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Marquette designated ‘Voter Friendly Campus’
Marquette University has been named a “Voter Friendly Campus” by NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education and Fair Election Center’s Campus Vote Project. The designation recognizes Marquette for overcoming hurdles caused by a global pandemic, while still making great strides in voter education and engagement. In the face of upheaval, 234 institutions were recognized for…
Registration for March GROW classes now open
Registration for March GROW classes is now available on Eventbrite. Use code: GROW. All classes will be held via Microsoft Teams. To offer more flexibility, professional development courses will be offered monthly and scheduled based on participant availability. Please take note of the registration deadlines. Offerings include: A Peaceful Moment: Wednesday Weekly Reflection | Wednesdays, March…
Looking back on Black History Month at Marquette
A Q&A with Tiffany Fulford, coordinator of cultural engagement programs and services for the Office of Engagement and Inclusion
Dr. Noelle Brigden named 2021 Way Klingler Sabbatical Award winner
Dr. Noelle Brigden, assistant professor in the Department of Political Science, has been named the 2021-21 Way Klingler Sabbatical Award winner. The Sabbatical Review Committee nominates the Way Klingler Sabbatical Award winner, who receives his or her full salary, plus two additional months of summer pay and $10,000 to fund travel and expenses related to…
From Provost Ah Yun: University exploring in-person Commencement event, May 23
Commencement is the culmination of years of hard work and study, an important milestone that deserves to be celebrated with family and friends. This important rite of passage marks the moment when Marquette educated students do as St. Ignatius of Loyola asked: “Go forth and set the world on fire.” With the recent announcement that…
University mourns the loss of Rev. Scott R. Pilarz, S.J., former president of Marquette
Rev. Scott R. Pilarz, S.J., passed away yesterday, March 10, at the age of 61 from complications related to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Father Pilarz was the president of Marquette University from 2011 to 2013, during which he spearheaded a strategic planning process and also guided the university into the newly configured Big East athletic…
Marquette faculty, community partners honored at Community Engagement Conversation event
Two faculty members and several community partners received awards during a Community Engagement Conversation held virtually on March 4. Dr. Louise Cainkar, associate professor in social and cultural sciences in the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences, was recognized with the Community Engaged Teaching Award for her transformational teaching, which has prompted Marquette students to…
Department of English to host conversation with author Rebecca Makkai, March 14
The Department of English will host acclaimed author Rebecca Makkai for a conversation about her most recent novel, “The Great Believers.” The virtual event will take place this Sunday, March 14 at 7 p.m. The novel won several significant prizes and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. This conversation will be a great event not only for…
College of Nursing to host lecture on health inequities, March 16
Barbara Nichols, DNSc (hon), MS, RN, FAAN, executive director of the Wisconsin Center for Nursing, will be the College of Nursing’s “Spring 2021 Health Inequities Speaker.” The lecture will take place on Tuesday, March 16, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Nichols is leader in the American nursing industry. She was the first Black president of the American Nurses Association and the Wisconsin Nurses Association. Her professional career spans four decades in leadership…
Inaugural class of ‘Advancing Social Equity Research Grants’ announced
The Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion has announced its first class of the “Advancing Social Equity Research Grant” awards. These awards promote the advancement of knowledge around social issues related to identity, culture, representation, power, oppression or inequality and are designed to incentivize quick dissemination of findings to the public. The inaugural recipients are: …