SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

IN THIS ISSUE

1. Marquette University Board of Trustees elects five new members

Five new members were recently elected to the Marquette University Board of Trustees: Robert J. Eck; Jon D. Hammes; Nancy Hernandez; Rev. Patrick McGrath, S.J.; and Rev. Kevin F. O'Brien, S.J.

Robert J. Eck, a 1980 graduate of the Helen Way Klingler College of Arts and Sciences, is the president and chief executive officer of Anixter International, Inc., a leading global distributor of enterprise cabling and security solutions, electrical and electronic wire and cable, and fasteners, which was recognized by Forbes Magazine as one of the "100 Most Trustworthy Companies in America."

Jon D. Hammes is the founder and managing partner of Hammes Company, a leader in the development, financing and management of strategic real estate assets, specifically in the health care and sports industries. The company serves major hospitals, health care systems and physicians groups across the country, including Swedish Health Services in Seattle and Sentara Healthcare in Hampton and Newport News, Virginia, and has been responsible for the development of numerous sports stadiums, including Ford Field in Detroit and the renovation of Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Nancy Hernandez, a 2002 graduate of the Graduate School of Management, is the president and founder of ABRAZO Multicultural Marketing and Communication, a leading integrated marketing firm dedicated to connecting companies, institutions and organizations with Hispanic, African-American and Asian audiences. She developed the business plan that became ABRAZO while completing her MBA at Marquette and has grown the agency into the region's premier Hispanic/woman-owned marketing company.

Rev. Patrick McGrath, S.J., serves as the president of Loyola Academy in Wilmette, Illinois, the largest Jesuit high school in the United States. Loyola students come from all over the Chicago metropolitan area representing more than 100 different ZIP codes.

Rev. Kevin F. O'Brien, S.J., has been serving as vice president for mission and ministry at Georgetown University since 2011. In this role, Father O'Brien oversees campus ministry programs on four campuses and a mission and pastoral care program at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Partnering with a number of colleagues on campus, Father O'Brien is charged with sharing the Catholic and Jesuit tradition of education and spirituality with faculty, students, staff, and alumni through a range of seminars, social justice immersion programs and retreats.

Additional biographical information for each new board member is available in the news release online.

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2. Search committee for the Keyes Dean of Business Administration announced

Interim Provost Margaret Callahan has named a search committee for the next James H. Keyes Dean of Business Administration. The search committee will be co-chaired by Dr. Michael Akers, professor and chair of accounting, and Dr. Joseph Daniels, professor and chair of economics.

The committee includes faculty, staff, trustee, alumni, dean, student and University Academic Senate representation, and comprises the following individuals:

• Dr. Monica Adya, associate professor of management
• Dr. Michael Akers, search committee co-chair, professor and chair of accounting
• Dr. Joseph Daniels, search committee co-chair, professor and chair of economics
• Alexandra Dossey, senior in the College of Business Administration
• Ed Fallone, associate professor of law and University Academic Senate representative
• Dr. William Henk, dean of the College of Education
• Darren Jackson, Bus Ad '86, chief executive officer, Advance Auto Parts; university trustee
• John Peterson, instructor of management
• Karen Rinehart, faculty advisor of the Business Career Center and Office of International Business studies.
• Rev. Nicholas Santos, S.J., assistant professor of marketing
• Dan Tranchita, Bus Ad '87, Grad '89, managing director and senior portfolio manager, Robert W. Baird & Co.
• Dr. Miao Grace Wang, associate professor of economics
• Ann Marie Wick, Bus Ad '92, director of global business analysis, Johnson Controls

The College of Business Administration 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 business administration dean. The university has retained the search firm Isaacson, Miller to assist the search committee in the process.

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3. Engineering executives to speak about innovation at Marquette

Marquette will honor the legacy and life of alumnus Gerald "Gerry" Rauenhorst through two events on Friday, Oct. 3. The celebration will begin at 1 p.m. in the AMU Monaghan Ballrooms with a panel discussion with engineering leaders discussing how their field is transforming the world. Following the panel, a program will be held at 3 p.m. on the south lawn of the Engineering Hall to recognize the contributions of Rauenhorst.

Both events are free and open to all faculty, staff and students. Registration is required. Interested individuals must register via email to University Special Events by Friday, Sept. 26, or at (414) 288-7431.

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4. Kimberly-Clark CEO to keynote Marquette Business Leaders Forum

Thomas J. Falk, chairman and CEO of Kimberly-Clark Corporation, will deliver the keynote speech "The Sustainable Enterprise" at the College of Business Administration's annual Business Leaders Forum luncheon Wednesday, Oct. 1, at 12:30 p.m. in the AMU Monaghan Ballrooms. Registration will begin at 11:30 a.m., followed by a luncheon at noon. To register contact University Special Events at (414) 288-7431.

