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Marquette Hossenlopp, Meyer describe priorities as vice provosts In the three months since taking positions as vice provosts, Dr. Jeanne Hossenlopp and Dr. Gary Meyer have established a number of priorities for their positions as vice provost for research and dean of the graduate school and vice provost for undergraduate programs and teaching, respectively. Provost John Pauly said Meyer and Hossenlopp bring records of administrative success to their new roles. “Both have been accomplished researchers as well as outstanding teachers,” Pauly said. “They deeply understand the work that faculty and students do together, and they are much respected by their colleagues.” Among Hossenlopp’s top priorities are raising both the internal and external visibility of research accomplishments and graduate programs, along with building and strengthening the infrastructure necessary to expand research. With her experience as interim dean of arts and sciences, which offers 15 graduate programs, as well as being a researcher herself, Hossenlopp has seen firsthand how research and graduate programs are central to Marquette’s mission. “Advancing scholarship and graduate education will require creative strategies to attract the resources necessary to launch new initiatives as well as to support the ongoing work of our faculty and students,” she said. One step Hossenlopp is taking this year is to work with representatives from the offices of Research and Sponsored Programs and Public Affairs, along with University Advancement, to develop a more integrative approach to external research funding. This collaboration is meant to build on the ORSP’s momentum, which has increased external funding from $19.5 million to $28 million over the last five years. She explained that additional funding can help provide adequate time and support for faculty
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By Andy Brodzeller and Tim Cigelske
Drs. Jeanne Hossenlopp and Gary Meyer took on their new positions as vice provosts in August.
research efforts, help equip and staff facilities for shared research, and support graduate student financial aid. She will also begin working with the Graduate School to develop an enrollment management plan. Meyer’s immediate priorities include building Marquette’s assessment program, exploring options for high-impact, online and blended learning, and beginning preparation for Higher Learning Commission accreditation in 2013. As Meyer’s primary goal, assessment “gets at the heart of our mission” to deliver a transformative education, he said. He plans to work with the Assessment Committee to identify aspects of assessment that Marquette does well and find aspects that need attention. “It is important to document how we are making good on our promise,” he said. “I believe we can always do better.”
Meyer said that online courses have become popular summer options for students, and that it’s important to support faculty who have an interest in online and blended learning as they become “more and more common.” One action to promote faculty activity in these areas will be awarding the Way Klingler Teaching Enhancement Award, which will provide $20,000 for innovative projects that can include promotion of e-learning. A third priority for Meyer will be laying the groundwork to welcome the accreditation team during the 2013-14 academic year. To that end, he will speak with administrators from institutions that have recently had successful visits to identify best practices that can be implemented at Marquette.
Campu s H a p p e n i n gs Peter Mulvey concert to honor Dr. John McCabe The Department of English will host a concert, “A Celebration of the Life of John McCabe,” by Peter Mulvey, Comm ’91, on Tuesday, Nov. 16, at 7 p.m. in the Weasler Auditorium. Dr. John McCabe was a longtime English professor who passed away 10 years ago. Mulvey, McCabe’s nephew and a critically acclaimed Americana and folk singer-songwriter, will perform the free, public concert in McCabe’s honor. Freewill offerings will be accepted to support Friends and Alumni of Marquette English.
Benefits enrollment period runs through Nov. 12 Marquette’s annual benefits enrollment period runs through Friday, Nov. 12. Employees should use myjob.mu.edu to update personal and beneficiary information and choose whether to participate in the health, dental and/or vision insurance plans, as well as a flexible spending account. Biometric screening appointments for health risk assessments are available on campus to all employees through Friday, Nov. 19. The online questionnaires for the HRA must be completed by Monday, Nov. 22. Health plan participants who complete both HRA parts — biometric screening and health questionnaire — receive a 5 percent discount for 2011 health insurance premiums. For more information see www.marquette.edu/hr/benefits.
