Douglas Woods named dean of Marquette Graduate School
Dr. Douglas Woods, chair and professor of psychology at Texas A&M University, was named the next dean of the Graduate School at Marquette University. Woods will begin his new role on Jan. 1, 2016.

"Graduate education and related research productivity are top priorities for Marquette, and Dr. Woods brings impressive experience in both areas," said Marquette University President Michael R. Lovell. Read more.

Marquette senior economics professor awarded Fulbright
Dr. Peter Toumanoff, associate professor emeritus of economics at Marquette University, has earned a Senior Fulbright Award to Armenia, and will spend the first part of 2016 teaching at the Armenian State University of Economics in Yerevan, the nation’s capital. Toumanoff is believed to be the first Fulbright scholar slated to teach at the school since it received university status in 2006. Read more.

Biological sciences researchers receive grant to study treatment for caregivers of military-related spinal cord injuries
Marquette University’s Opus College of Engineering received a $496,000, three-year grant from the Department of Defense to research the adjustments caregivers must undergo when treating veterans and military members with spinal cord injury. Dr. Gerald Harris, professor of biomedical engineering and director of the Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Engineering Center at Marquette, will act as the project investigator; Dr. Erin Kelly, adjunct research associate professor of biomedical engineering at Marquette, will contribute to the research. Read more.



Assistant professor of English receives sabbatical to complete book about marriage in 18th century Britain
Dr. Melissa J. Ganz, assistant professor of English at Marquette University, is one of the recipients of the 2015 Way Klingler Young Scholar Award, which provides promising faculty with a semester-long sabbatical for research. With the award, Ganz plans to complete her first book, Public Vows: Fictions of Marriage in the English Enlightenment, as well as start a new study, The Outlaw and the Magistrate: Imagining Justice in the British Enlightenment.

"My work is fueled by the conviction that literature offers not only aesthetically powerful insights into the human condition but also uniquely valuable contributions to pressing legal and ethical concerns," Ganz says. Read more.

Marquette communication professor earns Fulbright award, will teach in Hong Kong in October
Dr. Robert Shuter, professor emeritus of communication studies in the Diederich College of Communication, was granted a Fulbright Specialist award to share his expertise to students in Hong Kong. An internationally renowned scholar in the area of intercultural communication, Shuter will introduce the Hong Kong Baptist University School of Communication to his newest research and teaching specialty, intercultural new media studies – a discipline he led the development of in 2010. Read more.


Guess the Year

Women build archery skills while participating in the Women's Athletic Association.

a. 1940
b. 1943
c. 1945
d. 1947

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Chicago: Coaches Luncheon
Wednesday, Sept. 23; 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Hyatt Regency, Crystal Ballroom
151 E. Wacker Dr., Chicago
Show your Marquette pride and celebrate the upcoming basketball season with fellow alumni and our men’s and women’s head basketball coaches, Steve Wojciechowski and Carolyn Kieger. Register now.

Milwaukee: "PopeWatch" United Nations Address
Friday, Sept. 25; 7:00 a.m.
Alumni Memorial Union, Marquette Place, Second Floor
1442 W. Wisconsin Ave., Marquette University campus
Join The Marquette University Alumni Association National Board and Marquette alumni, friends and the campus community to watch Pope Francis' address to the United Nations. A light continental breakfast will be served. Advance registration is appreciated, but walk-in guests are welcome. Register now.

Minnesota: Mass and Brunch
Sunday, Oct. 11; 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
St. Thomas More Catholic Church - Mass
1065 Summit Ave., St. Paul
Axel's Bonfire - Brunch
850 Grand Ave., St. Paul
Gather with alumni, family and friends for a fall Mass and brunch. Register now.

Green Bay: Packers Tailgate
Sunday, Oct. 18; 1:25 p.m. (two hours before kick-off)
The "Fun Doctors" Home
884 Stadium Dr., Green Bay
Join Marquette alumni and friends in Green Bay for a tailgate party in the shadow of Lambeau Field before the Packers matchup against the San Diego Chargers. If you don't have game tickets, stay at the party to watch the game on TV. Register now.

St. Louis: Mass, Dinner and Post-Dinner Gathering
Saturday, Oct. 24; 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
St. Louis University High School - Mass and Dinner
4970 Oakland Ave., St. Louis
Urban-Chestnut Manchester - Post Dinner Gathering
4465 Manchester Ave., St. Louis
Gather with Marquette alumni, parents and friends for the Club of St. Louis' annual Mass and dinner. The Rev. Chris Collins, S.J., will be the Mass celebrant. Dinner to follow with a university update. All are invited to a free post-dinner gathering hosted by the Young Alumni Association. Register now.

September reflection: All are welcome at Marquette
As the calendar turned to September we saw some of the warmest days of the summer in Milwaukee. It seemed too early for classes to start but the song running through my head from over 40 years ago is Rod Stewart's "Maggie May:" "It’s late September and I really should be back at school."

Parents have dropped off their children. Nearly a quarter of the freshmen are legacy students with a parent, grandparent or sibling who attended Marquette. More than 20 percent of our freshmen are the first in their family to attend college. Classes have begun and the Mass of the Holy Spirit is behind us. In addition to the students, we welcome several new leaders to our administration, and we look forward to another great year at Marquette.

It is a new beginning for each of us as we will be changed because of the presence of new faces. We thank God for the new beginning for all students. May our staff and faculty teach many things. May we learn to care for one another.

We ask God to continue sending blessings on Marquette that future generations will have the opportunities we have had; the education we’ve received; the recognition of God’s presence that we share.

We ask God to bless us in our new beginning because We Are Marquette! Amen.

Frederick Zagone, S.J.
Chaplain, Marquette University Alumni Association

Honor the memory of James Foley, Arts '96, this October
August marked the one-year anniversary of the death of journalist James Foley, Arts '96. Now, the Marquette community as well as James' family and friends invite you to celebrate his memory in October at a Mass of Remembrance at Church of the Gesu in Milwaukee on Oct. 11; by joining Marquette University President Michael R. Lovell in the Foley Foundation Virtual 5K or the 5K in Rochester, N.H., on Oct. 17; and by praying the rosary for peace on Oct. 18. Learn more.

Grow the Marquette community: Endorse a high school student's Marquette application
Alumni are an integral part of the recruitment process at Marquette. You understand what the Marquette experience is all about, and you may know a student who would benefit from that same experience. Get a student started on the road to Marquette by endorsing an application and opening the student’s eyes to the opportunities a Marquette education offers.