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October 2011

Past Issues:

'Making engineering

come alive'

Marquette celebrated the opening of the $50 million facility Engineering Hall with a ceremony and tours on Oct. 7. Opus Dean of Engineering Robert Bishop said the facility makes engineering come alive and will help create solutions to global problems.

Learn more and watch the video.

Answering the Call to Service from Father Pilarz

It’s the dawn of a new era for Marquette. At his inauguration, Father Pilarz asked that everyone help address the gritty realities and inequities that plague our community and world and to find meaningful ways to work in solidarity with our neighbors. Sign his Call to Service pledge.

Fit to be tied

Are bow ties coming back? If so, maybe we can credit some Marquette gentlemen who long ago adopted this classic. Read why.

Class Notes

Morawski-Knobel wedding

Lawren Morawski, H Sci ’07, married Zachary Knobel, Bus Ad ’07, on July 16, 2011, in Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich. Kathleen Sweeney, Comm ’07, was a member of the wedding party. The couple resides in Chicago.

Kinley Marie Schleicher Nick Schleicher, H Sci ’04, and Lisa (Noone) Schleicher, Arts ’05, welcomed their daughter Kinley Marie on April 20, 2011. Kinley is the couple's first child.

Naomi Stieber, Arts '05, Law '11

Naomi J. Stieber, Arts ’05, Law ’11, joined the law department of the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company in Milwaukee as counsel.

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Marquette shares $1 million grant to advance economic collaboration
Marquette is one of five regional universities to form the Southeastern Wisconsin Center for Economic Development, which has been awarded a $1 million grant for water technology and entrepreneurship. Read more.

Marquette's baseball experts explain Brewers' winning ways

Marquette faculty share insights and stories about the Brewers’ success and first division win since 1982. From the physical response to a favorite team winning to the legal issues that surround baseball, Marquette experts have their bases covered.

New campus green space opened

Marquette recently dedicated Norris Park, an off-campus green space for student sports and public use, after years of collaboration between Marquette students, administration and city government. Recently renovated, the park is equipped with new grass, lighting, fencing and security cameras.

In the News: College of Nursing receives $2.5 million

The College of Nursing recently received two grants, including a $1 million grant to develop a residency program for rural nurses in Wisconsin, Illinois and Idaho, and nearly $1.5 million to start a nurse-midwife practice and develop a breast-feeding support program aimed at helping at-risk African-American women. An article appeared in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

See which Marquette events are happening in your area. Check out the full Alumni Event Calendar and register online.

Marquette Madness
Friday, Oct. 14; 7 p.m. CT
Al McGuire Center, Marquette Campus
Doors open at 6:40 p.m. Fans may stand in line at 4 p.m.
You can also watch the madness live online. Learn more.

Second Annual Alumni Reception in London
Thursday, Oct. 20; 19:00 CET
Piano Soho, London

CIRCLES Roundtable Event in Boston
Wednesday, Oct. 26; 6 p.m. ET
Boston College Club, Boston

Colorado Club Service Dinner
Wednesday, Nov. 2; 6 p.m. MT
Stoney's Bar and Grill, Denver

Service Project in Raleigh
Saturday, Nov. 5; 8 a.m. ET
Inter-Faith Shuttle Farm, Raleigh, N.C.

Alumni couple endow faculty chair in engineering
A Marquette alumni couple donated $5 million to the College of Engineering to establish an endowed chair in electrical engineering. Read what motivated V. Clayton Lafferty, Eng ’50, and his wife Beverly, Arts ’50, to help future generations of students.

Remembering the rescuers

Klingler College of Arts and Sciences students and faculty helped with a knitting project to send to scarves to those who helped rescue Jews from the Nazis. The response was overwhelming. Read more.