— January 16, 2007—

Contents

  1. You oughta be in pictures for Mission Week Film Festival
  2. New and Improved MarquetteCard.com
  3. Scholarships available for women and students of color
  4. Learn about interpersonal violence prevention with HAVEN Thursday
  5. Consider a service learning trip to Guatemala this May
  6. Cosmologist to speak at Marquette about the connection between quantum and cosmos
  7. Departments of Biology and Chemistry offer colloquiums Friday
  8. Sorority ice cream social tomorrow
  9. Free tutoring begins Jan. 29
  10. Group fitness class sign-ups begin next week
  11. Raynor Memorial Libraries return to regular hours today
  12. This Week in History
  13. Marquette Interchange highlights for the week of Jan. 15

 

1. You Oughta be in pictures for Mission Week Film Festival

All registered student organizations are invited to join in the spirit of Mission Week, Feb. 2-9, by submitting a three-minute video titled, “Marquette: Challenged to Choose, the Courage to Act.” Participating organizations will be given one-time-use video cameras and guidelines. The top six submissions (three from student organizations and three from university offices) will be posted on the Mission Week Web site.

The two first-place winners will receive a pizza lunch and the recognition of having their winning films shown at the beginning of the Mission Week keynote address by Lynn Brewer, 4 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 8. Brewer, former Enron executive and whistleblower on corporate corruption, is founding chairman and CEO of The Integrity Institute, which independently assesses and certifies corporate integrity at the request of organizations for the benefit of their stakeholders.

Deadline for film submissions will be Wednesday, Jan. 31. For more information contact the Office of Mission and Identity at 8-1881 or e-mail. This activity is co-sponsored by the Office of Mission and Identity and the Instructional Media Center. 

2. New and Improved MarquetteCard.com

New and improved features of your MarquetteCard are now available online at www.marquettecard.com.

The Web address remains the same, but Web site features now include:

  • Simplified login using your eMarq/CheckMarq username and password;
  • Reliable access to your card balance, and the ability to view up to six months of transactions;
  • Lost/stolen card notification;
  • Optional automatic deposits, based upon a preset balance of your choice;
  • Low Balance Warning at a preset balance of your choice;
  • Request Money feature that allows you to send e-mail deposit requests;
  • Guest Access for up to four people to allow them to make deposits or see activity online without having to share your own password

3. Scholarships available for women and students of color
 
The Association of Marquette University Women is offering a $2,500 scholarship to a junior woman student beginning her senior year in fall 2007 and enrolled full-time in any college or program at Marquette. The scholarship is designed to aid women students who demonstrate financial need. The eligible candidate must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.3. Interested students should complete the online application and essay no later than Friday, Feb. 2, 2007. No late applications will be accepted. E-mail for more information.

The Ethnic Alumni Association is offering $1,000 scholarships to two Marquette students of color who demonstrate financial need for the next academic year. One scholarship will be awarded to a student participating in the Educational Opportunity Program and one to a non-EOP student. Interested students should complete the online application and essay no later than Friday, Feb. 2, 2007. E-mail for more information.

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4. Learn about interpersonal violence prevention with HAVEN Thursday

Helping Abuse and Violence End Now will hold an informative discussion Thursday, Jan. 19, at noon in Raynor Memorial Libraries Conference Room B/C.

HAVEN is a partnership of university departments and students committed to the prevention of interpersonal violence, and to providing safe referral sources for those affected by sexual assault, relationship violence and stalking. The informative discussion will include HAVEN’s history, role on campus, mission, and goals for the future. Come explore your role, as well as opportunities for involvement. A light soup lunch will be provided.

For more information, contact Sue Cooper in Public Safety at 8-6800 or Amy Melichar in the Center for Health Education and Promotion at 8-5217.

5. Consider a service learning trip to Guatemala this May

The deadline for applying for a spring International Service Learning trip to Guatemala is Tuesday, Jan. 23. While in the country May 21-31, students will help build a rural school and learn about the region’s history, culture and politics.

Applicants will be asked for partial payment (about half) of the estimated $1,600 for the trip shortly after acceptance, so please consider finances before you apply.

For more information, please contact Dr. Lars Olson, associate professor of biomedical engineering, at 8-3529, e-mail or visit online.

6. Cosmologist to speak at Marquette about the connection between quantum and cosmos

The founding head of the NASA/Fermilab Astrophysics Group will discuss the connection between the “inner space” of the quantum and the “outer space” of the cosmos in a free, public lecture at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 30, in Marquette University’s Weasler Auditorium.

Edward (Rocky) Kolb, professor of astronomy and astrophysics at the University of Chicago and director of the Astrophysics Center at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, will present the annual George V. Coyne, S.J., Lecture in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Named in honor of the longtime director of the Vatican Observatory, the lecture series was endowed by Mercedes Hurley Hughes, an alumna of the College of Arts and Sciences and an emeritus trustee of the university.

The Coyne Lecture is sponsored by Marquette’s Department of Physics. In addition to the public lecture, Kolb will meet with faculty and students throughout the day

7. Departments of Biology and Chemistry offer colloquiums Friday

The Department of Biological Sciences and Department of Chemistry will each hold a colloquium this Friday, Jan. 17:

•  “Nanoparticle Optical Properties and Biomolecule Detection: New Challenges for Theory,” by George Schatz, PhD., Northwestern University, 4 p.m., Todd Wehr Chemistry Building, Room 121.

