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Diversity grants announced
Faculty Seminar focuses on student success
Now there’s an easier way to track student degree progress
E-teaching certificate program offered
Chemistry labs dedicated
Biological Sciences seminars begin tomorrow
Step Off exercise program starts next week
Agency Fair to be held September 5th
2006 edition of Foundations in Wisconsin available
Sample the City 2006
The Dogg Haus is open
University events for Aug. 31 through Sept. 11

1. Diversity grants announced

Eleven faculty members will share in seven diversity grants awarded by the Associate Provost for Diversity. The grants were created to promote a richer and more diverse community on campus.

A grant of $3,500 for the Ralph H. Metcalfe, Sr. Chair was awarded to
Dr. Michael Monahan and Dr. Anthony Peressini from the Department of Philosophy to bring Dr. Lewis Gordon, a professor of philosophy at Temple University, to campus.

Three Excellence in Diversity grants of $2,500 were awarded to: Dr. Richard Taylor, associate professor of philosophy, and Dr. Irfan Omar, assistant professor of theology, for a symposium on understanding Islamic thought; Dr. David Krause, director of the Applied Investment Management program, for recruitment in Milwaukee Public Schools and helping students to develop an interest in pursuing investing programs in college; and Dr. Maura Jones Moyle, assistant professor of speech pathology and audiology, to support the Reading Acquisition Program (RAP).

Three Curriculum Enhancement grants of $3,000 were awarded to: Dr. Howard Fuller, director of the Institute for the Transformation of Learning, and Dr. Robert Lowe, professor of education, for development of a course that will examine educational developments during the Civil Rights Era in relation to the Black Freedom Movement; Dr. Jodi Melamed, assistant professor of English, for the development of a course in Literature and Race after World War II in Milwaukee and the United States; and Dr. Marie Hoeger-Bement and Marnie Vanden Noven from the Department of Physical Therapy for the development of a course in Cultural Competence for Health Care Professionals.

For more information on the grants, click here.

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2. Faculty Seminar focuses on student success

Marquette faculty can learn how to use technology and cognitive learning strategies to improve student success at the fall semester Faculty Teaching Seminar. Sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning and the Office of the Provost, the seminar will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 12, in the Raynor Conference Center from 9 to 11 a.m. Pre-registration is not required.

The keynote speaker, Dr. Carolyn Jarmon, senior associate for the National Center for Academic Transformation (NCAT), will introduce faculty to five research-based course redesign models that can be used to improve student learning and free faculty to concentrate on academic rather than logistical classroom tasks. Dr. Jarmon works with all aspects of the Center’s Road Map to Redesign Program. She received her Ph.D. from Cornell University, an MBA from East Tennessee State University and a B.S. from the University of Delaware.

Faculty can review materials online prior to the seminar. The 2003 report by Carol Twigg, “Improving Learning and Reducing Costs: New Models for On-Line Learning” is an excellent introduction.

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Tired of turning through dozens of pages to determine what credits or degree requirements a student still needs to complete?

Soon there will be an easier way to track academic progress for students who entered Marquette as new freshmen in fall 2005 or later. Degree Navigator is an interactive, online system that allows advisers and students to see what courses students have already taken, or are taking and what courses they still need to fulfill. This includes both core requirements and the requirements for a particular degree, major or minor. In addition, the program allows users to determine the impact on academic progress of various “what if” scenarios, such as changing majors or adding a minor.

Advisers will be able to log in through the CheckMarq home page to pull up degree information for individual students. A number of reports will be available, including a student’s course history, a short progress report and a program status report with the number of courses and credits completed and a listing of courses and credits still required. Degree Navigator will offer visual, tabular and narrative explanations of program and degree requirements and student progress in meeting those requirements.

Degree Navigator was piloted last year, and all data for the 2005-06 and 2006-07 new freshmen has been entered. In coordination with the Committee on Academic Procedures (CAPS), training sessions for all advisers will be scheduled this fall so that Degree Navigator may be used as a tool for spring 2007 advising in November.

Degree Navigator is intended to complement, not replace, adviser-student meetings and college/school degree requirements. Students must still meet with their advisers as per their college policy and schedule. Clearance for graduation will continue to be determined by the college office.

The Center for Teaching and Learning offers a faculty seminar on e-teaching every semester. The seminar is designed to assist faculty members in learning how to use technology to strengthen their teaching. To earn a certificate in e-teaching, a faculty member must complete all seven of the workshops, but not necessarily in the same semester. Before enrolling in the e-teaching certificate program, a faculty member should have participated in one of the D2L workshops that are held frequently throughout each semester.

Participants will be asked to work on a specific e-teaching project that will enhance a class that they teach. Projects can range from total course redesign to a brief exercise or presentation for one class

The schedule for fall 2006 follows. All meetings will be held on Friday afternoons from 1 to 4 p.m. in Raynor 320H.

Please contact David Buckholdt, Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning, at 8-0268 or by email with questions or to reserve a spot in this fall’s workshops.

The undergraduate chemistry labs were dedicated this week in honor of the Honorable Sir Cho-Yiu Kwan, the late father of Henry King Hong Kwan, Arts ’71.

Dr. Michael McKinney, dean of the Helen Way Klingler College of Arts and Sciences, remarked that the Kwan family gift enabled Marquette to renovate the labs to better serve students participating in active collaborative learning. Marquette President Robert Wild, S.J., acknowledged the generosity of Mr. Kwan's gift, which met a fundraising challenge set by Hydrite Chemical for an additional donation from the company.

