SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

IN THIS ISSUE

1. Inauguration events begin this weekend with Al's Run, Inaugural Ball and Interfaith Prayer Service

Inauguration Week events celebrating the university's 24th president, Dr. Michael R. Lovell, kickoff this weekend with Briggs and Al's Run, the Inaugural Ball and an Interfaith Prayer Service sponsored by Campus Ministry. Join President Lovell, Head Men's Basketball Coach Steve Wojciechowski and Head Women's Basketball Coach Carolyn Kieger at Al's Run Saturday, Sept. 13, at 10:30 a.m. The Inaugural Ball will be held Saturday, Sept. 13, from 8 p.m. to midnight in the AMU Monaghan Ballroom. Two tickets per faculty or staff member are available in the AMU Brooks Lounge. Campus Ministry is hosting an Interfaith Prayer Service, Sunday, Sept. 14, from 5:15 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. on Westowne Square, which is an opportunity for people of all faith backgrounds to share in prayer. RSVP to University Special Events.

A limited supply of tickets is still available for the Presidential Inauguration Ceremony, which will take place Friday, Sept. 19, at 3 p.m. in the Al McGuire Center. Doors will open at 2 p.m. Classes are cancelled beginning at 3 p.m. so faculty, staff and students can attend the Inauguration Ceremony. One ticket per Marquette ID for the Presidential Inauguration Ceremony is available for pick-up while supplies last in the AMU Brooks Lounge during normal business, which can be found on the Inauguration website. Faculty participating in the academic procession do not need a ticket for the ceremony. Faculty who are not walking in the procession will need a ticket for the ceremony.

Distribution of academic apparel for faculty members participating in the academic procession will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 16, in the AMU 448.

A reception will follow the Inauguration Ceremony at the Helfaer Recreation Center. All members of the Marquette community are also invited to the Inaugural Mass on Thursday, Sept. 18, but are reminded that seating inside Church of the Gesu is limited. Doors will open at 2:30 p.m. for the 4 p.m. Mass. Tickets are not required for the Mass.

In addition to the Inaugural Mass and Inauguration Ceremony, a variety of free Inauguration events with President Lovell are taking place Sept. 13-20, including:

• Sign a welcome banner for President Lovell throughout Inauguration week in the AMU second floor lobby
• Dinner in Cobeen Hall, Monday, Sept. 15, from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
• Hot Cookie Night at McCormick Hall, Tuesday, Sept. 16, from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
• Residence Hall Association Carnival, Tuesday, Sept. 16, from 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Westowne Square
• Men's soccer game vs. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Wednesday, Sept. 17, at 7:05 p.m. at Valley Fields
• Glow BINGO, Wednesday, Sept. 17, from 9 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. – Join President Lovell and Mrs. Amy Lovell for glow-in-the-dark BINGO to support her charity, REDGen, a community action group committed to promoting balance and resiliency in the lives of youth and families. This event is sponsored by Active Minds, Marquette's student group dedicated to mental health awareness, the Residence Hall Association, the Counseling Center and Sigma Phi Epsilon. Prizes will include a dinner with the Lovell family.
• Inauguration Music Festival, Saturday, Sept. 20, at 9 p.m. on the Central Mall

For more information and a complete schedule of Inauguration events, visit the Inauguration website or call University Special Events at (414) 288-7431.

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2. Required Title IX online program emailed Sept. 10 by Workplace Answers

The personalized email requesting all Marquette employees complete mandatory online training modules was sent on Wednesday, Sept. 10, a day later than originally communicated. The email was sent from Workplace Answers eLearning with the subject line "Course Registration for [employee's name]." Check your inbox for the email and complete both mandatory training modules.

The first module is specific to Title IX and helps describe both federal law and university policies to help prevent and report incidents of sexual misconduct. The second module is focused on workplace discrimination. Faculty and staff are required to complete both modules in accordance with federal law and university policy.

