Mission Week Opening Mass | 11 a.m. in the Chapel of the Holy Family and Virtual

Open a week of Hope with Mass celebrated with Marquette University students.  Students please register online.  All are welcome to watch and participate via the livestream.

Everywhere If You Look | 9:30 a.m., Virtual Morning Show
Start your Monday with Steve Blaha and Megan Sheehan from Marquette University Campus Ministry for a fun morning show that explores how God is active in the lives of students, faculty, and staff at Marquette. This special Mission Week edition will feature Father Bryan Massingale, Marquette alumnus, Fordham University professor, and 2021 Mission Week Marquette Forum Speaker. Join “Everywhere if You Look” for an inspiring and hope filled conversation focused on the incredible ways God is active in our lives and world.  And learn more about Father Massingale!

Marquette Women’s Luncheon and Reflection with Dr. Shital Vora, H Sci '04, PT '06, CEO of Global Brigades and Sr. Anne Arabome, Associate Director of Faber Center for Ignatian Spirituality | 11:00 a.m. to 1 p.m., Virtual

• Dr. Shital Vora is co-founder and CEO of Global Brigades, overseeing Global Brigades’ talent programs in addition to administrative policies and university/donor relationships. Vora earned her Doctor of Physical Therapy from Marquette University in 2006. Global Brigades is the world’s largest global health and sustainable development organization that works with student volunteers to fund and execute programming. 
  
  For this special Mission Week virtual luncheon, listen to Vora's story and then take time for self-reflection and sharing with Sister Anne Arabome, SSS, Ph.D., associate director of the Faber Center for Ignatian Spirituality.
  
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• Ignatian Peacemaking Lecture: "Bearers of Hope: Encounters of Love and Justice in a Broken World" with M.T. Dávila, associate professor of practice at Merrimack College  | 6:30 p.m., Virtual
• "Encounter" has been at the center of Pope Francis' papacy. His latest encyclical, Fratelli Tutti presents the Good Samaritan as the story that most clearly demonstrates what it means to encounter others as full human beings. Who we are as people depends radically on our ability to bring hope and love to others as we work for a more just world. But how to do this in a seemingly broken world? The call to be bearers of hope to one another must be embodied in everyday practices of building communities across difference, attending to the suffering of others, and justicemaking. 

   

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Mission Week All University Retreat | 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Virtual
Join Rev. Jim Voiss, S.J., vice president of mission and ministry on this interactive retreat open to the Marquette University community and friends. During this all day retreat, Fr. Voiss will share personal stories drawn from his life. Fr. Voiss will unfold for us the ways our passions shape our actions. He then invites us to consider how discerning our passions can free us for positive transformation.

This virtual retreat is complimentary and open to all Marquette alumni, faculty and staff, students, parents and friends. The first 200 people* who register by February 1, 2021 will be mailed a retreat package, so be sure to include your mailing address when registering.

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“Visualizing Your Values” | 4 p.m., Virtual
Marquette students, join the Office of Engagement and Inclusion leadership team as we explore values of leadership through past and present role models. We will discuss a variety of historical and current leaders and what values they represent the most. Students will be able to reflect on which inspiring leaders they identify with and have the option to make a word cloud throughout the program, showing their own personalized values. A few students will be picked to win mug, blanket, or water bottle made using their personal leadership value word cloud. This will be a reflective, informative and fun program for anyone who participates and wants to better understand themselves. 

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Forum event with Rev. Bryan Massingale, Metcalfe Chair, Professor and James and Nancy Buckman Chair in Applied Christian Ethics | 7p.m., Virtual

Rev. Massingale is a leader in the field of theological ethics.  He is a past Convener of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium and a former president of the Catholic Theological Society of America.  He is a member of the board of directors of the Society of Christian Ethics and serves on the editorial board of Theological Studies, one of the premier Catholic journals of theology.  He is a current member and past coordinator of the North American Regional Committee of the Catholic Theological Ethics in the World Church project.

Father Massingale is the recipient of four honorary doctorates, and has held the Bernard J. Hanley Chair at Santa Clara University. He is also the recipient of Marquette University’s highest award for teaching excellence (2009).

“One Thing Led to Another” | 9 to 10:30 a.m., Virtual
Listen to the intriguing research and academic vocation journeys from speakers as they discuss what led them to Marquette and the research about which they are passionate.

