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Marquette Concerts, tree lighting mark campus Christmas celebration As the last month of the calendar year, December has different meanings to different people, but some of its attributes are likely topof-mind to almost everyone in the Marquette community. Winter, snow and cold weather. Final exams. Mid-year graduation and semester break. Christmas and the holidays. Family gatherings. Amidst it all, Marquette reverently celebrates Christmas and the holiday season with activities of worship, song and charity. In some ways, the Holiday Giving Tree annually kicks off the holiday season with Marquette community members asked beginning in October to register to buy gifts to donate to others less fortunate. Similar in spirit is Midnight Run’s “Pay-a-Day” activity throughout December. Marquette departments or individuals can pay $40 to cover all the meals that Midnight Run offers in one day. Contact Gerry Fischer, associate director of campus ministry, at 288-6873 for more information. nativity scene
Straz Tower will sponsor its fourth annual “Bring Home Jesus” event with a 24-hour live nativity beginning at 10 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 8, in front of Raynor Library. More than 100 volunteers will staff the nativity scene to increase awareness and action to combat homelessness. Marquette’s Miracle on Central Mall, featuring Christmas carols and the tree blessing and lighting, will be held at 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11. Rev. Robert A. Wild, S.J., president, will bless the tree. Faculty and staff are also invited to share the spirit of the season at the All University Christmas Party from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 23, in the Union Sports Annex, with refreshments, fellowship and music. Marquette will be closed Thursday and Friday, Dec. 24 and 25, to observe the Christmas holiday, as well as Jan. 1 for the New Year’s holiday.
Holiday Concerts • Lessons and Carols Concert, “Christus Natus Est,” Friday, Dec. 4, 7:30 p.m., Church of
“Our Holiday Concert is the one time throughout the year when we get all of our performing ensembles together for one concert. It is a great chance for both the students and the directors of all the groups to see the other musical organizations that we have, hear them perform, and collaborate to create music together.” Dr. Erik Janners, Director of Music
Worship “We know that the Advent season is filled with many distractions. The invitation for us, then, during Advent is to make better choices. One truly ‘better’ choice is to continually open ourselves to Christ’s presence.” Rev. Edward Mathie, S.J., Director of Campus Ministry
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the Gesu, featuring the Marquette Choruses, Liturgical Choir and The Naturals. • Music Area Holiday Concert, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2 p.m., Varsity Theatre, performed by Marquette Chorus, Gospel Choir, Jazz Ensembles, Orchestra, Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble. • “Silver Bells” Carillon Concerts, Sundays, Dec. 6, 13 and 20, at noon from the Marquette Hall tower. Tours are available immediately prior to each concert. • The Naturals annual Christmas Concert, Friday, Dec. 11, at 7:30 p.m. in Wehr Chemistry 100, including a capella renditions of Christmas classics such as Carol of the Bells and Silent Night, as well as arrangements of popular seasonal tunes. All concerts are free and open to the public.
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By Tim Olsen
On Campus
At Church of the Gesu
• Eucharistic Adoration, Thursday, Dec. 3, from noon to 8 p.m. in the AMU Eucharistic Chapel; and Eucharistic Adoration with Benediction and Night Prayer, 8 p.m. to 9 p.m., St. Joan of Arc Chapel. • Advent Masses, Sundays Dec. 6 and 13 at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. in the AMU, Chapel of the Holy Family. • Advent Reconciliation Service, Monday, Dec. 7, 7:30 p.m. in the AMU, Chapel of the Holy Family. • Services for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Tuesday, Dec. 8, noon, 8 p.m. and 10 p.m., AMU Chapel of the Holy Family.
• Advent Masses, Sundays Dec. 6, Dec. 13 and Dec. 20, at 4 p.m. • Christmas Eve Masses, Thursday, Dec. 24, at 4:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. • Christmas Day Masses, Friday, Dec. 25, at 7:30 a.m., 9:15 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. • Feast of the Holy Family Masses, Saturday, Dec. 26, at 4:30 p.m.; and Sunday, Dec. 27, at 7:30 a.m., 9 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. • Feast Of Mary, Mother of God and The Naming of Jesus — Gesu’s Patronal Day, Masses on Thursday, Dec. 31, at 5:30 p.m.; and Friday, Jan. 1, at 9 a.m.
