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Marquette Offices Of Community, Corporate Engagement To Unite As Office Of Economic Engagement
MILWAUKEE — Marquette President Michael R. Lovell today announced that the university’s Offices of Community Engagement and Corporate Engagement and Partnerships will unite under one office to be named the Office of Economic Engagement. Dr. Maura Donovan will lead the office as vice president for economic engagement. Dr. Dan Bergen, executive director of community engagement, will…
Marquette University Opens Next Step Clinic To Address Milwaukee Mental Health Needs
MILWAUKEE — Next Step Clinic — the winner of Marquette University’s first-ever “President’s Challenge” — is now open. The clinic, housed alongside Next Door Foundation Inc., and operating as a satellite of Mental Health America of Wisconsin, is meant to address the mental health and developmental needs of Milwaukee’s underserved children and families.This year, the…
Marquette University Receives Employer Of The Year Award For Inclusive Hiring
MILWAUKEE — Marquette University is the recipient of Creative Employment Opportunities’ 2019 Employer of the Year Award, which was presented Oct. 10. The award is part of CEO’s Inclusive Employer Leadership Awards, which recognizes employers who look to diversify their workplace by hiring adults with disabilities and network with like-minded organizations. CEO selected Marquette for its…
Marquette Engineering Professor Receives $500,000 Award From Department Of Energy
MILWAUKEE — Dr. Nathan Weise, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, has been awarded a $500,000 grant by the U.S. Department of Energy. The grant is part of Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy’s program called Building Reliable Electronics to Achieve Kilovolt Effective Ratings Safely — also known as “BREAKERS.” BREAKERS seeks to develop…
Marquette Counseling Professor Awarded $750,000 Grant To Expand Rehabilitation, Mental Health Education Program
MILWAUKEE — Dr. Lee Za Ong, assistant professor of counselor education and counseling psychology in the College of Education at Marquette University, has been awarded a $750,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education for her project,“Increasing the Supply and Improving the Skills of Qualified Rehabilitation Counselors with Mental Illness Specialties in Milwaukee and Southeastern Wisconsin.” The project…
Marquette University Names Ian Gonzalez As New Vice President For Finance
Marquette alumnus joins university from locally based Briggs & Stratton
Marquette Visiting Professor Of Nursing Research Honored With Bipartisan Leadership Award In Washington, D.C.
MILWAUKEE — Lisa Grabert, M.P.H., visiting professor of research in the Marquette University College of Nursing, received the Alliance for Health Policy’s Bipartisan Health Policy Leader Award at the alliance’s annual dinner on Oct. 15, in Washington, D.C. The Alliance for Health Policy recognizes two honorees annually for their outstanding work in health care and…
Marquette’s Tolkien Manuscript Collection To Be Part Of Exhibit At The National Library Of France
MILWAUKEE — Marquette University’s original manuscripts and drawings by author J.R.R. Tolkien will be on display at the National Library of France in Paris as part of the exhibition “Tolkien, Journey to Middle-earth,” Oct. 22, 2019 – Feb. 16, 2020. Marquette loaned 80 pieces of its collection of Tolkien works to the library for the…
Marquette Alumnus Commits $5 Million To Establish First-Generation Scholarships
MILWAUKEE — As Marquette University celebrates the 50th anniversary of its nationally recognized Educational Opportunity Program, President Michael R. Lovell announced that alumnus Thomas H. Werner and his wife Suzanne have committed $5 million dedicated to new first-generation scholarships. “Tom and Suzanne’s belief in the mission of Marquette University, our ability to deliver a transformational education and the need to…
Marquette Names Rev. James Voiss, S.J., As Next Vice President For Mission And Ministry
MILWAUKEE — Marquette President Michael R. Lovell today announced that Rev. James K. Voiss, S.J., has been named the university’s new vice president for mission and ministry. Father Voiss, who succeeds acting Vice President Rev. Frederick Zagone, S.J., will begin in his new role Jan. 2, 2020 — he will move to Milwaukee to begin…