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• Soup with Substance | Noon, Virtual
  Inspired by the “roundtable discussions” of Peter Maurin and the Catholic Worker Movement, Soup with Substance is a noontime presentation on an issue related to social justice. These discussions are now happening virtually on Microsoft Teams. When you sign up, you will receive a link via email to join the Teams meeting. Soup with Substance takes place from noon until 1 p.m. on Wednesdays unless otherwise indicated. For any questions, please email amanda.harris@marquette.edu.
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• Ignite Marquette: Rev. Greg Boyle, S.J., founder of Homeboy Industries  | 7:30 to 9 p.m. in the Chapel of the Holy Family and Virtual
• Gregory Boyle, S.J., is the founder of Homeboy Industries, the largest gang-intervention, rehabilitation, and re-entry program in the world.  Listen to Father Boyle reflect on stories from Homeboy Industries and the hope that keeps him looking to the future.
  
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• Catching Fire Breakfast with guest Rev. Jim Voiss, S.J.,  | 8 to 8:45 a.m., Virtual
  

  Join other members of Marquette and greater community as Father Voiss shares different experiences and aspects of his spiritual journey.  This event is a place to explore the various dimensions of masculine spirituality.   As we hear another’s spiritual journey, it gives us pause to consider our own, and invites us to more wholehearted living.

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• Forum: Hope for Our Future, Care for Our Students, Hungry to Learn Faculty and Staff Event Faculty Round Table | 11 a.m., Virtual 
  

  After viewing the film Hungry to Learn, faculty and staff are invited to join a conversation to examine how we can better assist students who may be food insecure or showing other signs of distress. 

  Guests will include Courtney Vosmaer, CARE team case manager, and Dr. Walter Bialkowski, visiting assistant professor of computer science,  recipient of the President’s Challenge - COVID-19 Response Award. 
  
  Link to view the Hungry to Learn film will be available to registered participants from February 5 - 11. Learn more about the film here.   

  Learn more about Dr. Walter Bialkowski’s work with local organizations to optimize food distribution here.

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• Heart to Heart | 5 p.m., Virtual
• Join the LGBTQ+ Resource Center for this special Heart to Heart during Mission Week. This is an opportunity for earnest conversation about hope and growth. These Heart to Hearts are designed to allow us to have face-to-face interactions safely and delve into deep and meaningful discussions.  Being LGBTQ+ on Marquette's campus is different for everyone, but we also face similar challenges.
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• Forum: Hungry to Learn Student Event | 5 p.m., Virtual
  After viewing the film Hungry to Learn, students are invited to join a conversation moderated by Dr. Chris Simenz, clincical professor of exercise science, to apply the themes of the film to the Marquette context and learn more about the resources available to students on Marquette’s campus to obtain food and move to action. 

  In addition to Simenz, guests will include student leaders operating the Backpack Program and Christine Little, coordinator of the Marquette University Neighborhood Kitchens (MUNK). 
  
  Link to view the Hungry to Learn film will be available to registered participants from February 5 - 11. Learn more about the film here.   
  
  Learn more about the Backpack Program here and MUNK here. 

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• Our Roots Say that We're Sisters: An Image of Hope| Noon to 10 a.m. Virtual
  Join a conversation with Marquette mural artist Mauricio Ramiriez along with some of the women that inspired the mural.  "Our Roots Say that We're Sisters," is the mural installed on the north-facing façade of the Varsity Theatre/Holthusen Hall building in October.
  
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  Helping Students Make Sense of this Moment (disproportionate impact, global interconnectedness, coping with desolation)  | Noon to 1:30 p.m. Virtual
  

  Marquette University faculty, come to this session to discuss and learn practical tips about how to engage with students in Spring 2021 in the middle of our ongoing global pandemic. We will discuss how to build flexibility into your courses, help your students care for themselves, and how to advocate for students--all designed to help students find meaning and feel connected in this moment. Various elements of the Ignatian pedagogy will be discussed.

  Facilitators:
  Dr. Jen Maney, Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning
  Dr. Melissa Shew, Visiting Assistant Professor, Philosophy
  Dr. Jennifer Henery, Visiting Assistant Professor, Theology
  Dr. Ann E. Millard, Clinical Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy

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Mission Week Closing Mass | 6pm p.m. in the Church of the Gesu

• Join us in closing a week of Hope with an all university Mass.  Students are welcome to reserve a space via the link below. Staff, faculty, alumni, and community members are welcome to join virtually via the below link.