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mission week 2015

By Clare Peterson

“Who cares? Charity, Justice and the Quest for the Common Good,” was the theme of Mission Week 2015. For the first time in Mission Week history, Marquette partnered with Catholic Relief Services to explore our university’s Catholic, Jesuit intellectual mission and how that mission might be stretched even further for the good of the human community. The week was underwritten by a generous grant from the Cottrell Family Foundation and coordinated through the Office of Mission and Ministry and the Center for Peacemaking.

Dr. Joe Cottrell, lead trustee of the Cottrell Family Foundation, and his wife, Kathy, are supporters of CRS and the Center for Peacemaking.

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Thank You to the Jesuits of Marquette! ✜ Monday, Feb. 2

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Team Helping Hand for the Common Good ✜ Sunday, Feb. 1

Despite a blizzard, hundreds of Marquette students, faculty and staff made their way to the AMU to package 25,000 meals for Stop Hunger Now, which were delivered to CRS sites in Burkina Faso. The event was ­sponsored by MUSG and RHA.

A special tribute luncheon was held to honor the men of the Society of Jesus, whose commitment to faith and the common good has guided the university for more than 130 years. Current and former Marquette and Gesu Jesuits were honored.

Gary Meyer (middle), vice provost for undergraduate programs and teaching, along with his wife and son, Max, (right) who is a freshman in the College of Education, fill the meal bags with dehydrated vegetables.

Rev. Andrew Thon, S.J., clinical associate professor of educational policy and leadership, talks with John Sweeney, director of the Department of Recreational Sports, during the luncheon.

Marquette students, faculty and staff gathered in the Weasler Auditorium for the Mission Week opening keynote address from Dr. Carolyn Woo, president and CEO of Catholic Relief Services.

Woo enlightens the audience on how charity and justice are viewed in today’s world and how the Marquette community can engage those who are underserved.

She shared two powerful videos that showcased CRS’ relief efforts and partnerships.

Additional pictures from the week are available online: http://today.marquette.edu/2015/02/mission-week-2015-picture-recap.

Go for the Gold with Your Life! ✜ Tuesday, Feb. 3

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Mission Week Opening Keynote Address ✜ Monday, Feb. 2

Bonnie Blair, Olympic gold medal winner, along with Katherine Hicks, actress, reflected on what it means to be public figures and advocates for a better world. Blair and Hicks are CRS spokeswomen and work to advance the common good of others. The event was sponsored by the College of Education and J. William and Mary Diederich College of Communication.

Lori Bergen (left), dean of the Diederich College of Communication, Blair (middle) and Hicks (right) listen to a question from a member of the audience.

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Make no small plans President Lovell makes major announcements in first campus address President Michael R. Lovell in his first Presidential Address on Jan. 29 made several major announcements stemming from initiatives outlined in his inaugural address last September. Chief among them are a collaboration with the Milwaukee Bucks to construct a new a multi-purpose, co-curricular facility that supports elite-level intercollegiate and professional athletics, academic research, and campus health and wellness initiatives; significant developments around Marquette’s focus on innovation and entrepreneurship; and progress on commissioning the Department of Public Safety as a police force.

Additionally, this issue of Marquette Matters looks deeper at other marquee items from President Lovell’s speech, including a new campus master plan, the university’s newly adopted Guiding Values, a $5 million gift to the College of Health Sciences for a mental health research center and a variety of updates related to new initiatives around innovation and entrepreneurship.

A video of President Lovell’s presentation in its entirety is available at marquette.edu/president.

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By Christopher Stolarski

Defining the Guiding Values of Marquette

By Andy Brodzeller

Faced with many priorities, one of the first items President Lovell asked the Marquette community to tackle was to articulate the values that define the university. As the first lay president, he felt it was vital that the expectations of all faculty, staff and students be shared and displayed on campus.

“I felt it was important that we broadly and clearly articulate the characteristics we already commit to as individuals and as an organization so we continue to develop a culture that delivers our mission and executes our vision,” President Lovell wrote to the campus community.

The Marquette University Guiding Values were finalized in December. Initially drafted by the University Leadership Council at a leadership retreat in August, feedback was collected from the campus community during the fall before being endorsed by University Academic Senate, University Staff Assembly and Marquette University Student Government.

