Jenna Thompson
Faculty reminded of the Jan. 21 deadline for students to add or drop a class
The last day to add or drop a class for students without a withdrawal grade for Session 1 is Tuesday, Jan. 21, at 11:59 p.m. This includes actions taken through CheckMarq or manually through the college office. Please report any students who are not attending after Jan. 21, to the college office. It is vital that…
Deadline for students to add or drop a class is Jan. 21
Students are reminded that the last day to add or drop a class without a withdrawal grade for Session 1 is Tuesday, Jan. 21, at 11:59 p.m. After this time, all registrations must be requested through the student’s home college and additional class requests may not be approved. Additionally, any classes that are approved to be dropped…
Psychology Department seeking student participants with chronic illness for online research study
Student Christina Curtis and Dr. Astrida Kaugars, associate professor of psychology, are seeking undergraduate students who have been diagnosed with a chronic illness to participate in an online psychology research study. Responses from the study will help the researchers better understand chronic illness management. Any student with a diagnosed chronic medical condition taking prescribed medicine at…
Disability Services seeking student note takers
The Office of Disability Services maintains a list of students who are interested in providing a copy of lecture notes in a specific course, should they be needed for a student with a disability. If selected as a note taker, students will be compensated after uploading high-quality notes to an online portal. Students who are interested…
Orientation leader applications due Feb. 10
Orientation leader applications are due Monday, Feb. 10, at 11:59 p.m. The two-step process requires an application through Handshake and Qualtrics. Students will be notified by Wednesday, Feb. 19, if they are selected for a group interview, which will then take place on Thursday, Feb. 27, or Friday, Feb. 28. With questions, contact New Student and…
Haggerty Museum to host gallery talk on photographer Joel Sternfeld, Jan. 20
In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the Haggerty Museum of Art will host a gallery talk on Monday, Jan. 20, at 2 p.m. The talk will focus on photographer Joel Sternfeld’s work as a part of Milwaukee Museum Week. Among the pioneers of color photography, Sternfeld has been documenting Americans and the…
Register for employee meditation classes
The Faber Center and Employee Wellness will host two eight-week meditation classes this spring, Feb. 4 through March 31. “Guided Meditation” will be on Tuesday mornings from 7 a.m. to 7:45 a.m. “Open Sit Without Instruction” will be on Thursday mornings from 7:15 a.m. to 7:45 a.m. Both class will be held in AMU, Room…
Haggerty Museum of Art to host art therapist, Jan. 16
The Haggerty Museum of Art will host a presentation by art therapist Stephen Legari on Thursday, Jan. 16, at 6 p.m. The presentation will be focused on the impacts of art therapy as part of the “Toward the Texture of Knowing” exhibition. Through his work with the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Legari works with Canada’s…
Prayer service to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. will be Jan. 15
A prayer service commemorating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 15, from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. in the AMU Chapel of the Holy Family. The service will include readings from Dr. King’s works, prayer and song. A light breakfast will follow in the AMU rotunda. Register…
Staff Senate to host ‘Coins for a Cause’ fundraiser for Project Night Night, Jan. 2-31
University Staff Senate will host Coins for a Cause, a month-long fundraiser for Project Night Night, from Thursday, Jan. 2, through Friday, Jan 31. Project Night Night is a staff-led volunteer group that assembles tote bags containing a stuffed animal, book and blanket which are then donated to various agencies across Milwaukee that work with children experiencing homelessness. …