski, who has been a Jesuit…