Melissa Barclay
On Topic: Eight tips on improving time management
The start of a new school year is an exciting time with a new academic schedule, plenty of extracurricular activities to choose from, and meeting new friends and classmates, but tight deadlines and pressures can suddenly make life overwhelming. That’s why time management tools and skills are so important. So, what exactly is time management? …
Taking student success to the next level
The center, located in the former Memorial Library, serves as a central hub for academic and non-academic resources.
On Topic: Artificial intelligence and what it means for the classroom — and beyond
Dr. Michael Zimmer answers questions about how AI is used today, the pros and cons of classroom use and the technology’s trajectory.
Marquette Child Care Center celebrates 35 years — its director shares the honor
The Marquette University Child Care Center has been welcoming the children of faculty, staff, students and alumni for the past 35 years.
Reaching higher for education
Heading into his junior year, Golda Meir High School student Henderson Smith skipped the usual summer activities in favor of the classroom. “I heard about the class Social Justice in Education and decided to sign up through Milwaukee Public Schools’ Department of Black and Latino Male Achievement (BLMA),” Henderson says. “I had been wanting to…
‘Sewing’ seeds in a new home
Every weekend during the school year, refugee women and children from Afghanistan meet at Hamilton High School on Milwaukee’s south side. For several hours, the women gather to sew, eat lunch and share their experiences in what Dr. Louise Cainkar, professor of social and cultural sciences in the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences, calls…
Felix Camacho is a Marquette alumnus and former governor of Guam — so was his father
Felix Camacho recently led his home territory’s delegation at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
‘Everything I’ve accomplished in life is because I’m deaf’
It’s been over 15 years since alumnus Garrett Zuercher stepped foot on the Marquette University campus. In April, he was invited back to the Diederich College of Communication’s 100 Years of Theatre celebration, and he left Marquette with something special to him. His Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts plaque had been on display in…
Problem solving on and off the court
Liza Karlen doesn’t take no for an answer. When she set out to major in engineering while also playing Division I college basketball, she knew there would be challenges. In high school, the 6’2” former Marquette women’s basketball player was approached by college athletic recruiters, and they all had similar responses when she revealed her…
Building social change, one book at a time
The Trinity Fellows Community Library for Nonprofit Leadership and Social Justice hosts over 1,000 books, in honor of the late Pat Wyzbinski.