Graduate Students

Final Ignite of fall semester
Students are invited to enjoy a free dinner at the final Ignite of the semester on Wednesday, Oct. 29, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the AMU Lunda Room. This week’s Ignite will feature Andrew Mountin, assistant director of liturgical music, reflecting on “Fearless Faith.” The evening will include dinner, prayer and an inspiring conversation in…

Book launch and discussion: ‘Crafting Marriages: Transforming Traditions across Generations in the Palestinian American’
The Arab and Muslim Women’s Research and Resource Institute and the Muslim Women’s Coalition will host a book discussion and signing with Dr. Enaya Othman, professor of languages, literatures and cultures in the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences, on Saturday, Nov. 1, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Islamic Resource Center (5235…

Fairness on Trial — Exploring the Power of Diverse Juries discussion
Join Marquette Law School’s Lubar Center for Public Policy Research and Civic Education, in collaboration with Common Ground, for “Fairness on Trial — Exploring the Power of Diverse Juries” on Friday, Nov. 14, at 11:30 a.m. in Eckstein Hall. American juries are often less diverse than the communities from which they are selected. In many…

Marquette Democracy Project hosts human rights activist Pia Klemp
The Marquette Democracy Project will host Pia Klemp on Wednesday, Nov. 5, at 4 p.m. in Wehr Physics 153. Klemp is a German biologist who has spent over a decade in human rights activism. She is best known for her work commanding migrant rescue ships in the Mediterranean Sea, activity that led to her arrest…

‘Pitch Craft’ with visiting speaker Laura Goode
“Pitch Craft,” a session on proposing ideas with visiting speaker Laura Goode, will be held on Thursday, Oct. 30, at 4 p.m. in AMU 254 (across from the Henke Lounge). How do you convince an editor, agent, or gatekeeper that your idea is compelling, relevant, and deliverable? This 90-minute session by Goode, author of the…

In the steps of the wandering chapel
In 1926, the Joan of Arc Chapel left its original location in Chasse-sur-Rhône, France, to be reconstructed on Long Island on the grounds of its new owner, Gertrude Gavin Hill. In 1962, it was sold to Marc Rojtman and his wife, Lillian, who offered the chapel to Marquette University in 1964. On Tuesday, Oct. 28,…

Screening and discussion of ‘Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen’
Marquette students, staff and faculty are invited to join Dr. Lindsay Daigle’s HOPR 1955H “Invisibility and Power” class for a screening and discussion of the 2020 Netflix documentary, “Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen,” on Tuesday, Oct. 28, in the Raynor Library Beaumier Suites. The screening will begin at 3:30 p.m. and will be followed by…

NMDSI Speaker Series on machine learning applications in macroeconomic forecasting
The Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute will host “Machine Learning Applications in Macroeconomic Forecasting: Evidence from Inflation and Housing Markets,” as part of its regular virtual speaker series on Thursday, Nov. 6, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Dr. N. Kundan Kishor, professor and chair of the Department of Economics at UW-Milwaukee, will discuss how…

Campuswide book discussion: ‘The Anxious Generation’
Dean of Students Erin Gannon will host a discussion of Jonathan Haidt’s “The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness,” on Friday, Dec. 5, at 9 a.m. at a location to be determined. The book explores the impact of technology, social media and cultural shifts on the…

Rathore Distinguished Lecture in Chemistry
The Chemistry Department’s 2025 Rathore Lecture will be given by Dr. V. Ramamurthy, professor of chemistry at University of Miami, on Friday, Oct. 24, at 4 p.m. in Todd Wehr Chemistry 121. Ramamurthy will discuss “Excited State Dynamics of Spatially Confined Organic Molecules.” Details for the Chemistry Department colloquia are available online.