Glass artist will discuss stained glass in Milwaukee churches Judith Ramazzini, glass artist and corporate curator at Quad Graphics, will present “Sacred Jewels, A Many Facetted Legacy: Stained and Mosaic Glass in Milwaukee Churches,” Wednesday, Nov. 10, at 6 p.m., at the Haggerty Museum of Art. The program is held in conjunction with the museum’s exhibition Let There be Light: Stained Glass and Drawings from the Collection of Oakbrook Esser Studios, which examines the function of stained glass as a means for religious storytelling and investigates how that history impacts the understanding of work in stained glass by contemporary viewers.
Dr. Richard Fehring to be inducted as fellow in American Academy of Nursing Dr. Richard Fehring, director of the Institute for Natural Planning in the College of Nursing, will be inducted as a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing at AAN’s annual meeting Nov. 13 in Washington, D.C. Fellows are selected by a panel of elected and appointed fellows based on the extent to which nominees’ nursing careers influence health policies and health care delivery. Fehring, professor of nursing, has pioneered developments in fertility awareness, fertility monitoring and natural family planning.
Marquette Matters Community Campaign goal is $255,000
AMUW Women’s Chair not a stranger to Marquette
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by April Beane
Dr. Vicky Unruh is the 41st AMUW Women’s Chair in Humanistic Studies, which was established in 1963 by the Association of Marquette University Women for the purpose of bringing distinguished women academics to campus.
This year’s AMUW Women’s Chair in Humanistic Studies, Dr. Vicky Unruh, feels right at home in Milwaukee and at Marquette. “Right after receiving my doctorate degree, I was working at the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee and I was the only woman in my department,” recalled Unruh, professor of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of Kansas. “I joined a support group of women professors from the foreign languages department at Marquette, three of whom are still here.” Now the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures is hosting Unruh for a yearlong stay, during which she’ll conduct research, mentor students, collaborate with faculty and public lecture. Unruh is teaching the undergraduate course “Travels, Tourists, Migrants and Exiles in Recent Hispanic Literature and Film,” a topic closely related to her current research, which focuses on the stories Cubans are telling in turn-
of-the-millennium literature and film about their own struggles since the Cuban Revolution. “I am enormously impressed with the students here at Marquette,” said Unruh. “Their level of engagement with the outside world demonstrates to me that the Marquette service mission is real.” Unruh feels that the AMUW Chair is a great opportunity because it allows visiting professors to maintain their current position, while gaining a different perspective on how other institutions work. “My whole professional life has been at public institutions,” she said. “It’s fantastic to do something new, to discover new approaches to teaching and to provide students with a different academic perspective.” Unruh will also present the Distinguished Eleanor H. Boheim Lecture on Thursday, April 7, 2011, in Raynor Memorial Public Libraries’ Beaumier Suites.
Thanks to the increasing generosity of Marquette faculty, staff and administrators, Community Campaign contributions have more than doubled in just four years. Last year’s campaign resulted in $243,000 in donations. Marquette employees gave $117,000 in 2005. The goal of this year’s campaign is for employees to collectively give $255,000. The Community Campaign gives faculty and staff the opportunity to make donations that support three priorities: Marquette itself (such as scholarship aid, Eckstein Hall, Discovery Learning Complex or a personal preference of the donor); the United Performing Arts Fund, which assists performing arts organizations in southeastern Wisconsin; and United Way of Greater Milwaukee, which supports local health and human service programs. “The Marquette funds help to enrich academic life on campus and provide students whose families have limited financial means with access to an outstanding Marquette education,” said Molly Dinolfo Eldridge, senior advancement officer. “As a Jesuit educational institution, our mission is deeply tied to our local community and of course to our students,” said Dr. William Cullinan, PT ’81, dean of health sciences. “This campaign offers an opportunity to reach both, and in multiple ways.” Cullinan is co-chairing the 2010 Community Campaign along with Rana Altenburg, Arts ’88, vice president for public affairs; Dr. L. Christopher Miller, vice president for student affairs; and Janice Welburn, dean of libraries. This year’s campaign runs through Nov. 12, with a goal of at least 650 individuals participating — 25 percent of all employees — no matter what size their gift. For more information or to donate, go to www.marquette.edu/mucc. Employees can select which priority they wish to support, as well as payment options such as paycheck deductions.