Campus H a p pen i n gs December graduation scheduled for Dec. 20
Margaret Wheatley to speak at leadership summit
Marquette’s December Commencement will take place Sunday, Dec. 20, at 9:30 a.m. at the U.S. Cellular Arena. The program will include individual recognition of the candidates and remarks by Marquette President Robert A. Wild, S.J.; Janine Geske, distinguished professor of law; and a student speaker. The Baccalaureate Mass will be Saturday, Dec. 19, at 7:30 p.m. at Church of the Gesu, celebrated by Father Wild and other members of the Marquette Jesuit community.
The Marquette’s Women’s Leadership Summit will take place Monday, Jan. 25, 2010, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Raynor Library Beaumier Conference Center. The focus of the summit will be to explore ways in which women find their own paths, name their own realities and encounter obstacles and invitations in developing their roles as leaders in their personal and professional lives. Dr. Margaret Wheatley, organizational behavior consultant and author, is the keynote speaker. Register at 288-4545 by Friday, Jan. 15.
Water crisis author to speak at Law School event Dr. Robert Glennon, author of Unquenchable: America’s Water Crisis and What To Do About It, will deliver a luncheon address about the nation’s water crisis Tuesday, Dec. 8, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the AMU Ballroom. Glennon’s remarks should be particularly relevant to a Milwaukee audience, given the region’s efforts to become a global water technology hub. The cost is $15 for lunch or $25 for lunch and a copy of Unquenchable. Registration is required on the Law School Web site, http://law.marquette.edu.
Business Plan Competition entries due Dec. 7 The Kohler Center for Entrepreneurship is accepting submissions for its 2010 Business Plan Competition. At least one member of a team must be a Marquette student, faculty or staff member or an alumnus/a. The application deadline is Monday, Dec. 7. The winners, who will be announced on April 12, 2010, will receive services, such as legal, accounting and public relations assistance. More information is available at www.mukohlercenter.org/bplan/.
Marquette Matters
Reaching new heights Neumann honored with fourth Fulbright award By Christopher Stolarski
thank for the international interest in his work. The book has been widely adopted in physical therapy programs across the globe and translated into at least four other languages, including Korean, Japanese, Portuguese and Spanish. With its second edition about to be published, the book offers “depth of material and clinical relevance,” said Neumann. “The illustrations, though, are what give the book its global appeal. The images transcend language barriers.” Although clearly honored, Neumann is loath to pat himself on the back. “Really, these Fulbrights are more of a testament to the quality of teaching and research we have in the College of Health Sciences and Department of Physical Therapy,” he said. Neumann left for Japan on Nov. 14 and will be there for one month; he will return to Matsumoto for another month in August 2010. Photo courtesy of Donald Neumann
Among professors, a Fulbright Scholar Award is undoubtedly a great honor. To be a repeat Fulbright scholar, though, is remarkable. That’s exactly what Dr. Donald Neumann, professor of physical therapy, has achieved. He was recently honored with his fourth Fulbright award. He earned the first, the signature Fulbright Scholar Award, in 2002 to direct a kinesiology course in a newly developed physiotherapy curriculum at Kaunas Medical University in Kaunas, Lithuania. He was subsequently honored with two Senior Specialist Grants in 2005 and 2006, which brought him to Semmelweis University, in Budapest, Hungary. Through a Fulbright serial grant, Neumann is now headed to Japan to teach kinesiology, the study of human movement. This will actually be a return visit for him, a follow-up to a visiting professorship he held last year while on sabbatical at Shinshu University in Matsumoto. Neumann has the textbook he authored, Kinesiology of the Musculoskeletal System: Foundations for Physical Rehabilitation, to
Following his first year in Lithuania, Neumann and his colleague Dr. Guy Simoneau, professor of physical therapy, continued to teach educational seminars at Kaunas Medical University, independent of the Fulbright award. The professors alternated years between 2003 and 2005.
