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Aug. 13 COVID-19 Town Hall video now available; event focused on Step 4 Recovery Plan
On Thursday afternoon, faculty, staff and students gathered virtually for another COVID-19 Town Hall, which focused on Marquette’s Step 4 Recovery Plan. Dr. Xavier Cole, vice president for student affairs, moderated the event. Rev. Jim Voiss, S.J., vice president for mission and ministry, offered an invocation. President Michael R. Lovell shared opening remarks in which…
Interim Title IX policy now available
In response to the May 6 Title IX Final Regulations released by the U.S. Department of Education, Marquette has implemented a revised policy on sexual harassment and sex discrimination. Effective Friday, Aug. 14, 2020, the Marquette University Interim Sexual Harassment and Sex Discrimination Policy replaces the university’s former Title IX Sexual Harassment, Discrimination and Sexual…
Step 4 Recovery Plan released
Marquette is now in Step 4 of its five-step Recovery Plan. The Step 4 document is now available on the university’s COVID-19 website. The 63-page document includes the following new and updated processes and guidelines, building off of the Step 3 document: Alert levels informed by guidance from PreventingEpidemics.org, the CDC and American Enterprise Institute’s Road Map…
BIG EAST announces fall sports postponement
Yesterday, the BIG EAST Conference and its member institutions announced that, due to the unprecedented and continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, fall sports competition will not be conducted in 2020. The conference will assess alternative options to stage fall sports contests during the spring of 2021. The decision was made in consultation with the…
Search committee named for next vice president and general counsel
The university has named a search committee to identify the next permanent vice president and general counsel. The committee, which includes faculty, staff and a trustee, will be co-chaired by Steve Frieder, senior advisor to the president and corporate secretary, and Claudia Paetsch, vice president for human resources. In addition to Frieder and Paetsch, committee…
Nursing professor named Ascension Wisconsin Sister Rosalie Klein Endowed Professor
Dr. Lisa Hanson, professor of nursing and director of the Nurse-Midwifery Program, has been named the next Ascension Wisconsin Sister Rosalie Klein Endowed Professor. The Klein Endowed Professor designation is made through the Ascension Wisconsin Sister Rosalie Klein Professorship in Women’s Health, funded by the Dr. Harry J. Heeb Foundation. Established in 2001, the endowed…
Students: Make sure you have the right technology and software before classes start
The university reminds all students to make sure you have the proper technology and software downloaded prior to the start of classes on Wednesday, Aug. 26. COVID-19 has increased students’ dependency on technology as many courses move to an online format or will have an online component. Students will need regular access to a computing…
Limited number of computers and other technology available for students
COVID-19 has increased students’ dependency on technology as many courses move to an online format or will have an online component. Students will need regular access to a computing device and to the internet. These requirements may present problems for students who do not have access these resources. If you do not have access to…
Engineering faculty receive grant to improve robotic dexterity
Dr. Joseph Schimmels, Robert C. Greenheck Chair in Design and Manufacturing in the Opus College of Engineering, received a $750,000 National Robotics Initiative grant through the National Science Foundation to fund a project that seeks to improve robotic dexterity. The grant, totaling nearly $750,000 over the course of three years, will support Schimmels and co-principal…
Back-to-school student safety reminders from MUPD
As more students are returning to campus for the fall semester, MUPD reminds the campus community of the following safety reminders, specifically as it pertains to off-campus residences. Always lock your door — even when you’re sleeping, gaming or waiting for a roommate to return. Do not allow strangers to enter your residence or building…