1. Dr. Miller named interim dean of nursing for the second time
2. RSVP for Michael McKinney reception by tomorrow
3. Committee on Research holding Research Institute for Faculty
4. Lessons and Carols concert to be celebrated Saturday
5. “Presentations of D2L-enhanced courses” to be held Friday
6. Neuroscience, Biological Sciences and Chemistry to present seminars
7. Mediation class addresses dispute resolution
8. Microsoft Office 2007 workshop added
9. Advent retreat deadline is today
10. Live nativity taking place tonight and tomorrow
11. Get Tom Crean’s autograph at the Spirit Shop
12. Women’s Spirituality Discussion on A Hidden Wholeness
13. Eucharistic Adoration to be held Thursday
14. Free drawing lessons offered at Haggerty Museum
15. PURE Dance Marquette’s seasonal show is “WILD”
16. Holiday Giving Tree gifts due Dec. 7
17. Sign up for Easy Pass
18. TIAA-CREF representatives available for financial counseling
19. Marquette Interchange highlights for the week of Dec. 3

 

1. Dr. Miller named interim dean of nursing for the second time

Dr. Judith Miller, professor and associate dean for graduate programs and research in the College of Nursing, will serve as interim dean of the college, effective Jan. 1. She will succeed Dr. Ellen Rudy, who served as interim dean this semester following Dr. Lea Accord’s decision to return to faculty status. This is the second time Miller has been named interim dean, having served in that position during the 2002-03 school year.

“Dr. Miller has demonstrated effective administrative leadership in our College of Nursing for more than 12 years," Provost Madeline Wake said. "She is well-respected by college faculty, university officials and nursing colleagues nationwide. We are grateful that she is willing to assume this additional responsibility as we continue our national search for a new dean.” Wake said both she and Dr. Dave Shrock, who will become interim provost when Wake goes on sabbatical Jan. 1, endorsed Dr. Rudy’s recommendation of Miller.

Miller earned her bachelor’s degree at UW-Madison, her master’s degree at Marquette and a Ph.D. in nursing from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She was appointed to the Marquette faculty in 1971 and has served as associate dean of academic affairs in addition to her current position.

The author of more than 40 books and articles, Miller has focused her research on psychosocial responses to chronic illness and is currently part of an interdisciplinary team at the Medical College of Wisconsin looking at the “chemobrain” phenomenon in women receiving chemotherapy for breast cancer. She authored Coping with Chronic Illness: Overcoming Powerlessness, which is now in its third edition.

In 2003 Miller received six years of funding, totaling $3 million, from the Health Resources and Services Administration to establish Marquette’s Ph.D. program in nursing to support teacher/scholars.

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3. Committee on Research holding Research Institute for Faculty

The Committee on Research Fourth Annual Research Institute for Faculty will be Wednesday, Jan. 9, in the AMU ballrooms.
 
The institute provides an opportunity for participants to engage in focused dialogue with senior colleagues and guest speakers on topics that impact research.

 The preliminary program includes:
• Grant Reviewers Among Us 
• Going for Full: The Life of a Researcher after Tenure
• The Research Development Program: New Faculty Share Their Experiences
• Research Collaboration: Opportunities and Challenges
• The Preliminary Plan for Enhancement of Research and Doctoral Education at Marquette

Register by Dec. 14 to Jennie Schatzman at 8-7200 and indicate whether attending for breakfast and lunch and whether a graduate research assistant/s will attend.

4. Lessons and Carols concert to be celebrated Saturday

The Marquette University Chorus, Chamber Choir, Liturgical Choir and The Naturals will perform the sixth annual “Lessons and Carols” concert celebration of Christ’s birth Saturday, Dec. 8, at 7:30 p.m. at Gesu Church. The concert, “Magnificat: Blessed Are You,” is free and open to the public.

5. “Presentations of D2L-enhanced courses” to be held Friday

The Center for Teaching and Learning and Information Technology Services will present “Presentations of D2L-enhanced Courses” Friday, Dec. 7, in Raynor Library 320H, from 1 to 3:30 p.m.

The presentation is part of a D2L e-teaching workshop series focusing on a variety of course design and multimedia resources to enhance teaching in D2L. A certificate is presented to participants who complete all seven sessions. The e-teaching workshops are offered every semester, so it is not necessary to attend all seven sessions in one semester.
 
Participants do not need to formally register, but an e-mail to Dave Buckholdt or Jon Pray indicating intent to participate would be appreciated.

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6. Neuroscience, Biological Sciences and Chemistry to present seminars

Dr. R. Christopher Pierce, associate professor of pharmacology and psychiatry at the Boston University School of Medicine, will present the Integrative Neuroscience Center seminar Tuesday, Dec. 4, at 4 p.m. in Cramer Hall, room 004E. His presentation is “CaMKII: The Biochemical Bridge Linking Nucleus Accumbens Dopamine and Glutamate Systems Underlying the Reinstatement of Cocaine Seeking.” For more information, contact Cathy Morrell at 8-8329.

Dr. Scott G. Kennedy, assistant professor of molecular and cellular pharmacology at the University of Madison-Wisconsin, will present the Department of Biological Sciences seminar “A Novel Nuclear RNAi Pathway in C. elegans,” at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, in Wehr Life Sciences, room 111.

Dr. Fawn Uhl, of Owens Corning Co., will present the Department of Chemistry’s colloquium on Friday, Dec. 7, at 4 p.m., in the Todd Wehr Chemistry Building, room 121. Uhl will speak on “Innovation at Owens Corning.”

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8. Microsoft Office 2007 workshop added

A second “Grow with Marquette” Microsoft Office 2007 workshop will focus on the upgraded Microsoft Office on Friday, Dec. 7, from 9 a.m. to noon in Raynor Library 320H, Center for Teaching and Learning. Participants should already be comfortable with earlier versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint.  

E-mail to register. Seating is limited.

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13. Eucharistic Adoration to be held Thursday

Catholic Outreach and University Ministry are sponsoring Eucharistic Adoration with Benediction on Thursday, Dec. 6, at 8 p.m. in the Chapel of the Holy Family.

15. PURE Dance Marquette’s seasonal show is “WILD”
 
PURE Dance Marquette's second seasonal show, “WILD,” will take place Friday, Dec. 7, at 7 p.m. in the Weasler Auditorium. Dances of all genres will be performed. The show is free, but PURE Dance will collect donations and sell carnations and food to benefit a wildlife charity.