What's New

November 2026

Events

• "AI as a performance evaluator": a CTL Conversation Session about AI, Assessment and the Human — Tuesday, Nov. 10, 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., Raynor Library, 330B. For faculty, graduate students, post-docs and staff,  offered by the Center for Teaching and Learning.
  
  Register online for the Nov. 10 event
  
  
• Film Screening and Panel: Thoreau at the Arrival of AI - Monday, Nov. 9, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in Eckstein Hall 246. Documentary film screening and panel discussion with the film’s director, Erik Ewers, and scholars from Marquette and Thoreau College exploring how Henry David Thoreau’s model for engaging technology in the midst of the industrial revolution provides lessons for engaging AI today.
  
  
• Academic Lecture and Panel: "Magnifica Humanitas and the Structural Critique of Technocracy: Exploring the Longue Durée of AI” on Monday, Nov. 16, 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 Integrity, Center for the Advancement of the Humanities, the Theology Department, and Center for Data Ethics. Part of the “What Are We Building?” event series.
  
  
• Public Lecture: “'AI Is Not Morally Neutral': Pope Leo XIV, Technology, and Social Justice” on Monday, Nov. 16, 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 Integrity, Center for the Advancement of the Humanities, the Theology Department, and Center for Data Ethics. Part of the “What Are We Building?” event series.
  
  

October 2026

Events

• Center for Teaching and Learning and Faber Center Session — Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026, at noon: Ignatian Discernment: A Compelling Strategy in Complicated Times (Part II), Raynor Library, 330B. The second session in a two-part series (attendees welcome regardless of participating in Part I) will examine Ignatian discernment as it applies to pedagogy, including incorporation into syllabi, course readings and assignments, and the overall learning experience. Part of the “What Are We Building?” event series.
  
  Register online for the Oct. 29 event

News

• Before the storm: Doctoral student earns international recognition for AI research on cognitive decline
• Artificial intelligence in a Jesuit University: A student conversation, Nov. 4
• We’ve updated the AI Glossary to make it easier to understand how AI tools connect to the work they enable.
  • Concept: AI Tool → AI-Enabled Capability → AI Solution
  • Tool: What you use → Capability: What it does → Solution: What it helps accomplish
  • Example: Copilot → Document Analysis → Contract Review Assistance
• Searching for a sustainable balance: How Marquette engineering faculty are navigating AI together
• AI Task Force recommendations guide Marquette’s next steps on artificial intelligence
• Join Discerning AI: Exploring artificial intelligence through Marquette’s mission
• Marketing Toolkit and templates, AI guidance available for marketing and communication needs 
• YouTube - Discerning AI: Ethics, Technology, and the Future of Human Flourishing with Dr. Michael Zimmer
• Center for Teaching and Learning hosting AI events in October

Resources

• AI Guidelines for Marketing and Communication

Past Events

• "Showing Our Cards: Contextualizing AI Use Within Teaching Virtues" Oct. 27, Center for Teaching and Learning workshop.
• "Teaching Online in the Age of AI: a CTL Conversation Session about AI, Assessment and the Human" Oct. 13, Center for Teaching and Learning workshop.
• Ignatian Examen on artificial intelligence  —Oct. 7; part of the “What Are We Building?” event series.
• Ignatian Discernment: A Compelling Strategy in Complicated Times (Part I). Oct. 8; Part of the “What Are We Building?” event series.

September 2026

News

• Pair of nursing students earn NMDSI grants (two of the three student projects mention responsible AI)
• Marquette Business offers AI training for professionals
• From the President’s Desk — September 2026 included mentions of:
  • “What Are We Building?” communal discernment series about AI
  • Take CARE with Responsible AI
• Join a Magnifica Humanitas reading group this fall
• New learning space opening to deepen understanding, problem-solving and reflection in artificial intelligence
• Two AI Projects Funded by 2026 Explorer Challenge Awards

Resources

• New to the AI Tools List
  • Sidekick by Handshake (AI resume helper)
• Opus College of Engineering AI Discovery Hub
• Take CARE with Responsible AI

Past Events

• The AI Discovery Hub opened for student, faculty and staff visitors on Monday, Sept. 28, in Haggerty Engineering Hall, 268. See scheduled hours.
• “How do we establish AI use guidelines for our students?”: Sept. 17, Center for Teaching and Learning workshop; part of the “What Are We Building?” event series.
• Panel and Conversation: “Magnifica Humanitas 1001: Introducing Pope Leo’s New Encyclical for Students, Staff, and Faculty” on Sept. 23; part of the “What Are We Building?” event series.
• “How do we ask our students to disclose and reflect on their AI use?”
  Sept. 24, Center for Teaching and Learning workshop; part of the “What Are We Building?” event series.
• 2026 Business Leaders Forum: Microsoft’s EVP, chief strategy and transformation officer Kathleen Hogan on Sept. 29.

August 2026

Ongoing Events

• “What Are We Building?” A Year-long Communal Discernment Exercise about AI
• Fall 2026 AI Workshops for Faculty  (Center for Teaching and Learning)

News

• 10 ways Marquette Business is leading AI integration
• New Major: Applied Artificial Intelligence in Business
• Global leader in AI and data analytics joins Marquette Business as Executive-in-Residence

Resources

• Student Decision Guide: May I Use AI for Classwork?
• Student Classwork AI Quick Reference
• AI and the Classroom: A Faculty Discernment Guide
• Discerning AI Community of Practice
• What is Enterprise Data Protection (EDP)?
• AI Glossary
• From the Career Center: AI and Resumes
• New to the AI Tools List
  • First Pass Proofreader Agent
  • Freshservice Freddy AI
  • GitHub Copilot
  • OnePlan Copilot Agent
    
    

May 2026

• Ignatian Discernment in the Age of AI
• Jesuit Values and AI, including Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas
• Video: Masterful AI Prompting