SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

IN THIS ISSUE

1. Campus-wide meeting on presidential initiatives will be held Oct. 14

President Michael R. Lovell is inviting all faculty, staff and students to attend a campus-wide meeting Tuesday, Oct. 14, to discuss several key university initiatives he announced in his Inaugural address. The meeting, which will run from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Weasler Auditorium, will cover Marquette's future in the Global Water Center and Innovation Campus, as well as the university's new strategic innovation fund. President Lovell, who will speak at the meeting, has championed innovation and entrepreneurship as a key priority for Marquette. The meeting, which was originally scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 2, will encourage participants to discuss the above new university initiatives that aim to propel Marquette forward and further position it as a leader in Milwaukee and beyond.

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2. Office of Marketing and Communication launching new internal communication vehicles this week

The Office of Marketing and Communication will launch two new internal communication vehicles this week. First is a website called Marquette Today, a one-stop internal communication destination for faculty, staff and students. This timely vehicle will be updated daily and feature campus news, research, faculty awards and accomplishments, media coverage, items from the News Center, Marquette Matters content and feature articles on strategic university initiatives.

An updated email, News Briefs at Marquette Today, will replace the current News Briefs format, and will continue to be sent to all faculty, staff and students every Monday and Thursday. It will feature the top four to six news items and direct users to Marquette Today.

Second, in partnership with Information Technology Services, the Office of Marketing and Communication will launch an interactive University Calendar, which will provide searchable, easy-to-access information about campus events. Events submitted to News Briefs will be posted to the University Calendar and in the future individuals will be encouraged to submit events directly to the calendar.

Both vehicles will house feedback forms and individuals are encouraged to share their thoughts to ensure our internal communications are meeting the needs of our campus stakeholders.

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3. Campus events to promote awareness and education of sexual violence prevention

This fall, Marquette will provide several sexual violence prevention and education events on campus. The Division of Student Affairs, the Office of Residence Life, the Counseling Center and the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center, have just completed a fourth year of sexual assault prevention training for first-year students in the residence halls.

The Teal-Out poster campaign launches today, Monday, Sept. 29. Members of the Marquette community are encouraged to hang the poster, facing out their campus window, to signify support to survivors of sexual violence and show support for helping to create a community where this type of behavior is not tolerated. The posters are available by contacting the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center. O'Donnell Hall is sponsoring a 72-hour Teeter-Totter-a-Thon now through Wednesday, Oct. 1. The Teeter-Totter-a-Thon will be traveling throughout campus this week to raise awareness and money to support services for victims of sexual violence. The funds from this year's event will be donated to the Healing Center.

In addition, MUSG, Triangle Fraternity, Interfraternity Council, the PanHellenic Conference and the Office of Student Development will host speaker Keith Edwards, director of Campus Life at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota, Tuesday, Oct. 7, at 7 p.m. in the Weasler Auditorium. Edwards is a nationally known speaker and writer and has been visiting college campuses for the past 15 years to discuss sexual assault prevention, student learning, social justice education, ally development, leadership, sustainability, college men's development and student affairs leadership. The title of his presentation is "It affects us all...Marquette coming together to end rape."

Additional information is available online. Watch News Briefs for upcoming awareness events and educational opportunities.

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4. Community Campaign runs through Oct. 15

The Marquette Community Campaign began Wednesday, Sept. 24, and runs through Wednesday, Oct. 15. The annual Marquette Community Campaign is an opportunity for employees to donate to the university's Annual Fund, especially for scholarship aid; the United Performing Arts Fund, which assists performing arts organizations in southeastern Wisconsin; and United Way, which supports local health and human service programs.

The university's goal is to raise at least $350,000 from faculty and staff with 100-percent participation from the campus community. Employees can contribute by payroll deduction, as well as by credit card or check. Visit the Community Campaign site for more details.