MUsical Staff provides artistic outlet for employees By Joseph Gacioch
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He didn’t know it at the time, but he had a void to fill in his life. He December performances found the solution by singing. Sunday, Dec. 6, 2 p.m. While working on a postdocpre-concert Christmas carols at toral fellowship at the University of the Music Area Holiday Concert Arizona–Tucson, Dr. Alex Ng, assoat the Varsity Theatre ciate professor of exercise science, Tuesday, Dec. 8, at 11:30 a.m. began singing in a faculty and Weasler Auditorium staff choir. He wanted to continue Thursday, Dec. 10, 11:30 a.m. singing when he came to Marquette Varsity Theatre but could not find a suitable outlet. He was aware that the various Wednesday, Dec. 23 choirs at Marquette would allow carols at the a faculty member to join, but he All University Christmas party, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. wanted to create something more unique. Dr. John Pauly, provost, and The MUsical Staff consists of about 30 faculty, staff and administrators. other university officials encouraged can have similar effects as yoga, serving as an him to start a faculty and staff choir, according Marquette community, members that I would anti-depressant and relieving stress,” said Ng. to Ng. So, an organizing committee developed have never met if not for the choir,” said Georgia “The act of singing itself is a wonderful a concept based on other university choirs, McRae, university registrar and choir member. way to relieve stress, to completely leave work made up of faculty and other employees. Greg For more information abut how to join behind for two hours a week and to connect on Carpenter, director of the Marquette chorus and the MUsical Staff, contact Ng at alexander.ng@ a different emotional level with members of the chamber choir, and Dr. Erik Janners, director marquette.edu or 288-6209. of music, volunteered to help the committee develop a model for the choir and provide artistic direction. A year after laying the groundwork, the MUsical Staff emerged in spring 2009. Through voluntary dues and funding, the choir rehearses twice a week and performs “noontime” concerts each semester and at various university functions, most recently at the annual Family Weekend, Oct. 2-4. The choir sings a mix of secular and sacred songs, trying to be as thematic as possible given the current season. “Many faculty and staff try to fit the choir into their busy schedules, but regardless of how often someone can rehearse and perform, we encourage anyone who enjoys singing and meeting new people to join,” said Ng. No auditions are necessary. “If meeting new colleagues and having fun Be on the lookout for this new Marquette University billboard at General Mitchell International Airport and the Milwaukee Intermodal Station. aren’t motivation enough to join, from an exerMarquette will also be airing a new television commercial on local television and during Marquette men’s basketball games. Other campaign elements include print and online advertising. cise science and wellness perspective, singing
College of Engineering offers students the gift of learning Whether it’s a Saturday during the busy holiday shopping season or the week between Christmas and New Year’s, the College of Engineering has fun and challenging sessions for students 6 through 18. Through handson, problem-solving activities, they will learn about science, technology, engineering and mathematics. “We’ve expanded our offerings to meet student and parental interest,” said Jack Samuelson, coordinator for engineering outreach. “Some students are back for their fourth or fifth time, so we’re always developing new programs to maintain their interest in STEM. We also try to reach out to younger audiences through the utilization of new teaching materials, such as the LEGO WeDo.” Samuelson suggested the academies, which are also offered in spring and summer, as a gift for students. For the youngest children, ages 6-10, there’s an introduction to robotics Dec. 5 and 12 using the new LEGO WeDo system. This system uses
real robots to teach problem-solving skills in the areas of science, technology, math and language. Children ages 8-16 can experiment with catapults in a mechanical engineering session Dec. 19. They’ll build and take home three different types of catapults — trebuchet, mousetrap and pneumatic. Middle and high school students ages 12-18 have their choice of two robotics sessions over the Christmas break. The all-day session on Dec. 28 will introduce students to robotics using the NXT generation of LEGO Mindstorms. The following two days is a new sumo-wrestling style competition using the Mindstorms NXT. Also on Dec. 29 is a new academy that will help prepare students for the FIRST Robotics competition, which will be held at the U.S. Cellular Arena March 11-13. More detailed information and registration form are available online at http://tinyurl.com/ MUEng-Fall2009. Or call Lori Stempski at 288-6720.
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By Mary Pat Pfeil
Kids can develop LEGO creations at College of Engineering academies for K-12 students.
Reflection connections
Online segments help employees examine their roles, relationships By Tim Olsen
During the academic year, when times are most hectic for Marquette personnel, making time for reflection and spiritual growth often becomes an elusive, lower priority simply because of time. Yet, that may also be when Marquette employees need the time, and resources, most.
