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Marquette bookshelf: ‘Push the Tarp: A story about fostering authentic leadership and great teams’
By Tim McMahon, vice president for university advancement “Push The Tarp” is a novel about a 20-year-old who is faced with adversity, and through a fortunate turn of events learns from an unlikely mentor who teaches him a proven approach to authentic leadership and building great teams. In this truly heartwarming and relatable journey, Tim…
Marquette Bookshelf: ‘Researching Gender-Based Violence: Embodied and Intersectional Approaches’
Co-edited by Dr. Heather R. Hlavka, associate professor of social and cultural sciences, Klingler College of Arts and Sciences “Researching Gender-Based Violence” argues for new approaches to research and activism on gender-based violence grounded in the intersectional realities of individuals and communities. Each chapter discusses the role of reflective methodologies to recognize institutional and intersectional…
Marquette Bookshelf: “Reading for Our Lives: A Literacy Action Plan from Birth to Six”
By Maya Payne Smart, affiliated faculty in educational policy and leadership, College of Education “Reading for Our Lives” challenges the bath-book-bed mantra and the idea that reading aloud to our kids is enough to ensure school readiness. Instead, it gives parents easy, immediate, and accessible ways to nurture language and literacy development from the start. Through…
Marquette Bookshelf: Biomedical Engineering Design
By Dr. Jay Goldberg, professor of practice in biomedical engineering, Opus College of Engineering “Biomedical Engineering Design” presents the design processes and practices used in academic and industry medical device design projects. The first two chapters are an overview of the design process, project management and working on technical teams. Further chapters follow the general order…
Faculty Perspective: Justice in Action conference showcases the grit of Milwaukee and Marquette communities
“The stories, I think, reflect my students’ commitment to truth and to action. So, let’s get to it. This is our take on Journalism That Matters.”
Marquette Bookshelf: ‘A Man Walks Into a Barn: Navigating Fatherhood in the Flawed and Fascinating World of Horses’
By Chad Oldfather, professor of law, Marquette University Law School A book for parents, whatever their children’s interests, and for equestrians, who know what it’s like “on the inside” (but maybe not what it’s like on the outside, looking in), A Man Walks into a Barn is a wise, witty, and, at times, critical look at both…
Vote today: Polls open until 8 p.m.
The City of Milwaukee’s spring election is April 5. Among the positions on the ballot in Marquette’s voting wards is the race for mayor of Milwaukee. Same-day voter registration is available in Wisconsin. If you have not voted, but plan to, visit marquette.edu/vote for more information on voting while at Marquette, including registration procedures, polling…