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COVID-19 Update: Remote learning extended, Commencement postponed and other key decisions
Dear Marquette community: As we start our first full week of remote learning and working, we want to thank you for your continued patience as we move the university forward amid this unprecedented set of circumstances. Given changing guidance from the State of Wisconsin and the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, we are…
Father Duns: Keeping the faith, maintaining mindfulness amid coronavirus
By Shelby Williamson, senior communication specialist in the Office of Marketing and Communication Rev. Ryan Duns, S.J., is an assistant professor and the assistant chair of theology in the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences. Working at the intersection of philosophy and systematic theology, Father Duns has published several works on renowned Jesuit theologians and…
U.S. Department of Education suspends federal student loan repayments for students
The U.S. Office of Federal Student Aid announced that it will provide student loan relief for students across the country during the COVID-19 national emergency. The two main announcements included: All borrowers with federally held student loans will automatically have their interest rates set to 0% for a period of at least 60 days. Every…
A message of faith and gratitude from President Lovell
Dear Marquette community: As the first week of our remote learning comes to an end, I want to acknowledge how very difficult this transition is for all of us. I’ve heard firsthand from students who are deeply saddened at not being able to return to campus. These changes are especially hard for our seniors –…
A message of faith and gratitude from President Lovell
Dear Marquette community: As the first week of our remote learning comes to an end, I want to acknowledge how very difficult this transition is for all of us. I’ve heard firsthand from students who are deeply saddened at not being able to return to campus. These changes are especially hard for our seniors –…
COVID-19 Update: Course evaluations canceled, Library services changing and Mass going online
Dear Marquette community: In the week since we announced a transition to remote learning, we have seen the entire campus rally to take on this challenge. Hundreds of faculty have received training on remote learning technology, students are completing assignments and engaging in class discussions online, and staff across campus are finding ways to support…
Coronavirus update from Provost Ah Yun for faculty and staff
Dear Marquette faculty and staff, I am reaching out today in the midst of what I know has been a week like no other. Like you, I am quickly becoming fully engaged in Microsoft Teams and spending time in remote meetings working with our colleagues to think through this challenge. Through all of it, I…
Protocol for Students Returning to Campus on March 15, 2020
Dear students, Thank you for your continued patience and flexibility as the university navigates an unprecedented situation and identifies the best course of action over the coming days and weeks. I am writing this afternoon to provide guidance to those of you who will be visiting campus this Sunday to retrieve essential belongings. If you…
COVID-19 update: Contingency planning underway, expect more information tomorrow
Dear Marquette community: Marquette University continues to monitor the recent outbreak of respiratory illness caused by Coronavirus (COVID-19) in close coordination with the Milwaukee Health Department and the Marquette University Medical Clinic (MUMC). In alignment with our Catholic, Jesuit mission, all actions being taken are for the health, safety and well-being of the campus community in the…
Lenten reflection: What we love, we grow to resemble
By Megan Sheehan, communications coordinator, Campus Ministry In the moments we are tempted to sin, but choose not to, we are expressing what we love. In this past Sunday’s Gospel, we hear of Jesus being tempted in the desert. “Get away from me, Satan,” he says, following an offer of respite from the devil. You…