A National Marquette Day message to students from university leaders 

This Saturday, Feb. 1, our university community will gather for the 33rd National Marquette Day, our annual global celebration which unites us in pride, spirit and sport. This year marks an exciting new era for National Marquette Day – for the first time, it serves as the culmination of a busy week of Homecoming festivities. 

While we continue our Homecoming celebrations into the weekend, we must remain responsible, remembering to care for ourselves and our fellow Marquette community members.   

The university adheres to its Good Samaritan Policy, and we expect students to uphold the community expectations expressed in the Student Conduct Code. Many of you have gone through Red Watch Band bystander intervention training. We ask that you watch out for each other and put this training to use if necessary. 

We also encourage all students to download MUPD’s free safety app, EagleEye, as an added layer of security, and to use the EagleExpress transportation service provided by MUPD. If you see something concerning, please contact MUPD. To ensure you’re prepared, enter MUPD’s contact information in your phone: 

  • Emergency: (414) 288-1911  
  • Non-Emergency (414) 288-6800 

Campus expectations of respect for others extend to the Fiserv Forum, the Deer District and throughout the city. We ask that you represent Marquette and our mission appropriately. This includes treating the visiting team with the class and respect expected of Marquette students. 

As a community of diverse backgrounds, experiences and viewpoints, we recognize and appreciate those students who choose not to drink or are in recovery from a substance use disorder. Underage drinking, illegal substance use, abuse of alcohol and/or or high-risk use of alcohol are counter to Marquette’s values and often disrupt our ability to treat one another with dignity and respect. This impacts the safety and security of our entire community, especially the sense of belonging of those among us who choose not to consume alcohol. Please be mindful of your choices and how your actions may affect others. 

We encourage you to participate in the many events held on campus during Homecoming Week and on National Marquette Day. A complete schedule is available on the Homecoming website.  

National Marquette Day is our day. We hope you live it out by exemplifying what it means to be a part of this special community. 

We Are Marquette!  

Chris Navia, acting vice president for belonging and student affairs  

Edith Hudson, chief of Marquette University Police Department  

Mike Broeker, vice president and director of athletics