APRIL 25, 2013

IN THIS ISSUE

1. Course evaluations now available

Spring 2013 course evaluations opened Monday, April 22, and are available through Sunday, May 5, via the Marquette Online Course Evaluation System (MOCES). The Office of the Provost is strongly encouraging all instructors to provide students the opportunity to complete course evaluations in class using mobile technology. Instructors should plan to set aside 15-20 minutes of class time during the last two weeks of the term for the evaluation. Instructions for offering an in-class evaluation are available online.

Students received an email to their eMarq email accounts Monday, April 22, with login information and instructions about how to complete the evaluations online; they can also access the MOCES system via marquette.edu/evaluate.

Results will be made available to faculty after final grades for all classes have been submitted to the Office of the Registrar, anticipated to be Wednesday, May 15. Instructors, department chairs and deans will receive an email on or around Wednesday, May 15, with login information and instructions about how to access the online results.

For additional information, including a sample in-class announcement, the course evaluation schedule, a sample evaluation form and more, visit the MOCES website or email courseval@marquette.edu.

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2. Dr. Andrew Kahrl honored by Organization of American Historians

Dr. Andrew Kahrl, assistant professor of history, has been selected by the Organization of American Historians to receive the 2013 Liberty Legacy Foundation Award, given annually for the best book by a historian on the civil rights struggle from the beginnings of the nation to the present. Kahrl's book, The Land Was Ours: African-American Beaches from Jim Crow to the Sunbelt South, weaves together the history of race with the history of leisure and capitalism and legal and environmental history, offering a reinterpretation of the meaning of civil rights for African-Americans.

Kahrl was presented with the award Saturday, April 13, at the 106th annual meeting of the Organization of American Historians in San Francisco. Founded in 1907, the organization is the largest learned society and professional organization dedicated to the teaching and studying of the American past.

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3. Terence Miller given a World Citizen Award by International Institute of Wisconsin

Terence Miller, director of the Office of International Education, will be awarded the World Citizen Award by the International Institute of Wisconsin at its annual World Citizen Celebration dinner Saturday, April 27. With more than 15 years of international higher education experience, Miller oversees international student and scholar services, study abroad and the English as a Second Language program, and manages strategic international partnerships. Miller's research interests include human rights, rule of law, transitional justice and development of civil societies.

The International Institute of Wisconsin is an organization dedicated to the promotion of international cooperation and understanding that initiates, coordinates and sponsors a variety of activities and programs about immigration and social services, refugee resettlement, citizen diplomacy, and interpretation and translation.

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4. Deadline extended to apply for GSRC faculty-in-residence program

The Gender and Sexuality Resource Center is accepting applications for its 2013-14 faculty-in-residence program. As a GSRC faculty-in-residence, individuals will receive one course release, private office hours in the GSRC, program facilitation as a staff member of the GSRC and support from GSRC staff.

Faculty wishing to be considered should submit a vita, letter of application and single-page abstract of a research project to Dr. Susannah Bartlow, director of the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center, by Friday, May 1. Applicants are asked to address the following in their letters of application:

• Interests in and expectations from the faculty-in-residence program
  
  
• Relationship between individual teaching and research activities and the mission of the GSRC
  
  
• Potential teaching-related or non-teaching contributions to the GSRC

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5. Colloquium to address assistive robotics and health care technology

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Spring 2013 Colloquium Series will host "Assistive Robotics and Technologies for Health Care Applications," Tuesday, April 30, at 2 p.m. in Olin Engineering, 120. Dr. Ayanna M. Howard, Motorola Foundation Professor and Chair in the Robotics Ph.D. Program at Georgia Institute of Technology, will lead the seminar.

Refreshments will be served prior to the seminar at 1:30 p.m. in Olin Engineering, 204-A. For more information, contact the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at 8-6820.

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6. Seminar to address neural regulation of negative affect and addiction

The College of Health Sciences' Integrative Neuroscience Research Center Spring 2013 Seminar Series will present "The Neural Regulation of Negative Affect and Addiction," Tuesday, April 30, at 3:30 p.m. in Schroeder Complex, 256. Dr. Robert Wheeler, assistant professor of biomedical sciences, will lead the seminar.

For more information, contact the College of Health Sciences at 8-5053. A complete schedule of the Spring 2013 Seminar Series can be found online.

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7. Dispute Resolution Association to host workshop on difficult conversations

The Dispute Resolution Association will hold a presentation workshop, "Difficult Conversations," Tuesday, April 30, from noon to 1 p.m. in the AMU, 252. The presentation-workshop will take a look at the three conversations within a difficult conversation: the "what happened?" conversation, the feelings conversation and the identity conversation.

RSVP is requested, but not required, for this free event. For additional information or to RSVP, contact David Angel, president of the Dispute Resolution Association.

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8. Join discussion of Massive Open Online Courses May 2

The Center for Teaching and Learning will host "Campus Conversation on the Status and Future of Online Learning at Marquette: Online, Blended, MOOCs and More," Thursday, May 2, from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the AMU, 227. This program will discuss what online programs and resources the university currently offers and will offer in the future. Participants will learn about online course design, discuss the potential for Massive Open Online Courses and learn how to transform courses into online or blended format.

Registration is available online. For questions, contact Karina Mendoza, office assistant in the Center for Teaching and Learning, at 8-6854.