The Faber Center for Ignatian Spirituality and the Office of Mission and Identity have each developed online resources to help Marquette faculty, staff and administrators make and take time for reflection. The Faber Center project, “Faber Takes Three” is a catalyst for viewers to reflect on their own spirituality as it relates to
On the Side
Michael Wert – Martial Arts Instructor By Courtney Sampson
Photo courtesy of Michael Wert
Wert’s martial arts pastime is not limited to kyudo. He also trains in kenjutsu, a type of swordsmanship that is physically and mentally challenging, combining strong martial arts values with sport-like physical elements.
Dr. Michael Wert, assistant professor of history, became interested in martial arts in high school when he took karate at the local YMCA. During college, Wert’s enthusiasm for the Asian culture landed him a job in Japan, where he was an assistant teacher and began practicing kyudo. A type of archery descending from military shooting and contemplative practice, kyudo piqued Wert’s interest, and it became his favorite type of martial art. He now teaches the art to students in Menomonee Falls. Wert’s passion for martial arts is similar to his love for teaching. He considers both activities a daily study in problem-solving and mental training. “When I train others in martial arts and teach them in the classroom, I’m exemplifying the Jesuit characteristic of caring for the whole person — mind and body,” Wert said.
The advantage of teaching both martial arts and history, said Wert, is giving his students tools to understand and develop the art, as they learn to develop their understanding of the humanities. “It is the student’s job to apply what he learns in the classroom — beyond the confines of the class,” Wert said. “Development in martial arts and academics are areas in which learning is never finished. There are always new stages, new moments, and new understandings of both disciplines. Martial arts and academia are lifelong developments.” Story idea submitted by Dr. James Marten, chair and professor of history. “On the Side” offers a glimpse of faculty and staff interests outside of Marquette. E-mail your story suggestions to m arquettematters@ marquette.edu.
justice in the world. The mission and identity effort, “Marquette Voices,” is less direct, highlighting the lives, work and commitments of members of the Marquette community. Both serve as opportunities for self-examination for Marquette employees. “It’s always good to spend a little quiet time each week in God’s presence and consider the call to social justice and our place in that call,” said Mike Hogan, director of the Faber Center. “It’s an opportunity to ask ourselves, ‘How does social justice fit into our spirituality?’” “All Marquette community members have a story — a story about what brought them to the university, what inspires and moves them as human beings, the parts of their work that bring them joy and the ways in which they struggle,” said Stephanie Russell, executive director of mission and identity. “By listening to some of those stories through ‘Marquette Voices,’ we come to know each other more deeply and see ourselves more vividly as one community.” Faber reflections are posted at http://tinyurl.com/Faber3 every Monday during the academic year. Rev. John Fitzgibbons, S.J., associate provost for faculty development, is scheduled for Dec. 7; Dr. Kathleen Cepelka, associate dean of education, is scheduled for Dec. 14; Stephanie Russell for Jan. 18 and Dr. Tom Bausch, professor of management, for Jan. 25. Voices segments are posted periodically at http://tinyurl.com/marquettevoices. Previous segments are archived on their respective sites. Marquette Matters is published monthly, except June, July and August and a combined issue for December/January, for Marquette University’s faculty and staff. Submit information to: Marquette Matters – Holthusen Hall, 419G; Phone: 8-7448; Fax: 8-7197 E-mail:
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7Cs clinic treats addiction, mental health “We have to look at addiction as a chronic health issue”
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Growing up in Los Angeles’ notorious Compton neighborhood had a profound and lasting impact on Darnell Durrah. “Big time,” said Durrah, laughing at the understatement. “Since I was in middle school I always wanted to establish an after-school agency so kids had other things to do besides getting involved in gangs and drugs.” Today, Durrah is a counseling psychology doctoral student at Marquette and a coordinator for the College of Education’s 7Cs Clinics & Behavioral Health Research Services, whose mission is to treat the problems of addiction and mental illness. Durrah is getting hands-on training through the 7Cs goals of using evidence-based treatments, emerging-best practices, and the effective and efficient delivery of services to poor and under-served populations. “The model that the 7Cs operates under is really what drew my interest here,” Durrah said. “And all of our therapists have a real zeal and passion to work with this client population.” Durrah wants to work in the federal Bureau of Prisons following graduation, and he’s preparing by learning and applying treatment techniques such as cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing. “The stories I’ve heard from clients is that they have no family or support, but at 7Cs they feel connected and that they’re progressing toward sobriety and a life without drugs and alcohol,” he said. “All of them share that same story.” The 7Cs Community Counseling Clinic was established in 2005 as a partnership between the College of Education and the Guest House of Milwaukee, a social service agency serving men who are homeless. In May 2008, the 7Cs Clinic began operation within the College of Education. The Marquette motto cura personalis — to care for the whole person — is the foundation of the 7Cs holistic approach, according to Dr. Todd Campbell, chair of counselor education and
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By Tim Cigelske
Darnell Durrah (left) in a counseling session with Ezekil “Zeke” Averhart.
