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Dr. Kathy Rapala named director of nursing’s Telehealth Accelerator Grant
Dr. Kathy Rapala, clinical assistant professor in the College of Nursing, has been named the new director of nursing’s Telehealth Accelerator Grant. She will begin her new role on Monday, June 13. Patricia Schroeder, the founding director, will remain involved with the grant and its escalating work as executive chair. She will transition day–to–day leadership…
First Near West Side Arbor Fest, June 4
Near West Side Partners will be hosting its first Near West Side Arbor Fest at the Potawatomi Wgema Campus (3215 W. State St.) on Saturday, June 4, at 11 a.m. Arbor Fest is an opportunity for community members to connect and learn about sustainability with free native plants, gardening workshops, resources, food and music. This…
Marquette faculty and staff grants from March 2022
Marquette University’s Office of Research and Sponsored Programs has announced the following grants awarded to university faculty and staff in March 2022. Marquette biomedical sciences professor receives $1.6 million U-RISE grant from National Institutes of Health (Dr. SuJean Choi) Marquette engineering professor awarded $2.5 million Department of Energy grant (Dr. Adam Dempsey) Marquette speech pathology…
Programming announced for “J.R.R. Tolkien: The Art of the Manuscript” at Haggerty Museum of Art
The Haggerty Museum of Art and Raynor Memorial Libraries announced the presentation of a slate of programming, including a lecture series, in conjunction with the collaborative exhibition “J.R.R. Tolkien: The Art of the Manuscript.” The exhibition will feature the original manuscripts created by J.R.R. Tolkien for his literary classics “The Hobbit,” “The Lord of the…
Message from Father Voiss: Amid the darkness of violence, together we seek light
Dear Marquette community, As we attempt to process the unimaginable loss of life yesterday at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, along with other recent acts of violence in Buffalo, Houston, California and in our own Milwaukee, we also continue to reflect on the killing of George Floyd, which happened two years ago today. Let…
Marquette Alpha Sigma Nu chapter receives award for loyalty programming
The Alpha Sigma Nu Board of Directors awarded the organization’s Marquette chapter its best loyalty programming honor as part of the Alpha Sigma Nu Chapter of the Year awards. The ASN chapter at Marquette was selected for its work during the Ignatian year, which marks the 500th anniversary of St. Ignatius’ cannonball moment. The Marquette chapter created…
Thelma A. Sias’ graduate Commencement address
To Mr. President, members of the Board of Trustees, faculty, staff and students, I say to you, thank you for the honor of this great recognition. On behalf of my late parents, Roosevelt and Pauline, and on behalf of those men and women who taught me lessons to learn in the cotton fields of Mississippi,…
Highlights from Marquette’s 2022 Commencement ceremonies
Marquette University’s 141st Commencement was held on Sunday, May 22, with 1,942 undergraduates, 837 Master’s recipients and 76 Ph.D. recipients celebrating at Summerfest’s American Family Insurance Amphitheater. Watch a 60-second recap of the undergraduate Commencement ceremony: The festivities were split into two ceremonies, with an undergraduate event in the morning and a graduate event in…
Nominations for University Staff Senate extended through Friday, May 27
Nominations for University Staff Senate (USS) representatives will be accepted through Friday, May 27. Any full-time or regular part-time employee whose primary designation is staff (rather than faculty or student), who has been employed by Marquette University for at least one year as of May 2022, and who is not represented by a collective bargaining unit, may be…
Dwyane Wade’s undergraduate Commencement address
Thank you! Thank you all. So, I was working on this speech with my vocal coach, Mr. Arthur Joseph. Arthur and I had been working on this speech for a few days, and on Monday, we worked for two hours. In those two hours, we came to a good place at the beginning of the…