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JANUARY/ FEBRUARY 2015
MARQUETTEMATTERS
mission week 2015“Who cares? Charity, Justice and the Quest for the Common Good,” was the theme of Mission Week 2015. For the first time in Mission Week history, Marquette partnered with Catholic Relief Services to explore our university’s Catholic, Jesuit intellectual mission and how that mission might be stretched even further for the good of the human community. The week was underwritten by a generous grant from the Cottrell Family Foundation and coordinated through the Office of Mission and Ministry and the Center for Peacemaking. Dr. Joe Cottrell, lead trustee of the Cottrell Family Foundation, and his wife, Kathy, are supporters of CRS and the Center for Peacemaking.
Team Helping Hand for the Common Good ✜ Sunday, Feb. 1
Mission Week Opening Keynote Address ✜ Monday, Feb. 2
Thank You to the Jesuits of Marquette! ✜ Monday, Feb. 2
Go for the Gold with Your Life! ✜ Tuesday, Feb. 3
Despite a blizzard, hundreds of Marquette students, faculty and staff
made their way to the AMU to package 25,000 meals for Stop Hunger
Now, which were delivered to CRS sites in Burkina Faso. The event
was sponsored by MUSG and RHA.
Gary Meyer (middle), vice provost for undergraduate programs and
teaching, along with his wife and son, Max, (right) who is a freshman
in the College of Education, fill the meal bags with dehydrated vegetables.
Marquette students, faculty and staff gathered in the
Weasler Auditorium for the Mission Week opening keynote
address from Dr. Carolyn Woo, president and CEO of
Catholic Relief Services.
Woo enlightens the audience on how charity and justice
are viewed in today’s world and how the Marquette
community can engage those who are underserved.
She shared two powerful videos that showcased CRS’
relief efforts and partnerships.
Additional pictures from the week are available online: http://today.marquette.edu/2015/02/mission-week-2015-picture-recap.
A special tribute luncheon was held to honor the men of the Society of
Jesus, whose commitment to faith and the common good has guided the
university for more than 130 years. Current and former Marquette and
Gesu Jesuits were honored.
Rev. Andrew Thon, S.J., clinical associate professor of educational policy
and leadership, talks with John Sweeney, director of the Department of
Recreational Sports, during the luncheon.
Bonnie Blair, Olympic gold medal winner, along with
Katherine Hicks, actress, reflected on what it means to be
public figures and advocates for a better world. Blair and
Hicks are CRS spokeswomen and work to advance the
common good of others. The event was sponsored by the
College of Education and J. William and Mary Diederich
College of Communication.
Lori Bergen (left), dean of the Diederich College of
Communication, Blair (middle) and Hicks (right) listen
to a question from a member of the audience.
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MARQUETTEMATTERS
Faced with many priorities, one of the first items
President Lovell asked the Marquette community to
tackle was to articulate the values that define the
university. As the first lay president, he felt it was
vital that the expectations of all faculty, staff and
students be shared and displayed on campus.
“I felt it was important that we broadly and clearly
articulate the characteristics we already commit to as
individuals and as an organization so we continue
to develop a culture that delivers our mission and
executes our vision,” President Lovell wrote to the
campus community.
The Marquette University Guiding Values
were finalized in December. Initially drafted by
the University Leadership
Council at a leadership retreat
in August, feedback was
collected from the campus
community during the fall
before being endorsed by
University Academic Senate,
University Staff Assembly
and Marquette University
Student Government.
Make no small plansPresident Lovell makes major announcements in first campus addressBy Christopher Stolarski
President Michael R. Lovell in his first Presidential
Address on Jan. 29 made several major announcements
stemming from initiatives outlined in his inaugural address
last September. Chief among them are a collaboration with
the Milwaukee Bucks to construct a new a multi-purpose,
co-curricular facility that supports elite-level intercollegiate
and professional athletics, academic research, and campus
health and wellness initiatives; significant developments
around Marquette’s focus on innovation and entrepreneur-
ship; and progress on commissioning the Department of
Public Safety as a police force.
Additionally, this issue of Marquette Matters looks
deeper at other marquee items from President Lovell’s
speech, including a new campus master plan, the univer-
sity’s newly adopted Guiding Values, a $5 million gift to
the College of Health Sciences for a mental health research
center and a variety of updates related to new initiatives
around innovation and entrepreneurship.
A video of President Lovell’s presentation in its entirety
is available at marquette.edu/president.