A 31-year Kimberly-Clark veteran, Falk is the architect of the company's Global Business Plan. He was elected CEO in 2002 and chairman of the board in 2003. Under his leadership, Kimberly-Clark has grown sales to $21 billion as of 2013.

For more information, contact the College of Business Administration at (414) 288-7142.

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5. Writing workshop on group papers and projects

The Ott Memorial Writing Center will host a workshop to discuss group papers and projects Monday, Sept. 29, from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Raynor Library Beaumier Suite A. Participants will learn different models of co-authorship, technologies that support collaborative writing, strategies for making a jointly authored text more coherent and tips for negotiating difficult interactions with group mates.

To preregister, contact the Writing Center, at (414) 288-5542.

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6. Students needed for voter registration efforts

The Offices of Public Affairs and Student Development have partnered with the City of Milwaukee Election Commission to provide two trainings to certify individuals as special voter registration deputies. Once certified, these individuals will help university voter registration efforts. A training session will be held Tuesday, Sept. 30, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in AMU 313.

To be eligible to become a special voter registration deputy, individuals must meet the following conditions: be a United States citizen, live in the State of Wisconsin, be 18 years of age or older and never had a felony. In addition, individuals who participate in the training will need to bring a photo identification card (which can be a Marquette ID card) that evening. Once certified, students will sign up for voter registration activities through the Office of Public Affairs. The training is open to all Marquette students, staff and faculty.

To sign up for the training contact Mary Czech-Mrochinski, director of governmental and community affairs, at (414) 288-3969.

The Offices of Public Affairs and Student Development will organize voter registration opportunities throughout the month of October.

Watch for future News Briefs and additional communication promoting registration opportunities, along with instructions on what documentation or identification will be needed to register and vote, including IDs.

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7. Diederich College of Communication to hold sixth annual PR + Social Media Summit, Oct. 7

The Diederich College of Communication will hold its sixth annual PR + Social Media Summit on Tuesday, Oct. 7, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the AMU Monaghan Ballrooms.

The summit will feature presentations from leading practitioners of public relations and social media from across the country. Speakers include representatives from Facebook, LinkedIn, Reddit, Burson-Marsteller, Edelman, PBS, Sosh and Bon Ton.

Tickets are $25 for students or $35 for faculty and staff and can be purchased online.

In addition, there will be three hands-on workshops on Oct. 6, beginning at 10 a.m. in Johnston Hall. The workshops will focus on crisis communications, leveraging LinkedIn and social media analytics. Tickets for each workshop are $50.

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8. Alpha Omega Epsilon and Delta Sigma Pi to co-host Fall Fashion Show, Sept. 27

Alpha Omega Epsilon and Delta Sigma Pi will co-host the Fall Fashion Show: Dress for Success Saturday, Sept. 27, from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the AMU 163.

The event will demonstrate the dos and don'ts of the business professional world. There will be a presentation by Career Services Center and Marquette's own Gold N' Blues. $3 tickets will be sold Friday, Sept. 26, from noon to 4 p.m. in the AMU, second floor lobby, and $5 tickets will be sold before the event at the door.

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9. Counseling Center to hold suicide prevention training session

The Counseling Center will hold a "Question, Persuade, Refer" suicide prevention training session Monday, Sept. 29, from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in AMU 254. The training session is a nationally recognized program designed to save lives by teaching individuals to identify and refer someone who may be suicidal. Participants will learn about risks and warning signs of suicide, learn how to talk to someone about suicide and how to facilitate appropriate mental health referrals to sites at Marquette and within the Milwaukee community.

The training session is open to students, faculty and staff. Pre-registration is requested by contacting the Counseling Center at (414) 288-7172. Individuals who are interested in the training but cannot make the session can schedule a private session for a group of 10 or more.

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10. Soup with Substance to discuss the Jesuit martyrs of El Salvador

The Center for Peacemaking will host a discussion about the martyrs who were killed on Nov. 16, 1989, in El Salvador, at the next Soup with Substance Monday, Sept. 29, from noon to 1 p.m. in the AMU 157. Joe Mulligan, S.J., a Jesuit priest from Detroit, will share thoughts from his book The Jesuit Martyrs of El Salvador: Celebrating the Anniversaries.

For more information, contact the Center for Peacemaking at (414) 288-8444.

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11. Center for Peacemaking to present summer fellowship project results

The Center for Peacemaking will show the results of the 2014 Summer Student Fellows' projects Tuesday, Sept. 30, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Office of International Education Program Center, Holthusen Hall, fourth floor.

Marquette students worked on a variety of fellowship projects, including Mary Klauer with restorative justice programs in Milwaukee and Dubuque, Iowa; Gillian Hallissey with victims of human trafficking in Williston, N.D.; and Emily Landes with a post-conflict community building program in El Salvador.

The event will also share how to apply for a summer peacemaking fellowship of up to $2,000. The fellowships provide grant funding for students to deepen their understanding of nonviolence and social change by engaging in local or international peacebuilding efforts. More details about the fellowships are available online.

