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Sign up for summer cohorts of Making Marquette Inclusive
The Making Marquette Inclusive discussion series is forming summer cohorts. Through a robust curriculum consisting of articles, videos and facilitated conversations, participants in this 10-week mini-course will explore themes such as implicit bias, privilege, microaggressions, the promotion of equity and effective dialogue orientations. Participants will have the opportunity to reflect upon the relevance of…
Versiti Blood Drive at AMU is March 23
Marquette Global Brigades and the Medial Laboratory Sciences Department will host a Versiti Blood Drive on Wednesday, March 23, from 1 p.m. until 7 p.m. in Alumni Memorial Union room 157. Your generosity will ensure that local Milwaukee hospitals have the necessary blood available for the patients they serve during a nationwide blood shortage.…
Beyond MU webinar ‘The Spirituality of Children Across the Years’ is March 29
Beyond MU: Lifelong Learning will host a webinar titled “The Spirituality of Children Across the Years” on Tuesday, March 29, at noon. Please join for a Lenten conversation as we consider the spiritual lives of our children of all ages. Dr. Kathy Coffey-Guenther, senior advancement officer for alumni spirituality, and her special guest, colleague,…
IWL & WIN spring WISDOM breakfast with Women in Physics is March 25
Women’s Innovation Network will kick off its Spring 2022 WISDOM Breakfast series, featuring graduates in physics, on Friday, March 25, at 9 a.m. WISDOM is an ongoing series that highlights women and nonbinary individuals in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) along with related social, behavioral, and economics (SBE) science fields. In addition to…
When refugees are pregnant and postpartum moms
As the director of Proyecto Mamá, a Milwaukee-based research project assessing the mental health needs of perinatal Latina mothers, Dr. Lisa Edwards often worked with moms who are Mexican immigrants. In the perinatal period, the months before or after giving birth, when it is natural to feel stressed, these mothers frequently had additional factors compounding…
To serve the underserved
New online counseling program hopes to combat the mental health provider shortage in high-need areas by offering students another route to earn their degree. By Hal Conick In many areas of the U.S., people don’t have access to adequate mental health care, and increasing patient needs during the coronavirus pandemic are pressuring an already-taxed practitioner…
To better serve the community
New program aims to develop undergraduate researchers into community-engaged change agents. By Elizabeth Baker, Comm ’17, Grad ’18 Natalea Leon began at Marquette as a pre-med student, but after two years of biology and chemistry courses, she missed the personal aspect of medicine that originally drew her to the field. After transferring to the Psychology…
On the map
A College of Education team leads a new project to better inform Black, Latino and Latina students of available resources that can improve their postsecondary education success. By Claire Curry Before she arrived at Marquette to pursue her doctorate in educational policy and leadership, Verónica Mancheno spent 18 years working as an elementary and high…
Mindful coaching
Researchers collaborate to study and promote mindfulness training among student-athletes. By Lauren Herb Schudson, Grad ’97 The practice of mindfulness can bolster one’s sense of well-being and reduce stress and anxiety. Counseling students learn it as part of their counseling skills repertoire. But now some Marquette athletes are practicing mindfulness too. What gives? “College is…
Game plan
Tavon Johnson’s youth advocacy experience nurtures a promising program that mentors middle schoolers through the sport of lacrosse. By Ann Christenson, CJPA ’91 Graduate student Tavon Johnson stands in the hallway of a Milwaukee elementary school talking to a young student. Although a camera is rolling, Johnson is completely focused on the student, giving him…