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Dr. Maura Donovan named first vice president for corporate engagement, will focus on mission-aligned partnerships

Dr. Maura Donovan, executive director of economic development at the University of Minnesota, has been named Marquette’s first vice president for corporate engagement, President Michael R. Lovell announced today. The appointment marks the opening of a new Office of Corporate Engagement, a move the president says is critical to Marquette realizing its vision to be […]

Former Assistant MPD Chief Edith Hudson named MUPD chief

Marquette University today named Edith Hudson, former assistant chief of police for the Milwaukee Police Department, as the new chief of the university’s police department. She will officially take command of the Marquette University Police Department on Dec. 17, 2018. Hudson served MPD for 25 years in progressive leadership roles before she retired from active […]

Second week of Advent reflection: Eva to Ave—undoing the separation from God

During the Advent season, the Marquette community is encouraged to pause and reflect on our Catholic, Jesuit identity and how each of us can continue to be men and women for others during the celebration of Christmas. Each week, Campus Ministry will offer an Advent reflection, providing an opportunity for us to open our hearts […]

Getting to know Senior Vice President Joel Pogodzinski

New chief operating officer had a ‘Sweet’ senior year at Marquette Joel Pogodzinski was no stranger to Marquette University when he landed a job as its chief financial officer in September 2017. Not only is he a 1994 graduate of the College of Business Administration, he was a member of the 1993–94 men’s basketball team. […]

We Are All Marquette: Lessons from the Linguistic Diversity Symposium

By Alan Chavoya, graduate assistant in the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion Marquette on Sept. 19 and 20 hosted its inaugural Linguistic Diversity Symposium featuring renowned linguists Dr. Kim Potowski and Dr. Walt Wolfram. Organized by Dr. Sonia Barnes, assistant professor of Spanish, and in collaboration with Dr. Steve Hartman Keiser, associate professor of […]

We Are All Marquette: Theatre course takes cross-cultural discussions to new ‘Heights’

The importance of diversity is taught in many ways at Marquette, but students in Dr. Jeffrey Coleman’s Hispanic Theatre & Performance course were treated to a unique experience that included Lin-Manual Miranda’s “In the Heights.” Before Miranda wrote “Hamilton,” he wrote and starred in “In the Heights,” a musical that celebrates diversity by combining Latin […]

Marquette receives national innovation awards

In recognition of the university’s efforts to cultivate a culture of innovative and collaborative problem solving within its students, faculty, staff and community, Marquette earned two national awards for innovation at the University Economic Development Association’s annual summit. Marquette won the 2018 Award of Excellence for Developing Innovation and the Journal of Economic Development in […]

backstory: The letter that changed everything

By Brian Dorrington Markie Pasternak, Arts ’16, faced an unexpected loss at the end of her sophomore year. Markie had been known on campus as a remarkable representative of Marquette — highly involved, with a strong work ethic and a smile on her face. Markie returned to campus after her world had been turned upside down. […]