The Center for the Advancement of the Humanities, under the direction of Dr. James South, associate dean for faculty and professor of philosophy in the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences, officially opened its doors in fall 2017. Created in collaboration with faculty, staff and university leaders, including President Michael R. Lovell, Provost Dan Myers, […]
Marquette Momentum: Rice Rice Baby — A professor’s unlikely experiment is changing Wisconsin agribusiness
By Joe DiGiovanni, JOUR ’87 Dr. Michael Schläppi, professor of biological sciences, started harvesting his second one-acre crop of rice from a farm in Mequon in late September, projecting to triple or even quadruple the yield from a year ago. Due to earlier planting and improved treatment of young seedlings, this year’s crop might yield 3,000 […]
Marquette Momentum: Supporting student success
Engineering Student Success Center provides space and resources to give engineering students an ‘extra boost’ By Alexis Schlindwein, COMM ’13 Along a back-lit whiteboard spanning the length of the room, a tutor works a statistics problem. At the next table, students are working through thermodynamics homework. In the study room at back, a group of engineers […]
Marquette Momentum: Early Intervention Clinic looks to curb workplace injuries
Most statistics about workplace injuries capture the perspective of the employer: “$62 billion in lost work cost,” “billions paid in workman’s compensation claims.” But the actual pain is felt by the employee who tweaks her lower back, twists her shoulder or thumps her knee. Take care of the employees’ ailments, and the cost to the […]
Marquette Momentum: With mission at its core, Law and Entrepreneurship Clinic lifts up area businesses
Thanks to professor Nathan Hammons and a group of Marquette Law School students, it’s becoming a little easier for Milwaukee entrepreneurs — particularly those in the central city — to get their ideas off the ground. Hammons, the director of Marquette’s Law and Entrepreneurship Clinic, previously worked in private practice as an attorney for entrepreneurs […]
Marquette Momentum: Coming soon… Behind the scenes of Wild Commons
Marquette University’s newest residence hall facility, Rev. Robert A. Wild, S.J. Commons, will open to students in August 2018. The $108 million, 890-bed state-of-the-art facility is the first major construction project outlined in the university’s Campus Master Plan and the first residence hall constructed by Marquette in more than 50 years. With the project nearing […]
Marquette Momentum: Sodexo serves up culinary fun and education at Innovation Kitchen
The Lunda Room in the Alumni Memorial Union now features Innovation Kitchen, an engaging and unique culinary space for students, faculty and staff to learn cooking techniques from a professional chef. During the hands-on classes, the chef guides the class step-by-step through a recipe(s). The three television screens above the chef’s station provide a bird’s-eye […]
Marquette Momentum: Marquette faculty members lead the health equity effort
As the Marquette community takes a deep dive this year on the drive to achieve health equity — through Marquette Forum events such as last week’s lectures by Dr. David R. Williams of Harvard University — Marquette’s faculty members are also tackling health disparities and social determinants of health through their community-engaged research and engagement. Since […]
President Lovell builds out strategic plan team
Provost, EVP will lead efforts on online education and corporate engagement Building off what he described in his Jan. 17 campus address as “great momentum,” President Michael R. Lovell on Friday announced to the University Leadership Council key organizational shifts designed to augment the leadership team responsible for executing the university’s strategic plan, Beyond Boundaries. […]