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Joel Pogodzinski promoted to executive vice president and chief operating officer
In recognition of his accomplishments since joining Marquette in 2017, President Michael R. Lovell has promoted Joel Pogodzinski from senior vice president and chief operating officer to executive vice president and chief operating officer, effective Aug. 1. Pogodzinski is a member of the Executive Leadership Team along with the president and the provost. He leads…
COVID-19 mitigation protocols to begin the fall 2022 semester
Marquette University remains committed to mitigating the spread of COVID-19 to ensure the high-quality and safe in-person learning experience students expect — a hallmark of a transformational Catholic, Jesuit education. As we did successfully last year, proactive, flexible strategies and a community that demonstrate care for one another will enable us to return to a more typical…
‘The President’s Challenge has truly changed my research life’
Dr. Walter Bialkowski, visiting assistant professor of computer science in the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences, joined a recent information session for the President’s and Chancellor’s Challenge: A Crosstown Collaboration to Address Poverty to talk about his work with Feeding America that was supported through a past President’s Challenge award and the impact this…
Applications for AHPRC Pilot Award Program due next week
The Athletic and Human Performance Research Center is still accepting applications for the 2022-23 Pilot Award program. The program is designed to facilitate and foster collaborative health and performance-related research between disciplines at Marquette. The theme for this year is community-engaged research. Funding priority will be given to projects designed to improve community wellness and…
Register for new employee orientation Aug. 18
Recently hired employees and newly benefit-eligible employees are encouraged to attend the Department of Human Resource’s monthly half-day orientation held in the multi-purpose room of the 313 Building (Located at the corner of 13th Street and St. Paul Avenue) on Thursday, Aug. 18. Orientation will cover topics such as mission and ministry, diversity, equity, inclusion…
Milwaukee County Bus Rapid Transit project updates: Please continue to obey traffic, pedestrian signs
Construction will continue on campus at least through the end of August for the east- and westbound bus stops at 12th and 16th streets and Wisconsin Avenue for the Milwaukee County Transit System’s new East-West Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service. There will continue to be lane and pedestrian crosswalk closures as the work progresses — please…
NASA ranks Marquette’s lunar mining robot project 3rd out of 71 teams competing
After a full year of work in their capstone engineering course, the MARS (Marquette Aerospace and Robotic Systems) senior design team traveled to Florida this May to test their lunar mining robot at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. As part of NASA’s LUNABOTICS Robotic Mining Competition, the team designed and built a robot to excavate lunar…
Attend Fall O-Fest on Sept. 7 on Central Mall
Marquette’s annual Fall O-Fest will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 7, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Central Mall. This event gives students the opportunity to explore more than 300 student organizations by talking to representatives and signing up for organizations of interest. In addition, there will be a number of university offices and…
On the Issues: Premiere of new book on the basic charter of American government, Aug. 30
Authors Russ Feingold and Peter Prindiville, in a conversation with Marquette Law School’s Mike Gousha, will visit Eckstein Hall’s Lubar Center for the national debut of their new book, “The Constitution in Jeopardy: An Unprecedented Effort to Rewrite Our Fundamental Law and What We Can Do About It,” on Tuesday, Aug. 30, at 12:15 p.m. …
Steering committee will centralize university preparations as Milwaukee hosts national political convention in 2024
The Republican National Committee recently announced it will hold its next nominating convention in Milwaukee during summer 2024. Exact dates for the convention have not been announced. Whether the dates chosen align with the university’s summer break will likely impact how involved the university can be in this bipartisan effort to bring economic development and…