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Brazilian Carnival event will honor Afro Latino music and culture, March 8
As a supporter of Bembé Drum and Dance, a cultural performing arts program in Milwaukee, Marquette is proud to promote Bembé’s Brazilian Carnival event on Sunday, March 8, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at No Studios (1037 West McKinley Avenue). Bembé Drum and Drance inspires music and performance skills, intergenerational connection, and cultural identity exploration through Afro Latino musical culture. The Brazilian Carnival will celebrate and honor the Carnaval traditions of Bahia…
Cobeen Hall to become co-ed beginning in fall 2020
In response to student feedback collected by the Office of Residence Life, Cobeen Hall will become co-ed by floor beginning with the 2020-21 academic year. This change responds directly to student feedback and will open Cobeen Hall to a new population of students. Demand for Cobeen – which is currently an all-female residence hall –…
Give Marquette Day postponed to March 3
In the wake of the tragedy at Marquette’s Near West Side Partner Molson Coors yesterday, the university has postponed Give Marquette Day until next week Tuesday, March 3 (the day of the Marquette men’s basketball game at DePaul.) Please keep the families of those affected in your prayers. University Advancement thanks the many colleagues who…
Diversity Advocates Training will be offered March 12-13
Sponsored by the Counseling Center and the Division of Student Affairs, the next training session for the Diversity Advocates Program will be held on Thursday, March 12, from 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Friday, March 13, from 8:15 a.m. to noon. The training will last a total of 12 hours over two days.…
The beauty of Lent
By Rev. Frederick Zagone, S.J., university chaplain, University Advancement In the Lenten preface to the Eucharistic Prayer at Mass, we hear the words: For by your gracious gift each year your faithful await the sacred paschal feasts with the joy of minds made pure, so that more eagerly intent on prayer and on the works…
Delaware court vice chancellor to deliver Hallows Lecture, March 3
Hon. J. Travis Laster, vice chancellor on the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, will present “Corporate Responsibility: Is Delaware Doing Something New?” on Tuesday, March 3, at 4:30 p.m. in the Lubar Center as a part of the Law School’s annual E. Harold Hallows Lecture. Laster has served as a vice chancellor…
Employee Assistance Program available for employees and family members
Led by Aurora, the Employee Assistance Program provides work-life services, short-term counseling, referrals and resource identification. Services provided are kept confidential. EAP is a benefit for all Marquette employees, spouses and dependent children. EAP offers in-person or telephone sessions with counselors. Employees can discuss concerns such as stress, relationship/family concerns, drug or alcohol issues. Work/life…
This week is ‘Free Workout Week’ at Rec Center, Plex
This week, Employee Wellness will offer free admission to the gyms on campus for all employees. Show a valid ID and workout for free at the Rec Center or Rec Plex from Monday, Feb. 24, through Saturday, Feb. 29. Get those last steps in before the Go Move Challenge ends.
Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute launches first research projects
By Kevin Conway, associate director of university communication in the Office of Marketing and Communication The Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute announced its first research projects that will use data science to address challenging societal issues that have a local and national impact. Faculty members and students from Marquette University and the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee,…
We Are All Marquette: Black Student Council participates in National Black Solidarity Conference
By Saul Lopez, graduate assistant in the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion Earlier this month, Marquette’s Black Student Council had the opportunity to travel to the annual Black Solidarity Conference at Yale University, which took place Jan. 30 to Feb. 2. This completely student run conference hosts more than 700 students from all across…