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Harley-Davidson to transform a portion of Juneau Avenue campus headquarters as a result of 2021 AI Summit

March 13, 2023

Harley-Davidson to transform a portion of Juneau Avenue campus headquarters as a result of 2021 AI Summit

In January 2023, Harley-Davidson constituents announced a plan to transform the Juneau Avenue campus headquarters to benefit the community and attract visitors to Milwaukee’s Near West Side. In a brief Q&A, April Gianeselli, vice president of the Harley-Davidson Foundation, explains Harley-Davidson’s exciting plan for community development and how the 2021 AI Summit assisted in its […]

Filed Under: Community Engagement, Difference Makers, For Faculty/Staff, For Students, Near West Side, News

Commercial Corridor Audit aims to build business in the Near West Side

March 10, 2023

Commercial Corridor Audit aims to build business in the Near West Side

Each year, the Near West Side Partners Inc. (NWSP) PARC team conducts a commercial corridor audit to better understand the street-level changes that are taking place in Milwaukee’s Near West Side. During the audit, Marquette University PARC students travel along the nine main commercial corridors to take an inventory of active properties, empty lots and […]

Filed Under: Community Engagement, For Faculty/Staff, For Students, Near West Side, News

Graduate student first to participate in assistantship between Diederich College of Communication, Center for Peacemaking

February 14, 2023

Graduate student first to participate in assistantship between Diederich College of Communication, Center for Peacemaking

The Center for Peacemaking and the Diederich College of Communication have teamed up to create a new interdisciplinary graduate assistantship to tell the story of our community and the impact of community-enriching programs, particularly that of Near West Side Partners Inc. and its Promoting Assets, Reducing Crime (PARC) initiative. Megan Kass, a second-year master’s student […]

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Community Corners works to ensure safe, welcoming streets in Near West Side

February 9, 2023

Community Corners works to ensure safe, welcoming streets in Near West Side

The Community Corners initiative is one of five resulting actions of Near West Side Partners Inc.’s 2021 Appreciative Inquiry Summit. The Community Corners team uses multiple sources of data to gain insights into key intersections to ensure a thorough safety intervention that will reduce vehicular accidents and improve these public spaces for community usage.     Kelly […]

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Winners of President’s and Chancellor’s Challenge: A Crosstown Collaboration to Address Poverty announced

February 2, 2023

Winners of President’s and Chancellor’s Challenge: A Crosstown Collaboration to Address Poverty announced

Marquette University President Michael R. Lovell, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone and Brenna Holly from the Johnson Controls Foundation announced the three interdisciplinary teams whose research projects will be funded through the President’s and Chancellor’s Challenge: A Crosstown Collaboration to Address Poverty. Research teams comprise faculty, staff and students from Marquette and UWM, as […]

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Promoting Assets, Reducing Crime accomplished major projects this fall

January 20, 2023

Promoting Assets, Reducing Crime accomplished major projects this fall

Promoting Assets, Reducing Crime (PARC), an initiative of the Near West Side Partners led by the Center for Peacemaking, engages neighborhood anchor institutions, residents, city leaders and other stakeholders to promote assets and reduce crime in Milwaukee’s Near West Side.   This Fall, the PARC team met weekly to collaborate and complete revitalization projects in the […]

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Near West Side Highlight: Dia Henderson

December 2, 2022

Near West Side Highlight: Dia Henderson

Alumna Dia Henderson ‘22, housing resource coordinator at Near West Side Partners, is taking her talents beyond Marquette’s campus. During her time at Marquette, Dia was a graduate research assistant in the Center for Peacemaking, focusing on the PARC (Promoting Assets, Reducing Crime) collaboration, as well as a graduate assistant in the Center of Engagement […]

Filed Under: Community Engagement, For Faculty/Staff, For Students, Near West Side, News, Sidebar feature stories

Marquette’s commitment to the scholarship of engagement

October 28, 2022

Marquette’s commitment to the scholarship of engagement

This week, several Marquette affiliates traveled to San Diego to attend the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities (CUMU) Annual Conference. CUMU gathers university constituents to discuss the power behind urban universities. Rana Altenburg, associate vice president of public affairs and president of Near West Side Partners Inc., believes in the power of community partnerships. […]

Filed Under: Community Engagement, For Faculty/Staff, For Students, Near West Side, News

Make a Difference Day is Nov. 12; register by Oct. 28 

October 19, 2022

Make a Difference Day is Nov. 12; register by Oct. 28 

Make A Difference Day (MADD), which will take place Saturday, Nov. 12, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., is a one-day service event that focuses on assisting older homeowners in the Milwaukee community in preparing their homes for winter. Join Marquette’s Center for Community Service and Sorority and Fraternity Life as they partner with Eras […]

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October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

October 14, 2022

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Domestic violence is prevalent in every neighborhood and affects people regardless of age, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, religion, race or nationality.   This month, the Near West Side Partners’ Promoting Assets and Reducing Crime team is partnering with on-campus and community stakeholders to raise awareness of and prevent domestic violence by providing resources, support and violent relationship […]

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MUPD takes proactive approach to mental health with dedicated Behavioral Health Unit

MUPD takes proactive approach to mental health with dedicated Behavioral Health Unit

By Jaiden Schueller, communication intern in the Office of University Relations   As a result of President Michael R. Lovell’s Safety Task Force, the Marquette University Police Department has a new dedicated unit to address mental health crises. The Behavioral Health Unit is a partnership between law enforcement and a civilian crisis worker, which allows police […]

Marquette’s Army ROTC program takes pride in past, focuses on future

Marquette’s Army ROTC program takes pride in past, focuses on future

By Kevin Keenan, communication intern in the Office of University Relations  Military training at Marquette dates to October 1918 when a unit of the Students Army Training Corps of the United States was established on campus as part of the World War I effort—it was demobilized at the end of the war. In 1940, a Naval […]

Marquette Bookshelf: ‘Sajjilu Arab American: A Reader in SWANA Studies’

Marquette Bookshelf: ‘Sajjilu Arab American: A Reader in SWANA Studies’

Co-Edited by Dr. Louise Cainkar, professor of social and cultural studies Both a summative assessment of the field and an exploration of new directions, this multidisciplinary reader addresses issues central to the fields of Arab American, U.S. Muslim, and Southwest Asian and North African (SWANA) American studies. Taking a broad conception of the Americas, this […]

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Apply for NMDSI mini-grants by April 7

Biological sciences professor receives R01 funding from NIH to expand genome editing tools in lizards

Marquette faculty and staff research grants from December 2022/January 2023

Awards & Accomplishments

Nursing professor honored with Vel R. Phillips Trailblazer Award from Milwaukee Common Council

Dr. Karen Andeen named 2023 Way Klingler Sabbatical Fellowship Award winner

Dr. Mark Berlin named 2023 Sabbatical Fellowship Award winner

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