Alex Nemec
IMAGINE: Health Sciences alumna among first group to re-enter El Salvador with Peace Corps
Inspired by her time at Marquette, a recent Marquette alumna is among the first group of Peace Corps volunteers to return to El Salvador after an eight-year hiatus. Valeria Martinez, H Sci ’20, Martinez recently finished a two-year rotation as a health volunteer in Botswana and is working with eight other Peace Corps volunteers alongside…
Look and touch: How an occupational therapy graduate changed how people with disabilities visit the Milwaukee Public Museum
Lexee Torchia has been around people with disabilities for most of her life — it fueled a deep desire to help them. From kindergarten through fifth grade, Torchia was a “class buddy” for her autistic friend. Every day, she would accompany him through school; on Thursdays, she would bring him to the guidance counselor’s office…
Modern Master’s
The master’s program in biomedical sciences provides students with an introduction to real-world labs and their processes.
One student’s goal to improve nutrition education
Health Sciences student Priya Ahuja follows her passion for nutrition education
A message from College of Health Sciences Dean William E. Cullinan
Dear alumni and friends of the College of Health Sciences, The fall semester has begun, marking a new academic year in which we in the College of Health Sciences are happy to welcome 412 students to the Class of 2028, our largest freshman class ever! Like others before them, this cohort of students sits poised…
Students still carrying Marquette Challenge torch
When Dr. Sheila Schindler-Ivens was a senior at Marquette in 1989, she and other physical therapy students started the inaugural Marquette Challenge. Thirty-five years later, Schindler-Ivens calls the challenge the “ultimate servant leadership opportunity for students.” “Students shed blood, sweat, and tears for a profession that’s done nothing for them yet,” says Schindler-Ivens, associate professor…
Walking together in hope
One of the greatest gifts from St. Ignatius of Loyola is the Spiritual Exercises. These are a prayer journey to grow closer to Jesus. In An Ignatian Adventure, written by Rev. Kevin O’Brien, S.J., he offers a reflection from Jean Vanier for readers praying through the Fourth Week of the Spiritual Exercises. “We will never win the Olympics…
Campus community celebrates Mass of the Holy Spirit
On Wednesday, Sept. 4, the campus community celebrated a long-standing Jesuit education tradition: Mass of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit bestows seven gifts onto everyone, two of which are wisdom and knowledge. Wisdom and knowledge. We hope you were inspired to live out these gifts and use them as you begin your journey toward…
Get to know your hall ministers
The beginning of a new semester is an exciting time — but it can also be an anxious and stressful experience for some. In addition to the many resident assistants, each residence hall has a hall minister to provide pastoral care to and be a spiritual presence for all residents and building staff. In collaboration…
Hall Minister Q&A: Hannah Gonzalez
The beginning of a new semester is an exciting time — but it can also be an anxious and stressful experience for some. In addition to the many resident assistants, each residence hall has a hall minister to provide pastoral care to and be a spiritual presence for all residents and building staff. In collaboration…