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9. Antivirus software on university PCs to be updated next week

During the week of Monday, April 29, to Monday, May 6, IT Services will be updating the antivirus on university-owned PCs. During this process, faculty and staff may see a notification in the taskbar stating that Forefront has been disabled and is out of date. Once the update is complete, this notification will be removed and Forefront will be enabled. No action is required during this process.

For additional information or questions, contact the IT Services Help Desk at 8-7799.

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10. Faculty/Staff Chorale to perform annual spring concert

The Faculty/Staff Chorale, under the direction of Mark Konewko, carillonneur and director of university chorus, will present its annual spring concert Tuesday, April 30, and Thursday, May 2, at 11:15 a.m. in the Varsity Theatre. All are invited to attend the concert, which will feature music ranging from the Renaissance to modern era.

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11. Donate textbooks to support National Center for Family Literacy

The College Student Personnel Association graduate student organization in the College of Education is collecting donations of textbooks and college level reading books for Better World Books. Better World Books will sell the collected books, with all proceeds going towards the National Center for Family Literacy. Donation bins marked "Support Literacy: Put Books Here" will be placed in the following locations:

• Schroeder Complex, first floor lobby near the Teacher's Education Office and Hartman Center
• Lalumiere Hall, main lobby
• Straz Hall, main lobby
• AMU, second floor near the information desk

Those with large donations of books can contact Lauren Mountain, graduate assistant in the Office of Student Development, to set up a date and time to pickup books.

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12. Donations needed for Project Night Night

Donations are being accepted for Project Night Night, an organization that provides 25,000 Night Night Packages each year, free of charge, to homeless children in need of childhood essentials. Items needed are new crib-size blankets, new or like-new stuffed animals and new or like-new books for children up to age 11. Fleece and yarn are also needed for creating blankets.

Items can be delivered to Lalumiere, 340, or arrangements can be made to deliver items to Marquette Hall, 003, over a lunch hour. Committee members are also needed to help collect items and pack and deliver the totes over lunch hours. Contact Kathleen Hawkins, administrative assistant of social and cultural sciences and chair of MU Volunteers, at 8-5500.

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13. Latin American Student Organization to host annual Colores showcase

The Latin American Student Organization will host its annual Colores cultural performance showcase, "Carnivale," Saturday, April 27, in the Weasler Auditorium. The show will include various student performances, live music and a professional Brazilian Capoeira performance. Doors will open at 11:45 a.m., and the show will run from noon to 2:30 p.m.

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14. Registration for summer group fitness classes now open

Online registration is now open for the Employee Wellness Program's summer 2013 group fitness classes. A 10-week program will be offered for the summer that includes new classes and new locations. Information on each class, as well as online registration forms, can be found online. Classes will begin the week of Monday, June 3. Space is limited.

For additional information, contact Kristin Kipp, wellness coordinator, at 8-5607.

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15. Discounted Summerfest tickets available

The Department of Human Resources has arranged for discounted Summerfest tickets for all employees through May 1. General admission tickets are $15, weekday tickets are $6 and the "three for $39" option includes three separate day admissions.

Tickets can be printed online. Enter "marquette" for the company code.

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16. Stress reduction activities, pet therapy offered before finals week

The Counseling Center, MUSG and Student Health Service will offer a variety of stress-reduction activities Wednesday, May 1, from noon to 3 p.m. in front of the AMU. Activities will include pet therapy, chair massages and Frisbee; free popcorn will also be provided. In the event of rain, the event will take place in the entrance of Raynor Memorial Libraries.

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17. Discount available for Marquette boys basketball camps

Registration is now open for Marquette summer basketball camps for boys. Three different week-long sessions will be offered Monday through Friday for the following dates: June 24-28, July 22-26 and July 28-Aug. 2. Camp runs from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day, and all camps are held on Marquette's campus. Please visit the camp website for specific age limitations.

Activities will focus on individual skill development, league games, camp contests and team play. The cost is $275 per camp, but a $25 discount is available for children directly related to an individual employed by Marquette University. Registration is required and space is limited.

For more information, contact the Men's Basketball Office at 8-5937.

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18. Free movie screening for faculty, staff and students

MUSG will sponsor a private screening of the upcoming CBS Films production, The Kings of Summer, for all faculty, staff and students Wednesday, May 1, at the Landmark Theatre, 2589 N. Downer Ave. This coming-of-age film tells the story of three teenage friends in the who, in the ultimate act of independence, decide to spend their summer building a house in the woods and living off the land.

Tickets can be downloaded online. To download free passes, visit gofobo.com/rsvp and enter code MARQTZXF. Tickets are limited and will be served on a first come, first-serve basis.

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19. Chili cook-off competition to take place April 30

Regional Sodexo chefs will test their best chili recipes against the Marquette Chili Champ, Aaron Cooper, Tuesday, April 30, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the AMU. Cooper won the fall 2012 Chili Challenge with his "Jamaican Me Crazy" recipe. Admission is $3 to sample all recipes and vote for the winner.

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20. Free group fitness classes on Friday

The Department of Recreational Sports is offering the following free group fitness classes to members tomorrow, April 26. The following classes will be offered free of charge:

Rec Center:

• Spin Class at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.
• Cardio Kick at 1 p.m.
• Zumba at 4 p.m.

Rec Plex:

• Variety Class at noon

For more information, call the group fitness office at 8-6979 or contact Shannon Bustillos, assistant director of recreational sports, at 8-7778.

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