• Election fever hits campus
  In anticipation of next month’s historic presidential election, Marquette’s campus has
  been buzzing with election-related events and voter registration activities. The city’s
  Election Commission and the Wisconsin Governmental Accountability Board have trained
  a multitude of Marquette undergraduates to register other students, and the university is
  hosting "The Way Forward," a series of non-partisan town hall meetings moderated by
  the Law School’s Mike Gousha. The public is invited to two upcoming events: "Politicking,
  Polls and Public Perception: Behind the Scenes of Campaign Advertising," 5:30 p.m.,
  October 22, and "Conversations with WPR’s Kathleen Dunn," 9 a.m., October 30. For
  more information, contact Marquette’s Office of Public Affairs at (414) 288-7491.

• Marquette receives record literacy grant
  The College of Health Sciences received a $4 million "Early Reading First" grant from the
  U.S. Department of Education to fund the Wisconsin Reading Acquisition Program, which
  will serve 300 at-risk, low-income preschoolers. It’s the largest research award received
  by the College of Health Sciences and the largest three-year research grant in Marquette
  history. Read more

• Making peace
  Marquette’s Peacemaker in Residence, Christopher Ahrends, will be on campus later
  this month to address the concept of nonviolent peacemaking. Ahrends is the former
  chaplain to Rev. Desmond Tutu. Read more
  

• Business Plan Competition accepting submissions
  Alumni are encouraged to participate in the 2009 Business Plan Competition sponsored
  by the Marquette University Kohler Center for Entrepreneurship. The competition helps
  budding entrepreneurs develop their business ideas and receive feedback from faculty
  and experienced entrepreneurs. The deadline is November 3. Read more

• Law School launches faculty blog
  The Law School launched a new faculty blog to provide a source of fresh ideas and
  thoughtful commentary on important issues of law and public policy. The blog features a
  diverse group of contributors, providing commentary on a wide range of issues, including
  government, higher education, public policy, economic development, legal culture, legal
  scholarship and other aspects of the law. Check it out

• Marquette in the news
  Marquette’s economics and finance faculty have recently shared their expertise in
  numerous print and broadcast stories about the economy. Drs. Anthony
  Pennington-Cross, Sarah Peck, David Krause, Abdur Chowdhury and others have
  commented on issues ranging from energy prices to the crises on Wall Street.
  

3 History Geeks

Laura (Banas) Abing, Grad '88, '97, Kevin Abing, Grad '88, '95, and Steve Daily, Grad '92, have formed 3 History Geeks, LLC. They have developed and published a board game called All About Town: Milwaukee. It includes 1,500 questions that test your knowledge of the history and pop culture of Milwaukee County from its founding to the present. Full Note

Andrew Mack, Arts '95, wife Kirstin and daughters Abigail and Meghan, welcomed another baby girl, Sarah Paige, on September 9, 2008.

Maureen and Bethany Hoffmann, 1978

Maureen (Walsh) Hoffmann, Law '80, would like to update fellow class of '79 and '80 Law School graduates who may remember her daughter Bethany, who attended classes with Maureen during the spring semester of 1978. Full Note

Jennifer (Chisholm) Hughes, Comm '01, was married April 5, 2008, in Houston to Jason Hughes. They now reside in their new home in Pearland, Texas.

McCartan-Meier wedding

James T. Mulder, Jour '75, won second place in the 2008 New York State Associated Press Writing Contest for a story about how health insurers balk at paying for women cancer patients' post-mastectomy reconstructive surgery. Full Note

Brant McCartan, H Sci '06, married Marissa Meier on August 16, 2008. The ceremony was held at Gesu by Rev. Frank Majka, S.J. The couple honeymooned in Thailand! Full Note