Alumni National Awards: 48 individuals to be honored this year -- find out who got the nod (and why
 

April 2017

ALUMNI

NEWSLETTER

 
 
 

EXCELLENCE



Alumni National Awards: 48 individuals to be honored this year -- find out who got the nod (and why)

Each spring, Marquette University sets aside one special weekend to honor distinguished alumni from every college and school who represent the heart, soul and spirit of Marquette. Some have impacted the world through professional excellence, while others quietly and steadily revolutionize the lives of others one at a time.

Learn more about our honorees and sign up today to attend an awards ceremony on campus.

Two Marquette seniors selected for 2016-17 Fulbright U.S. Student Awards

Olanrewaju Awosika, a senior in the Helen Way Klingler College of Arts and Sciences majoring in Spanish for the health professions, and Robert Borowik, a senior in the College of Education triple majoring in secondary education, history and economics, will be placed in classrooms abroad to help local English teachers while serving as cultural ambassadors for the United States. Awosika will work at Universidad de Simón Bolívar in Barranquilla, Colombia, and Borowik will be placed in Azerbaijan.

Read more about how the pair plan to expand cultural understanding to international students.

Generosity of Marquette physical therapists, students helps paralyzed man walk again

Marquette’s Department of Physical Therapy in the College of Health Sciences has helped a man paralyzed from a work accident walk again using a ReWalk robotic exoskeleton. He is one of only about 100 people in the world using this system, and he was featured in a five-minute story from CBS 58 Milwaukee.

Watch Matt Nevaranta and his robotic exoskeleton in action.

Marquette’s athletic department focuses on nutrition

Marquette’s men’s basketball team was featured in a New York Times story about how universities steer athletes into better eating habits. “At first when you say you want to transition to healthy, it can be a little scary,” said Allison Kellaher, [Comm '10,] coordinator of basketball administration. “[The student-athletes are] like, ‘Don’t just be giving us quinoa and carrots.’”

Read the full story in the New York Times.

 

FAITH

April reflection and a prayer for the Easter meal

Easter is our time to share in the glory of God. The glory of the empty tomb. The glory of the presence of the risen Jesus who is with us here and now. The resurrection may be described as the greatest miracle of Jesus. In reality, the greatest miracle is our recognition that God loves us and God is present in our lives each and every day. God is there to see all around us and Easter is only the beginning. It marks an end to the cold dark death Jesus experiences. It marks an end to the sinfulness that we experience. It is a new beginning. It is a new springtime. It is a new life.

An Easter Meal Prayer:
We began the Easter Triduum with the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday. It is appropriate that we conclude this celebration today with the Resurrection as we gather for another meal.

We thank God for the many gifts and graces we have received. We especially thank God for the food before us and ask God to bless this food and those of us who will share in this meal as we remember those less fortunate than us. We ask these things through Christ, Our Lord.

Amen.

Happy Easter!

Frederick Zagone, S.J.
National Alumni Association Chaplain

 

LEADERSHIP

Meet Opus College of Engineering’s first entrepreneur-in-residence, Adonica Randall

Adonica Randall, who received her master’s degree in biomedical engineering from the Opus College of Engineering in 1979, has held positions at General Electric, IBM, General Motors and A. O. Smith, and has owned and operated her own consulting business in the Milwaukee area the past 15 years. She brings real-world expertise and entrepreneurial practice to students and academia by giving practical tips and guidance while sharing her real-world stories.

Read more about Adonica Randall and her new role in the Opus College of Engineering.

Research at Marquette: "Tangled"
Vines are taking over the world's rain forests and impairing forests' ability to curb climate change

Ecologist Stefan Schnitzer first heard about liana vines while working on his doctorate in 1996. The spindly, fast-growing vines were rapidly infesting the planet’s tropical rain forests, he learned, robbing trees of water and nutrients at their roots, blocking sunlight at their crowns and causing them to topple.

Learn how Schnitzer will use a grant to maintain a team of students in Panama and at Marquette to study the relationship between vines and tropical forests. 

