Marquette University - Office of Mission and Identity

Welcome to Mission Week 2008!

This year marks the 100th birthday of the late Pedro Arrupe, S.J., Superior General of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) from 1965 to 1983. Arrupe, like his long-ago predecessor, Ignatius of Loyola, was a man of vision and conviction. His intellect, compassion and leadership combined in both obvious and subtle ways to create a powerful example of placing the poor and marginalized at the center of our concern. Arrupe’s famous speech asserting the absolute priority of Jesuit education to be the formation of “[women and] men for others” is now the standard to which we hold ourselves accountable.

In the spirit of Pedro Arrupe, this year’s Mission Week theme is Faith Doing Justice, reflecting our commitment to a Marquette education that integrates intellectual rigor, spiritual depth and concrete action for a more just and peaceful world. A wide selection of events has been designed to explore each of these important dimensions of Marquette, and we encourage you to take advantage of as many programs as possible. The success of Mission Week ultimately can be judged by the way God’s spirit of Faith Doing Justice becomes evident in our own lives and work. Enjoy Mission Week 2008
as we explore that challenge!

Download Mission Week schedule (PDF)

Get your tickets to the Feb. 7 keynote event: CNN’s Soledad O’Brien hosts a distinguished panel on “War, Peace and People of Faith.”

Keynote tickets are available to Marquette students, faculty and staff beginning Jan. 22 in the Brooks Lounge, Alumni Memorial Union, first floor. Available while supplies last. Limit two tickets per Marquette ID. Beginning Jan. 30, remaining tickets will be made available to the general public on a first-come, first-served basis.

Panelist Biographies

View Mission Week Keynote video

Brooks Lounge hours:
Monday – Friday: Noon – 11:30 p.m.
Saturday – Sunday: 2 – 11:30 p.m.

Mission Week Calendar of Events

Sunday, February 3

Monday, February 4

Tuesday, February 5

Wednesday, February 6

Thursday, February 7

Friday, February 8 &
Saturday, February 9

Download Mission Week schedule (PDF)

What luminary figures of faith and justice have left a lasting impression on Marquette?
Whose voices linger on our campus long after they have gone? Hang onto your cell phone and look for the signs of speakers who have graced our university community over many decades. When you find one, call the 288- number on it to hear a brief selection from an inspiring speech in Marquette’s proud past. Unable to leave your room or office to see the signs? Click to view a directory of past speakers and to listen to audio clips! Sponsored by University Archives and the Instructional Media Center.

Online
Raynor Memorial Libraries have prepared a resource guide to support reading and discussion of Mission Week topics and keynote panelists, the service of faith and promotion of justice, war and peace, moral decision-making, and tools for personal discernment. The resource guide includes books, articles, DVDs, videos and Web sites. To explore these topics or integrate them into classroom discussion, visit the online resource guide today!

The Big Picture Collage Project
Do you have a photo of Marquette students, faculty, staff or alumni doing justice or service in the community? Send your digital photo and help us create a collage of Marquette-in-service images in the AMU rotunda. Best photos will be displayed on the Office of Mission and Identity Web site. When submitting photos please include the following: Name, Date, Location, Event, Student Organization or Department.

Submit photos for The Big Picture Project

View Big Picture Slideshow

Explore Marquette’s Fascinating Past

Through the courtesy of Milwaukee Public Television, Marquette is delighted to stream online an episode of the acclaimed series, I Remember. Hosted by our own Jim Peck, the program takes viewers on a whirlwind trip through the university’s colorful history. Participating in this Mission Week program is just a click away!

Reflecting on Faith Doing Justice
Looking for a little inspiration and connection with others? Watch for daily e-mailed Mission Week reflections written by members of the Marquette community. Sponsored by the Faber Center for Ignatian Spirituality.

Buy Your Faith Doing Justice T-shirt

Buy your Faith Doing Justice T-shirt

Show your support for Mission Week 2008 by purchasing a shirt with this year’s cool logo in the AMU rotunda, at the Office of Student Development or at University Ministry. T-shirt cost $7. All profits will go to La Sagrada Familia, the Milwaukee Archdiocese’s sister parish in the Dominican Republic.

Buy your t-shirt at the following locations:

January 31-February 1,
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Residence Hall Dining Halls

February 4-6, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
AMU Rotunda and in front of the
Marquette Spirit Shop

February 4-9
University Ministry Office, AMU 236
Office of Student Development, AMU 121 and 329

Four Corners of the World a fair trade store of Milwaukee will also host a table at the AMU with Fair Trade handcrafted items for Mission Week and Valentine's Day.

“The Grandeur of God”: Photographs by Don
Doll, S.J.
In conjunction with Rev. Don Doll’s visit to Marquette as the Wade Scholar Lecturer for the spring semester, the Haggerty Museum of Art presents an exhibition of Doll’s Native American images; panoramas along the Lewis and Clark Trail; Jesuits assisting refugees in Uganda, Sudan and Eastern Europe; landmine victims in Angola; and Tsunami survivors in India and Sri Lanka. Doll is a Jesuit priest and award-winning photographer whose work has been featured in National Geographic and a number of the Day in the Life of... books. He has photographed two books on Native Americans, Crying for a Vision and Vision Quest: Men, Women and Sacred Sites of the Sioux Nation. Exhibit runs through April 13. Sponsored by the Haggerty Museum of Art. View info on The Grandeur of God exibit