Alumni and Parents

  • On the Issues: Museums and Civic Education

    Join the Lubar Center for Public Policy and Civic Education for On the Issues: Museums and Civic Education, on Thursday, Jan. 23, at 12:15 p.m. in Eckstein Hall. Kick off Museum Days with an engaging discussion on how museums can play a role in improving civic education test scores in Wisconsin.  A new survey by…

  • Lubar Center’s Get to Know with President Kimo Ah Yun

    Join the Lubar Center for Public Policy and Civic Education on Friday, Jan. 17, as it hosts President Kimo Ah Yun as part of its “Get to Know” series. Derek Mosley, director of the Lubar Center, will host the program, which begins at 12:15 p.m.  Register online to attend.  President Ah Yun was recently named…

  • Inauguration of President Kimo Ah Yun

    The inauguration of Dr. Kimo Ah Yun as Marquette University’s 25th president will be held the morning of Tuesday, April 29. The event, which will be held in the Al McGuire Center, will include a Mass and inauguration ceremony. A general reception for the Marquette community will follow.  Undergraduate lecture-based classes will break from meeting…

  • ‘Sacred Alaska’ movie screening

    Orthodox Christian Chaplaincy is hosting a movie night screening of “Sacred Alaska” on Sunday, Nov. 17, at 7 p.m. in Varsity Theatre. No RSVP is required.  “Sacred Alaska” is a movie about Orthodox Christianity in Alaska, focusing on the Native peoples, especially Aleut, Yupik and Tlingit, and their culture.  Contact Rev. Elijah Mueller at ocamke@gmail.com with any…

  • Dance Marathon Turkey Trot

    Marquette Dance Marathon will host a Turkey Trot on Saturday, Nov. 23, at 8 a.m. beginning in Westowne Square. Come walk or run the Marquette Mile to help battle childhood illnesses.  Registration costs $5 and can be completed online.  Dance Marathon consists of students united to change kids’ health and change the future by raising the critical…

  • Trans* Compassion Week

    Trans* Compassion Week will run from Monday, Nov. 18, through Friday, Nov. 22.  Hosted by the LGBTQ+ Resource Center, the week of events recognizes anti-transgender violence and supports trans and gender-diverse students. It is held annually the week of Transgender Day of Remembrance, observed on Nov. 20. All students, staff, faculty and alumni are welcome…

  • Biochemistry students host seminar on the microbiome

    The annual student-invited biochemistry seminar will occur Friday, Nov. 11, at 4 p.m. in TW-Chemistry room 121. Distinguished Professor Dr. Jo Handelsman of the University of Wisconsin-Madison will present a lecture titled “Finding THOR’s Hammer: Multi-omics search for the driver of microbiome function.” Handelsman is the director of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, a Howard Hughes Medical…

  • Mass honoring National Black Catholic History Month

    Campus Ministry will host a Mass to honor National Black Catholic History Month on Thursday, Nov. 14, at 4 p.m. in the Chapel of the Holy Family. All are welcome to worship together in the tradition of song and praise. The Marquette Gospel Choir will lead the worship and Rev. Peter Patrick will be the celebrant. …

  • IWL research social featuring summer 2024 grant projects

    Join the Institute for Women’s Leadership for its research social on Monday, Nov. 18, from 11 a.m. to noon in O’Brien Hall 436 to learn more about research from the fifth annual IWL Interdisciplinary Summer Grant Program award recipients.  This year’s grant recipients span multiple disciplines, including physical therapy, education, urban leadership and English.  Register online. A…

  • Webbed attachments: psychedelic lessons from the multiverse

    The Department of History and the Center for the Advancement of the Humanities will host a talk from Dr. Ramzi Fawaz, professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, on Thursday, Nov. 7, from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. in Marquette Hall 100. Fawaz will explore how the fundamental qualities of the psychedelic experience —including heightened…