Marquette University is an independent, coeducational institution
of higher learning founded in 1881 by members of the Society of
Jesus, a catholic religious order established in 1549 by St. Ignatius
Loyola. The university is named after father Jacques Marquette
(1637-1675), a French Jesuit missionary and explorer in North America.
Father Marquette's spirit of exploration and discovery and his dedicated
service to others are exemplified in Marquette University's unflagging
commitment to excellence in higher education in the Jesuit tradition.
Marquette University is located near the business and cultural center
of Milwaukee. With a greater metropolitan population of approximately
1.5 million, Milwaukee ranks among the nation's largest cities.
Milwaukee is rich in cultural life. The Performing Arts Center
houses the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, the Milwaukee Ballet Company,
and the Florentine Opera. A new theater district is home of
the Repertory Theater Company and the Pabst Theater.
The War memorial Museum offers stimulating temporary exhibitions
and a distinguished permanent collection. Also, the Midwest
Center holds many conventions and art exhibitions. On campus,
you will enjoy visiting the Haggerty Museum of Art, which houses
many important paintings and other pieces of art, and the St. Joan
of Arc Chapel.
The main humanities building, LaLumiere Language Hall, houses
the Departments of Foreign Languages and Literatures and
Social and Cultural Sciences. LaLumiere resembles a giant
honeycomb with its 11 foot high, 7 foot wide oval windows
cast in a facade of concrete and white quartz panels. The building
features an audio-visual language laboratory to assist students
in foreign language skills. Opened in 1970, the academic hall
is named for Rev. Stanislaus P. LaLumiere, S.J., one of
Marquette's founders and the University's fourth president.
LaLumiere Language Hall houses several high-tech presentation
classrooms with a Smart Podium as well as the teaching assistants'
office in Room 314.
For more information on Marquette and Milwaukee, click
here.
LaLumière Language Hall 254
P.O. Box 1881
Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881
Phone: (414) 288-7063 * Fax: (414) 288-7653
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