The Title IX training module is new and builds off the university's efforts to educate and engage the campus community about the risks, harm and impact that acts of sexual misconduct have on campus. Additional background and information is available in the September/October issue of Marquette Matters.

Title IX, a groundbreaking statute intended to end gender and sex discrimination in education, became law in 1972. While a common understanding of the law is the requirement to provide equity to female student-athletes, it also mandates gender equity in all aspects of the educational system. Title IX requires and promotes gender equity in four key areas: sex segregation and stereotypes in education; pregnant and parenting teens' rights; gender-based violence and compliance with the Clery Act; and athletics.

Campus training and education initiatives to promote awareness of Title IX requirements are led by Marquette University's Title IX Coordinator Rev. Daniel Hendrickson, S.J., associate provost for academic initiatives. He is supported by four deputy coordinators: Sarah Bobert, senior associate athletics director; Christopher Daood, assistant director of the Counseling Center; Lynn Mellantine, assistant vice president of human resources; and Dr. William Welburn, associate provost for diversity and inclusion.

Employees who did not receive a personalized email to complete the modules, contact Lynn Mellantine at (414) 288-3430.

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3. Search committee for the Opus Dean of Engineering announced

Interim Provost Margaret Callahan has finalized the search committee for the Opus Dean of the Opus College of Engineering. The committee will be chaired by Dr. Daniel Zitomer, professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering, and director of the Water Quality Center. Other college representatives on the committee include Abigail Deats, a senior in the Opus College of Engineering, as the student representative; Dr. Taly Gilat-Schmidt, associate professor of biomedical engineering; Dr. Fabien Josse, professor of electrical and computer engineering; Dr. Patrick McNamara, assistant professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering; and Dr. Phil Vogelwede, associate professor of mechanical engineering. They are joined by Michael Farrell, Eng '70, as the alumni representative; Dr. Marilyn Frenn, professor of nursing and University Academic Senate representative; Joseph Kearney, dean of the Law School; and Cherryl Thomas, vice chair of the Board of Trustees.

"In the nearly 19 years I've been in the college, there has not been another time with so much positive momentum and energy," Zitomer said. "The committee is excited to identify excellent candidates for campus visits in the spring and to help identify the next leader of the college."

The Opus College of Engineering dean search will trail the provost search process by approximately four to six weeks. This will allow the next provost of Marquette to be involved in the final process of selecting the engineering dean. The university has retained the search firm Baker and Associates to assist the search committee in the process.

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4. Marquette ranked No. 76 in latest U.S. News & World Report list

Marquette is ranked No. 76, down one spot from last year, in U.S. News & World Report's 2015 undergraduate rankings for the top universities nationwide. Marquette was included in several other undergraduate U.S. News rankings for 2015: the university is again included as an "A-plus School for B Students" and is also ranked 74th on the High School Counselor Rankings. New this year, Marquette is ranked 11th among Best Colleges for Veterans, which lists the top-ranked schools in the 2015 Best Colleges rankings that participate in federal initiatives helping veterans and active-duty service members apply for, pay for and complete their degrees.

The College of Business Administration is ranked 93 among Best Undergraduate Business Programs, down from last year's ranking of 86, and the College of Engineering is ranked 109, up six spots from last year's 115, among Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs.

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5. Marquette communication professor receives National Communication Association award

Dr. Lynn Turner, professor of communication studies at Marquette University, will be honored with the National Communication Association's Bernard J. Brommel Award for Outstanding Scholarship or Distinguished Service in Family Communication. Turner and her co-author Richard West will be honored at the NCA 100th Annual Convention in Chicago on Saturday, Nov. 22.

Turner, who has been at Marquette since 1985, directs the family studies minor in the Diederich College of Communication. Her research focuses on family communication, gender and communication, and work/family intersections. She has served as past president of the National Communication Association, the Central States Communication Association, and the Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender. In 2012, Turner was inducted into the Central States Communication Association's Hall of Fame and received the Diederich College of Communication's research award.

