Melissa Barclay
From Marquette track star to NFL prospect: A Q&A with alumnus and athlete Mitch Van Vooren
Update: Mitch Van Vooren signed a contract with the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent on June 4. Mitch Van Vooren, Bus Ad ’23, was on Marquette University’s men’s Division I track team for four years, finishing 18th at nationals in 2023 for the 110 meter hurdles. A Peshtigo, Wisconsin, native, he decided to…
A childhood diagnosis inspires a brother’s engineering Ph.D.
When Ricardo Vega was 11 years old, his younger brother Francisco was diagnosed with Kawasaki disease, a potentially life-threatening illness that causes inflammation of blood vessels, particularly those that supply the heart. After many misdiagnoses, his parents finally got the answers and treatment they had prayed for from a doctor at Children’s Wisconsin. “The most…
Panel discussion finds heart, hope, compass of Jesuit education in Milwaukee
Leaders from Milwaukee’s four Jesuit schools participated an hourlong panel discussion.
More than a degree: the value of a Marquette education
The Marquette experience is a transformative one focused on the university’s four pillars.
Marquette student becomes first Wade Scholar live on The TODAY Show with Jenna & Friends
‘My jaw dropped because I just wasn’t expecting that’
Career course provides guided path for students after graduation
In the months leading up to graduation, Chesnie Wardell finds herself in unfamiliar territory, applying for job after job, praying that her talents are recognized and the right company hires her fresh out of college. Many of her classmates are in the same situation. A year ago, the thought of the job application process seemed…
Through Uncle Ellie’s lens
When Kali Murray gazes at the dozens of photos hung on the walls of the second floor of the Haggerty Museum of Art, she doesn’t just see images of black history, she sees photographs of her own family ancestry staring back.
Irish Studies minor includes new class offerings
There are now more opportunities for cultural growth and development through the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences’ Irish Studies minor.
Creative combination: Marquette, MIAD partnership unites academics with art
It’s a unique collaboration between Marquette University and Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design that benefits students from both institutions. The Marquette-MIAD cross-registration program offers students reciprocity correlated with their minor and an opportunity to enhance creative skills, increase knowledge of the arts and fulfill artistic desires. Gracie Pionek, Comm ’23, first discovered the MIAD…
On Topic: Five steps to overcome social awkwardness
Dr. Amy Van Hecke provides tips to lessen the awkwardness that sometimes follows being in a new social environment.