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Information about HEERF III Funds for students in need, COVID-19 related expenses
Like many institutions nationwide, Marquette University has received funds from the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) I, II, and III, which provides emergency financial aid grants to eligible students who face significant financial challenges. The university is enormously grateful to the federal government for these student and institutional funds.HEERF I and II Funds were…
Masks required in campus indoor spaces
In continued alignment with the City of Milwaukee Health Department’s indoor mask guidance, and in response to Milwaukee’s “extreme transmission” status for COVID-19, Marquette University is REQUIRING all students, faculty, staff and visitors — regardless of vaccination status — to wear a mask when in shared or public INDOOR spaces on campus, effective Tuesday, Aug. 17. Students living in residence halls do not have to wear masks while with their roommate(s) in their assigned rooms. Masks…
Re-enrollment required for Rec Center and Rec Plex Payroll Deduction Program
Faculty and staff who are currently enrolled in the Payroll Deduction Plan for their membership to either the Helfaer Rec Center, Rec Plex or both must re-enroll in the Payroll Deduction program due to a reformatting of membership and rates. Members were emailed forms to re-enroll on July 28 and must complete and return them by Sunday, Aug. 15. If a form is not returned,…
Fulbright Fellowship Highlight: Dr. John Borg
In 2021, the Fulbright Program celebrates 75 years of positive impact on the lives of individuals as well as on global and local communities. The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program offers more than 400 teaching, research or combination teaching and research awards in over 135 countries. Opportunities are available for college and university faculty and administrators as well…
90% of students vaccinated; faculty and staff have until Aug. 30 to upload vaccine information
Vaccination is a critical tool to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. As of Aug. 12, more than 90% of Marquette students enrolled for fall 2021 have submitted proof of vaccination for COVID-19 — our goal is for faculty and staff to meet or exceed that number. Faculty and staff are strongly encouraged to upload proof of COVID-19 vaccine to the MU Patient Portal by midnight on Aug. 30.…
Book Marq extended hours and updates
The Book Marq will have extended hours on Saturday, Aug. 28 and Sept. 4, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Normal hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Avoid the rush during the first week of classes by placing an order for your textbooks now. Visit the Book Marq website to place your order with shipping…
Marquette receives ‘First-gen Forward’ designation; First-generation Day celebrations will be Nov. 3-8
Marquette was designated a “First Gen Forward” institution by the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) as part of the third cohort. We join a devoted community of professionals prepared to share evidence-based practices and resources, troubleshoot challenges, generate knowledge and continue to advance the success of first-generation students across the country. NASPA’s commitment to student success…
Teams meeting video recordings will save to Teams or OneDrive beginning Aug. 16
Starting on Monday, Aug. 16, Microsoft Teams meeting video recordings will no longer save to the Microsoft Stream video platform. Microsoft is requiring this move and will use two destinations for video recordings: Teams channel meetings will be saved to the Microsoft Teams site under the channel’s “files” tab in the “recordings” folder. Teams meetings scheduled via Outlook will be saved…
New student diversity training workshop will be Aug. 27
Two new required online diversity, equity and inclusion training programs were recently announced, one of which is a training program for new students titled “Brave and Bold Dialogues: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion – College Edition.” The program is an interactive, one-hour online course exploring real-life scenarios designed to increase awareness and understanding while building foundational knowledge of diversity,…
Engineering professor receives NSF CAREER grant
Dr. Henry Medeiros, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering in the Opus College of Engineering, has been awarded a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation worth more than $515,000 for his research project to create a framework that will enforce temporal consistency in computer vision algorithms. The project, titled…