Mr. Kwan dedicated the labs to his father, who made it possible for him to leave Hong Kong and pursue an education at Marquette. He credited his father as being a man of vision who was committed to the cause of education in Hong Kong.

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Todd Wehr Chemistry Building on campus.

The Friday seminars sponsored by the Department of Biological Sciences will begin on Sept. 1.

Dr. Carla M. Koehler from UCLA’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry will speak at 3:30 p.m. in room 111 of the Wehr Life Sciences Building. Her topic is “Of Yeast and Zebrafish: Studies in Mitochondria Biogenesis and Disease.”

The next seminar will be on Friday, Sept. 15, featuring Dr. John E. Speich, from the Mechanical Engineering Department at Vrginia Commonwealth University. He will speak about the “Characterization and Modeling of Adjustable Passive Stiffness in Smooth Muscle.”

The seminars are free and open to the public as well as students, faculty and staff. They are supported by the School Endowment and the Wehr Foundation.

Step Off, the walking exercise program introduced last year by the Department of Exercise Science and Recreational Sports, will begin again next week.

The program offers several different walking courses, with distances ranging from one to five miles. The program, which includes walking logs to keep track of how far you’ve traveled, is free for all Marquette students, faculty and staff.

Sessions begin on Tuesday, Sept. 5. Marquette students will lead one-mile walking sessions on Mondays at 12:30 p.m.; Tuesdays at 7 a.m., noon and 3:30 p.m.; Wednesdays at 12:30 p.m.; Thursdays at 7 a.m. and noon; and Fridays and noon. Participants should gather outside the Helfaer Rec Center on 16th Street.

The Office of Community Service Programs and the Service Learning Program are co-sponsoring a Community Agency Fair on Tuesday, Sept. 5, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Alumni Memorial Union ballrooms.

All students interested in doing community service or who are doing service learning for an academic course are invited to attend the event. Students will have the opportunity to meet with area non-profit agencies, as well as service-related student organizations to learn about their missions, the social justice issues they work on and the agencies’ volunteer needs. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the Milwaukee community, and how you can better engage and “be the difference.”

The Service Learning Program would like to extend a special invitation to all Service Learning faculty, faculty interested in undertaking community-based research and engaged scholarship, and those perhaps interested in using service learning in future semesters to attend the Fair and network with the various community representatives. Go online to view a list of agencies planning to attend the event. Questions related to community service should be directed to Dave Borgealt at 8-3151. Questions related to Service Learning can be directed to Kim Jensen Bohat at 8-0250.

9. 2006 edition of Foundations in Wisconsin available

Raynor Memorial Libraries’ Funding Information Center has published its 2006 edition of Foundations in Wisconsin: A Directory. Since 1975, Foundations in Wisconsin has been the leading publication for researching Wisconsin-based private and community foundations. Now in its 25th edition, this unique resource is available in two formats: spiral-bound paper and Web-based subscription. The online directory, with its custom-designed searchware, is an unrivaled tool for identifying potential Wisconsin funding sources. Both print and online formats of Foundations in Wisconsin may be purchased through the Funding Information Center. All members of the Marquette campus community are given free access to the electronic edition.

The 2006 edition documents continued growth of Wisconsin foundations in several key areas: the number of active, grant-making foundations has risen to 1,227 with 77 new foundations identified since last year's publication. Grants increased by 15 percent to a total of $452 million, while assets increased by six percent to $5.5 billion. The collected data show that foundations in 10 counties account for 87 percent of the total giving by Wisconsin foundations; Millwaukee County tops the list with 29 percent of the total number of foundations and 45 percent of the total grants. The directory also includes a list of the state's 50 largest foundations (by grants), collectively representing 68 percent of the total grants, or over $306 million. For more information, visit the Funding Information Center Web site or call librarian Mary Frenn at 8-1995.

Sample the City 2006 is looking for volunteers on Thursday, Sept. 7, any time between 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Volunteer posts include setting up for the event, taking pictures, wearing a “Sausage Racer” costume and posing for pictures! Volunteers get a free “Got Milwaukee?” T-shirt. Please email Erin Lazzar with your time availability if you are interested.

The Dogg Haus will feature classic “dogs” made from Vienna Beef. A traditional Chicago dog is a pure beef frank placed on a steamed poppy seed bun, with mustard, onions, relish, two sport peppers, two tomato slices, a kosher pickle spear and a dash of celery salt. Other items on the menu will include dogs with sauerkraut, salsa or jalapeno peppers, as well as an Italian beef sandwich and Polish, Italian and veggie sausages.

Tentative hours for the Dogg Haus will be Monday through Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Thursday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 a.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 9 or 10 p.m.

This is the second Dogg Haus in Milwaukee. The first opened last year on Brady Street.

5:30 p.m. - Graduate School of Management Information Session for on-campus programs, College of Business Executive Center

10 a.m. - 8 p.m. - PT Faculty scholarship Fundraiser; $6 Gift and Jewelry Sale in the AMU

5:30 p.m. - Graduate School of Management Information Session for Executive MBA, College of Business Executive Center

10 a.m. - 8 p.m. - PT Faculty scholarship Fundraiser; $6 Gift and Jewelry Sale in the AMU

3:30 p.m. - Philosophy Colloquium with Dr. Anthony Peressini in the Raynor Library

Ongoing
Art Nouveau French Posters: Berthon, Grasset and Mucha at the Haggerty Museum of Art through Sunday, Sept. 10. Call 8-1669 or go online for more information.

Ray Parker Paintings, 1958-71: Color into Drawing at the Haggerty Museum of Art through Sunday, Oct. 8. Call 8-1669 or go online for more information.

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