Klingler College of Arts and Sciences

Tai Chi Basics and Practice
The Marquette University Chinese Program will present Tai Chi Basics and Practice on Friday, April 4, from 11 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. in Lalumiere Hall 296. The session will be led by Dr. Huimin Zhao from the University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee.

Bavarder avec Bostic: Bridging French and Life
Join Le Cercle, Marquette’s French club, on Thursday, April 3, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. in Lalumiere 272 as the group welcomes Dr. Heidi Bostic, dean of the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences, to discuss her experience learning, speaking and teaching French. No French experience is necessary. Pizza will be provided.

The Great International Bake-off and LLAC open house
Join the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures during the LLAC open house on Wednesday, April 9, at 4 p.m. in Lalumiere 222 for the Great International Bake-Off. Discover the department’s diverse programs and learn how they can enhance your academic and career goals. Register online by Wednesday, April 2. Why Attend? Meet the department’s faculty, talk to…

Père Marquette Lecture in Theology on the politics of redemption
Dr. M. Shawn Copeland, professor emerita of systematic theology at Boston College, will deliver the 2025 Père Marquette Lecture in Theology on Sunday, April 6, at 2 p.m. in the Lubar Center. Copeland will speak on “The Politics of Redemption: The Doctrine, the Matter, the Law and Grace.” The lecture is free and open to…

Romance, Revolution, and Reinvention: A Journey Through Chinese Pop Music Icons
The Marquette University Chinese Program and STARTALK invite the campus community to a virtual lecture on Friday, March 28, at 11 a.m. by Dr. Yichen Lee, an experienced Mandarin educator with a background in teaching in the United States and Taiwan. Lee will explore the evolution of Chinese pop music, examining how it reflects themes…

Development of a Bayesian multimodal model to detect biomarkers in neuroimaging studies
Dr. Dulal K. Bhaumik, professor of psychiatry, biostatistics and bioengineering and director of the Biostatistical Research Center at University of Illinois Chicago, will present the Mathematical and Statistical Sciences Colloquium on Friday, March 28, at 1 p.m. Bhaumik’s talk, “Development of a Bayesian multimodal model to detect biomarkers in neuroimaging studies,” will present a statistical…

Chemistry seminar on student learning and sense of belonging in introductory chemistry courses
Dr. Gina Frey, professor of chemistry at the University of Utah, will present, “The effects of social belonging in general chemistry on student performance and persistence, and the characteristics students use in describing their belonging,” for the Department of Chemistry colloquium on Friday, March 28, at 4 p.m. in Todd Wehr Chemistry 121. See details…

Africana Studies Speaker Series: Child labor and polygamy in Nigeria
The Africana Studies program will present a seminar by Dr. Alessia Isop, associate professor of economics at the University of Manchester, on Thursday, April 3, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in Sensenbrenner Hall’s Eisenberg Reading Room. Isop’s research interests are in development economics with a particular focus on the inefficiencies produced by the asymmetries in…

21st annual Casper Lecture with Dr. Robert Stolz
Dr. Robert Stolz of the Corcoran Department of History at the University of Virginia will deliver the Department of History’s 21st annual Rev. Henry W. Casper, S.J., Lecture on Monday, April 7, at 4:30 p.m. in Raynor Library’s Beaumier Suites B and C. Stolz will share “On Fascism: Lessons from Japan.” No registration is required. A major Marxist thinker…

Biological sciences seminar featuring ecologist Dr. Joe LaManna
Dr. Joe LaManna, assistant professor of community and population ecology in the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences, will present a seminar titled, “Local biotic interactions and the maintenance of biodiversity from landscape to global scales,” on Friday, March 21, at 3 p.m. in Wehr Life Sciences 111. The Biological Sciences Department’s Friday Seminar Series is supported…