•  “Regulation of Ryanodine Receptors During Matabolic and Oxidative Stress,” by Edward M. Balog, PhD., Georgia Institute of Technology, 3:30 p.m., Wehr Life Sciences Building, Room 111.

8. Sorority ice cream social tomorrow
 
Stop by either the second floor of Cobeen or the McCormick basement on Wednesday, Jan. 17, at 9 p.m. to enjoy free ice cream, catch up with friends and learn about Greek life. Or, visit the Greek Life tables at O-fest on Thursday, Jan. 18, from 3 to 6 p.m. in the AMU ballrooms.
 
Several sorority recruitment counselors will also hold office hours in the Brew throughout January on Mondays and Wednesdays from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and on Tuesdays from 6 to 7:15 p.m.  
 
Additional opportunities
Jan. 22, 7 p.m. — Information Night (Weasler Auditorium)
Jan. 24, 7 p.m. — Chapter Presentations (Weasler)
Jan. 25, 6:30 p.m.— Meet the Chapters (First Events) (AMU)
Jan. 26, 5:30 p.m. — Philanthropy Night (AMU)
Jan. 27, 5 p.m. — Preference Night (AMU)
Jan. 28, 11 a.m. — BID DAY! (AMU)
 
Sorority recruitment is open to all women who have completed at least 12 credits and have a 2.5 GPA. Sign up outside your cafeteria, at
Panhellenic Association office hours, or at O-fest! E-mail for more information.

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9. Free tutoring begins Jan. 29

Free tutoring from the Office of Student Educational Services for most freshman and sophomore-level courses will begin on Monday, Jan. 29. Tutoring is offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Study skills and test analysis are provided as well. Sign-ups are taken through the end of March, but the sooner the better.

To participate, fill out a Tutor Request Form in AMU 317.

Visit online for more information.

10. Group fitness class sign-ups begin next week

Sign-ups for group fitness classes at the Helfaer Rec Center begin on Wednesday, Jan. 24, at 9 a.m. Brochures for spring 2007 are available at the center.

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11. Raynor Memorial Libraries return to regular hours today

Regular hours for Raynor Memorial Libraries begin today, Tuesday, Jan. 16. The first floor of Raynor is now open 24 hours per day.

For more information visit online or call 8-1530.

12. This Week in History

In This Week in Marquette History, the Marquette Tribune goes online.

Want to know more?  Go to the 125th Anniversary Web site.

This Week in History is sponsored by the Marquette University Department of History.  Research and writing was conducted by graduate students Gilbert Cervelli, Christopher Chan, Jess McCullough and Amanda Schmeider, with help from James Marten, professor and history department chair, and Carla Hay, associate professor and chair, 125th Anniversary Committee.  Special thanks to Thomas Jablonsky, associate professor of history, Harry G. John Professor of Urban Studies and director, Institute for Urban Life, who provided access to the manuscript of his forthcoming history of Marquette University.

13. Marquette Interchange highlights for the week of Jan. 15

The Interchange reconstruction enters its fourth year — three down and two to go! Four of the six major projects related to the Interchange reconstruction have been completed, and much of the work in close proximity to the university is finished. A list of the remaining work closest to campus, which should be completed at the end of summer 2007, can be found online.

•  Pilings are being driven east of O’Hara Hall today, Tuesday, Jan. 16, for the new entrance ramp to southbound I-43/94 from 11th and Wisconsin Avenue.

•  The ramp from eastbound I-94 to northbound I-43 will be closed overnight through Wednesday Jan. 17, from 10 p.m. until 6 a.m. the following day.

•  Shafts will be drilled for the interior retaining wall of the connector ramp from eastbound I-94 to northbound I-43, west of Straz Tower and east of the Law School/O’Hara Hall.  This work will begin on Thursday, Jan. 18, and continue for several weeks during daytime hours.

•  Demolition work will occur at 9th Street, north of St. Paul, overnight and during the day on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 20 and 21. Work will begin at midnight on Saturday and conclude by 5 a.m. on Monday. This will require a full closure of I-794 in both directions.

•  Tory Hill traffic changes: Eastbound traffic on Clybourn is closed at 16th Street for the remainder of the month, and westbound traffic on Michigan is closed at 8th Street for the remainder of the month. Westbound traffic and parking (where permitted) on Clybourn are available from 11th to 16th streets. The entrance to Lot R/RR is available from the east only, on Michigan Street. When exiting the lot, only a left turn (to go east) is permitted for the remainder of the month. Southbound 11th Street only has access to the west; no left turn is allowed for the remainder of the month.

•  Parking on the west side of 10th Street, between Wisconsin Avenue and Wells Street, has been temporarily eliminated. No parking will be allowed at any time until later this month.

•  Demolition and pile driving work well south of Tory Hill/Clybourn and well east of 10th Street continues. This work will take place mainly during the daytime and will occur periodically throughout most of the winter.

•  Wells Street between 25th and 26th streets will be restricted to a single lane until March due to sewer work.


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