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Taizè prayer services offered this semester
Taizè prayer services will be held Tuesdays throughout the spring semester beginning in March. All are welcome to participate in the evenings of quiet prayer, silence and meditative song. Prayer service dates and times include: Tuesday, March 2, from 7:30 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. at the Church of the Gesu Tuesday, April 13, from 7:30 p.m. to…
Marquette named to Phi Theta Kappa’s 2021 Transfer Honor Roll
Marquette has been named to Phi Theta Kappa’s 2021 Transfer Honor Roll. The prestigious honor is awarded to the top 25% of colleges who have earned the highest “Transfer Friendliness Ratings” on PTK Connect. PTK Connect is Phi Theta Kappa’s online tool that helps students find their best-fit colleges, career paths and more. Students can…
Campus Ministry to offer Sacrament of Reconciliation throughout Lent
Campus Ministry will offer the Sacrament of Reconciliation on Tuesday evenings throughout Lent from 7:15 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. in the Eucharistic Chapel in the Alumni Memorial Union. Those interested can register for a 15-minute service time slot online. Drop-in confessions are also available Wednesdays and Thursdays from 1:15 p.m. to 2 p.m. in AMU 236. No…
Justice in Action Conference is Feb. 27
The Office of Engagement and Inclusion will host this year’s Justice in Action Conference on Saturday, Feb. 27, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. This one-day conference will help students explore their role in affecting social change, especially in the context of a Jesuit institution. The event is free to students. The first 100 students to register will receive a gift bag and…
Nominate students for Black Alumni Association Scholarship and Rev. Pedro Arrupe, S.J, Award
Marquette’s alumni organizations offer a number of scholarship awards for undergraduate students. Faculty and staff are encouraged to nominate or encourage outstanding students to apply. Black Alumni Association Ralph H. Metcalfe, Sr., Scholarship This $2,500 scholarship is awarded to ethnically diverse students who are enrolled as full–time students who have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5. At least one award will go to an Educational…
Student-run businesses invited to pitch ideas to Dorm Fund
The Dorm Fund is a student-run venture capital firm that invests exclusively in undergraduate student-run companies and provides funding up to $2,500 to help accelerate new ventures. The Dorm Fund associates are currently scheduling pitches and making investments on March 5, April 9 and April 30. Contact the Dorm Fund with business ideas or questions.
Spring 2021 enrollment statistics now available
Compiled by the Office of Institutional Research and Analysis, official spring 2021 enrollment statistics are now available. The newly updated reports include student enrollment/FTE, new transfer student profile, majors and minors, course enrollment and student credit hours and class size information. The updated spring semester reports can be accessed on the OIRA website and dataMarq, the university’s new reporting portal. …
Department of Theology’s annual Theotokos Lecture is March 4
The Department of Theology will host its annual Theotokos Lecture on Thursday, March 4, from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Dr. Natalie Carnes, associate professor of theology at Baylor University, will present this year’s lecture. Carnes will offer a feminist theological examination of the meanings to be found in imagery related to the Blessed Virgin Mary, especially the icon “Our Lady of Ferguson,” which depicts the Mother…
RHA to host ‘Greater Than One,’ March 3
The Residence Hall Association will host “Greater Than One” on Wednesday, March 3, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Weasler Auditorium. This event will incorporate student voices and will discuss topics such as allyship, beauty of the self and stories about perseverance during the COVID–19 pandemic. Register via Eventbrite. With questions, contact Miracle Faller, president of RHA.
Soup with Substance: ‘Reimagining the Role of the University in Decarceration’ is Feb. 24
Campus Ministry will host a “Soup with Substance” event on Wednesday, Feb. 24, from noon to 1 p.m. via Microsoft Teams. The event will focus on “Reimagining the Role of the University in Decarceration.” Specifically, attendees will learn about: The Education Preparedness Program (EPP), an initiative through the Center for Urban Research Teaching and Outreach (CURTO) that provides…