Women and Creativity
March 22 - 24, 2007
Registration Information
Please print out, complete, and mail this registration form if you wish to attend the conference.
Travel, Lodging, Local and Campus Events and Attractions
Milwaukee.Org - Milwaukee Convention and Visitor's Bureau
Key Milwaukee - A Monthly Convention and Visitor's Guide
Marquette Area and Campus Maps
Travel
Marquette University is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, just 90 miles north of Chicago on Interstate 94.
Convenient airline service from all major hubs is available through Milwaukee's airport (Mitchell Field). Taxi service to area hotels is approximately $17. per person. Frequent limousine service directly to Milwaukee from Chicago's O'Hare Field is available from United Limo (800) 833-5555.
If you are driving from the north--follow I-43 south, exit at the Civic Center (72C). Follow 11th st. south. Turn right, west, on Wisconsin Ave. Turn right, north, on 16th St. Guest parking is on the left, mid-block.
If you are driving from the south--follow I-94 west toward downtown. At the Marquette Interchange, follow the signs for I-94 West (Madison). Move into the right lane after passing the interchange. Exit at 22nd St. and Clybourn (309B). At the top of the ramp, turn right, east, on Clybourn. Turn left, north, on 16th St. Cross Wisconsin Ave. Guest parking is on the left, mid-block.
If you are driving from the west--follow I-94 east toward downtown. Exit at 13th St. (310A). Turn left, north, on 13th St., then left, west, on Clybourn. Turn right, north, on 16th St. Cross Wisconsin Ave. Guest parking is on the left, mid-block.
Weather
March is a changeable month in Milwaukee. You should be prepared for winter weather. On the other hand, it could be spring-like. It's best to watch current weather channels the day before, or check forecasts at weather.com.
Hotels
We have selected the Holiday Inn Milwaukee City Centre to host the overnight accommodations for the conference. Rooms within the block can be made from March 21 to 25. The group rate will be valid for booking from May 1 2006 through February 21 2007.
The Holiday Inn
611 W. Wisconsin Avenue
(414/273-2950; fax: 414/273-7662; or 1-800-HOLIDAY)
City buses run regularly (every 15 minutes) between Marquette and the Holiday Inn (fare is $1.50). Current schedules can be found at the bus stop one block to the west of Cudahy Hall or in the Union Station at Alumni Memorial Union.
Click here to proceed to the reservation web site.
Another hotel within walking distance to campus is The Ambassador: 414-345-5000. Identify yourself as a conference participant in order to get the reserved $99 Marquette special rate.
Another nearby hotel is The Astor: 1-800-558-0200, 1-800-242-0355 (within Wisconsin) or 1-414-271-4220 (local direct)
Art Galleries/Museums
Marquette University's Haggerty Museum of Art is on campus, southeast in a diagonal direction from Cudahy Hall.
The city's Art Center with the new Santiago Calatrava addition is on Wisconsin Avenue at the lakefront. Admission is $5.
Art galleries abound in the Third Ward, amid restaurants and cafes, in the area around MIAD, The Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design.
Public Museum and Public Library
The city's renowned Public Museum is at Ninth and Wells (one block north of Wisconsin Avenue). Admission is $4.
The Public Library is at Ninth and Wisconsin.
Marquette University Libraries, Archives & Special Collections
On permanent display in MU's special collections are the J.R.R. Tolkein papers, Dorothy Day/Catholic Worker papers, sources on Christianity Among the Indians of the Americas, and sources on the History of Women.
We also recommend you take a look at the Milwaukee Repertory Theater's schedule of performances.
Food
There are three locations in the Alumni Memorial Union for the purchase of meals throughout the day. The bottom level of Cudahy has a snack bar with soft drinks, sandwiches, coffee, etc. Raynor Library has a snack bar on the second floor bridge.
Bookstores in the Milwaukee Area:
MilwaukeeCollegeLife.com
Whom to Contact for Questions:
Diane Hoeveler
Women's Studies Program Coordinator
Department of English
Marquette University
P.O. Box 1881
Milwaukee, WI 53201
Phone: (414) 288-3466
FAX: (414) 288-5433
Email: diane.hoeveler@marquette.edu