Kohler Center brings Global Entrepreneurship Week to campus Series of events features Apple’s Wozniak, Priceline.com’s Hoffman To coincide with Global Entrepreneurship Week, the Kohler Center for Entrepreneurship in the College of Business Administration will host Entrepreneurship Week at Marquette Nov. 14-20. The Kohler Center, which also hosts the university’s annual Business Plan Competition, has activities planned throughout the week, including a presentation by Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and a keynote address from Jeff Hoffman, founder and former CEO of the Priceline.com family of companies. “Entrepreneurship Week will offer the Marquette community a chance to be inspired by innovative entrepreneurs in various fields,” said Tim Keane, director of the Kohler Center and founder and director of the Marquette Golden Angels Network. “We hope the programs help advance practical innovation and entrepreneurship at Marquette.” The week will kick off Tuesday, Nov. 16, with Hoffman’s keynote presentation, “Keys to Entrepreneurial Success: Lessons Learned from the Most Successful Entrepreneurs,” at 7 p.m. in the Alumni Memorial Union ballrooms.
Priceline and Apple converge on an iPhone (above) and when their founders speak during Entrepreneurship Week.
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By Christopher Stolarski
On Thursday, Nov. 18, Wozniak will appear live via video conference at 5:30 p.m. in the Weasler Auditorium. A panel discussion on starting and growing technology companies will follow the presentation. The panel, moderated by Keane, will include Dan Voell, co-founder of GoBuzz; Chris Hallberg, Arts ‘09, founder of SMUG Coffee; and Justin Beck, co-founder and CEO of PerBlue. Entrepreneurship Week will culminate with a Fast Pitch Competition on Friday, Nov. 19, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Straz Hall 105. Romke de Haan, president of Spreenkler Creative, will host this fast-paced opportunity for budding entrepreneurs to pitch their business ideas in two minutes or less. Participants will also receive feedback and have a chance to win a prize. All Entrepreneurship Week events are free and open to the campus community. However, seating is limited and registration is required. A complete schedule of events and online registration are available at www.eweek2010mu.org.
Letters show the light of Day Marquette University Press publishes book of Dorothy Day’s correspondence By Tim Olsen
In today’s “Information Age” of relying so heavily on the Internet for communication, it’s probably not uncommon for many of us to send a thousand e-mails, not to mention text messages, in a year. Or even in a single month. It wasn’t so long ago, though, in what’s increasingly feeling like an obsolete, quaint practice, that the mailman delivered correspondence door-to-door, inside a hand-addressed envelope with a postage stamp neatly affixed to the upper right corner. In those days, Dorothy Day, co-founder of the Catholic Worker movement, estimated that she wrote approximately 1,000 letters in a single year. The sheer volume of letters, however, isn’t the most important aspect of her correspondence — it’s what they reveal about the woman who lived the Catholic Worker movement for almost 50 years. Day believed that the movement was a model of what the world might look like if Christians truly lived out their faith in response to the needs of their neighbors, according to the introduction of All the Way to Heaven: The Selected Letters of Dorothy Day. The book, published by Marquette University Press and edited by Robert Ellsberg, follows the 2008 publication of The Duty of Delight: The Diaries of Dorothy Day, also edited by Ellsberg and published by Marquette. This new volume draws on Day’s letters, including
family correspondence that was sealed for 25 years after her death in 1980, and offers 480 pages of her thoughts about the vast changes in America, the church and the world. “One thing that’s very different about this volume is that many of the letters are preserved at other archival repositories,” said Matt Blessing, head of special collections and university archives at the Raynor Library. “Dorothy did not make copies of her outgoing correspondence. We not only owe a debt to those repositories, but to Archivist Phil Runkel for tracking down many of these letters and securing the necessary permissions.” “The letters provide insights into Day’s spirituality and her relationships with her common-law husband, Forster Batterham, her daughter Tamar, and associates in the Catholic Worker movement,” said Runkel. “Of perhaps greatest interest, the letters reveal the depth of her feelings for Batterham, which persisted after her conversion to Catholicism brought an end to their union.” Day’s correspondents ranged from friends, colleagues and family members to well-known figures like Thomas Merton, Daniel Berrigan, Cesar Chavez, Allen Ginsberg, Katherine Ann Porter and Cardinal Spellman. Particularly revealing are the early letters from 1923-1932, the decade before the founding of The Catholic Worker newspaper, according to Ellsberg.
