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Severe weather reminder
In the event of severe weather, the university continually monitors weather conditions. Per university policy, senior leadership will make a determination by 5:30 a.m. regarding whether or not to cancel classes and close the university that day for weather-related reasons. An overview of the university’s processes and methods of communication for communicating closures due to severe weather is online. …
Changes to COVID Cheq screening process take effect Jan. 19
Following the recent announcement that Marquette is requiring booster shots for eligible students and strongly recommending them for eligible staff and faculty, the following changes will be made to the COVID Cheq screening process as of Jan. 19. All students, faculty and staff that have received the COVID-19 booster and uploaded proof will continue to receive the automated COVID Cheq green…
Beyond MU Webinar ‘Finding Common Ground through Civil Conversation and Honest Dialogue’ is Jan. 27
Beyond MU: Lifelong Learning will host a webinar titled “Finding Common Ground through Civil Conversation and Honest Dialogue” on Thursday, Jan. 27, from noon to 1 p.m. Registration can be completed online. The presentation will be presented by: Amber Wichowsky, associate professor and assistant chair of political science and director of the Civic Dialogues program Savannah Charles, Arts…
Marquette Today moving to daily Monday-Friday schedule
Marquette Today — the university’s primary internal communication vehicle, which is sent to all faculty, staff and students — is set to transition from its twice-weekly cadence to a daily Monday through Friday schedule during the academic year, starting Monday, Jan. 24. Daily Marquette Today emails will provide the campus community with more timely updates…
COVID-19 vaccine and booster clinic at AMU Feb. 1
The City of Milwaukee Health Department will host a vaccine and booster clinic on Feb. 1 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the AMU Ballrooms. Students, faculty and staff can attend. All COVID-19 doses – including first, second and boosters – will be available. Moderna, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccines will be available. Additionally, influenza vaccines will be available. …
A Martin Luther King Jr. Day message from Dr. Joya Crear
Dear Marquette community, Since spring 2020, our country and its varied and diverse communities have grappled with parallel crises: one of public health, another of racial justice. Just as the COVID-19 pandemic began to rage, taking souls in its wake, the killings of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd launched a racial reckoning that roared…
O-Fest rescheduled to Feb. 3
Winter O-Fest has been rescheduled and will take place in the Alumni Memorial Union on Thursday, Feb. 3, from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. The Office of Engagement and Inclusion invites the campus community to visit the first three floors of the AMU to learn more about student organizations and other opportunities for campus engagement.…
Dr. William Cullinan giving webinar on brain science’s connection to free-throw shooting
Dr. William Cullinan, dean of the College of Health Sciences and director of Marquette’s Integrative Neuroscience Research Center, will give a lighthearted webinar on Jan. 26 discussing the implications from brain science on successful free-throw shooting in basketball. The webinar is hosted by Beyond MU: Lifelong Learning. Cullinan will present the cases of two former…
Marquette associate vice president joins board of James W. Foley Legacy Foundation
Rana Altenburg, associate vice president of public affairs at Marquette University, has joined the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation Board of Directors, the organization announced Jan. 7. The Foley Foundation was created in 2014 to honor the legacy of James Foley, a graduate of Marquette and a freelance journalist who was captured and beheaded by…
Marquette to add instructional days at end of semester; no changes to Spring Break, Easter Break or Commencement
Following the recent announcement that Marquette University is delaying the start of undergraduate, Graduate School and Law School classes to Monday, Jan. 24, the Office of the Provost announces the following plan to add instructional days at the end of the semester. This plan was developed with input from the Academic Deans Council, University Academic Senate executive committee, COVID-19 academic planning group, COVID-19 Response Team, Marquette University Student…