Faculty
MUPD self-defense class
The Marquette University Police Department is hosting its next free self-defense class on Thursday, Feb. 19, at 4 p.m. in the Gold Studio at the Wellness + Helfaer Recreation facility. Registration for upcoming self-defense classes is available online. Personal security awareness training classes are also available, including Wednesday, Feb. 18. More information and registration is available online. MUPD regularly offers several free self-defense…
Listening session for next vice president for mission and ministry
President Kimo Ah Yun earlier this month launched a national search for Marquette’s next vice president for mission and ministry, and the search committee has scheduled listening sessions with stakeholder groups across campus to aid in their work. All students, faculty and staff are invited to attend a listening session on Tuesday, Feb. 24, from 3 p.m.…
AHPRC Seminar Series with Susie Parker-Simmons
Susie Parker-Simmons, consultant to the Milwaukee Bucks and Women’s Tennis Association, will speak on “Designing and Monitoring Elite Athlete Plans” on Thursday, Feb. 19, at noon in the Athletic and Human Performance Research Center Film Room (room 216). No registration is required. Email toni.uhrich@mu.edu with questions.
On the Issues: Marquette Law School Poll
Marquette University Law School will release results from a new statewide poll during an in-person program on Wednesday, Feb. 25, at 12:15 p.m. in Eckstein Hall. The free, public event will feature Charles Franklin, professor of law and public policy and director of the Marquette Law School Poll, and Derek Mosley, director of the Lubar Center…
Civic Dialogue dinner on grading
Students, faculty and staff are invited to a Dialogue Dinner on grading practices and beliefs, hosted by the Civic Dialogues program and the University Honors program, on Tuesday, Feb. 24, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Sensenbrenner Hall Eisenberg Reading Room. Pizza will be served. Register online by Sunday, Feb. 22.
Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday, the traditional start of Lent, is Wednesday, Feb. 18. Lent is a season of reflection, repentance and renewal, marked by prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Campus Ministry will offer multiple opportunities to receive ashes and celebrate Mass: The Church of the Gesu will hold Mass at 7 a.m., 12:05 p.m., and 5:30 p.m. All…
Free Ramadan Iftar dinner
All members of the Marquette community are invited to a free Iftar dinner, which marks the breaking of the daily fast for Muslims during Ramadan, on Friday, Feb. 20, at 5:30 p.m. in O’Brien Hall 150. Join to learn about Ramadan and take part in interreligious dialogue. Enjoy a meal and time to connect in community. …
Mathematical and statistical sciences colloquium
Dr. Andrew Chen, assistant professor of biostatistics at Medical University of South Carolina, will share “Ongoing challenges in constructing MRI reference intervals” for a colloquium presented by the Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences. The seminar will be held on Friday, Feb. 20, at 1 p.m. in Cudahy Hall 401. Multi-site national and international imaging…
Psychology department colloquium
Zoe Bair, a doctoral student in the Marquette’s Department of Psychology, will present “The relationship between intolerance of uncertainty and PTSD symptoms in trauma exposed college students.” Additionally, doctoral students Mary Polking and Henry Licht from Dr. Nielson’s lab will present on the “Society for Psychophysiological Research (SPR) Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada, 2025.” This colloquium…
“Poetry in Circulation and Performative Protest Against Feminicide in Latin America”: a public talk by Diana Aldrete, Trinity College
Circulating on urban walls and in street protests, poetry not only communicates but transforms public space into a site of collective memory and resistance. Dr. Diana Aldrete, assistant professor of language and culture studies and human rights at Trinity College, will present a talk titled “Poetry in Circulation and Performative Protest Against Feminicide in Latin…