1. Theoretical physicist to deliver Coyne lecture tonight
2. Media panel to discuss crime coverage in Wisconsin
3. Macroeconomics to be discussed in roundtable
4. Summer registration begins Monday
5. Milwaukee city attorney candidates to debate at Law School
6. Writer-activist Linda Hogan to speak at “Evening with the Author”
7. Biological Sciences seminar to be about cancer genetics
8. Education professor to discuss mental health services for children
9. Positions available for summer Rynne Internship
10. Stations of the Cross held on Fridays during Lent
11. Lenten prayer and reconciliation service scheduled
12. Sign-up available for Marquette Experience retreat
13. Exhibition to address oppressions and injustices
14. Late Night Marquette features hypnotist
15. Panel to discuss Global Peace Services
16. Counseling Center recruiting suicide prevention trainers
17. Participants needed for stroke research study
18. Spirit Shop to hold National Marquette Day sale this weekend
19. St. Patrick's Day fish fry to include give-aways and dancing

 

1. Theoretical physicist to deliver Coyne lecture tonight

Dr. Sylvester James Gates, Jr., will present the annual Rev. George V. Coyne Lecture today, Feb. 28, at 7 p.m. in the Tony & Lucille Weasler Auditorium. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Gates, the John S. Toll professor of physics and director of the Center for String & Particle Theory at the University of Maryland, will speak about “SUSY and the Lords of the Ring Supersymmetry Theory.” SUSY refers to Gates’ explanation of supersymmetry.

An advocate for increased technical education for African Americans, Gates received two bachelor’s degrees (one in mathematics and a second in physics) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1973 and a doctorate in physics from MIT in 1977, where he was the first to write a thesis on supersymmetry.

Supersymmetry is an essential feature of supergravity, the quantum field theory of the gravitational force, and of string theory, an ambitious attempt to provide a self-consistent quantum theory unifying all particles and forces in nature.

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3. Macroeconomics to be discussed in roundtable

The Center for Global and Economic Studies and the Marquette Economics Association will present a macroeconomic roundtable discussion, “The U.S. Macroeconomy 2008: From Boom to Doom?” tomorrow, Feb. 29, from 10 to 11 a.m. in David Straz 105.

Panelists will be Dr. Abdur Chowdhury, professor of economics; Dr. Farrokh Nourzad, professor of economics; Jay Mueller, portfolio manager at Wells Capital Management; and Dr. David VanHoose, professor of economics and Herman W. Lay professor of private enterprise at Baylor University. Avrum Lank, business reporter of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, will moderate.  

4. Summer registration begins Monday

Five core courses will be offered online for the first time this summer:

HIST 6, Introduction to American History, Dr. David McDaniel
SOCI 1, Principles of Sociology, Dr. Richard Jones
SOCI 21, The Family, Dr. Roberta Coles
PSYC 1, General Psychology, Dr. Stephen Saunders
ANTH 2, Introduction to Biological Anthropology, Dr. Norman Sullivan

The five courses will be taught entirely online and are designed to be highly interactive with a great deal of discussion. Computer requirements for each course are identified in the summer schedule. An information session for each will be scheduled before the end of the spring semester.

Students need to visit their adviser to see what offered courses might fit into their degree program. Students who were admitted as new freshmen since fall 2005, and new transfer students since fall 2007, may also have requirements listed in Degree Navigator. 

Snapshot is available to plan summer courses, registration for which begins Monday, March 3. Registration appointments are not needed. To register, log onto CheckMarq beginning March 3.

For more information, contact the Office of the Registrar.

5. Milwaukee city attorney candidates to debate at Law School

The Law School will host a debate between the candidates for Milwaukee city attorney on Monday, March 3, from noon to 1 p.m. in Eisenberg Memorial Hall, 3rd floor of Sensenbrenner Hall. State Rep. Pedro Colon is challenging current City Attorney Grant Langley in the election on Tuesday, April 1. The candidates will discuss their views of the office and take questions from the audience.    

The event is a segment of "On the Issues with Mike Gousha" at the Law School. Register online.   

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6. Writer-activist Linda Hogan to speak at “Evening with the Author”

Linda Hogan, the author of eight books of poetry, three novels and two collections of essays, will speak at “An Evening With the Author,” Tuesday, March 4, at 6:30 p.m., in Cudahy 001. The program is free and open to the public.

Hogan, a Chickasaw writer, teacher and activist, has authored The Book of Medicines, the Pulitzer Prize-nominated Mean Spirit, and Dwellings: A Spiritual History of the Living World. She’s a volunteer and consultant for wildlife rehabilitation and endangered species programs and has published essays for The Nature Conservancy and Sierra Club.

The program is sponsored by the Marquette English Department, Intercultural Programs, the American Indian Student Organization and MUSG Diversity Commission.

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8. Education professor to discuss mental health services for children

Dr. Robert Fox, professor of counseling psychology in the School of Education, will present the first James R. Ryan Memorial Lecture to benefit the Penfield Children’s Center. He will discuss “Mental Health Services for At-Risk Children” at a luncheon Thursday, March 13, in the AMU.

Fox is director of the Behavior Clinic which, in partnership with Penfield, offers free mental health services for children who are experiencing significant behavior and emotional problems. Graduate students receive specialized training and gain supervised clinical experience working directly with the children and their families. The clinic also has an ongoing applied research program that regularly contributes new findings to the relatively new field of infant mental health.

The lecture series honors the late Jim Ryan, who served as president of Penfield for more than 10 years. In the announcement of the lecture series, Penfield said Ryan worked to “improve social and emotional development, early childhood education and care for at-risk children throughout Wisconsin.” Ryan was also active in the community, having served as village president of Hales Corner for nearly 20 years and as a Milwaukee County supervisor. He was the founder of the region’s Flight for Life program.

The cost of the luncheon is $40. Contact Rebecca Peterson at 414-344-7739 to RSVP.

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13. Exhibition to address oppressions and injustices

The Office of Residence Life and the Office of Student Development Intercultural programs are sponsoring “Remove the Blindfold” in the Mashuda Hall Ballrooms today, Feb. 28, from 5 to 8 p.m., and Friday and Saturday Feb. 29 and March 1, from noon to 3 p.m.

“Remove the Blindfold” is an exhibition about societal/global oppressions and injustices. These exhibits, produced by Marquette student leaders and organizations, stimulate thoughts, feelings, and emotions around the issues and images presented. The hope is that through this experience, the campus community becomes more aware and moves toward positive change by taking action.

E-mail for more information.

15. Panel to discuss Global Peace Services

Marquette’s Center for Peacemaking will hold a panel discussion about Building Blocks for Peace: The Work of Global Peace Services USA” on Monday, March 3, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in AMU 227. The president and vice president of Global Peace Services, John Erickson and Mindy Reiser, will discuss ways to contribute to a more peaceful world at home and across the globe.

The program is free and open to the public. No registration necessary.