Events for "What Are We Building?"

This is a preliminary event schedule. Watch this space for more “What Are We Building?” event announcements.

Campuswide Events

  • Center for Teaching and Learning Conversation — Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026
    "How do we establish AI use guidelines for our students?": a CTL Conversation Session about genAI, Assessment and the Human. Facilitated discussion on aligning AI use with learning objectives and communicating guidelines with students. Open to faculty, staff, graduate students and postdocs.

    Register online for the Sept. 17 event


  • Center for Teaching and Learning Conversation — Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026
    "How do we ask our students to disclose and reflect on their AI use?": a CTL Conversation Session about genAI, Assessment and the Human. Facilitated discussion on supporting students’ critical reflection on AI use and designing expectations for proper disclosure. Open to faculty, staff, graduate students and postdocs.

    Register online for the Sept. 24 event


  • Academic Lecture and Panel: "Magnifica Humanitas and the Structural Critique of Technocracy: Exploring the Longue Durée of AI” on Monday, Nov. 16, 2026 at 3:30 p.m. in Sensenbrenner Hall's Eisenberg Room. Presented by Dr. Taylor Nutter, assistant professor of theology, at Mount St. Mary's University. Intended for an academic audience; everyone is welcome. Sponsored by Academic IntegrityCenter for the Advancement of the Humanities, the Theology Department, and Center for Data Ethics.

  • Public Lecture: “'AI Is Not Morally Neutral': Pope Leo XIV, Technology, and Social Justice” on Monday, Nov. 16, 2026 at 7 p.m. in Sensenbrenner Hall's Eisenberg Room. Presented by Dr. Taylor Nutter, assistant professor of theology, at Mount St. Mary's University. Open to Marquette faculty, staff, students and the public. Sponsored by Academic IntegrityCenter for the Advancement of the Humanities, the Theology Department, and Center for Data Ethics.

  • Magnifica Humanitas Reading Groups — Throughout 2026-27 academic year
    Magnifica Humanitas is Pope Leo XIV's May 2026 encyclical addressing AI, human dignity, work, social justice, truth and peace. Organize your own Magnifica Humanitas reading group or inquire about joining an existing group. Facilitation resources are available. Open to Marquette faculty and staff. Email christopher.cox@marquette.edu for details. Sponsored by the Center for Peacemaking

Academic Unit Events

  • Center for Data Ethics: Discerning AI Community of Practice
    Interdisciplinary explorations of ethical discernment in an age of AI. Open to Marquette faculty, staff, students and the public.

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  • College of Business Administration: Magnifica Humanitas Formation Sessions
    Lunch and Learn opportunities are facilitated by Rev. Michael McNulty, S.J., Rev. Stephen Pitts, S.J., and Dr. Melissa Shew. Open to faculty and staff in the College of Business Administration. For details, see COBA Magnifica Humanitas Formation Sessions.

  • Questions Concerning Technology Today — Fall 2026
    Reading group reflecting on the human condition and integral flourishing in a technological age. Open to Marquette faculty, staff, and graduate students. Email stephen.pluhacek@marquette.edu for details.