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5. Register for the O'Brien Fellowship in Public Service Journalism Conference

The J. William and Mary Diederich College of Communication will host the second annual O'Brien Fellowship in Public Service Journalism Conference Thursday, Oct. 9, through Friday, Oct. 10. The conference will present the work and research done by the 2013-14 O'Brien Fellows – Hal Bernton of The Seattle Times, Dan Egan of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Lillian Thomas of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – along with students and faculty from the college. Bernton's work resulted in a series of stories focusing on the battle to reduce carbon emissions in Wisconsin, across America and in China. Egan's reporting extended his already years' long reporting on threats to the Great Lakes. Thomas produced national and local reporting related to how poverty and health intersect. This year's conference will convene people affected by or responsible for the related systems and policies, aiming to seek solutions for providing poor patients the best possible care, and stringent regulations to curb carbon emissions and threats to the lakes. A full conference schedule is available online.

Registration for the conference can be completed online. For more information, contact Herbert Lowe, professional in residence and director of journalism for social change in the Department of Journalism and Media Studies, at (414) 288-4068.

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6. Marquette to host nutrition and health conference Oct. 17

Marquette University will host a Community Nutrition and Health Conference Friday, Oct. 17, from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. in AMU 227. This conference is co-sponsored by Medical College of Wisconsin, the Institute for Urban Agriculture and Nutrition, and the Clinical and Translational Science Institute of Southeast Wisconsin, and is intended to bring together researchers and community members interested in improving nutritional intake and the health of people in southeast Wisconsin through intra-disciplinary and intra-institutional collaborations.

The conference is free and open to students, faculty, staff and the general public. Online registration is required by Friday, Oct. 3. For more information, contact Dr. Robert Topp, professor and associate dean for research in the College of Nursing, at (414) 288-3811.

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7. ORSP to host workshop on how to find funding for projects

The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs will host a workshop on how to find funding for health, sciences and engineering projects Wednesday, Oct. 1, from 10 a.m. to noon, in Raynor Memorial Libraries Beaumier Suite A. The workshop is presented by Mindy Williams, assistant director of project planning and development in ORSP.

Faculty and staff should arrive with a project idea in mind. RSVP to Jennie Schatzman at (414) 288-7225 by Monday, Sept. 29.

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8. Sign-up now for 'Forward Thinking' and international research events 

The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs and the Office of the Vice Provost for Research will host "Forward Thinking Poster Session and Colloquy," and the Office of International Education will host "Marquette International Research Poster Session" in a joint event, Tuesday, Dec. 2, from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the AMU Monaghan Ballrooms. Interested individuals may also enter their poster or colloquy to be judged and considered for ORSP's $1,000 "Jump Start" grant or OIE's $1,500 International Research Award. This event provides the campus community with the opportunity to learn about research projects and connect with faculty and students across the university.

Interested individuals must submit an intent to participate form by Wednesday, Oct. 1, at 4 p.m. Abstracts and Grant Application Letters are due by Monday, Nov. 3, at 4 p.m. For guidelines and more information, visit the webpages above.

Questions regarding the Forward Thinking Poster Session and Colloquy can be directed to Erin Folstad, director of project planning and development in ORSP, at (414) 288-3642. For questions regarding the International Research Poster Session, contact Erin LeMoine, international communication and marketing director in OIE, at (414) 288-5762.

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9. Charles Franklin goes "On the Issues" to present new Marquette Law School Poll

Charles Franklin, director of the Marquette Law School Poll, will unveil a new round of poll results in an upcoming "On the Issues with Mike Gousha," Wednesday, Oct. 1, from 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. in Eckstein Hall.

Franklin and Gousha will present a live look inside the numbers of the seventh Marquette Law School Poll of the 2014 election year, examining public views on the Wisconsin gubernatorial and attorney general campaigns, plus other key issues as the countdown to the November election continues.

After four months' worth of results inside the margin of error in the race for governor, is either candidate finally pulling ahead, or does Wisconsin remain deadlocked? The latest Marquette Law School Poll looks at the trends and the issues that are affecting the race.

Seating is limited; registration is available online.

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10. Register for Faber Fall Retreat, Oct. 24-26

The annual Faber Fall Retreat will be held Friday, Oct. 24, through Sunday, Oct. 26, at the Jesuit Retreat House in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Rev. Howard Gray, S.J., special assistant to the president at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., will direct the retreat. Rev. Gray will discuss and reflect on "The Ignatian Heritage of Pope Francis" and offer Pope Francis' perspective on pilgrimage, mercy, discernment, cura personalis, and commitment to the poor and marginal.