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Keeshia Jones – SISTAS’ lead adviser
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The five most common issues addressed by the IT services Help Desk, from October 2009 to September 2010 rounded to the nearest 100, according to the Help Desk, were problems related to:
1) Passwords — 7,000 2) Computers — 4,200 Some of the girls who were involved in SISTAS, for which Keeshia Jones (at microphone) is lead adviser, now attend Marquette.
3) Printing — 2,600
Growing up, Keeshia Jones was fortunate to have positive female role models in her family, church and community. Recognizing that not all girls are as fortunate, Jones became involved with Sisters Involved Strategically Towards Academic Success, a mentoring program in the Kenosha Unified School District, in an effort to change the way African American girls see themselves, their role in the community and their potential. Jones, a financial aid counselor, has volunteered with the program since its beginning in 2003 and is SISTAS’ lead adviser. She feels it is important for African American girls to see successful professionals from the local community invested in their futures. SISTAS provides girls in grades six to 12 with academic, social and life skills support. In her role,
4) E-mail/messaging — 2,000
Jones plans and coordinates activities for the group, covering topics from college and career planning to Internet safety and etiquette. Through SISTAS, the girls also participate in community service activities, leadership conferences and even tours of Marquette’s campus. “I am very proud that a few of the girls who were in our program are current students at Marquette,” said Jones, whose daughter participated in the program and is a sophomore at Marquette. “It is a joy to give my time to these young ladies, and I know that it will make an impact in their lives and in mine.” “On the Side” offers a glimpse of faculty and staff interests outside of Marquette. E-mail your story suggestions to m
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5) Telephones — 1,500 “Take Five” is a brief list concerning an interesting aspect of Marquette life. E-mail your list suggestions to
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Manresa lives on Carrying on a more than 450-year-old tradition of Jesuit education, Marquette has rooted itself in Ignatian pedagogy throughout its nearly 130-year history. Eight years of that run, 2002 to 2010, may seem like a blink of an eye by comparison, but during that time Marquette had the additional benefit of furthering its Ignatian ideals through the grant-funded Manresa Project. While the Manresa grant has officially run its course, Manresa initiatives and philosophy live on at Marquette. The Manresa Project was initiated in 2002 when the Lilly Endowment, Inc. awarded a fiveyear, $2 million grant to Marquette (and 87 other institutions of higher learning) for the “theological exploration of vocation.” Marquette received an additional three-year sustainability grant that ended in December 2009. “Manresa served as an access point to mission for faculty through the portal of pedagogy in the Ignatian tradition and discerning their spiritual lives as scholars,” said Stephanie Russell, vice president of mission and ministry. Faculty will continue to see the spirit of the Manresa Project on campus. Dr. Susan Mountin, former director of the Manresa Project, is now director of Manresa for Faculty, working with others on campus to create settings in which aspects of Ignatian pedagogy might be practiced and developed at Marquette. “Manresa is about the mission of Marquette,” said Mountin. “St. Ignatius used his Spiritual Exercises to help individuals deepen their understanding of themselves and God so they might best know how to make good choices and live their lives. An Ignatian education at its best will help the same thing happen for our students.” Manresa for Faculty and the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs are hosting a “One Thing Led to Another” series, in which faculty share their “research autobiographies,” describing the paths they followed to arrive at their current research focus. More than 20 faculty have shared their vocation stories, how they entered the academic discipline they are in and what helped or hindered them along the way. “We have laughed at the stories and at times nearly cried because of the personal tone,” said Mountin.
