• New building to be named for Zilber
  The corner of 12th Street and Wisconsin Avenue will become student central when a
  new building brings together the offices of the Bursar, Registrar, Student Financial Aid
  and Undergraduate Admissions, along with other administrative offices. The four-story
  structure, which is expected to open in January 2010, will be named in honor of
  Milwaukee real estate developer and philanthropist Joe Zilber and his wife, Vera.
  Read more

• Center for Real Estate established
  The new center will be housed in the College of Business Administration under the
  direction of Dr. Mark Eppli, Bell Chair in Real Estate. It will foster research in areas such
  as predatory lending, credit availability and the effects of tax incremental financing
  districts. Read more

• Notable writers come to campus
  Ann Patchett, best-selling author of the novels Bel Canto and Run, spoke at New Student
  Convocation as part of the First Year Reading Program. Renowned sports writer and
  commentator Frank Deford, whose credits include Sports Illustrated and National Public
  Radio, will present the Pete and Bonnie Axthelm Memorial Lecture, “Sports: The Hype and
  Hypocrisy,” on September 17. Novelist Richard Russo, author of Empire Falls and Bridge
  of Sighs, will speak at Marquette on October 5 as part of the Milwaukee Book Festival.

• They’re back!
  Campus is crawling with students once again. Get a glimpse of the back-to-school
  festivities in this photo slide show.

• Marquette in the news
  Imagine that tuition bill times five. The Brigman family of Elm Grove has five children
  studying at Marquette simultaneously. The latest arrivals are triplets Blake, Cara and
  Elyise, who were featured along with older siblings Garrett and Logan in a recent
  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel story. Read the story

• Happy Anniversary, Father Naus!
  Rev. John Naus, S.J., is celebrating his 45th year with Marquette
  University this month. Over the years, thousands of students have
  learned from Father Naus' life of love and faith. Naus, a Milwaukee
  native, was ordained a priest at Gesu Church on Marquette 's
  campus in 1955. After finishing his studies, Naus returned to
  Marquette in 1963 as Dean of Students. He has been here since
  that time serving in many capacities, including 40 years spent
  working in the office of the president and 28 years as chaplain for
  Schroeder Hall. He has been the director of spiritual welfare,
  associate professor of philosophy, Tumbleweed the Clown, and
  the faculty advisor of Marquette's chapter of Alpha Sigma Nu as
  well as Marquette's chapter of Evans Scholars. He currently serves
  as chaplain for the Alumni Memorial Union staff, which includes more than 400 students.
  Every Tuesday night at 10 p.m. Father Naus can be found celebrating Mass at the St.
  Joan of Arc Chapel, as he has done for the past 25 years.
  

  Please join us in congratulating him by sending a note, card, photograph or letter:
  
  Fr. John Naus
  Marquette University
  AMU 213
  P.O. Box 1881
  Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881

Camden Rashelle Dolvig

Nikki (Wetzel) Dolvig, Bus Ad '98, and husband Andrew welcomed a daughter, Camden Rashelle, on July 4, 2008. Full Note

Christopher Oliver, Eng '85, is assigned as the chief of Army Programs, Security Assistance Office, Baghdad, Iraq. He is responsible for overseeing the re-equiping of the Iraqi army.

Randall-Retzlaff wedding

Timothy Blazek, Bus Ad '98, married Kristine Jacobs on August 2, 2008, in Naperville, Ill. at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. Full Note

Jennifer Retzlaff, Eng '05, and Tim Randall were united in marriage on Saturday, May 31, 2008, at First Congregational Church in the bride's hometown of Wauwatosa, Wis. Full Note

Gervais family in Beijing

Sheri Colas-Gervais, Arts '79, proudly wore her Marquette shirt as she and her family recently attended the 2008 Olympic games in Beijing, China. Full Note

Anthony Gill, Arts '87, was recently promoted to full professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Washington (Seattle). Full Note