"This is a great and well-deserved honor," said Dr. Lori Bergen, dean of the Diederich College of Communication. "Lynn is nationally recognized for her excellence as a scholar and leader in the field, and we're fortunate to have her as a colleague and to have our students benefit from her informed teaching."

The NCA advances communication as the discipline that studies all forms, modes, media and consequences of communication through humanistic, social scientific and aesthetic inquiry. As an NCA award recipient, Turner joins a venerable group of scholars and educators who have been honored for achieving excellence in research, teaching and service.

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6. Theology Department's annual Theotokos Lecture is Sept. 16

The Department of Theology will host the annual Theotokos Lecture on Tuesday, Sept. 16, from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in Marquette Hall 200. Dr. Rachel Fulton Brown, the University of Chicago's historian on Christianity, will deliver "Mary in the Scriptures: The Unexpurgated Tradition" followed by a question and answer session.

Drawing on a long tradition of exegesis going back to the very origins of Christianity and continuing into the early modern era, Fulton Brown challenges the modern insistence that the Scriptures "say very little about Mary." Rather, she argues, Mary was hailed in this older tradition as the tabernacle, ark, temple and city in which the Lord showed forth His glory, thus guaranteeing not only His humanity, but also His divinity. Far from being simply the mother of the man Jesus, Mary was Wisdom, the Lady of the Temple who enabled the Israelites to see God.

For additional information, contact Dr. Mark Johnson, associate professor of theology, at (414) 288-7646.

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7. President Lovell goes "On the Issues" at Law School, defines university's role in Milwaukee community

In an hour-long "On the Issues with Mike Gousha" session at the Law School earlier this week, President Michael R. Lovell shared his initial impressions of Marquette, laid out his vision for the future of the university and took questions from members of the community. President Lovell said before he arrived on campus, he did not realize just how engaged Marquette students, faculty and staff are with the Milwaukee community.

Going forward, President Lovell says he'll push the university to play an even greater role in solving the region's most significant challenges.

"We are not doing our job as an institution if we are not involved with the problems that Milwaukee faces," President Lovell said. "We all need to understand that if we don't solve the problems of Milwaukee, our future's in jeopardy as well."

A video of the full presentation is available on the Law School's website.

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8. Requirements changed for 10-percent health insurance discount

The university's annual enrollment period for 2015 benefit elections will run from Monday, Oct. 27, through Friday, Nov. 14, and will include a change for employees who enroll in either the Employee+1 or Family tier of the medical plan. For employees who have a spouse or same-sex domestic partner who is covered by Marquette's medical plan, both the employee and the spouse or same-sex domestic partner must complete both parts of the Health Risk Assessment process in order to receive the 10-percent discount for 2015. If only one of the two complete the required steps, then the employee will not be eligible for the 10-percent discount.

There are two parts to the HRA process. The first step is a biometric screening that can be completed free of charge on-campus for both the employee as well as their spouse or same-sex domestic partner. Biometric screenings may also be completed at a primary care provider utilizing the Primary Provider Form, or by completing a comparable biometric screening at the spouse or same-sex domestic partner's employer-sponsored HRA screening. Biometric screenings for employees and their spouse or same-sex domestic partner must be completed between July 1 and Nov. 22, 2014. Dates for on-campus screenings, including several Saturday options, will be announced in early fall, with appointments beginning in late October and running through mid-November.

The second step of the HRA process is to complete an online questionnaire using your biometric screening results. Online access will be available in late October, and the questionnaire must also be completed by both the employee and enrolled spouse or same-sex domestic partner.

Steve McCauley, director of employee benefits, will host four health care benefit informational sessions in late October and early November, and one-on-one consultations will also be available during Benefits Assistance Days. Watch News Briefs for more information.

