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  • Program Incubator enhances Marquette’s offerings

    The Marquette Program Incubator is an initiative that aims to encourage, support and incentivize the rapid revitalization and creation of academic programs that meet student and market needs. The Program Incubator expands the university’s portfolio of high-demand revenue-generating programs, especially interdisciplinary programs, as well as provides an incentive for curricular experimentation, renew or re-invigorate existing…

  • Faculty and staff tour of America’s Black Holocaust Museum, Aug. 10

    Faculty and staff are invited to participate in a guided tour of America’s Black Holocaust Museum on Wednesday, Aug. 10, at 3:30 pm. Register online.  The museum was opened in 1988 by Dr. James Cameron, a lynching survivor and early civil rights pioneer, who believed that once enough white Americans were exposed to an accurate…

  • MyJob unavailable from June 9-13

    MyJob, the university’s finance, human resources and employee self-service application, will be unavailable from noon on Thursday, June 9, through Monday, June 13, due to scheduled maintenance.  In preparation for this upgrade, please review the My Job Upgrade – Key Dates PDF for important budget, purchasing, accounts payable, payroll and human resources transaction deadlines.  Please…

  • ITS best practices for using BCC when sending mass emails

    When emailing large groups of people, Information Technology Services urges you to consider these best practices for reducing “reply all” issues. You should be using “BCC” (blind carbon copy) when: Sharing an e-newsletter: Keep your email list private by putting the distribution list or recipient emails “BCC.” Otherwise, you will expose your subscribers to each…

  • Near West Side Partners Community Clean-up at Tiefenthaler Park, June 4

    Join the Near West Side Partners for a Community Clean-up at Tiefenthaler Park (N. 27th Street and Cherry Street) on Saturday, June 4. The event begins at 10 a.m.  Garbage bags, trash grabbers and gloves will be provided. Volunteers will be divided into teams to clean up sections of the neighborhood. A car will be helpful…

  • New Milwaukee County Bus Rapid Transit project underway on campus this week; expect some lane, crosswalk closures

    Construction is underway on campus this week for the westbound bus stops at 12th and 16th streets and Wisconsin Avenue for the Milwaukee County Transit System’s new East-West Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service. MCTS is fully funding and managing the project that will connect downtown Milwaukee to the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center in Wauwatosa. The…

  • 2022 Employee Engagement Survey results now available

    The Office of Human Resources conducted a campus-wide Employee Engagement Survey of all faculty and staff from Feb. 15 to March 11, 2022, to identify key aspects of an employee’s work experience that support and enable people to perform at their best. This was an opportunity for employees to assess Marquette’s strengths and opportunities for…

  • Bembé Drum & Dance at Weasler Auditorium, June 3

    All are invited to celebrate community engagement at Marquette with Bembé Drum & Dance and Kristin Haglund, Rev. John P. Raynor, S.J. Endowed Chair, on Friday, June 3 in Weasler Auditorium.  Learn about Afro-Latino culture through rhythm, song and dance from cultural ambassadors. This family event is free and features youth and adult performers, musicians…

  • Dr. Kathy Rapala named director of nursing’s Telehealth Accelerator Grant

    Dr. Kathy Rapala, clinical assistant professor in the College of Nursing, has been named the new director of nursing’s Telehealth Accelerator Grant. She will begin her new role on Monday, June 13.  Patricia Schroeder, the founding director, will remain involved with the grant and its escalating work as executive chair. She will transition day–to–day leadership…

  • First Near West Side Arbor Fest, June 4

    Near West Side Partners will be hosting its first Near West Side Arbor Fest at the Potawatomi Wgema Campus (3215 W. State St.) on Saturday, June 4, at 11 a.m. Arbor Fest is an opportunity for community members to connect and learn about sustainability with free native plants, gardening workshops, resources, food and music. This…