• Human Rights Initiative holds first conference
  Pulitzer Prize-winning author Samantha Powers recently came to campus to give the
  keynote address at “America, Human Rights and World,” a three-day interdisciplinary
  conference that drew human rights scholars from across the country. It was the first
  conference for Marquette’s new Human Rights Initiative. Read more

• ESPN.com executive to give Axthelm lecture
  Rob King, vice president and editor-in-chief of ESPN.com, will present "The Wild, Wild
  Web: How Technology and Fan Expectations are Driving Change at ESPN.com" on
  Thursday, October 11, at 7 p.m. in room 001 of Cudahy Hall, 1313 W. Wisconsin Ave. The
  event is free and open to the public. Read more

• Countdown to Marquette Madness
  How many hours, minutes and seconds do you have to wait for Marquette basketball?
  Track the countdown to October 13.

• AIM program adds international component
  The Applied Investment Management program will expand in January. Dr. David Krause,
  director of the AIM Program, and Dr. Jamshid Hosseini, director of International Business
  Studies, are interviewing students this fall for six spots in the new International AIM
  Program. "We are hearing from investment firms that they need graduates who are
  familiar with global investments," Krause said. Learn more

• Marquette in the News
  The Marquette University Waterskiing Team, a student club sport, is nationally ranked
  among collegiate waterskiing teams nationwide. The team placed second at the Division
  II national championships last season. FOX 6 featured the team in an on-location
  segment from Pewaukee Lake, Wis. See the clip
  
  
  

Sarah (Wolters) Medrano, Bus Ad '96, and Alex Medrano, Law '98, welcomed Graciela Beatriz on April 20. Full Note

Michael Grimaldi, Jour '71, has been appointed to a three-year term on the School Board of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph. Full Note

Joseph P. Ritz, Jour '54, had his latest play, God's Ministrel, published by Lazy Bee Scripts. Full Note

Sarah Sasman, Arts '02, married Samuel Jacoby on December 23, 2006, in Green Lake, Wis. The couple resides in Milwaukee.

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