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By Tim Olsen
Dr. Michael Johnson, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, will discuss his path to his research, which includes analyzing animal sounds, at “One Thing Led to Another,” Wednesday, Nov. 3, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in Raynor Beaumier Suites BC. Dr. Arthur Hefti, associate dean for research and graduate studies in the School of Dentistry; and Dr. Jane Petersen, associate professor of social and cultural sciences, will also discuss their “research autobiographies.” The series is sponsored by Manresa for Faculty and the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs.
Two faculty learning communities, “Companions in Inspiring Futures” and “Scholarship of Engagement,” also began within the past year. In the futures group, 16 faculty are studying and reflecting on the meaning of Ignatian pedagogy and the scholarship of teaching in a Catholic, Jesuit institution. The engagement group of 12 is focusing on best practices in service learning and communitybased research, exploring how to deepen, enhance and improve the use of service learning. A “Manresa Faculty Day” is planned for spring at which participating faculty will be invited to share their teaching and learning experiences with faculty across the university. During the years of the Lilly grant, Manresa initiated such student programming as the First Year Reading Program, Destination Dinners and the Christian Leadership Retreat. Programming on vocational discernment for students will continue under the Office of Student
Development and Campus Ministry, through collaborative partnerships between these and other units across campus. “For students, Manresa brought Marquette’s mission to the ‘center of their human experience,’” said Russell. “Many of Manresa’s programs and offerings met students in pre-religious language, inviting them into a comfort with their own spiritual identities, an experience of faith and the skills of Ignatian discernment.” From the beginning, it was the intent of the Lilly Endowment to make a lasting change in the institutions that received the grants and to instill in students, faculty and staff a sense that each person is called to a vocation or life work that reflects his or her gifts and commitment to the needs of others. Manresa has affected Marquette’s institutional culture in this way and, in fact, is cited by Lilly regularly as among the model programs of their ambitious effort, according to Russell.
M A R Q U ET T E H ap p enings Sustainability panel features area business leaders The College of Business Administration and CIRCLES will host “Sustainability and the Triple Bottom Line” Tuesday, Nov. 9, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the AMU Monaghan Ballroom. The program will include a panel discussion followed by breakout sessions and networking. Panelists include Bud DeGraff, general manager of multi-vendor services at GE Healthcare; Arthur Gibson, vice president of environment, health and safety at Baxter Healthcare Corporation; Chris Librie, director of global sustainability at S.C. Johnson; Tom Murray, senior scientist in the Pollution Prevention Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; and Steve Yucknut, vice president of sustainability at Kraft Foods. Register at www.bit.ly/MUsustainabilityconference.
NASA astronomer to discuss extraterrestrial ice and water Polar ice on Earth and beyond is the subject of the Rev. George V. Coyne, S.J., Lecture on Thursday, Nov. 11, at 4:30 p.m. in the Weasler Auditorium. Dr. Anne Kinney, director of NASA’s Astronomy and Physics Division, will present “The Wet Solar System: Polar Ice on the Earth and Moon, Water on Mars, and Oceans on Europa and Titan” for the Department of Physics’ annual lecture.
Law School hosting NewsHour correspondent, Zilber executive director and Gov. Doyle The Law School will host Ray Suarez, NewsHour senior correspondent; Susan Lloyd, executive director of the Zilber Family Foundation; and Jim Doyle, governor of Wisconsin, at upcoming “On the Issues with Mike Gousha” events. Suarez will visit Saturday, Nov. 6, at 2 p.m.; Lloyd on Thursday, Nov. 11, at 12:15 p.m.; and Gov. Doyle on Tuesday, Nov. 16, at 12:15 p.m. Each program will take place in Eckstein Hall. Register at www.bit.ly/ontheissues. Seating is limited.
Harvard professor to present Marburg Lecture Dr. Robert Putnam, Malkin Professor of Public Policy at Harvard University and visiting professor of public policy at the University of Manchester, England, will present the College of Business Administration’s Marburg Lecture, “American Grace,” Wednesday, Nov. 3, at 4 p.m. in the Weasler Auditorium. A former dean of Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, Putnam will discuss his new book, American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us, which is based on two of the most comprehensive surveys ever conducted on religion and public life in America. Register at www.bit.ly/MUPutnam.
