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MARQUETTE “The Art and Practice of Forgiveness” to be celebrated during Mission Week 2014 By Christopher Stolarski
In her powerful 2007 book, Left to Tell: Ilibagiza will share her story of the Rwandan Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust, genocide, reflecting a depth of suffering beyond Immaculée Ilibagiza wrote, “I knew that my what most people will ever experience. In the heart and mind would always be tempted to feel midst of losing nearly everyone dear to her and anger — to find blame and hate. But I resolved being threatened to the point of death, she now that when the negative feelings came upon me, I stands as a beacon of forgiveness for others. wouldn’t wait for them to grow or fester. I would “Immaculée is gifted, as some are, with the always turn immediately to the Source of all true ability to love and forgive after being ground power: I would turn to God and let His love and down by the hatred of others,” Russell says. forgiveness protect and save me.” “When we see love rise above evil, it is a A 23-year-old engineering compelling experience, and we student when the Rwandan are all better for it. Her courage, genocide began in 1994, Ilibagiza faith and humanity call us all to the art & survived by hiding with seven become better people.” practice of other Tutsi women in a small A reception and book signing bathroom at the home of her will follow the speech. Free tickets Hutu pastor. After 91 days, she are available to Marquette faculty, emerged to discover a horrible staff and students in the AMU, reality: all of the other members Brooks Lounge. There is a limit of her family had been murdered of two tickets per MUID. at the hands of Hutu Interahamwe The Power of Forgiveness will be soldiers, with the exception of a screened at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, brother who was studying abroad Feb. 5, in Cudahy, 001. The film at the time. Ilibagiza’s harrowing explores recent research into the personal tale will highlight Mission psychological and physical effects Week 2014: The Art and Practice of forgiveness on individuals and of Forgiveness, which runs within relationships, and examFeb. 2–7. The weeklong celebraines the role forgiveness holds in tion of Marquette’s Catholic, Jesuit various faiths traditions. It includes foundations will also feature the feature stories on the Amish, the film The Power of Forgiveness, 9/11 tragedy and peace-building an all-campus book discussion in Northern Ireland, along and speakers from a variety of with interviews with renowned faith traditions. Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh, “We are especially happy Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel, and to welcome Mission Week speakers from best-selling authors Thomas Moore, Marianne a diversity of religious traditions,” says Dr. Williamson and others. Stephanie Russell, vice president for mission The all-campus book discussion will be on and ministry. “Catholic, Jewish, Muslim and The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits Sikh speakers will all offer their perspectives of Forgiveness, which recounts author Simon on forgiveness. This engagement of other reliWiesenthal’s experience in a concentration camp gious traditions is an important element of our during the Holocaust and his journey toward Catholic identity and a wonderful chance to forgiveness. Discussion sessions will be held think about forgiveness in nuanced ways.” at various times Monday through Wednesday. In a keynote address Tuesday, Feb. 4, at Copies of the book are available from the Office 4 p.m. in the AMU, Monaghan Ballroom, of Mission and Ministry or the Bookmarq.
Mission Week 2014 Feb. 2–7
SUNDAY, FEB. 2 Mission Week Mass Celebrated by Rev. Doug Leonhardt, S.J., associate vice president for mission and ministry 11:30 a.m. ; Church of the Gesu
MONDAY, FEB. 3 “Rethinking Christian Forgiveness: Theological, Philosophical and Psychological Explorations” Rev. James Voiss, S.J. 7 p.m. ; AMU, Monaghan Ballroom
TUESDAY, FEB. 4 Keynote address: “Forgiving the Unforgivable” Immaculée Ilibagiza 4 p.m. ; AMU, Monaghan Ballroom
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 5 Leading from the Spirit luncheon and panel discussion: “Women, Faith and Forgiveness” Noon to 1 p.m. ; AMU, Monaghan Ballrooms ABE “God of Our Fathers and Mothers: Forgiveness in an Interfaith World” Rabbi Abie Ingber 4 p.m. ; AMU, Monaghan Ballroom (reservations required) Film: The Power of Forgiveness 7:30 p.m. ; Cudahy Hall, 001
THURSDAY, FEB. 6 “Race and Reconciliation” Rev. Bryan Massingale, professor of theology 4 p.m. ; Weasler Auditorium
FRIDAY, FEB. 7 “Celebrating God’s Mercy” Timothy Johnston, assistant director of Campus Ministry Noon ; AMU, Chapel of the Holy Family Examination of Consciousness: A Reflection on Forgiveness 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. ; AMU, Chapel of the Holy Family For more information about Mission Week 2014, a complete schedule of events, and RSVP and ticketing information, visit marquette.edu/missionweek.
