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Students advised to temporarily avoid Gesu Masses and instead attend other on-campus Masses due to COVID-19 protocols
Due to COVID-19 health and safety protocols students should not attend Mass at Gesu until further notice. While physically located on Marquette’s campus, Gesu is also an independent parish with members outside of the Marquette community. For this reason – and for the safety of students and Gesu parishioners – students should temporarily avoid attending…
Counseling Center names new counselor for Black student support
The Marquette University Counseling Center has hired Shakari (Kari) Lewis as its first counselor and coordinator for African American and Black student support. Lewis will provide direct clinical services to students and serve as a liaison with campus partners and student groups. She begins in her new role on Tuesday, Sept. 8. Prior to joining…
COVID Cheq opt-out now available for faculty and staff who are entirely remote this semester
A self-opt-out is now available for faculty and staff who are only on campus once a week or less. To request an opt-out, complete this form. IMPORTANT: Opting out does not make you exempt from completing a health screening before coming to campus, it simply stops the daily reminders from being sent to you and allows…
University mourns the loss of Rev. Thomas Tobin, S.J., former Board of Trustees member
Marquette University mourns the loss of Rev. Thomas Tobin, S.J., who passed away on Sunday, Aug. 30, at the age of 74. Father Tobin was elected to the Marquette University Board of Trustees in 1998; in 2010, he became an emeritus trustee. A Chicago native, Father Tobin graduated from Quigley Seminary South and studied for…
Reminder: University asks students not to travel over Labor Day weekend
Per guidance from the CDC and the Wisconsin Health Department, all nonessential travel should be avoided. Wide-based community spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, continues throughout the United States and many other countries. Travel anywhere outside one’s own current community, domestically or internationally, increases risk of contracting the virus. In order to help…
New mural on campus to be designed by local Milwaukee artist; campus community can vote on proposed designs next week
Between Sept. 7 and 11, the Marquette community will be invited to vote for the wining proposal for a mural to be installed on the north-facing facade of the Varsity Theater/Holthusen Hall building. Voting will be available next Monday, Sept.7, on the Haggerty Museum’s website. The project is the result of conversations among campus stakeholders over…
Marquette’s summer giving program provides thousands of masks, raises $200,000 for students training to be on health care front lines
Marquette distributed thousands of face masks to university donors and students as a result of a unique giving program launched earlier this summer. In July, the university announced the launch of a new giving program in which Marquette would give a university-branded face mask to those who make donations to benefit students training to be…
University launches updated COVID-19 dashboard
The university launched an updated COVID-19 dashboard on Tuesday, Sept. 1. Data from the dashboard will help inform the COVID Response Team as they monitor and make decisions regarding Marquette’s current coronavirus status. The new dashboard displays cumulative cases from Aug. 21 on, and includes information on new daily cases, test numbers and results, and…
Executive Director of EOP Eric Williams to leave Marquette; Latrice Harris-Collins named interim executive director
Dr. Eric Williams, executive director of the Educational Opportunity Program, is leaving Marquette. He will join the University of Wisconsin – Madison to serve as the assistant vice provost for student diversity and scholarship programs. “I am grateful for the work Dr. Eric Williams has done leading EOP the past few years. He brought some…
Students with symptoms or who have been exposed to COVID-19 should call the Medical Clinic to schedule a free COVID test
All students who exhibit symptoms of COVID-19, or students who have been in close contact someone with coronavirus, are urged to contact the Marquette University Medical Clinic at (414) 288-7184 to schedule a free COVID-19 test. Marquette has established an on-campus testing center in Coughlin Hall and is providing tests to students free of charge.…