Alex Nemec
‘Mission Week 2023: Act With Kindness’ schedule of events
Mission Week’s four-year “Open to…” series has made way for a new series, “Act with…,” which asks the Marquette community to shift its focus during Mission Week from reflection to outward behaviors. Mission Week 2023 will be celebrated on campus from Feb. 5 through 11, following the theme of “Act with Kindness.” The theme reminds…
Picture This: A Research & Scholarship Photo Contest 2022 winners
The Picture This: A Research & Scholarship Photo Contest launched on Oct. 25 as an initiative led by the College of Health Sciences to showcase through visually striking photographs the depth and breadth of research and scholarship conducted at Marquette. Since the rollout, Picture This received 44 entries in its four categories — basic science,…
Thanksgiving reflection: Gratitude, mission and the Universal Apostolic Preferences
As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, I would like to invite you into a place of gratitude. But I would like to do it in an unusual way, making use of the Universal Apostolic Preferences. I’d like to use them to help us recognize and be grateful for our own contributions to advancing the mission…
Mission and Ministry offering faculty fellowship
Dear colleagues, I am pleased to announce that the Office of Mission and Ministry is now inviting proposals for our second cohort in the Faculty Mission Integration Fellowship program (FMIF). By providing course buyouts (one course per semester for up to two semesters), the FMIF enables faculty to explore how, by drawing on the resources…
Campus Ministry hosting candlelight vigil for hope, justice for Iranian people
Dear Marquette community, On Sept. 16, after being detained by morality police in Iran for not wearing a hijab, Mahsa Amini, age 22, died while in police custody. Her death has ignited protests throughout Iran, especially among college students. In the weeks that have followed, peaceful protests calling for justice and fundamental human rights have…
Adaptive Abilities Club partners with WASA to host ‘Try It’ event, Nov. 18
Community members invited to try adaptive sports at free event By Alex Nemec, marketing communication specialist in the Office of University Relations The Wisconsin Adaptive Sports Association has partnered with College of Health Sciences student group the Adaptive Abilities Club to offer a “Try It” event to Marquette community members Friday, Nov. 18, from 6:30…
Celebrate Thanksgiving with a free meal with the campus community
By Alex Nemec, marketing communications specialist, Office of University Relations Campus Ministry is inviting campus community members who are choosing to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday here in Milwaukee to join in a free Thanksgiving meal on Thursday, Nov. 24, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. at Cobeen Hall. Campus Ministry’s Thanksgiving meal has been a…
PT faculty member wins inaugural Emerging Company award from CTSI
By Alex Nemec, marketing communication specialist, Office of University Relations Marquette University-based startup Venus Rehabilitation Technologies, LLC, founded and led by Associate Professor of Physical Therapy Dr. Sheila Schindler-Ivens, has been honored with the inaugural Emerging Company award from the Clinical and Translational Science Institute’s Accelerating Medical Product Development group at the 2022 Healthcare Innovation…
Picture This: A Research & Scholarship Photo Contest
By Alex Nemec, marketing communication specialist in the Office of University Relations “Picture This: A Research & Scholarship Photo Contest” is a new campuswide initiative led by the College of Health Sciences to showcase through visually striking photographs the depth and breadth of research and scholarship conducted at Marquette. Building off the Research in Action…
Health Sciences professor tabbed as keynote speaker for international conference in Brazil
Speech Pathology and Audiology assistant professor will present her research on assessment, treatment of childhood apraxia of speech By Alex Nemec, marketing communication specialist in the Office of University Relations Dr. Jenya Iuzzini-Seigel, assistant professor of speech pathology and audiology, will serve as a keynote speaker at Apraxia Brazil, an international conference in October on…