1. Marquette employees, alumni honored by The Business Journal
2. Appellate judge discusses politicization of judicial appointments
3. Hans Waldenfels to speak at Wade Chair Lecture
4. Philosophy Department to host Aquinas Lecture
5. Los Alamos guest speaks for chemistry colloquium
6. Miami police chief featured at law enforcement public forum
7. Michael Leahy to speak on living in a hypersexual world
8. University mourns death of student
9. Faculty development opportunity in contemplative practice
10. Active learning sessions available
11. Palank selected as first recipient of New York Times internship
12. Support staff encouraged to participate in COS elections
13. Knights of Columbus host program on Benedictine spirituality
14. Donate women’s shoes to prevent gender violence
15. Learn options for work visas and green cards
16. Ash Wednesday Masses celebrated
17. Election day tomorrow
18. This Week in History
19. Marquette Interchange highlights for the week of Feb. 19

1. Marquette employees, alumni honored by The Business Journal

Eleven of the 40 individuals being honored today by The Business Journal have Marquette connections. Three Marquette employees are among The Business Journal’s 2007 Forty under 40, which recognizes young leaders in the Milwaukee area.

Helen Boomsma, director of workforce training and development in the College of Professional Studies, was nominated by Dr. Robert Deahl, dean of the college, and Marquette President Robert A. Wild, S.J. In their letter, they cited her efforts to work “hand-in-hand with local corporations and not-for-profits to identify, design and deliver training and education programs that meet the needs of individual employees and close performance gaps within their organizations.” Boomsma has worked with more than 100 companies and organizations.

Dr. Michelle Johnson, research assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, was nominated by the Medical College of Wisconsin, where she holds a joint appointment as assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation and is director of the Robotics Research Laboratory.

Andrew Nunemaker, an adjunct instructor in the College of Business Administration’s part-time MBA program, is also on this year’s Forty under 40 list. He is chief executive officer of EMSystem, a West Allis-based maker of emergency medical communication software.

Eight Marquette alumni are also among tonight’s award winners. They are: Laurie Bebo, Arts and Sciences ’96, Assisted Living Concepts Inc.; Coreen Dicus-Johnson, Communication ’93, Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare; Tracy Johnson, Communication ’99, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra; Jay McKenna, Business Administration ’91, North Shore Bank; Elaine De Franco Olson, Arts and Science ’97, Law ’02, Northwestern Mutual; Nicole Pienkos, Graduate School of Management ’01, Metavante Corp.; Greg Ryan, Business Administration ’90, KPMG L.L.P.; and Jackie Valent, Graduate School ’97, Deloitte & Touche.

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The impact of the politicization of judicial appointments will be the topic of the 2007 E. Harold Hallows Distinguished Lecture at the Law School. The Honorable Carolyn Dineen King, judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, will deliver "A Challenge to Judicial Independence: The Politicization of Federal Judicial Appointments" on Tuesday, Feb. 20, at 4:30 p.m. in Sensenbrenner Hall, room 307.

King will discuss judicial independence in the American system of government and the importance of accountability in maintaining judicial independence. She will describe an increasingly politicized appointment process for federal judges and what she views as the accompanying risks of independence for both the Supreme Court and intermediate appellate courts.

3. Hans Waldenfels to speak at Wade Chair Lecture

The Department of Theology will host the Wade Chair Lecture, “Benedict XVI’s Approach to Ecumenism and Interreligious Dialogue,” by Rev. Hans Waldenfels, S.J., on Thursday, Feb. 22, at 4 p.m. in Cudahy Hall, room 001. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Father Waldenfels, professor emeritus of the University of Bonn, Germany, is a world-renowned expert in the theology of interreligious dialogue and author of 21 books and more than 400 other published writings.

4. Philosophy Department to host Aquinas Lecture

The Philosophy Department will host the 71st Annual Aquinas Lecture, on Sunday, Feb. 25, at 3 p.m., in Raynor Library Conference Center (B and C). Father Lawrence Dewan, O.P., Dominican University College, will speak on “St. Thomas and Form as Something Divine in Things.” A reception will follow.

The Aquinas Lecture was initiated in 1933 by Rev. George H. Mahowald, S.J., head of the Department of Philosophy at that time, to bring outstanding leaders in Thomistic thought in both its historical and its theoretical aspects to Milwaukee and the university.

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5. Los Alamos guest speaks for chemistry colloquium

Dr. Milan Sykora of the Los Alamos National Laboratory will present the Department of Chemistry’s colloquium on Friday, Feb. 23, at 4 p.m. in the Todd Wehr Chemistry Building, room 121. Dr. Sykora will speak on “Photoinduced Energy and Charge Transfer Involving Semiconductor Quantum Dots. Toward Applications in Photovoltaics and Photocatalysis.”

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7. Michael Leahy to speak on living in a hypersexual world
 
As part of a 50-campus tour, Michael Leahy is bringing the critically acclaimed multimedia program, “Porn Nation — The Naked Truth” to the AMU Grand Ballroom on Tuesday, Feb. 20, at 8 p.m.  

As featured on ABC’s 20/20 and The View, Leahy shares his amazing story of sexual addiction and his family's battle to survive what Oprah Winfrey calls, “America's No. 1 addiction.” With the United States as the largest producer, consumer and exporter of porn in the world, how does this affect us as individuals in the way we see ourselves and in how we see and act toward others?

The presentation features video segments and interviews with experts and everyday people who share their personal struggles with sexual behaviors.

The program is sponsored by Women and Youth Supporting Each other, Bayanihan Student Organization, Knights of Columbus, Campus Crusade for Christ, and the MUSG Student Activity Fee. E-mail for more information.

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12. Support staff encouraged to participate in COS elections

Committee On Staff encourages university support staff to participate in their elections this week. Ballots will be mailed out tomorrow, Feb. 20, and should be returned by Wednesday, Feb. 28. Cura Personalis, “care for the whole person,” is the reason for serving Marquette University, which the Committee On Staff references as its charge to serve.

14. Donate women’s shoes to prevent gender violence

Marquette men and women are invited to increase awareness about sexual and gender violence by participating in “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes,” on Sunday, May 6. Shoe donations for the event can be placed in a donation bin in the AMU second floor lobby until Friday, Feb. 23. 

For the event, local corporations, foundations, businesses and individuals will create teams of male walkers who will be challenged to walk in women’s shoes. Donate women’s shoes — sizes 10 and up — to help the male walkers truly experience what it means to “walk a mile in her shoes.” You can also show your support by forming a team to participate in this event, which takes place at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

For more information, contact Bridgette Hensley in the Counseling Center at 8-7172, or Amber Battisti in the Center for Health Education and Promotion at 8-5217.