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Contents: April 2013
Professional Development OpportunitiesWednesday April 10 Marquette Parents E-NewsletterDid you know that all parents of current Marquette students automatically receive monthly e-newsletters with important deadlines, upcoming events, and campus happenings? Topics covered in recent issues include ‘Lil Sibs Weekend, Campus Ministry retreats, Career and Internship Fairs, O-Fest, and Marquette Involvement Link. Content is typically developed during the last week of each month. If you have information you think parents may wish to know about, please contact Julie Murphy, Assistant Dean for New Student and Family Programs at julie.h.murphy@marquette.edu. If you wish to receive the E-Newsletters, you can subscribe online. Dorothy Day Social Justice Community Wins AwardThe Association for Student Affairs at Catholic Colleges and Universities (ASACCU) has named the Dorothy Day Social Justice Living Learning Community pleased as one of the winners for the 2013 ASACCU’s Mission Integration Project. The intent of this annual ASACCU project is to highlight model practice programs in various student life areas which intentionally articulate Catholic identity as an integral part of a student life program. More about this program and this year's other winners can be found at the ASACCU website. Congratulations to the Office of Residence Life for this well deserved recognition. Support Hunger Clean-UpHunger Clean-Up, Marquette's largest one-day service project, is Saturday, April 20. Support the effort by buying a Hunger Clean-Up t-shirt. Shirts can be purchased in the Brooks Lounge through April 19th. In addition, t-shirts can be purchased at the following locations:
T-shirts are $10. All proceeds from t-shirt sales support Hunger Clean-Up community service and grants made to support local agencies. Publications, Presentations, and HonorsCarla Cadet and John (JJ) Janulis recently presented "From Multi to Inter: Re-visioning with purpose at a faith based institution" at the ACPA national conference in Las Vegas. Their presentation discussed the shift from Multicultural Affairs to Intercultural Engagement, the theoretical and conceptual frameworks that assisted in this transition, and the core initiatives and goals for our work in Intercultural Engagement. Additionally, Carla and JJ were selected to instruct a seminar in Marquette's Honors Program next fall. The course (HOPR 1953) follows an intergroup dialogue model and focuses on the intersections of race/ethnicity, sexuality, and religion. Office of Student Development Graduate Assistants Jenny Ciesiulka (Campus Activities/Commuter Programs), Alex Taylor (Intercultural Engagement) and Lauren Mountain (Student Organizations) won the inaugural annual case study competition sponsored by the Division of Student Affairs and the College Student Personnel Program in the College of Education on February 8, 2013. Shanyn Lancaster, M.D., has been appointed to the Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Health. Jen Reid recently had poems appear in Rock and Sling (Whitworth University) and Redactions Poetry and Poetics. Carolyn Smith, MD, co-authored Running for Women: A complete guide for a lifetime of running. (Human Kinetics, 2012). Dr. Smith was also recently featured in the University of Wisconsin Alumni Magazine. The next edition of the DSA Newsletter will come out at the start of the fall semester. If you have story ideas and/or news you'd like to share, please contact Jen Reid, student affairs communications director. |
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