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Marquette Faculty Experts Available For Mental Health Awareness Month Stories
MILWAUKEE — May is Mental Health Awareness Month and faculty experts at Marquette University are available for tips on personal mental health care, as well as care for others during safer-at-home and social distancing orders. Good mental health is necessary as people are asked to navigate stressful and isolating times related to the COVID-19 pandemic.…
Rosary for the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima to be live streamed, May 13
A prayer of the Rosary will be said on Wednesday, May 13, at 5 p.m. to honor the Month of Mary and the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima. The Rosary will be said at the Grotto of the Blessed Virgin Mary (behind the St. Joan of Arc Chapel). All are welcome to this virtual event via Campus Ministry’s…
Save the date: Baccalaureate Mass is Aug. 29; volunteers needed
Baccalaureate Mass will take place on Saturday, Aug. 29, at 4 p.m. in the Al McGuire Center. All graduating students and their families are invited to attend. Baccalaureate Mass is an annual and historical tradition that celebrates graduating students with a Celebration of the Eucharist. One senior is selected to give a reflection on…
Employee Resource Groups creating masks for staff on campus; sign up to help or donate materials
Several Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) are collaborating to provide fabric masks for fellow colleagues working on campus. Marquette Moms, LGBTQ+ ERG, Womxn of Color, Women of Marquette, University Staff Senate, and Facilities Planning and Management have partnered to make masks and are seeking additional support. Be a part of this project Donate cloth masks Donate materials needed…
Apply to be Baccalaureate Mass senior speaker
Baccalaureate Mass is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 29, at 4 p.m. in the Al McGuire Center. Seniors who are interested in being this year’s senior speaker can apply here. Additionally, those interested in volunteering as lectors, altar servers, Eucharistic ministers and music ministers should complete the online form. Please note that any of Marquette’s plans…
Professor receives $747,000 grant for spinal cord injury research
Dr. Kristi Streeter, assistant professor of physical therapy in the College of Health Sciences, received a $747,000 R00 grant from the National Institutes of Health for her study on neuromuscular plasticity following spinal cord injury. Spinal cord injury often leads to paralysis of the diaphragm, a muscle crucial in the act of breathing. Streeter’s goal…
Sign up to attend virtual breakfast with Senior Vice President Joel Pogodzinski, May 21
Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Joel Pogodzinski invites faculty and staff to discuss campus and community topics while (virtually) sharing a meal together. A Microsoft Teams gathering will be held on Thursday, May 21, from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. These small-group meetings have no set agenda and will provide an opportunity to…
Marquette chapter of Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society inducts 32 students
Marquette’s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa recently elected 30 seniors and two juniors to its ranks. Phi Beta Kappa is the oldest academic honor society in the United States, and is often described as its most prestigious honor society, due to its long history and academic selectivity Students are selected from across the Klingler College…
Offices and departments can now request a table for Fall O-Fest
Fall 2020 O-Fest will be Wednesday, September 2, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. in Central Mall. Please note that Marquette will continue to follow government stay at home orders and social distancing guidelines. This event will be held in accordance with guidance from the university; if the situation changes and the event cannot be held in person, the Marquette…
Virtual May 12 Tuesday Night Mass to honor graduating students; President Lovell to speak
Campus Ministry and Mission and Ministry will host a special Mass on Tuesday, May 12, at 10 p.m. to celebrate graduating students. Graduates and their families will be invited to take part in a special blessing at the end of Mass. Rev. Ryan Duns, S.J., assistant professor of theology, will present Mass. President Michael R. Lovell will…