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9 things you didn’t know about Marquette University
As Marquette University’s men’s basketball team competes in its 51st postseason appearance in program history (which puts them in the top 10 among all Division I programs), here are 9 things you didn’t know about the home of the ninth-seeded Golden Eagles: 1. We’re ranked 6th in the country for job placement. Marquette was ranked…
‘Black Marquette’ book sales to benefit Ralph H. Metcalfe, Sr. Scholarship Fund
The book “Black Marquette — In Their Own Words: Overcoming Obstacles and Achieving Success,” a collection of essays written by Black alumni of Marquette University, is being sold to benefit the Black Alumni Association Ralph H. Metcalfe, Sr. Scholarship Fund through May 14. Book orders can be placed through the Office of University Advancement. The…
Colleagues honored at Staff Excellence Awards
Four Marquette staff members were honored with Excellence in University Service awards, and one staff member received the Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion Award at the 2022 Staff Excellence Awards on Monday, June 6, in the AMU Monaghan Ballrooms.
Marquette University celebrates Black scholars
By Anna Wallace, communication intern in the Office of Marketing and Communication at Marquette University Marquette University is proud to have more diverse faculty members than ever before. From 2016 to 2020, the percentage of faculty of color at Marquette grew from 13.4% to 16.9%, part of an initiative to increase representation and enhance the…
Marquette University earns “Emerging HSI” status with 15.4% of student body now Hispanic/Latinx
Marquette University took a significant step forward in its commitment to becoming a federally designated Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) by achieving “Emerging HSI” status, a designation for institutions with Hispanic or Latinx students making up between 15% and 24.9% of their undergraduate student body. With a historic first-year class this fall made up of 18% Hispanic/Latinx…
Alumna gives $2 million to bolster Marquette’s distinctive Les Aspin Center for Government in Washington, D.C.
Jackie Lewis, a 1960 Marquette University Klingler College of Arts and Sciences alumna, has committed to a gift of $2 million to build on her longstanding support for the university’s distinctive Les Aspin Center for Government in Washington, D.C. More than three decades ago, Lewis and her late husband, Robert, gave Marquette the six-unit, three-story…
Alumni couple gives $1 million to launch effort to renovate and build addition for new home for College of Nursing
Marquette University has received a $1 million gift from an alumni couple, Micky and Jennifer Minhas, that will launch an effort to renovate and build an addition for the new home for the College of Nursing in the heart of campus. As previously announced, to accommodate an ambitious growth plan, the College of Nursing will…
Marquette College of Nursing launches telehealth-virtual care accelerator, expanding and evolving holistic digital care delivery models
In the midst of a “surge” in telehealth-virtual care services during the global pandemic that has resulted in nearly 40 times higher usage than pre-COVID-19*, Marquette University’s College of Nursing has launched a telehealth-virtual accelerator. Dean Janet Krejci announced that the College of Nursing has received a $1.5 million start-up grant from a private family…
Las voces indígenas generan cambios en el campus
Por Andrea García, asistente de posgrado en la Oficina de Diversidad e Inclusión Institucional Tuve el honor de conversar con dos miembros de la comunidad del campus cuyo trabajo ha sido clave para que Marquette sea un lugar más inclusivo para estudiantes indígenas: Alex Liberato, navajo, estudiante del 4º año en la Facultad de Administración…
Marquette student works to increase diverse representation on campus, improve justice system
Samari Price has had a passion for criminology since middle school. Now a junior at Marquette University double majoring in the subject and social welfare in the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences – and working her way to a law degree – she is more motivated than ever to make her career dreams a…