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Commencement celebrations happening this weekend
In recognition of the tremendous academic achievements of our graduates, Marquette will host a mixture of in-person and virtual events celebrating the class of 2021 during Commencement Weekend, May 22-23, 2021. We will host in-person Graduate Recognition Ceremonies on Sunday, May 23, and a Baccalaureate Mass on Saturday, May 22. Graduates are asked to check…
Engineer, Lawyer and Nurse magazines now available
The following magazines were recently published and made available on the magazines page on Marquette Today. Engineer Opus College of Engineering, 2021 View an accessible PDF. Lawyer Summer, 2021 View an accessible PDF. Marquette Nurse College of Nursing, 2021 View an accessible PDF.
Philosophy professor receives prestigious career enhancement fellowship
Dr. Desiree Valentine, assistant professor of philosophy in the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences, received a Career Enhancement Fellowship from the Institute for Citizens and Scholars, formerly the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. The Career Enhancement Fellowship Program seeks to increase the presence of minority junior faculty members and other faculty members committed to…
President Lovell to host in-person office hours, May 26
President Lovell will host in-person office hours on Wednesday, May 26, from 2 to 3 p.m. Students, faculty and staff are invited to sign up for a 15-minute slot to meet with Dr. Lovell and discuss a topic of their choice. Please sign up by emailing requestpresident@marquette.edu to express your interest. Attendees are encouraged to share a…
Tomorrow begins the Ignatian Year: A message from President Lovell and Father Voiss
Dear Marquette community, Tomorrow marks the start of the Ignatian Year, which was first announced by Father Arturo Sosa, superior general of the Society of Jesus, in September 2019. Father Sosa shared that this privileged year would start on May 20, 2021, and extend through July 31, 2022. “We ask for the grace to be…
Nursing professor receives Betty Irene Moore Fellowship for Nurse Leaders, Innovators
Dr. Dora Clayton-Jones, assistant professor of nursing in the College of Nursing, was named one of 10 recipients of a Betty Irene Moore Fellowship for Nurse Leaders and Innovators from the University of California, Davis nursing school. In the three-year fellowship program, Clayton-Jones will receive $450,000 to conduct an innovative community engaged research project titled,…
COVID-19 Recovery Plan: Important changes to campus Step 4 guidelines take effect May 17
Adapting to changing public health guidance, we will be making certain updates to the university’s COVID-19 Recovery Plan Step 4, Version 4 guidelines for summer. (Note: All other Step 4 guidelines remain in place.) The changes below take effect Monday, May 17, and remain in place until Sunday, Aug. 15, or until guidelines for the fall semester…
Las voces indígenas generan cambios en el campus
Por Andrea García, asistente de posgrado en la Oficina de Diversidad e Inclusión Institucional Tuve el honor de conversar con dos miembros de la comunidad del campus cuyo trabajo ha sido clave para que Marquette sea un lugar más inclusivo para estudiantes indígenas: Alex Liberato, navajo, estudiante del 4º año en la Facultad de Administración…
Marquette hires first director of Black student initiatives
Marquette has hired Samira M. Payne as the first director of Black student initiatives in the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion, reporting to Dr. William Welburn, vice president for inclusive excellence. The director of Black student initiatives position was the product of negotiations between university leadership and the Black Student Council last summer. The…
New Milwaukee County Bus Rapid Transit project to begin in June; enhanced transit system will better connect Marquette with downtown, Regional Medical Center
Construction is set to begin next month on Wisconsin Avenue for the Milwaukee County Transit System’s new East-West Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service that will connect downtown Milwaukee to the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center in Wauwatosa. MCTS, which is fully funding and managing the project, anticipates it will be complete in October 2022. UPDATED 5/28/21:…