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Marquette hosts first ‘Reimagining Public Safety’ community gathering
On Saturday, July 23, Marquette University hosted the Milwaukee Police Department, Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission, and the Community Collaborative Commission for a “Reimagining Public Safety” community gathering session at the Law School. This was the first of 15 sessions – one in each aldermanic district in Milwaukee. MPD is developing a community policing plan,…
Interim director of Trinity Fellows Program named
After six years serving as assistant director and then director of Trinity Fellows Program, Carolyn Swabek is leaving Marquette University as of March 11. Current Assistant Director Alisha Klapps Balistreri will take over as interim director as the program opens a search for the position. The program leadership team will work with the Graduate School…
Marquette receives $1.2 million NSF grant to expand mathematics, science and computer science education in K-12 schools
An interdisciplinary team led by Dr. Jill Birren, associate professor of educational policy and leadership in the Marquette University College of Education, has received a nearly $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation through the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program to expand mathematics, science and computer science education in partner school districts and schools.…
Spring 2022 enrollment statistics now available
Official spring 2022 enrollment statistics, compiled by the Office of Institutional Research and Analysis, are now available. The newly updated reports include student enrollment/FTE, new transfer student profile, majors and minors, course enrollment and student credit hours, and class size information. The updated spring semester reports can be accessed on the OIRA website and dataMarq,…
Marquette announces Center for Data, Ethics, and Society
Marquette University has announced the establishment of the Center for Data, Ethics, and Society within the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences to address the ethical, social and political dimensions of an increasingly data-driven society. Grounded in the university’s Catholic, Jesuit mission of social justice, the center will focus on confronting data ethics issues such…
Marquette Receives $1.2 Million NSF Grant To Attract And Retain Secondary Science, Technology, Engineering And Math Teachers
Marquette University’s College of Education and Opus College of Engineering faculty have received a $1.2 million National Science Foundation grant to develop a 14-month master’s program that will attract and retain new science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) teachers. The accelerated program, which will start in summer 2018 and is already accepting applications, targets people…
Gov. Evers announces $5 million investment in community development project in Near West Side
Gov. Tony Evers today announced the state is planning a $5 million investment to support economic growth and community development in Milwaukee’s Near West Side. The investment will help to establish Concordia 27, a project that will convert a vacant building into a multi-faceted community center. “Whether its financial security, affordable childcare, healthcare, and housing,…
July and August faculty and staff grants announced
The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs has announced the following grants awarded to university faculty and staff in July and August 2021: Marquette biological sciences professor receives $950,000 NSF grant (Dr. Anita Manogaran) Marquette professor receives fellowship from Berggruen Institute (Dr. Michael McCarthy) Marquette College of Nursing launches telehealth-virtual care accelerator, expanding and evolving holistic digital…
Faculty and student honored with ‘Best Abstract Award’ at National Convention for the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America
Drs. Dora Clayton-Jones, assistant professor of nursing; Lee Za Ong, assistant professor of counselor education and counseling psychology; Abir Bekhet, professor of nursing; Kristin Haglund, professor of nursing and Rev. John Raynor Chair; and master’s in nursing student Emily Beltran, along with their community partners, were honored with the “Best Abstract Award” during the 49th Annual National…