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Soup with Substance ‘Buying Food on Credit in the Dominican Republic’ is April 7
Campus Ministry will host the next “Soup with Substance” on Wednesday, April 7, from noon to 1 p.m. via Microsoft Teams. Christine Hippert will present her new book about buying food on credit in corner stores in Cabarete, an important international tourism destination and hub for migrant laborers in the Dominican Republic. Haitians and Dominicans who work…
April is Autism Acceptance Month; events to take place throughout the month
April is Autism Acceptance Month, and the Interdisciplinary Autism Initiative will host several events for faculty, staff, students, alumni and community members. This series of empowering and educational events will highlight our commitment to neurodiverse people. April 15, noon | Virtual Autism Initiative Open House Featuring the work of faculty and students who are members of the Initiative. April 22…
U.S. News releases 2022 ‘Best Graduate Schools’ rankings; several Marquette programs move up
U.S. News and World Report recently released its 2022 “Best Graduate School” rankings, and several Marquette programs moved up in rankings, particularly those in business, nursing, engineering and law. The Graduate School of Management’s executive MBA program earned the No. 15 spot in its category, up from No. 16 the previous year. Similarly, the school’s…
Marquette, WARF announce 2021 ‘Force for Positive Change’ event
Winners of Force for Positive Change Award will be announced live at virtual event, April 7 Marquette University and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) have announced the finalists for the 2021 Force for Positive Change Awards. This is the fourth time the statewide competition will recognize social entrepreneurship as a model for solving social…
Theology professor chosen as first participant for AJCU fellowship program
Rev. John Thiede, S.J., associate professor of systematic theology in the Klinger College of Arts and Sciences, has been named the first participant in the Currie Fellowship Program by the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU). As the Currie Fellow, Father Thiede will gain experience working closely with the president, board of trustees, administrators…
COVID-19 update: All Wisconsin residents 16 and older to be eligible for the vaccine April 5; Marquette’s testing site to close Easter weekend
Yesterday Governor Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announced that everyone ages 16 and over will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine starting Monday, April 5. Read the full press release online. With increased vaccine supply and an accelerated vaccination pace in recent weeks, Wisconsin is able to push the eligibility date four weeks…
Shaka Smart named head coach of men’s basketball program
Shaka Smart has been named the 18th head coach of the Marquette University men’s basketball program, Vice President and Director of Athletics Bill Scholl announced on Friday. The university will hold a press conference on Monday, March 29, at 2 p.m. at the Al McGuire Center, 770 N. 12th St., to formally introduce Smart to…
On-campus vaccine clinic for eligible groups will be offered March 31
The Marquette Medical Clinic has secured additional vaccine supply for the week of March 29. Please note that vaccines are still in limited supply and allocations are not yet available for everyone who is eligible. If you are eligible and can receive the vaccine from other sources (i.e. primary care doctor, hospital system, etc.) before it’s available to you at…
$1 million gift enhances life changing impact of Marquette’s Neuro Recovery Clinic
First-in-state program has scheduled more than 5,400 appointments and helped more than 100 patients since May 2019 Thanks to a meaningful $1 million gift from an anonymous Marquette alumna, the university’s Neuro Recovery Clinic, located in the College of Health Sciences, now has additional resources to deliver life changing therapeutic recovery for adults and children…
On-campus event/space protocols remain in place; summer event planning underway
Event and space proposals required for planned summer events University leaders are closely monitoring emerging guidance from state and local health officials, and the COVID-19 Recovery Planning Team will soon announce decisions related to event capacity limits and other mitigation measures for the summer. Meantime, Marquette University continues to follow the protocols and processes for…