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Virtual Welcome Mass is Aug. 24
A virtual welcome Mass will be livestreamed from the St. Joan of Arc Chapel on Monday, Aug. 24, at 4 p.m. CST. New students, transfer students and families are invited to take a break from move-in logistics and come together virtually to celebrate Mass. Visit the Mission at Marquette Facebook page to tune in.
From Provost Ah Yun and Dr. Cole: Update your current address in CheckMarq
Dear students, Preparations are ongoing for the return to campus and the start of the fall semester. Our faculty and staff continue their hard work implementing precautions and procedures to protect the safety and well-being of every member of the Marquette community. With that in mind, and in consultation with the Office of the Registrar,…
Club sport opportunities scaled back for fall 2020
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of club sport activities available to students will be significantly scales back this semester. All club sport teams are prohibited from traveling during the fall semester. See the below lists for sports that are canceled for fall 2020. Decisions on spring semester will be made in the coming…
‘COVID-19 Student Research Lightning Talks’ is Sept. 8
The COVID-19 Research Initiative Steering Committee will host a virtual event titled “COVID-19 Student Research Lightning Talks” on Tuesday, Sept. 8, at 3 p.m. The event will feature five-minute presentations by students working on research projects emerging within Marquette around the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. View the full list of speakers. To register, email…
Professor of literacy elected to international literacy hall of fame
Dr. Doris Walker-Dalhouse, professor of literacy in the Department of Educational Policy and Leadership in the College of Education, has been elected to the Reading Hall of Fame, an independent professional organization that seeks to contribute – from the collective experience of its members – to the ongoing improvement in reading instruction. Established in 1973,…
Professor and colleagues receive $2.2 million grant for neuroscience research on substance abuse
Dr. David Baker, associate chair and professor of biomedical sciences in the College of Health Sciences. received a $2.2 million grant from the National Institute of Drug Abuse for his study on neuroscientific bases of substance abuse. Baker is the lead investigator of a team of scientists from Marquette University and the Medical College of…
Counseling Center prepares for fall semester; interim director named
As the Marquette University Counseling Center prepares for the start of the fall 2020 semester, it has named Brenda Lenz, M.S., L.P.C., S.A.C., as its interim director. She succeeds Dr. Mike Zebrowski, who left the university last month after nearly 30 years at Marquette. The associate director of clinical services and coordinator of alcohol and…
Navigating social norms during the pandemic
A Q&A with a Marquette sociology professor about the social changes amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Klingler College of Arts and Sciences receives $1 million Humanities Without Walls Award
The Klingler College of Arts and Sciences has been awarded a grant of just over $1 million from Humanities Without Walls. Humanities Without Walls (HWW), funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, is a consortium based at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Humanities Research Institute that fosters collaborative research and explores the contributions of…
From Dr. Xavier Cole: All students must complete online COVID-19 training by this Wednesday
Dear students, I hope you are all gearing up to start the fall semester. I can hardly believe we are about one week away! Last week I wrote to you about an online training we are asking all students to complete by this Wednesday. Due to necessary changes to the learning, living and working environments,…