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9. Attend Constitution Day panel discussion Sept. 17

Marquette Law School will hold a Constitution Day Program, "The Tea Party and the Constitution," Wednesday, Sept. 17, from 12:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Todd Wehr Chemistry 121. Panelists include: Dr. Julia Azari, assistant professor of political science; Gordon Hylton, professor of law; Dr. Karen Hoffman, visiting assistant professor of political science; and Edward Fallone, professor of law. Dr. Paul Nolette, assistant professor of political science, will moderate and audience members will have an opportunity to ask questions of the presenters.

For additional information, contact Nolette at (414) 288-5821.

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10. Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science host colloquium

The Department of Math, Statistics and Computer Science will host a colloquium Friday, Sept. 12, at 3 p.m. in Cudahy Hall 401. Dr. Kahlil Holighi from the Department of Applied Statistics and Research Methods at the University of Northern Colorado will present "A Global Bayes Factor Approach for Signal Detection in Noisy Images."

Pre-colloquium refreshments will be served at 2:30 p.m. in Cudahy 342. For more information, contact Dr. Rong Ge at (414) 288-6344. A tentative colloquium schedule for the semester is online.

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11. Department of Biological Sciences to host seminar on biofouled surfaces this Friday

The Biological Sciences Seminar Series will continue with "Investigating Biofouled Surfaces: A Sticky Mess," Friday, Sept. 12, at 3 p.m. in Wehr Life Sciences 111. Dr. James Maki, professor of biological sciences, will lead the seminar.

Refreshments will be served prior to the seminar at 2:45 p.m. in Wehr Life Sciences 108. For more information, contact the Department of Biological Sciences at (414) 288-7355.

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12. Faber Center hosting book discussion and primer on Ignatian spirituality this fall

The Faber Center is hosting a book discussion group this fall focused on Ignatian decision-making. God's Voice Within: The Ignatian Way to Discover God's Will by Rev. Mark Thibodeaux, S.J. will be the focus of the book discussion. This five-week discussion begins Tuesday, Sept. 16, from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the Faber Center, Schroeder Complex 111. Books and a continental breakfast will be provided. Future dates are: Tuesday, Sept. 30; Tuesday, Oct. 14; Tuesday, Oct. 28, and Tuesday, Nov. 11.

The Faber Center will also offer "In the Footsteps of St. Ignatius - A Primer on Ignatian Spirituality" discussions. The first gathering takes place Wednesday, Sept. 17, from noon to 1 p.m. at the Faber Center, Schroeder Complex 111. The discussion will focus on Peter Faber's approach to deep desires and how his skill as a spiritual director brings a unique perspective to this important idea in Ignatian Spirituality. A light lunch will be served.

To register, email the Faber Center or call (414) 288-4545. For additional information, contact Ellen Blonski, administrative assistant, at (414) 288-4545.

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13. Pita Brothers signs lease with Marquette University

Popular Milwaukee food truck operator Pita Brothers will open its first storefront on Marquette's campus at 1614 W. Wisconsin Ave. Pita Brothers offers grilled pitas that use authentic Lebanese flatbread with fresh vegetables, meats, homemade spreads, dressings and cheeses. Pita Brothers is currently working on the build-out of its location and anticipates opening later this semester.

University retail leases are now managed by the Office of Finance, which continues to focus on supporting merchant partnerships that benefit both the university community and business owners.

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14. "Almost everything $6" sale to benefit Physical Therapy Scholarship fund

The "almost everything $6" sale will be held Monday, Sept. 15, and Tuesday, Sept. 16, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Wednesday, Sept. 17, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the AMU, second floor lobby. This sale features gifts, jewelry and accessories, with 20-percent of the sale proceeds going to the Physical Therapy Faculty Student Scholarship Fund. The sale will include both licensed merchandise greater than $6 and specials under $6.

Marquette Cash and credit cards are accepted. Those interested in making a contribution to the scholarship fund to assist graduate students in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program can contact Kathleen Ludington, director of development for the College of Health Sciences, at (414) 288-1410.

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