— February 1, 2007—

Contents

  1. Mission Week kicks off tomorrow
  2. Emmy Award winner kicks off Mission Week celebration
  3. Don’t miss Mission Week keynote speaker
  4. President of National Catholic Education Association to speak
  5. 2007-08 tuition, student fees approved
  6. Information sessions begin for students interested in studying abroad
  7. Law auction to raise funds for public interest jobs
  8. University Ministry reconciliation service to be held Monday
  9. Lenten Retreat In Daily Life for deepening relationship with Christ
  10. Martin Kline brings abstraction through nature and culture to Haggerty Museum
  11. Save the date for WAICU Students’ Day

 

1. Mission Week kicks off tomorrow

Marquette University Mission Week, Feb. 2-10, kicks off tomorrow with Alex Gibney’s documentary and talkback (see article below). Mission Week focuses on the ethical dimensions of our decisions as we manifest our core values of Faith, Excellence, Leadership and Service.

Be sure to watch for daily e-mails of Mission Week activities and reflections throughout the week. Other Mission Week opportunities to take advantage of beginning tomorrow include:

•  Marquette University Libraries’ online resource guide includes case study information on Enron, resources on ethical decision-making, and tools for personal discernment.

•  AMU first floor display to consider what “the courage to act” means in your life. Sponsored by Alpha Sigma Nu.

•  Consider your own responses to various ethical choices by reading the giant question cards from the well-known game, A Question of Scruples, posted in buildings throughout campus and online.

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2. Emmy Award winner kicks off Mission Week celebration

Alex Gibney, Emmy award winner and Academy Award nominee, will speak Friday night as Mission Week gets underway. His talk will follow a 7 p.m. showing of Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, the documentary he wrote, directed and produced about Enron. The documentary illustrates the maneuvers of Enron executives who were involved in the downfall of Enron and the effect of the company’s deceptive practices on thousands of people.

The showing, speech and talkback will take place at the Varsity Theatre. Cost is $2 with an MUID and $3 for others. The talkback will be facilitated by Dr. John Pauly, dean of the Diederich College of Communication, which is sponsoring the presentation. The film is also being shown on Saturday at 6 and 9 p.m.

For more information about all Mission Week activities, go online.

3. Don’t miss Mission Week keynote speaker

Tickets to attend the Mission Week keynote presentation by Enron whistleblower Lynn Brewer are still available in Brooks Lounge on the lower level of the Alumni Memorial Union. The tickets are free, with a limit of two per MU ID. Tickets are available from noon to 11:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 2 to 11:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday while available. Brewer will speak on Thursday, Feb. 8, at 4 p.m. in the Varsity Theatre.

For more information about Mission Week events, go online.

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4. President of National Catholic Education Association to speak

Dr. Karen Ristau, president of the National Catholic Education Association, will examine the challenges of contemporary education on Wednesday, Feb. 7, at 4:30 p.m., in the Weasler Auditorium as part of the university’s Mission Week celebration. The lecture, “The Grace of Great Things: The Case for Catholic Education, K-16,” is sponsored by the School of Education.

“Dr. Ristau brings her deeply informed and unique perspective on Catholic schools in America,” said Bill Henk, dean of the School of Education. “Her remarks will serve as a springboard for exploring ways that the School of Education might enhance its support to K-12 Catholic education in the region.”

Ristau began her career as a teacher and principal in California elementary schools, and subsequently served as a faculty member and academic administrator at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn., St. Joseph College in West Hartford, Conn., and St. Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Ill.  Dr. Ristau is a frequent lecturer and has served on numerous educational committees and boards.

NCEA is the largest private professional education organization in the world, representing 200,000 Catholic educators serving 7.6 million students in Catholic elementary and secondary schools, in religious education programs, in seminaries and in colleges and universities.

For more information about Mission Week events, go online.

