Undergraduate Students

University Christmas tree lighting
The Marquette Jesuit Community, Campus Activities Board, Alpha Sigma Nu, Department of Belonging and Student Affairs and Office of Marketing and Communication will co-host the university Christmas tree lighting on Tuesday, Dec. 2, at 4:45 p.m. in Westowne Square. The annual event will return to its longtime location on Westowne Square to celebrate the planting of a…

Catholicism, Motherhood, and Intergenerational Agency in Elaine Feeney’s As You Were
Dr. Kathleen Costello-Sullivan, the Inaugural Mary A. Carroll Endowed Professor in Arts and Sciences at Le Moyne College in Syracuse, New York, will speak at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 4, in AMU 163 on, “Catholicism, Motherhood, and Intergenerational Agency in Elaine Feeney’s ‘As You Were.’” Feeney’s 2020 novel “As You Were” presents a sustained critique of the ways in which…

Biology seminar with Jennifer Schisa
Dr. Jennifer Schisa, professor of biology at Central Michigan University, will present “What makes a good egg? Regulation of mRNAs during oogenesis,” for the biological sciences seminar on Thursday, Nov. 6, at 4 p.m. in Wehr Life Sciences 111. The Biological Sciences Department’s Friday Seminar Series is supported by the Scholl Endowment. Eminent scientists are invited…

Student Affairs in Higher Education virtual information session
A virtual information session about the Marquette University Student Affairs in Higher Education program will be held on Friday, Nov 7, at noon via Microsoft Teams. This master’s program prepares students to work in higher education. Graduate assistantships are available to help with tuition, and full-time or part-time options are available. Faculty and graduate recruitment…

Blood drive in the Wellness + Helfaer Recreation facility
The Arrupe Center for Community Service and Social Responsibility will host a blood drive with Versiti as part of the university’s Blood Battle competition with Butler University on Wednesday, Nov. 5, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Wellness + Helfaer Recreation facility’s basketball court No. 4. Register online. Marquette and Butler are renewing…

Soup with Substance: Fathers of the Church to Biblical Science
The latest edition of Soup with Substance, “Fathers of the Church to Biblical Science,” will be held Wednesday, Nov. 5, from noon to 12:50 p.m. in the AMU Lunda Room. This edition of Soup with Substance will explore how the African Fathers of the Church approached the reading and meditation of the Bible. Speaker Simon…

Should We Trust the Experts? with Marquette Civic Dialogues
Join Marquette Civic Dialogues for a panel and conversation on “The Politics of Science and Expertise” on Thursday, Nov. 6, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in Sensenbrenner Hall 304. The panel will include: Free Ian’s pizza will be provided. Register here.

Graduate School ‘Grad School 101’ information session
Students interested in learning more about graduate education are invited to attend Grad School 101 on Thursday, Nov. 6, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Lemonis Center for Student Success multipurpose room 242B. The session will help students understand, navigate and prepare for post-baccalaureate education. Graduate admissions staff will explain the differences between undergraduate…

Walk with Blue
Take part in the next monthly walk with Blue, Marquette University Police Department’s community support dog, on Monday, Nov. 3, at noon. With the change in season, walks will be moved to the indoor track inside the Wellness + Helfaer Recreation facility. The Marquette campus community is welcome to join Blue for a refreshing 30-minute…

All Saints Day Mass
All are invited to join in the annual celebration of All Saints Day at Mass on Saturday, Nov. 1, at 10 a.m. in St. Joan of Arc Chapel. The Solemn Feast of All Saints, celebrated throughout the Christian world, recognizes all the holy women and men who manifest God’s love for us and who serve…