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BY OUR VALUES go.mu.edu/values

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New master plan will take integrated approach to charting Marquette’s course

By Christopher Stolarski

plan will look at the university in a way that has not been done before, it will also take into account the recommendations from other recent studies, such as those on enrollment, student housing, recreation, athletics and the current campus climate survey. The master plan will also link strongly to the strategic plan, and together they will serve as the university’s roadmap.

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MM: Why now? Why is a master plan important for the university?

Marquette Matters took the opportunity to talk briefly with Lora Strigens, associate vice president for finance and university architect, about Marquette’s next master planning project, the first since 2007.

Marquette Matters: What will a new master plan for Marquette entail?

Lora Strigens: The master plan will take a comprehensive look at Marquette, establish a long-term vision and guide decision-making for the next 10 years. We will take an integrated approach that addresses our academic, physical, functional and financial realities. While the master

LS: Marquette is at a pivotal point: New leadership, a new strategic plan framework, an innovation fund focused on creative initiatives and several key growth opportunities drive the need for a comprehensive plan. In addition, Marquette’s involvement with the Near West Side Partners is opening the door to enhance and link to our community in new ways. Marquette needs to be prepared to respond to opportunities as they arise, and a master plan will provide us with the tools we need to make informed decisions about the future of our campus.

MM: What can the campus community expect over the next year?

LS: We will provide a range of opportunities for the campus community to engage in exciting dialogue about the future as we develop the master plan. The consultant team will be on board in early March and we will develop a strategy to involve campus stakeholders, alumni and others in the process in a variety of ways, including a campus ­planning website.

College of Health Sciences receives $5 million gift to fund mental health center

By Jesse Lee

President Michael R. Lovell announced in his Presidential Address that the College of Health Sciences received a $5 million gift to establish a mental health research center.

The gift comes from Dr. Michael and Mrs. Billie Kubly, founders of the Charles E. Kubly Foundation, which is named in honor of their son who took his life after a long battle against depression. The new center will be named the Charles E. Kubly Mental Health Research Center.

The Kubly Foundation is “a public charity devoted to improving the lives of those affected by depression.” The gift, however, was a personal gift from the Kublys, not a foundation donation.

“When it comes to funding this mental health research center, it’s important that it’s a personal donation,” Billie Kubly said. “We have an opportunity to draw attention to the need for research and to help remove the stigma [of mental illness] that can be a barrier to charitable gifts.”

As part of the new center, the $5 million gift will support an endowed senior professorship, funding for additional faculty, and funding for cutting-edge cellular and molecular research methodologies. Ultimately, the goal is to raise a total of $10 million to support the new center.

“We’re extremely grateful to the Kubly family for their enormously generous, transformative gift,” said Dr. William E. Cullinan, dean of the College of Health Sciences. “We’ve built a team of research neuroscientists focused on finding underlying causes of mental illness and discovering more effective ways to treat these debilitating conditions. This gift is an investment that will allow us to expand our research capabilities and accelerate the pace of discovery.”

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New fund aims to spur innovation, entrepreneurship across campus If there’s been a clear theme to President Michael R. Lovell’s freshman year at Marquette, it’s undoubtedly “Innovation.”

His inaugural address was peppered with a host of new initiatives around innovation and entrepreneurship, including the university’s inevitable presence in Milwaukee’s Global Water Center and Innovation Campus in Wauwatosa.

Most immediately, however, was the formation of a multi-million-dollar strategic innovation fund, which President Lovell billed as a venture capital fund for faculty, staff and students to explore, pitch and Jeanne M. Hossenlopp, Ph.D. eventually launch innovative ideas and Vice President for Research and Innovation programs that support one or more themes in Marquette’s strategic plan, Beyond Boundaries.

Started with approximately $4.5 million, which President Lovell raised in the early months of his presidency, the fund is now up to about $6 million, he announced Jan. 29 at his first Presidential Address. In the same remarks, President Lovell shared that Dr. Jeanne Hossenlopp, the former vice provost for research and dean of the Graduate School, has been named vice president for research and innovation.

Hossenlopp, who’s been leading the strategic innovation fund efforts, including the creation of a University Innovation Council, says she’s excited about the new opportunity.

“I am looking forward to the opportunity to focus on developing our research infrastructure, helping build external partnerships, and also fostering innovation and entrepreneurship involving the entire Marquette community,” Hossenlopp says.