Registration is available online. For additional information, contact the Faber Center for Ignatian Spirituality at (414) 288-4545.

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11. Biological Sciences Seminar on Urban Agriculture is this Friday

The Biological Sciences Seminar Series will continue with "Partnering in Community Urban Agriculture," Friday, Oct. 3, at 3 p.m. in Wehr Life Sciences 111. Venice Williams, executive director of Alice's Garden, will lead the seminar. The event will be hosted by Dr. Michael Schlappi, associate professor of biological sciences.

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. RSVP for Dr. Robert C. Olsen Lectureship on pediatric sports injuries

Dr. Gabriel Brooks, Sports Medicine program coordinator at Texas Children's Hospital, will be the featured lecturer at the physical therapy program's upcoming Dr. Robert C. Olson Lectureship in the College of Health Sciences. The free lecture and lunch is Saturday, Oct. 4, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Cramer 087.

This year's lecture topic is upper quarter pediatric sports injuries. RSVP by emailing olsonlectureshipmupt@gmail.com.

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13. Two Soup with Substances this week

Dr. Heather Hlavka, assistant professor of social and cultural sciences, will discuss the paradox of the normalization of sexualized violence, and the shame and stigma associated with victimization at this week's first Soup with Substance, Wednesday, Oct. 1, noon to 1 p.m. in AMU 157. A brief description of the current debates and responses to rape and rape culture will be presented alongside empirical research that forefronts the voices of youth and young adults. Hlavka's research focuses on gender, sexual violence, law and social control. Her current work focuses on the cultural narratives that emerge within the contemporary rape trial in a post-forensic age.

The second Soup with Substance will focus on Latino mental health, Thursday, Oct. 2, from noon to 1 p.m. in AMU 157. Dr. Lucas Torres, associate professor of psychology, has closely examined the cultural adaptation process of Latino adults, finding recurring cases of depressive symptoms. Driven by this finding, he has looked at how intercultural competence and coping, acculturation and ethnic identity, and stress and daily discrimination-related events influence Latino mental health.

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14. Research opportunities in Germany for all academic disciplines

Dr. Sebastian Luft, associate professor of philosophy, will host a workshop on the German Academic Exchange Service Thursday, Oct. 9, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Office of International Education Program room on the fourth floor of Holthusen Hall.

The workshop will explore the opportunities in Germany for undertaking research studies in all disciplines through the German American Exchange Service. Funding types include: study grants, language grants, teaching grants, co-operative research grants and fellowships.

RSVP to Jennie Schatzman by Tuesday, Oct. 7 if you plan to attend or have any questions.

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15. Electrical and Computer Engineering hosting colloquium

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering will host a colloquium, "Measuring Dormant Fruit Trees using Laser Scanners," Tuesday, Sept. 30, at 2 p.m. in Olin Engineering 202. Dr. Henry Medeiros, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, will deliver the lecture.

The lecture is free and open to the public. Pre-colloquium refreshments will be served at 1:30 p.m. in Olin Engineering 204A. For more information, contact the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at (414) 288-6820.

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16. History Department to host WWI public lecture

In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the beginning of World War I, the History Department is hosting a series of events to re-examine the war, including four public lectures by internationally known experts on the war. The next public lecture is Wednesday, Oct. 1, from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in Raynor Memorial Libraries Beaumier Suites BC. The lecture is titled, "The Great War in Art," by Dr. Irene Guenther from the University of Houston.

A complete list of events is online. The lectures are open to faculty, staff, students and the general public. For more information, contact the History Department at (414) 288-7217.

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17. October wellness events

Employee Wellness is offering several events for faculty and staff during the month of October:

An eight-week guided meditation session is scheduled to start Wednesday, Oct.1, from 12:15 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. in the Marquette University Medical Clinic, located on the first floor of the 707 Building. For more information or to register, go online. A second session of therapeutic yoga and meditation will also start Wednesday, Oct. 1. For more information or to register, see the Fall 2014 Group Fitness class schedule.

The Marquette Farmer's Market will begin Wednesday, Oct. 8. The market will be held in the Central Mall from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. In the event of rain, the market will be held under the Olin overhang.

A CPR/AED Certification class will be held Thursday, Oct. 16, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Schroeder Complex Athletic Training Laboratory room 250. For more information or to register for, visit the website above.

