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An important Commencement message from President Lovell and Provost Ah Yun
Dear Class of 2020, We are writing today to provide you with an update on the university’s planned August 30 Commencement ceremony to celebrate you, our 2020 Marquette University graduates. In the most prudent interests of public health, we have made the difficult decision to cancel all in-person Commencement events for the year. Based on…
Business Leaders Forum to host president and CEO of Hormel Foods, March 31
The College of Business Administration will host the Business Leader’s Speaker Series on Tuesday, March 31, at 12:15 p.m. in the AMU, Monoghan Ballroom. The president and CEO of Hormel Foods, Jim Snee, will be the keynote speaker. Hormel Foods was named one of Fortune Magazine’s most admired food companies and one of Forbes’ World’s Best Employers.…
Biological sciences professor receives $900,000 National Science Foundation grant for tropical forest research
Dr. Stefan Schnitzer, Mellon Distinguished Professor of Biological Sciences in the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded a grant of more than $900,000 from the National Science Foundation to conduct a research project to explain how tropical forests maintain extraordinarily high levels of species diversity. The grant through the National Science Foundation’s…
Marquette, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee partner for ‘President’s and Chancellor’s Challenge: A Crosstown Collaboration to Address Poverty’
Marquette University and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, with support from the Johnson Controls Foundation, have announced a new partnership, the “President’s and Chancellor’s Challenge: A Crosstown Collaboration to Address Poverty,” which will focus on poverty, its root causes and its subsequent effects on members of Milwaukee’s various communities. The President’s and Chancellor’s Challenge will provide…
At the soot of the problem
Dr. Somesh Roy uses computer simulations and machine learning to examine how soot, a major environmental concern and contributor to climate change, spreads and persists. By Chris Barncard Humans have hundreds of thousands of years of experience with fire, but there is still plenty to learn about one of fire’s most influential byproducts: soot. Soot…
University issuing room and board refunds (not credits) for residence halls
Based on newly released guidance from the U.S. Department of Education, Marquette will be issuing refunds (rather than credits) for room and board for students who were living in residence halls during the spring semester. For students who were living in residence halls, refunds will be issued as follows: For students who have an outstanding…
Ambition and Aspiration—and Celebrity
Read Judge Rosenthal’s 2019 Hallows Lecture at Marquette University Law School Judge Lee Rosenthal has done a masterful job of explaining how we ought to live our lives in the law (and how we ought not to). Her warnings about the consequences of ambition without aspiration—especially for judges—are timely and troubling. While most district court…
School of Dentistry receives $2 million gift from Delta Dental of Wisconsin Foundation to enhance oral health care for individuals with special needs
Marquette President Michael R. Lovell today announced a $2 million gift from longtime supporter Delta Dental of Wisconsin Foundation directed to the university’s School of Dentistry. The gift will support significant technology enhancements and the establishment of the Delta Dental Advanced Care Clinic, a dedicated area that will strengthen care for individuals with special needs,…
Scheduled power outage affecting campus buildings March 12-13
Facilities Planning and Management has scheduled a power outage for the buildings listed below starting at 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 12, and finishing at 11 a.m. on Sunday, March 13. This outage is necessary to tie in power to the new home of Marquette Business and innovation leadership programs. The following buildings will be affected: Alumni…
2020 Campus Climate Study results released; overall satisfaction but issues persist
Marquette University affirms that diversity, inclusion and equity are central to fulfilling our Catholic, Jesuit mission and to institutional effectiveness, excellence and sustainability. Organizational growth is best achieved through direct feedback from its community members. To that end, Marquette in early 2020 conducted a climate study to better understand how the university climate contributes to…