A cross-campus, interdisciplinary group, the University Innovation Council was initially charged with developing and implementing the ­application process for the strategic innovation fund. The group, which

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By Christopher Stolarski

also helps identify opportunities for collaboration, is currently reviewing and will provide feedback on the more than 270 project pre-proposals that were submitted up to Feb. 6.

Additionally, President Lovell announced that the university aims to double its research funding over the next five years and to provide an infrastructure that better supports entrepreneurship across campus.

To that end, Marquette will expand the role of the Kohler Center for Entrepreneurship to support entrepreneurship in every area of the ­university. The Kohler Center will move to a more centralized location on campus that is easy to access for faculty and students, and will have increased space and support staff to foster start-up activity.

Members of the University Innovation Council, whose work is coordinated by Dr. Jeanne Hossenlopp, vice president for research and innovation: Dr. Jill Birren, College of Education

Nathan Hammons, Law School

Dr. Marilyn Bratt, College of Nursing

Dr. Sandra Hunter, College of Health Sciences

Rev. Michael Class, S.J., College of Professional Studies

Dr. Jeff Janz, Division of Student Affairs

Anthony Correro, graduate student

Daria Kempka, Office of Marketing and Communication

Dr. Drew Dentino, School of Dentistry

Kathy Lang, IT Services

David Dray, School of Dentistry

Daniel Matthews, graduate student

Dr. Sarah Bonewits Feldner, Diederich College of Communications

Alex McLean, undergraduate student

Dr. Jenn Fishman, Klingler College of Arts and Sciences

Dr. Rosemary Stuart, Klingler College of Arts and Sciences

Erin Folstad, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs

Ryan Twaddle, undergraduate student

Dr. Jay Goldberg, Opus College of Engineering

John Peterson, College of Business Administration

Dr. Daniel Zitomer, Opus College of Engineering

Censored on Final Approach Photograph courtesy of the National Archives

April 1–24, 2016, at Broadway Theatre Center In collaboration with Renaissance Theaterworks, Marquette Theatre presents the professional debut of Marquette’s late artistic director Phylis Ravel’s tribute to the World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs. During the war, 1,830 young female pilots from all over the United States quit their jobs, left their homes and paid their own ways to Texas to learn to fly the Army way. They served because they loved their country and loved to fly. Censored on Final Approach is the story of four women who directed tow-target training missions at Camp Davis, North Carolina — where the real battle was on the ground.

M A R Q U ET T E H AP P E NINGS Marquette Theatre announces 2015–16 season Marquette Theatre’s 2015–16 season will be the 41st season in the Evan P. and Marion Helfaer Theatre. The theme of this year’s productions is “Celebrating Strong Women.” Shows include: Loose Lips Sink Ships, Sept. 24–27, and Sept. 30–Oct. 4, 2015; To Kill A Mockingbird, Nov. 12–15, and Nov. 18–22, 2015; Ivy + Bean, Jan. 16–17, and Jan. 23–24, 2016; As You Like It, Feb. 25–28, and March 2–6, 2016; and Censored on Final Approach, April 1–24, 2016 at Broadway Theatre Center.

Save the date: Père Marquette Dinner on April 30 All full-time faculty members are invited to the 57th annual Père Marquette Dinner, which will be held Thursday, April 30, in the AMU, with a reception at 5 p.m. and dinner at 6 p.m. Faculty members should RSVP to the email invitation being sent soon. The night will honor this year’s Teaching Excellence Award winners, as well as the winners of the Lawrence G. Haggerty Award for Research

Excellence, the Way Klingler Faculty Fellowship Awards, the Way Klingler Sabbatical Awards, the Way Klingler Young Scholar Awards and the Way Klingler Teaching Enhancement Award. The following groups will receive an invitation to the event: deans; University Leadership Council members; Jesuits; professors emeriti; retired Teaching Excellence Award winners; local Board of Trustees members; and select adjunct faculty and staff working closely with award recipients.

Distinguished Scholars Reception to be held April 13 The Distinguished Scholars Reception will be held Monday, April 13, at 3 p.m. in Eckstein Hall. Recipients of the Lawrence G. Haggerty Award for Research Excellence, Way Klingler Young Scholar Awards and the Way Klingler Fellowship Awards will be announced at the reception. President Michael R. Lovell and Dr. Jeanne Hossenlopp, vice president for research and innovation, will host the event with the Committee on Research.