Marquette forms Council on Native American Affairs

A formal pathway to the Native American community outside of Marquette University will be bridged by a newly formed Council on Native American Affairs. Members are Native American alumni and community members from diverse professional backgrounds, but who have in common a deep and personal understanding of challenges facing Native American students in higher education environments. The past experiences of council members in their own educational journeys will help richly inform the development of support mechanisms for current and future Native student body members.

Read about the planned work for the Council on Native American Affairs and see all the members.

Career Experts post: How to use LinkedIn to find great employees

Use these nine simple tips for find great employees through LinkedIn.

Read the full story by Wayne Breitbarth, Grad '86, plus many other Career Experts posts.

 

SERVICE

Ethnic Alumni Association hosts networking reception prior to Dr. Angela Davis lecture at Marquette

More than 150 Marquette alumni, students and friends gathered for the networking reception hosted by the Ethnic Alumni Association prior to the Dr. Angela Davis lecture on March 29. Davis came to campus as part of the Marquette Forum, a yearlong series of conversations related to Black freedom struggles. Inspired by visions of inclusion and a better world emerging from Black freedom struggles, we hope to look with new eyes at the challenges that inequality presents at the national level and within Milwaukee.

Follow the Ethnic Alumni Association on social media and learn more about their mission.

MU Club of Northeast Ohio gathers for Mass and brunch; service project is coming up on April 29

About 25 Marquette alumni and friends came together for Mass and brunch in University Heights, Ohio, on March 19. Thanks to Chris Thompson, Jour ’84, for coordinating the event. Next up is the MU Club of Northeast Ohio annual service day, a gardening project at St. Martin de Porres High School.

Sign up to attend the MU Club of Northeast Ohio service day or follow the club on Facebook.

MU Club of St. Louis welcomes Opus Dean Kris Ropella to speak about innovation

On March 23, Marquette alumni and friends were welcomed to St. Louis's Cambridge Innovation Center and the TechShop space for a tour of the DIY workshop and to hear from from Dr. Kris Ropella, Opus dean, Opus College of Engineering, about innovation in higher education.

To learn about other MU Club of St. Louis upcoming events, follow the club on Facebook and Twitter.

 

upcoming events

Saturday, May 6

MU Club of Washington, D.C., BYOBC (Bring Your Own Business Cards) Panel and Networking Reception
Ogilvy Public Relations, 1111 19th St. NW, Washington, D.C.

MU Club of San Diego Baseball Outing
Petco Park, 100 Park Blvd, San Diego

Tuesday, May 9

Forward Marquette: Mission and Ministry with Rev. Gerald Thomas Krettek, S.J., Vice President for Mission and Ministry, Marquette University
Menasha, Wis.

Association of Marquette University Women 10th Anniversary Book Club Celebration
Raynor Memorial Libraries, 1355 W. Wisconsin Ave., Marquette University campus

Tuesday, May 23

Forward Marquette: Groundbreaking Autism Research
Sunset Ridge Country Club, 2100 Sunset Ridge Rd., Northfield, Ill.

 

See the complete events calendar to search for upcoming Marquette events in your area!

 

 

Alumni Spotlight


Ryan Dunn, Arts ’01, and Natalie Dunn welcomed son Patrick born on Nov. 15, 2016. He weighed 7 pounds 8 ounces and was 20.25 inches.  The family lives in Tampa, Fla.

 

 

Dr. Sharon Irving, R.N., C.R.N.P., F.C.C.M., Nurs ’80 was selected for the fall class of Fellows of the American Academy of Nursing. She lives in Philadelphia.

 

 

Alyssa Gerber, Arts ’10, and Steven Shearer were married on June 5, 2016 in Saratoga, Calif. Many alumni were in attendance. Alyssa is a home study social worker for a foster care and adoptions agency. The couple resides in San Francisco.

 

 

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Guess the year

 

Marquette expanded its intramural activities to include rowing in this year. The initial team was composed entirely of Evans Scholars.

a. 1967
b. 1971
c. 1974
d. 1981

Answer: b. 1971

 

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