5. 2007-08 tuition, student fees approved

Marquette strives to help students discover their full potential in all areas of their lives — intellectually, socially and spiritually. Providing these opportunities requires a significant investment. Marquette works hard to raise funds and control costs to provide an excellent education that is as affordable as possible. Through their donations, alumni, parents, friends, corporations and foundations help the university fund the difference between tuition and the actual cost of educating a Marquette student.

To continue to provide truly excellent academic programs that are grounded in the Catholic, Jesuit tradition, to recruit and retain the highest quality faculty and staff, to maintain a safe and appealing campus environment and to offer students opportunities to explore and discover all they can be, the Marquette Board of Trustees approved the following tuition, room and board and fee schedules for 2007-08:

  • A tuition increase of $1,600 a year for full-time undergraduate students;
  • An average room and board increase of approximately $760 for the year;
  • A $4 increase in the Student Health Fee, paid by full-time undergraduate students, from $268 to $272 for the year; and
  • An average per-credit increase of $50 for graduate students.

Only eight of the 62 private universities listed in US News and World Report’s top 120 schools have lower tuitions than Marquette. Marquette ranks 17th among the 28 Jesuit institutions of higher education for total tuition and mandatory fees.

Letters regarding the tuition increase were sent out this week.

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6. Information sessions begin for students interested in studying abroad

A series of program-specific information sessions will be held through Feb. 22 for semester-long and summer study abroad programs. Sessions will highlight specific study abroad locations (culture, courses, student living) as well as procedures for study abroad. Students of all years, especially freshmen, are encouraged to attend.

For the information session schedule and more information, visit online, e-mail or call 8-8063.

7. Law auction to raise funds for public interest jobs

The 14th Annual Do-Gooders' Auction in honor of the late law school dean, Howard Eisenberg, will be held at the Pfister Hotel on Friday, Feb. 16. The auction is the major fund-raiser for the Public Interest Law Society's Equal Access to Justice Fellowship Program, providing up to $4,200 to support students who are working in non-paying public interest jobs over the summer.

Tickets are $20 per person for students and one guest and $40 per person for all others. The silent auction begins at 5:30 p.m. and the live auction at 7:30 p.m.

For more information, to register or to donate, go online.

8. University Ministry reconciliation service to be held Monday

University Ministry will sponsor a reconciliation service on Monday, Feb. 5, from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Chapel of the Holy Family, on the second floor of the AMU. A communal prayer service will begin the evening, followed by the opportunity for individual reconciliation.

9. Lenten Retreat In Daily Life for deepening relationship with Christ

The Lenten Retreat in Daily Life, a free, on-campus daily retreat connecting participants to daily prayer and a weekly visit with a spiritual director, is open to undergraduate and graduate students who are looking for a deepening relationship with Christ. The retreat will begin on Tuesday, Feb. 20, with an opening prayer service at 4:30 p.m. in the Chapel of the Holy Family, AMU, and close with a prayer service at 4:30 p.m. on April 3 in the Chapel of the Holy Family.

More information and registration are online. Registration closes Feb. 13 or when space is filled.

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10. Martin Kline brings abstraction through nature and culture to Haggerty Museum

The Haggerty Museum of Art will present Martin Kline: Nature and Culture, an exhibition by New York artist Martin Kline beginning today, Feb. 1, through April 10. Today’s opening will feature a gallery talk by Kline at 6 p.m.

Kline’s recent paintings and sculptures bring elements of nature and man-made structures together to invite the viewer to think about art in new ways. Admission is free. Sponsored by the Marquette University Women’s Council and the Wisconsin Arts Board.

11. Save the date for WAICU Students’ Day

The Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities Students’ Day will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, March 28, at the Concourse Hotel and State Capitol, Madison. Registration information will be available on campus in a few weeks.

WAICU Students’ Day, which is especially for Wisconsin private college and university students concerned about financial aid, is an opportunity to:

•  hear presentations by state policymakers;

•  meet hometown legislators to support financial aid; and

•  meet active students from Wisconsin’s 20 private colleges and universities.

For more information, call 1-800-4-DEGREE.

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