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Join the Marquette Nursing Alumni Facebook Group
Dear Marquette nursing alumni: We are not sure if you are familiar with the MU Mentor/Mentee program. It is a fantastic program through alumni relations that matches current students with alumni in a mentoring relationship. As a result of the pandemic era, we started with Zoom meetings with all the mentors and mentees in the…
Biological sciences professor receives USDA funding to increase cold tolerance in rice for an earlier planting season
Dr. Michael Schläppi, professor of biological sciences in the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences, has received a $650,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to study cold tolerance in rice with a goal of expanding the rice planting season to earlier in the year in order to avoid seasonal effects that hinder quality…
Nominations open for the Rev. Pedro Arrupe, S.J., Faculty Colleague Award
Nominations are open for the Rev. Pedro Arrupe, S.J., Faculty Colleague Award. The Father Arrupe, S.J., Faculty Colleague Award is designed to recognize and celebrate a faculty member whose extraordinary generosity toward others serves as an example for all. Online nominations are being accepted through Friday, May 19. All faculty and staff are eligible…
Kashmir’s Information Desert: Invisible Communities and the Role of the Media, April 24
On Aug. 5, 2019, the status of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir was suddenly altered by revoking constitutional clauses that gave the region a sliver of autonomy since its accession to India in 1947. The basic human rights of the citizens of that state were taken away overnight. Journalist Anuradha Bhasin will…
Soup with Substance: Glitter and Grit, April 19
Join the LGBTQ+ Resource Center and Soup with Substance on Wednesday, April 19, from noon to 12:50 p.m. in AMU 163 for a Pride Week presentation on queer joy and resilience. Broccoli cheddar soup and bread will be served. For more information or to join online click here.
We Are All Marquette: A Q&A with Anthony Pennington-Cross, incoming executive associate dean of the College of Business Administration
After getting his doctorate, Dr. Anthony Pennington-Cross began studying something that few people had heard of and even fewer knew anything about: subprime real estate lending. “I got intrigued by it because I wanted to do stuff that people didn’t already know,” Pennington-Cross said. He could hardly have suspected that his obscure corner of academic…
Struggle and/as Transformation hybrid conference, April 18-20
Struggle and/as Transformation, a hybrid international conference, will be held from Tuesday, April 18, to Thursday, April 20. This conference grew out of a need for global social justice and decolonial work in response to the erasure and cultural genocide of colonized peoples in the United States and throughout the world. Panels include interdisciplinary research…
Nominations for Staff Excellence in University Service Awards due April 28
Employees are encouraged to submit nominations for this year’s staff Excellence in University Service Awards. Nominations will be accepted through Friday, April 28. This is an opportunity for Marquette employees to nominate colleagues who demonstrate and support the Ignatian ideal of care for others and who carry out the mission of the university. Candidates should be…
Combatting food insecurity one swipe at a time
Marquette has partnered with national organization Swipe Out Hunger in collaboration with the Division of Student Affairs, Sodexo and MUSG to make sure no student at Marquette goes hungry.
RSVP for upcoming symposium: Understanding Conflict, Restoring Relationships
The Marquette community is invited to participate in the annual Symposium on Diversity, Inclusion and Social Justice on Friday, April 28, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the AMU. This year’s theme focuses on “Understanding Conflict, Restoring Relationships.” Conflict is a natural part of our lives. But as we aspire to embody a beloved community…