Defining the Guiding Values of Marquette By Andy Brodzeller
go.mu.edu/values
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MARQUETTEMATTERS
President Michael R. Lovell announced in his Presidential Address that the
College of Health Sciences received a $5 million gift to establish a mental health
research center.
The gift comes from Dr. Michael and Mrs. Billie Kubly, founders of the Charles
E. Kubly Foundation, which is named in honor of their son who took his life after a
long battle against depression. The new center will be named the Charles E. Kubly
Mental Health Research Center.
The Kubly Foundation is “a public charity devoted to improving the lives of
those affected by depression.” The gift, however, was a personal gift from the
Kublys, not a foundation donation.
“When it comes to funding this mental health research center, it’s important
that it’s a personal donation,” Billie Kubly said. “We have an opportunity to draw
attention to the need for research and to help remove the stigma [of mental illness]
that can be a barrier to charitable gifts.”
As part of the new center, the $5 million gift will support an endowed senior
professorship, funding for additional faculty, and funding for cutting-edge cellular
and molecular research methodologies. Ultimately, the goal is to raise a total of
$10 million to support the new center.
“We’re extremely grateful to the Kubly family for their enormously generous,
transformative gift,” said Dr. William E. Cullinan, dean of the College of Health
Sciences. “We’ve built a team of research neuroscientists focused on finding under-
lying causes of mental illness and discovering more effective ways to treat these
debilitating conditions. This gift is an investment that will allow us to expand
our research capabilities and accelerate the pace of discovery.”
New master plan will take integrated approach to charting Marquette’s courseBy Christopher Stolarski
Marquette Matters took the opportunity to talk briefly with Lora
Strigens, associate vice president for finance and university architect,
about Marquette’s next master planning project, the first since 2007.
Marquette Matters: What will a new master plan for Marquette entail?
Lora Strigens: The master plan will take a comprehensive look at
Marquette, establish a long-term vision and guide decision-making for
the next 10 years. We will take an integrated approach that addresses
our academic, physical, functional and financial realities. While the master
plan will look at the university in a way
that has not been done before, it will also
take into account the recommendations
from other recent studies, such as those
on enrollment, student housing, recreation,
athletics and the current campus climate
survey. The master plan will also link
strongly to the strategic plan, and together
they will serve as the university’s roadmap.
MM: Why now? Why is a master plan important for the university?
LS: Marquette is at a pivotal point:
New leadership, a new strategic plan
framework, an innovation fund focused
on creative initiatives and several key
growth opportunities drive the need
for a comprehensive plan. In addition,
Marquette’s involvement with the Near
West Side Partners is opening the door to
enhance and link to our community in new
ways. Marquette needs to be prepared to
respond to opportunities as they arise, and
a master plan will provide us with the tools
we need to make informed decisions about the future of our campus.
MM: What can the campus community expect over the next year?
LS: We will provide a range of opportunities for the campus commu-
nity to engage in exciting dialogue about the future as we develop
the master plan. The consultant team will be on board in early March
and we will develop a strategy to involve campus stakeholders, alumni
and others in the process in a variety of ways, including a campus
planning website.
College of Health Sciences receives $5 million gift to fund mental health centerBy Jesse Lee
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MARQUETTE HAPPENINGS
New fund aims to spur innovation, entrepreneurship across campus By Christopher Stolarski
Marquette Theatre announces 2015–16 seasonMarquette Theatre’s 2015–16 season will be the 41st season in the Evan P. and Marion Helfaer Theatre. The theme of this year’s productions is “Celebrating Strong Women.” Shows include: Loose Lips Sink Ships, Sept. 24–27, and Sept. 30–Oct. 4, 2015; To Kill A Mockingbird, Nov. 12–15, and Nov. 18–22, 2015; Ivy + Bean, Jan. 16–17, and Jan. 23–24, 2016; As You Like It, Feb. 25–28, and March 2–6, 2016; and Censored on Final Approach, April 1–24, 2016 at Broadway Theatre Center.
Save the date: Père Marquette Dinner on April 30All full-time faculty members are invited to the 57th annual Père Marquette Dinner, which will be held Thursday, April 30, in the AMU, with a reception at 5 p.m. and dinner at 6 p.m. Faculty members should RSVP to the email invita-tion being sent soon. The night will honor this year’s Teaching Excellence Award winners, as well as the winners of the Lawrence G. Haggerty Award for Research
Excellence, the Way Klingler Faculty Fellowship Awards, the Way Klingler Sabbatical Awards, the Way Klingler Young Scholar Awards and the Way Klingler Teaching Enhancement Award. The following groups will receive an invitation to the event: deans; University Leadership Council members; Jesuits; profes-sors emeriti; retired Teaching Excellence Award winners; local Board of Trustees members; and select adjunct faculty and staff working closely with award recipients.
