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University mourns the loss of Dr. Marya Leatherwood
Marquette University mourns the loss of Dr. Marya Leatherwood, former assistant vice president for student affairs, interim vice president for student affairs and vice provost for strategic and academic planning, who passed away on March 31. An obituary is not yet available. Marya retired in 2016. Please remember Marya, her family and friends in prayer.
Policy Review Committee shares updated UPPs on contracted food and beverage services, vehicular traffic, workplace injuries
Marquette provides University Policies and Procedures (UPPs) for the campus community as a written record of approved and current academic, operational, financial, and business policies and procedures. Following is an overview of three updated policies — all are available in full on the UPP website. All three were updated as part of Marquette’s ongoing effort…
21st annual CECP Diversity Gala is May 7
The students of the Department of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology will host the 21st annual Diversity Gala on Saturday, May 7, from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. in the AMU Ballrooms. This event is hosted to help support the CECP Graduate Student Organization’s Diversity Scholarship. The student-initiated scholarship encourages an academic, professional and social…
Fifth annual Fortunate Choices event is April 7
Marquette Urban Scholars will host the fifth annual Fortunate Choices Event on Thursday, April 7, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Coughlin Hall 125. This event is a way to raise awareness for people suffering from hair loss, especially in the case of cancer. Urban Scholars will be collecting hair and monetary donations which…
Free Ignite dinner commemorating imagination and racial justice, April 6
Ignite will host a free breakfast for dinner buffet on Wednesday, April 6, at 7 p.m. in the AMU’s Lunda Room. Dr. Patrick Saint-Jean, S.J., Jesuit regent and psychologist at Creighton University, and author of “The Spiritual Work of Racial Justice: A Month of Meditations with Ignatius of Loyola,” will present “Ignatian Spirituality and Racial…
Honors Program senior celebration, April 22
The Honors Program is hosting a celebration for the senior class featuring food and dancing on Friday, April 22, from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Best Place in the Historic Pabst Brewery (917 West Juneau Ave.). Tickets are $25 each and there are only 200 spots available. If you RSVP online, the money for the…
International Affairs alumni panel is April 7
The International Affairs Honor Society, Sigma Iota Rho, along with the Interdisciplinary Major in International Affairs, are holding an alumni panel on Thursday, April 7, from 2 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. on Zoom. Learn about all the ways to apply an international affairs major after graduation by hearing from Marquette alumni. The panel will feature:…
Fulbright Scholar Program info and alumni insight, April 6
The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs will host a virtual session on Wednesday, April 6, at 1 p.m. to discuss the Fulbright Scholar experience with two Marquette faculty members and Fulbright alumni, Dr. Richard Jones and Ryan Scoville. In 2018-2019, Jones, professor of social and cultural studies, received a Fulbright award to conduct research…
ROTC Leadership Symposium is April 22
The Marquette Golden Eagle Battalion Army ROTC Department will host its inaugural Leadership Symposium at the Varsity Theatre on Friday, April 22, from 1 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. The leadership symposium will focus on building and leading diverse and cohesive teams. This year’s panel of speakers includes: Dr. Heidi Bostic, dean of the Klinger College…
Alpha Sigma Nu to host blood drive on April 12
Alpha Sigma Nu, the Jesuit honor society on campus, will host a Versiti Blood Drive on Tuesday, April 12, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. in AMU 157. Because hospitals can only receive blood from volunteer blood donors, blood donations are incredibly important, especially in times of great need for local patients. All attempting donors…