This fall, Employee Wellness is kicking-off the Marquette University Jackpot, a fun and effective weight-loss challenge. Teams of five compete to lose six percent or more of their average body weight in 12 weeks. The teams can be comprised of colleagues, friends or family members. Every team that reaches this goal will split the internal jackpot. Review the rules online. The challenge starts Friday, Oct. 17. Registration is now open. Cost is $60 in full or $20/month for three months. Payments can be made online or by phone to (888) 636-3832. For questions contact the HealthyWage team or (888) 636-3832.

Individuals who participated in the spring challenge can receive their $70 registration fee back if you lost ten percent of the weight that was verified in late February. Individuals who qualify should have their weight re-verified between Nov. 9 and Nov. 23 and email winners@healthywage.com to claim the prize.

A Healthy Cooking Series, Kitchen Basics, will be offered on Tuesday, Oct. 21, from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the AMU, first floor lobby. To register, please visit the Employee Wellness website.

Employee Wellness is offering a four-session FreshStart Tobacco Cessation Program beginning Tuesday, Oct. 21. This is a group based tobacco cessation counseling program designed to help participants stop smoking. This is a free program open to faculty, staff and spouses/significant others. Register online.

A schedule of ongoing wellness events for the year is online. For questions or additional information about Marquette's wellness programs, contact Kristin Kipp at (414) 288-5607.

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18. Register for AMUW's fall book club

The Association of Marquette University Women will host its annual fall book club Tuesday, Sept. 30, at 7 p.m. in Raynor Memorial Libraries' Beaumier Suites BC. This year's reading selection is Defending Jacob by William Landay.

Defending Jacob is a legal thriller about an assistant district attorney in suburban Massachusetts County whose 14-year-old son, Jacob, is charged with the murder of a fellow student.

Register online. For more information, contact Lindsay Gonzalez, engagement officer, at (414) 288-4768.

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19. Join the Diederich College of Communication for National News Engagement Day, Oct. 7

The Diederich College of Communication along with the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication will host the first annual National News Engagement Day Tuesday, Oct. 7. Join the effort to make staying informed a national priority.

Three "posting" stations will be set up on campus. In the morning, stations will be set up in Johnston Hall and the Weasler Auditorium, and in the AMU that afternoon. Students, faculty and staff are invited to stop by to tweet, post and like. Visit National News Engagement website for more information.

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20. Law School Office of Admissions to offer information session

The Law School Office of Admissions is offering an information session Friday, Oct. 3, at 11:45 a.m. in Eckstein Hall. This small group session provides information regarding admissions, financial aid, enrollment policies and procedures, curriculum, intellectual and student life and more. A student panel is featured and tours of the Law School are also offered. Register online.

For more information contact Stephanie Nikolay, director of admissions and recruitment in the Law School, at (414) 288-8062.

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21. Flu vaccinations available at clinics throughout campus

Injectable influenza vaccinations are now available to students, faculty and staff at several locations throughout campus. The cost of the flu shot is $25, or $5 for individuals enrolled in any of the Marquette Employee Health Insurance Plans. Flu clinics will be held:

• Tuesday, Sept. 30, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the AMU, second floor lobby
  
  
• Wednesday, Oct. 1, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the School of Dentistry, second floor
  
  
• Saturday, Oct. 4, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in AMU 254
  
  
• Wednesday, Oct. 15, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the AMU, second floor lobby
  
  
• Monday, Oct. 27, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the AMU, second floor lobby
  
  
• Tuesday, Oct. 28, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the AMU, second floor lobby

Employee spouses and dependents are also eligible for vaccinations. Clinics are administered by the Marquette University Medical Clinic in collaboration with the College of Nursing and the Department of Human Resources.

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22. Adult volunteers needed for diabetes study

Adults 40 years or older – with and without Type 2 diabetes – are needed for an exercise science and physical therapy research study. Compensation will be provided.

Interested participants should review the volunteer requirements. Those interested in participating should contact Jonathon Senefeld, teaching assistant.

This study has been approved by Marquette's Institutional Review Board for the protection of human subjects. For more information about research participant rights, contact the Office of Research Compliance at (414) 288-7570.

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