Distinguished Scholars Reception to be held April 13The Distinguished Scholars Reception will be held Monday, April 13, at 3 p.m. in Eckstein Hall. Recipients of the Lawrence G. Haggerty Award for Research Excellence, Way Klingler Young Scholar Awards and the Way Klingler Fellowship Awards will be announced at the reception. President Michael R. Lovell and Dr. Jeanne Hossenlopp, vice president for research and innovation, will host the event with the Committee on Research.
MARQUETTEMATTERS
If there’s been a clear theme to President
Michael R. Lovell’s freshman year at
Marquette, it’s undoubtedly “Innovation.”
His inaugural address was peppered with
a host of new initiatives around innovation
and entrepreneurship, including the univer-
sity’s inevitable presence in Milwaukee’s
Global Water Center and Innovation
Campus in Wauwatosa.
Most immediately, however, was the
formation of a multi-million-dollar strategic
innovation fund, which President Lovell
billed as a venture capital fund for faculty,
staff and students to explore, pitch and
eventually launch innovative ideas and
programs that support one or more themes
in Marquette’s strategic plan, Beyond Boundaries.
Started with approximately $4.5 million, which President Lovell
raised in the early months of his presidency, the fund is now up to about
$6 million, he announced Jan. 29 at his first Presidential Address. In the
same remarks, President Lovell shared that Dr. Jeanne Hossenlopp, the
former vice provost for research and dean of the Graduate School, has
been named vice president for research and innovation.
Hossenlopp, who’s been leading the strategic innovation fund efforts,
including the creation of a University Innovation Council, says she’s
excited about the new opportunity.
“I am looking forward to the opportunity to focus on developing
our research infrastructure, helping build external partnerships, and also
fostering innovation and entrepreneurship involving the entire Marquette
community,” Hossenlopp says.
A cross-campus, interdisciplinary group, the University Innovation
Council was initially charged with developing and implementing the
application process for the strategic innovation fund. The group, which
Members of the University Innovation Council, whose work is coordinated by Dr. Jeanne Hossenlopp, vice president for research and innovation:
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April 1–24, 2016, at Broadway Theatre CenterIn collaboration with Renaissance Theaterworks, Marquette Theatre presents the professional debut of Marquette’s late artistic director Phylis Ravel’s tribute to the World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs. During the war, 1,830 young female pilots from all over the United States quit their jobs, left their homes and paid their own ways to Texas to learn to fly the Army way. They served because they loved their country and loved to fly. Censored on Final Approach is the story of four women who directed tow-target training missions at Camp Davis, North Carolina — where the real battle was on the ground.
also helps identify opportunities for collaboration, is currently reviewing
and will provide feedback on the more than 270 project pre-proposals
that were submitted up to Feb. 6.
Additionally, President Lovell announced that the university aims
to double its research funding over the next five years and to provide
an infrastructure that better supports entrepreneurship across campus.
To that end, Marquette will expand the role of the Kohler Center for
Entrepreneurship to support entrepreneurship in every area of the
university. The Kohler Center will move to a more centralized location
on campus that is easy to access for faculty and students, and will
have increased space and support staff to foster start-up activity.
Dr. Jill Birren, College of Education
Dr. Marilyn Bratt, College of Nursing
Rev. Michael Class, S.J., College of Professional Studies
Anthony Correro, graduate student
Dr. Drew Dentino, School of Dentistry
David Dray, School of Dentistry
Dr. Sarah Bonewits Feldner, Diederich College of Communications
Dr. Jenn Fishman, Klingler College of Arts and Sciences
Erin Folstad, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
Dr. Jay Goldberg, Opus College of Engineering
Nathan Hammons, Law School
Dr. Sandra Hunter, College of Health Sciences
Dr. Jeff Janz, Division of Student Affairs
Daria Kempka, Office of Marketing and Communication
Kathy Lang, IT Services
Daniel Matthews, graduate student
Alex McLean, undergraduate student
John Peterson, College of Business Administration
Dr. Rosemary Stuart, Klingler College of Arts and Sciences
Ryan Twaddle, undergraduate student
Dr. Daniel Zitomer, Opus College of Engineering
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