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Marquette Momentum: New leadership program offers students personal and vocational development opportunity

By Jenna Thompson, Comm ’21, communication intern in the Office of Marketing and Communication As soon as first-year students hesitantly wave goodbye to their families on move-in day, opportunities to get involved on campus are endless. Leadership is core to Marquette’s identity as one of its four foundational pillars, and student leaders play integral roles […]

Marquette Momentum: Marquette University Neighborhood Kitchen combats food waste with recovery and sustainability

By Gabby Gavina, Comm ’20, communication intern in the Office of Marketing and Communication Large portions, unfinished meals, frivolous grocery shopping and food forgotten and left to expire. These habits are all too common in the United States. Each year, Americans waste more than 60 million tons of food — all while nearly 37 million […]

Marquette Momentum: Building Bridges to Tribal Nations

By Jacqueline Schram, director of Public Affairs and special assistant for Native American Affairs During National Native American Heritage Month this past November, a special dedication took place in the heart of Marquette’s campus. All 12 tribal flags of the Great Lakes Intertribal Council (GLITC) were officially unfurled in the AMU, Room 157. Acknowledging the […]

Marquette Momentum: Growing in popularity, J-Session gives students the chance to catch up or get ahead

By Alejandra Jauregui, Comm ’20, communication intern in the Office of Marketing and Communication As winter break approaches, more students than ever are taking advantage of Marquette’s January Session, or “J-Session” term. J-Session is a special, four-week academic term that allows undergraduate students to earn credits between fall and spring semesters. J-Session courses consist of […]

Marquette Momentum: Alumni Mentor Program receives excellence award

The university’s Alumni Association Mentor Program was recently awarded the “Silver level Circle of Excellence” from the Council of Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). For the typical college student, career discernment is often a difficult and complicated subject. Sponsored by the Marquette University Alumni Association, the Mentor Program hopes to bring clarity and inspiration […]

Marquette Momentum: Updated Beyond Boundaries website highlights progress and better integrates content

The website for Beyond Boundaries, the university’s strategic plan, was recently updated. New features include: A new design to support communication and highlight progress through stories and metrics An RSS feed, which allows Marquette Momentum stories to automatically appear at the bottom of the site Added “progress points” for each goal theme — stories that […]

Marquette Momentum: Wellness Initiative Fund brings new outdoor workout stations to campus

If you’ve wondered what the jungle-gym-like structures dotting the perimeter of the Marquette campus are, those are new outdoor workout stations courtesy of the Wellness Initiative Fund and Rec Sports. Launched in January 2018, the Wellness Initiative Fund seeks to support and enhance employees’ well-being through new wellness offerings on campus. Though driven primarily by […]

Marquette Momentum: Comm sets the groundwork for smoother transfer process

The Diederich College of Communication in fall 2017 recognized a dilemma: while Waukesha County Technical College’s communication programs served as a great foundation for a Marquette communication degree, transferring course credit was a complicated and inconvenient process for students. Prior to fall 2018, Marquette had no formal protocol for students who transferred to the university […]

Marquette Momentum: University adds to employee resource group offerings

Women of Marquette to launch this fall Marquette University this fall is set to launch its seventh employee resource group, its third dedicated to female faculty and staff. ERGs are supported by the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion and help advance the Culture of Inclusion goal theme outlined in the university’s strategic plan, Beyond […]