counseling psychology and executive director of 7Cs. In fact, the seven “C’s” stand for cura personalis, compassion, community, commitment, collaboration, creativity and choices. 7Cs offers outpatient and day treatment as well as a variety of mental health services, including neuropsychology, psychiatry, nursing, vocational rehabilitation, nutrition, exercise and more. Campbell spoke of the urgent need to address mental health and addiction issues, citing statistics that in Milwaukee County alone more than 82,000 people who need addiction treatment are unable to access it. “We have to look at addiction as a chronic health issue,” he said. “Addiction is a deadly disease, and the saddest part of all is that it’s so treatable.” Campbell said that dealing with the root of these issues is not only a moral responsibility, it makes financial sense. Addiction treatment is far less costly than incarceration, and it can help prevent crime, lost productivity, rising health care costs, negative effects on families, and the other expensive societal consequences of substance abuse, he said. “There can be no health,” Campbell said, “without mental health.”
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David A. Straz, Jr. Tower Hall
The five largest open and active buildings on campus in square feet, excluding parking structures, according to Facilities Services: 1) Straz Tower — 252,600 2) Memorial Library — 201,200 3) McCormick Hall — 195,970 4) Schroeder Hall — 193,325 5) Schroeder Complex — 188,545 “Take Five” is a brief list concerning an interesting aspect of Marquette life. E-mail your list suggestions to
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M A R Q U E T T E Hap p enings Way Klingler Faculty Development applications due in January
Cepelka honored with Archbishop’s Vatican II Award for Distinguished Service
Applications for the Way Klingler Faculty Development Program grants are due in January 2010. Two Way Klingler fellowships will be awarded in 2010, one each in science and humanities. The science fellow will receive $50,000 annually for three years, and the humanities fellow will receive $20,000 annually for three years. The application deadline for submission by the deans is Jan. 19, 2010. As many as four Way Klingler Young Scholar Awards of up to $32,000 are available for 2010-11 to full-time regular junior faculty in the three years following their third-year review. The application deadline is Jan. 11, 2010. Additional information is available at http://tinyurl.com/yawqz2r.
Dr. Kathleen Cepelka, associate dean of education, recently received the Archbishop’s Vatican II Award for Distinguished Service for outstanding contributions to the Church and society. She was honored for service in education, having spent more than 40 years serving Catholic schools in various capacities, including her current roles as Pius XI High School Board member, Dominican High School Leadership Transition Team member, Saint Clare Center Advisory Board member, and co-chair of the Greater Milwaukee Catholic Education Consortium.
Books by Marquette women displayed at Raynor Library Raynor Memorial Libraries are exhibiting books by Marquette women alumnae and faculty in the Raynor lobby throughout the Centennial Celebration of Women at Marquette. December and January will highlight books from the departments of Philosophy and Theology. More information is available at www.marquette.edu/library/.
Printed paychecks and deposit statements to be discontinued The university will discontinue providing printed paychecks and deposit statements to Marquette employees beginning Jan. 1, 2010, to help increase security and decrease costs. Employees will still be able to view their pay statements through MyJob, as well as have access to more information and receive their statement sooner than through the paychecks and statements in their mailbox. Electronic payments are also a more secure way of distributing payroll information because there are fewer people and fewer steps involved with providing that information.
