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  • Volunteers needed for MarKept Move Out program

    Volunteers are needed for the new MarKept Move Out pilot program, which aims to give new life to gently used goods that end up in Marquette’s dumpsters — and ultimately in Wisconsin landfills — at the end of the year by creating a system that makes it easier for students to donate these items. Donated…

  • U.S. Department of Education grant will help expedite training of diverse school counselors

    There’s a stark diversity gap between school counselors in Wisconsin and the students they serve. A largely white pool of workers is far from representative of the demographics of many schools throughout the state. That fact can create a barrier for students seeking help. “Some recent research suggests that when students are able to access…

  • Kathleen Kugi-Tom named to BizTimes Milwaukee’s Notable Women in Construction and Design

    Kathleen Kugi-Tom, senior project manager in the Office of Facilities Planning and Management, was named to BizTimes Milwaukee’s list of Notable Women in Construction and Design.  In her 30 years at Marquette, Kugi-Tom has helped lead efforts on many of the university’s major construction projects, including the Dr. E. J. O’Brien Jesuit Residence, Eckstein Hall,…

  • A letter from Dr. Chris Navia on the annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Lecture

    Dear Campus Community,  When we reached out to this year’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Lecture speaker, Dr. Yohuru Williams from the University of St. Thomas, one of the things that most excited him was that we hoped his presentation would be the start of an ongoing campus conversation rather than a one-off event.  I…

  • Marquette offers support to Cardinal Stritch community

    Marquette’s Catholic, Jesuit faith and our mission call us to Be The Difference for members of our community when they are in need. All of us at Marquette commit to supporting the members of the Cardinal Stritch community who are facing uncertainty following the news of the university’s planned closure at the conclusion of the…

  • Join the Marquette Nursing Alumni Facebook Group

    Dear Marquette nursing alumni: We are not sure if you are familiar with the MU Mentor/Mentee program. It is a fantastic program through alumni relations that matches current students with alumni in a mentoring relationship. As a result of the pandemic era, we started with Zoom meetings with all the mentors and mentees in the…

  • Biological sciences professor receives USDA funding to increase cold tolerance in rice for an earlier planting season

    Dr. Michael Schläppi, professor of biological sciences in the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences, has received a $650,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to study cold tolerance in rice with a goal of expanding the rice planting season to earlier in the year in order to avoid seasonal effects that hinder quality…

  • We Are All Marquette: A Q&A with Anthony Pennington-Cross, incoming executive associate dean of the College of Business Administration

    After getting his doctorate, Dr. Anthony Pennington-Cross began studying something that few people had heard of and even fewer knew anything about: subprime real estate lending. “I got intrigued by it because I wanted to do stuff that people didn’t already know,” Pennington-Cross said. He could hardly have suspected that his obscure corner of academic…

  • Nominations for Staff Excellence in University Service Awards due April 28

    Employees are encouraged to submit nominations for this year’s staff Excellence in University Service Awards. Nominations will be accepted through Friday, April 28.  This is an opportunity for Marquette employees to nominate colleagues who demonstrate and support the Ignatian ideal of care for others and who carry out the mission of the university. Candidates should be…

  • MarKept Move Out: Don’t ditch it. Donate it.

    Each year, move-out activities generate a significant amount of waste that ends up in our landfills,  causing further environmental degradation. With some simple planning, you can be part of the solution. MarKept Move Out is designed to make that process easy and accessible.  After seeing overflowing dumpsters year after year, student Carlos Gonzales, Eng ’21,…