Corporate Engagement Archives

The power of partnering: The story behind Near West Side Partners

August 31, 2022

Eight years ago, these community stakeholders were just neighbors. Now, they make up Near West Side Partners.

Getting to know Vice President for Corporate Engagement Maura Donovan

March 1, 2019

Inspired by pioneering scientists, new VP ready to chart new territory for Marquette Dr. Maura Donovan is an outdoor enthusiast who counts some of history’s most groundbreaking female scientists among her heroes. That pioneering spirit will surely serve her well as Marquette’s first-ever vice president for corporate engagement. Her recent appointment marks the opening of […]

Part 2: Breaking Down Silos — The new Office of Corporate Engagement

July 20, 2018

This is the second in a series of interviews about Marquette’s new Office of Corporate Engagement. Read Part 1 online. President Michael R. Lovell in his January 2018 campus address announced the formation of a new Office of Corporate Engagement, calling it critical to the university realizing its vision to be among the most innovative and […]

Student-Made Marquette gives student entrepreneurs an e-tail platform

By Kevin Keenan, communication intern in the Office of University Relations In the same vein as other popular online marketplaces, Marquette students can now showcase their entrepreneurial spirit on Student-Made Marquette, a largely student-led arts collective made up of creators and innovators within the campus community. It officially launched on Feb. 1, 2023. Kelsey Otero, senior […]

Page, stage and beyond

When a production of “Les Misérables” came to Milwaukee in late 2022, Dr. Ben Pladek extended the reach of Romantic Studies by leading the community in conversations about the musical’s 19th century origins and contemporary relevance. Illustration by Robert Neubecker By Laura Bengs Like one of Victor Hugo’s characteristically ludicrous coincidences woven through his classic novel […]

World-class alliance

Membership in the Newberry Library’s Center for Renaissance Studies Consortium opens doors — and valuable funding and fellowship opportunities — for Marquette scholars. Illustration by Stephanie Dalton Cowan By Jennifer Walter To better understand the present, sometimes it helps to look to the past. “When I read about the social worlds depicted in 18th-century literature, […]