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Annual Benefits Enrollment closes Nov. 13 at 4 p.m.
Faculty and staff can now make changes to their benefit elections during the Annual Enrollment period, which closes on Friday, Nov. 13, at 4 p.m. All employees are strongly encouraged to enroll, change or waive benefits for 2021. Employees who wish to change existing health insurance plans, coverage levels or enroll/re-enroll in the Flexible Spending…
Virtual retirement health care and income planning sessions available for faculty and staff, Nov. 3-12
Throughout the month of November, a representative from Next Level Planning and Wealth Management will offer information sessions on two retirement related topics: health care and income planning. Faculty and staff are encouraged to sign up for a session at www.retireu.com. You will receive a confirmation email with the Teams link to join. Sessions will be available on the following dates and times: Tuesday, Nov. 3, noon to 1 p.m.…
Make a plan to return your absentee ballot; voters can request ballots by mail until Oct. 29
To ensure your ballot is received by Election Day, the U.S. Postal Service recommends all absentee ballots are mailed by Monday, Oct. 26. If you mail in your absentee ballot after this day, it might not reach your election clerk in time. In Wisconsin and Illinois, voters can request absentee ballots by mail until Thursday, Oct…
English Department to host virtual open house and ‘Six-Word Short-Story Contest,’ Oct. 28
The English Department will host a virtual open house on Wednesday, Oct. 28, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. At the virtual open house, attendees will have the opportunity to connect with students and faculty in the English Department, learn more about its programs and course offerings. Attendees will also be able to read and…
Deadline for students to request course modality accommodations due to COVID-19 is Oct. 30
Last week Provost Ah Yun provided a spring 2021 academic calendar update via Marquette Today. You can also now view the spring 2021 academic schedule of courses via CheckMarq or the Class Search website. Students who need special consideration related to course modality due to their own COVID 19 health risks should email the Office…
New Economic Planning website serves as information hub for academic, operational planning
To provide ongoing updates and transparent information about Marquette’s academic and operational planning to address the significant financial challenges the university faces, a new Economic Planning website has been developed to serve as an information hub for the campus community. The site, which is available on campus and via VPN at marquette.edu/economic-planning, features news and…
Policy Review Committee shares four UPP updates
Marquette University provides University Policies and Procedures for the Marquette community as a written record of approved and current academic, operational, financial, and business policies and procedures. The Policy Review Committee is responsible for guiding good practices in university policy governance and to ensure collaboration and consistency in university policy development — the committee does…
New online mental health tool now available for students; sign up for SilverCloud today
The Counseling Center has partnered with SilverCloud to offer virtual mental health resources to the Marquette community. Through this new partnership, the tool is available for free to all Marquette students. SilverCloud is an online platform offering self-guided programs for anxiety, depression, stress and resilience. Based on cognitive behavioral therapy principles, the self-guided program is…
Marquette Forum to sponsor MKE Film Festival’s Oct. 23 screening of ‘Growing Up Milwaukee: Our Milwaukee, Our Stories’
The Marquette Forum will sponsor the Milwaukee Film Festival’s screening of “Growing Up Milwaukee: Our Milwaukee, Our Stories.” The screening will take place on Friday, Oct. 23, at 5:30 p.m. Viewers can watch via Milwaukee Film’s YouTube channel. RSVP via Facebook. About the film Tyshun Wardlaw’s feature documentary debut follows three young Black people growing…
University mourns the loss of honorary degree recipient Sister Maria Rosa Leggol, OSF
The Marquette community mourns the loss of Sister Maria Rosa Leggol, OSF, a Honduran Franciscan nun who received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Marquette in May 2009. Sister Maria Rosa Leggol raised and educated more than 40,000 Honduran orphans over fifty years. As an orphan herself, she entered the religious life at…