Restorative Justice Conference examines a key issue
Marquette Law School’s Restorative Justice Initiative convened an international conference on the clergy sex abuse scandal that has shaken the Catholic Church. “Harm, Hope and Healing” brought together victims, church leaders, academics and others to explore the path to healing. Archbishop Diarmuid Martin from Dublin, Ireland, discussed his own journey on the issue. Watch video from this moving and important event.
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Marquette student employee wins national honor
For the second time in six years, a Marquette student has been named the top student employee in the country. Engineering senior Travis Huhn was recognized with the 2011 National Student Employee of the Year Award by the National Student Employment Association for showing four years of leadership and initiative with Marquette’s Student Safety Program. Learn more.
MU alumnus captured while reporting in Libya
Marquette University alumnus and freelance journalist, James Foley, Arts ’96, is being held by the Libyan government along with three other journalists, according to JS Online and other news reports. The thoughts and prayers of the Marquette community are with James and his family. To submit your own prayers, please visit marquette.edu/faith.
Marquette in the News
Marquette’s Behavior Clinic, led by Dr. Bob Fox, professor in the College of Education, was featured in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel for its work teaching parents how to deal with children who have severe behavior issues.
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Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina, Raleigh
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Nationals Park, Washington, D.C.
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Alumni Memorial Union, Marquette Campus
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A different kind of spring break
A group of Marquette seniors took their spring break south of the border, but had a very meaningful mission at hand. They traveled to Honduras as part of the Public Health Brigade, a new component of the student organization Global Brigades. Read more about the students’ journey for the world's largest student-run organization targeted at improving global health and sustainable development, founded at Marquette.
The Difference Network: Paul Farmer of Partners in Health
Feed the hungry. Visit the sick. Give shelter to the homeless. Dr. Paul Farmer, founding director of Partners in Health, spoke on his mission to counter the failures of imagination and instill hope in poverty-stricken countries around the globe as keynote speaker for this year’s Mission Week. Watch the video only on Marquette’s The Difference Network.