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Theology professor chosen as first participant for AJCU fellowship program
Rev. John Thiede, S.J., associate professor of systematic theology in the Klinger College of Arts and Sciences, has been named the first participant in the Currie Fellowship Program by the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU). As the Currie Fellow, Father Thiede will gain experience working closely with the president, board of trustees, administrators…
Virtual Distinguished Scholars Program to recognize faculty for excellence in research, April 13
The Office of Research and Innovation will host the virtual Distinguished Scholars Program on Tuesday, April 13, at 3 p.m. Register via Eventbrite by Monday, April 12. A link to join the event will be sent to registrants the morning of April 13. The Distinguished Scholars Program recognizes faculty for outstanding achievement in research and scholarships. Recipients…
Institute for Women’s Leadership now recruiting for 2021-22 internships
The Institute for Women’s Leadership (IWL) is currently hiring students for several internship positions. Openings for 2021-22 are posted on Handshake: IWL Website Intern (#4572164) | Applications due: Friday, April 9, by 5 p.m. IWL Events Intern (#4597631) | Applications due: Friday, April 16, by 6 p.m. IWL Brand Building Internship (#4598203) | Applications due:…
Metcalfe Lecture to address the complicated nature of monuments and commemoration, April 12
The Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion will host the Ralph H. Metcalfe Chair Lecture on Monday, April 12, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Register via Eventbrite. The conversation will align with this year’s Marquette Forum theme around racial injustice and will addresses the monumental practices that have been recently disputed in passionate and public ways…
Construction work on Wisconsin Avenue to begin April 5; be aware of lane and sidewalk closures
Next week, steam line work will start on Wisconsin Avenue for construction of the new home for Marquette Business and innovation leadership programs. The Marquette community should be aware that there will be a substantial traffic shift to the North lanes of Wisconsin Avenue in order to allow for construction to begin. The lane shift…
COVID-19 update: All Wisconsin residents 16 and older to be eligible for the vaccine April 5; Marquette’s testing site to close Easter weekend
Yesterday Governor Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announced that everyone ages 16 and over will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine starting Monday, April 5. Read the full press release online. With increased vaccine supply and an accelerated vaccination pace in recent weeks, Wisconsin is able to push the eligibility date four weeks…
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Shaka Smart named head coach of men’s basketball program
Shaka Smart has been named the 18th head coach of the Marquette University men’s basketball program, Vice President and Director of Athletics Bill Scholl announced on Friday. The university will hold a press conference on Monday, March 29, at 2 p.m. at the Al McGuire Center, 770 N. 12th St., to formally introduce Smart to…
Two biological sciences professors named Ecological Society of America fellows
Dr. Stefan Schnitzer, Mellon Distinguished Professor of plant community and tropical forest ecology, and Dr. Nathan Lemoine, assistant professor of trophic and quantitative ecology, in the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences, have been named fellows by the Ecological Society of America (ESA). Schnitzer was elected as a “Fellow of the Ecological Society of America” and Lemoine was elected as an “ESA Early Career Fellow.” …
Share planned events/activities for Senior Week with OEI by April 5
The Office of Engagement and Inclusion (OEI) is compiling a comprehensive list of activities for the class of 2021’s Senior Week, which will take place Sunday, May 16, through Sunday, May 23. Offices or departments that already have events or activities planned are asked to share them with OEI by emailing Joshua Tepps, coordinator for student organizations and activities, by noon…