For more information, contact the Center for Peacemaking at (414) 288-8444.

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12. "On the Issues" panel to discuss freedom of information and role of the media

What does the public have a right to know? And what, if any, limits are there to a free and unfettered press? A panel of experts will discuss freedom of information and the role of media in an upcoming "On the Issues with Mike Gousha," Monday, Sept. 29, from 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. in Eckstein Hall.

Panelists include the American Civil Liberties Union's Ben Wizner, an attorney for Edward Snowden; Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter Dan Bice; and attorney Christa Westerberg, vice president of the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council.

The panel is held in conjunction with the Milwaukee Film Festival. The opening night of this year's festival features the film "1971," a documentary about activists who broke into their local FBI office during the Vietnam War, stole hundreds of pages of confidential documents and leaked them to the press. The film raises questions that, in the age of Snowden and Julian Assange, seem more important than ever.

Seating is limited; registration is available online.

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13. INRC hosting seminar on the behavioral science of fear

The Integrative Neuroscience Research Center in the College of Health Sciences will host "Understanding Fear Spanning Genes to Circuits: From Pavlov to PTSD," Tuesday, Sept. 30, at 3:30 p.m. in Schroeder Complex 256. Dr. Kerry Ressler of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Emory University will lead the seminar.

A full list of INRC seminars is available online.

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14. History Department to host lecture by Korean author

The History Department will present a lecture by Bonnie B.C. Oh, "Phoenix in a Jade Bowl: Growing Up in Korea," Wednesday, Oct. 1, at 2 p.m. in Cramer Hall 004E. Light refreshments will be served. The lecture is through the support of an Andrew W. Mellon grant.

Oh is a retired distinguished professor of Korean studies at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service. She has written extensively on issues relating to "comfort women" and other subjects on Korean and East Asian history.

For more information, contact Dr. Daniel Meissner, associate professor of history, at (414) 288-3552.

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15. Math, Statistics and Computer Science to host colloquium on Friday

The Department of Math, Statistics and Computer Science will hold a colloquium Friday, Sept. 26, at 3 p.m. in Cudahy Hall 401. The presenter is Seyed Morteza Najibi, Ph.D. student from Shahid Beheshti University, a visiting researcher from Tehran, Iran. Najibi's presentation is titled "Non-Parametric Joint Estimation of Neighbor-Dependent Ramachandran Distributions."

Pre-colloquium refreshments will be served at 2:30 p.m. in Cudahy Hall 342. For more information go online or contact Dr. Rong Ge, assistant professor in the Department of Math, Statistics and Computer Science, at (414) 288-6344.

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16. Department of Philosophy to host colloquium on Friday

The Department of Philosophy will hold a colloquium Friday, Sept. 26, at 3 p.m. in David Straz Hall 105. Dr. Henning Peucker from the University of Paderborn in Germany, will give a talk titled "Husserl on the Highest Good in His Late Writings." Peucker is an expert in Husserl and ethics and will relate Husserl's late writings, which have recently been published, to current issues in moral philosophy.

The colloquium is open to all students, faculty and staff. Registration is not required. For more information, contact the Department of Philosophy at (414) 288-6857.

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17. Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures to sponsor movie at Milwaukee Film Festival

The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures will sponsor "We Are the Nobles," at the Milwaukee Film Festival on the following dates:

• Saturday, Sept. 27, at 4:15 p.m. at Fox-Bay Cinema
• Tuesday, Sept. 30, at 7 p.m. at Landmark Downer Theatre
• Monday, Oct. 6, at 10 p.m. at Landmark Oriental Theatre

The 1 percent is made to live like the 99 percent in this uproarious farce, the biggest box office success in Mexican history. Tickets can be purchased online. For more information, contact the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at (414) 288-7063.

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18. Attend Palestinian culture night on Oct. 1

Students for Justice in Palestine will host a Palestinian culture night on Oct. 1 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the lower level of Cudahy Hall. The event will feature authentic Arabic food, henna tattoos, traditional folk dance, music and more. Stop by to learn about the Palestinian culture. Registration is not required.

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19. Weekly Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament resumes

Solemn Exposition and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will begin Monday, Sept. 29, following the noon Mass in the St. Joan of Arc Chapel. Adoration will be held every Monday until 3:30 p.m. Stop by for quiet prayer.

If you would like more information or to sign up for a specific time, please contact Timothy Johnston, assistant director in Campus Ministry, at (414) 288-0522.

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20. New Foundations in Wisconsin directory available

Raynor Memorial Libraries' Funding Information Center has released its 2014 Foundations in Wisconsin directory. The annual directory provides information on Wisconsin private, corporate and community foundations and grants paid in the last year. The directory is available for purchase in both print and electronic form.

To order a copy of Foundations in Wisconsin, call (414) 288-1515 or complete and return the online order form.

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