1. Marburg lecturer to discuss persistent poverty
2. President of Free the Slaves to discuss human trafficking
3. Marquette hosting Wisconsin Black Historical Society exhibit
4. Tuition tax deduction instructions needed for Form 1040
5. Reconciliation service scheduled
6. Math department holding colloquium
7. Mike Gousha to talk about nature of news business and media
8. Mashuda Hall Council hosting dance tomorrow night
9. Pure Dance to present spring dance show
10. Latin-American showcase to be held in Weasler Auditorium
11. Little Sib’s weekend features events for students and siblings
12. Haggerty Museum to close for re-installations
13. Band or DJ needed for Marquette event

 

1. Marburg lecturer to discuss persistent poverty

The Department of Economics and the Center for Global and Economic Studies will present the 2008 Marburg Memorial Lecture on Monday, April 14, from 3:30 to 4:45 p.m. in AMU Ballroom D. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Dr. James P. Ziliak, Gatton endowed chair in microeconomics and director of the center for poverty research at the University of Kentucky, will discuss “Human Capital, Social Policy, and the Challenge of Persistent Poverty in America.”

A reception will follow in the AMU Lunda Room.

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3. Marquette hosting Wisconsin Black Historical Society exhibit

Raynor Memorial Libraries will present the opening of March on Milwaukee: More Than One Struggle, a traveling exhibit of historic photographs documenting the civil rights movement in Milwaukee, Monday, April 21, at 6 p.m. in the lower level of the John P. Raynor, S.J., Library. The event is free and open to the public, but preregistration is needed by calling 8-7256.

The event will culminate at 7 p.m. with a keynote lecture, “We Will Show the World What it has Never Seen Before: Milwaukee’s African American Community, 1919-1939,” by Dr. David F. Krugler, associate professor of history at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.

Designed by the WBHS, “March on Milwaukee” examines both the leaders and the seminal events of the 1960s civil rights movement, including open housing legislation, school desegregation and the 1967 civil disturbances in the central city. Marquette students enrolled in “History 191: Technology for Historians” have developed additional interpretive materials for the exhibit.

Following the event, the exhibit will move to the main lobby of the John P. Raynor, S.J., Library where it will be on display through Friday, May 9.

4. Tuition tax deduction instructions needed for Form 1040

Students, parents and employees who paid qualified tuition and fees and intend to claim the federal tuition tax deduction for calendar year 2007 will have to include the amount of tuition tax deduction on Form 1040. For line 34, “Tuition and fees deduction. Attach Form 8917,” claim the deduction for college tuition and fees by writing the letter “T” on the line and enter the eligible amount (for example, “T 4,000”). You cannot take this deduction on Form 1040 A.

The Internal Revenue Service’s Publication 970 details information about tax benefits and deductions needed to complete income tax forms.

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5. Reconciliation service scheduled

University Ministry will hold a reconciliation service Monday, April 14, at 7:30 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 confession.

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7. Mike Gousha to talk about nature of news business and media

Raynor Libraries will hold a spring colloquium, “Mike Gousha Reflects on the Media,” Tuesday, April 15, at 2 p.m., in the Raynor Library Beaumier Suites, lower level. Gousha, award-winning journalist and distinguished fellow in law and public policy, will discuss the many changes in the news business, the changing nature of how news is delivered and highlights from his career. Light refreshments will be served.

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12. Haggerty Museum to close for re-installations

The Haggerty Museum of Art will close to the public April 14 to 23 for re-installations. The museum will reopen Thursday, April 24, at 6 p.m. with Caras Vemos, Corazones No Sabemos: Faces Seen, Hearts Unknown, The Human Landscape of Mexican Migration and three permanent collection exhibitions from the newly launched Re-seeing the Collection Series: Old Masters from the Haggerty Museum of Art, Roy Lichenstein Prints and Portraits of Women.

William Hogarth: British Satirical Prints and “The Grandeur of God”: Photographs by Don Doll, S.J., exhibitions continue through Sunday, April 13.