CAM PU S H A P P E N I N GS Four new exhibitions open at Haggerty Museum of Art The Haggerty Museum of Art is featuring four new exhibitions that run through May 18. Brian Ulrich: Copia — Retail, Thrift and Dark Stores, 2001–2011, investigates the American consumer psyche from exuberant excess to closed malls and empty parking lots. Between Critique and Absorption: Contemporary Art and Consumer Culture, uses post-consumer plastic waste, discarded clothing, receipts and common household goods to expose consumption as a flawed but enduring societal impulse. Aesthetic Afterlife: An Exhibition by the Chipstone Foundation, addresses the problems America’s “throw-away culture”raises by using old objects to create beautiful works of art. The Print Room: An Exhibition by the Chipstone Foundation, showcases transfer-printed ceramics and their role in print culture.
Nominate a colleague for an Excellence in University Service Award Nominations for this year’s Excellence in University Service Awards will be accepted until Friday, March 21. The application can be found at marquette.edu/excellence/. This is an opportunity for Marquette employees to nominate colleagues who demonstrate and support the Ignatian ideal of care for others and carry out the mission of the university. Candidates should be nominated based on service that is above and beyond the duties normally assigned to their position. Four employees will be chosen to receive Excellence in University Service Awards. Faculty members, deans and vice presidents are not eligible. Nominations from 2013 were kept on file for consideration this year.
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Comprehensive enrollment strategy taking shape By Lynn Sheka
having potential to increase revenue. The strategy team for transfer students is reviewing areas where university policies could be changed to improve the process and help transfer students make a seamless transition to Marquette. Dr. Richard Holz, dean of the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences, is coordinating the summer studies program this year and hopes to bring in best practices from his experience coordinating summer studies at Loyola University Chicago.
This spring, a draft enrollment management plan with priorities, resource needs, an implementation timeline and metrics for success will be assembled from the recommendations of each enrollment strategy group. It will be shared with Interim President Robert A. Wild, S.J., the Dean’s Council, University Academic Senate and Staff Assembly for feedback before being presented to the Board of Trustees for approval at the end of April.
Champions for Change Marquette’s Social Innovation Initiative teamed up with Brady Corporation to create four feature videos on social innovation projects at Marquette that are changing the world. The Champions for Change videos feature a human-powered nebulizer that’s treating Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, the fifth-leading killer in the world; humanoid robots that are helping fight childhood obesity and increasing STEM education; smartphone technology that’s helping households conserve water; and Countries Without Cavities, which offers preventative measures and treatment techniques to those who cannot afford dental health care or lack access to clean water for basic dental hygiene.
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One of the main objectives under the “Pursuit of Academic Excellence for Human Well-being” theme in the university’s strategic plan, Beyond Boundaries: Setting the Course for Marquette’s Future, is to “be a first-choice university for bright and promising students.” To accomplish this objective, Interim Provost Dr. Margaret Faut Callahan is spearheading a comprehensive enrollment management strategy. Last summer, Dr. Callahan, with the support of academic leadership across campus, determined nine areas of enrollment strategy: traditional freshman; transfer students; non-traditional students; graduate and professional students; student success and retention; summer school; international students; online and hybrid delivery; and pricing and financial aid. “Freshman enrollment is certainly a major component of enrollment and one we need to continue to put emphasis on as we have for many years,” Interim Provost Callahan says. “But we also need to look at the areas that we have significant challenges in and the segments of enrollment planning and management where we see opportunities.” Each area of enrollment strategy has a team that has been charged with evaluating the current status of their enrollment area, exploring best practices and new ways to improve the strategy in alignment with strategic plan priorities, and setting challenging and attainable goals with consideration of resource and cost needs. A progress report of each strategy team’s findings to date was shared with the Board of Trustees in December. In January and February, the enrollment management steering committee — comprising representatives from academic and administrative areas across campus — will review the recommendations from the nine strategy teams to determine the initiatives the final enrollment strategy plan will focus on. Dr. Callahan is encouraging each enrollment strategy team to look for new enrollment opportunities. Two areas of immediate impact could be in transfer and summer school enrollment, since both are areas identified by the strategy teams as
“ S OCIAL PROBLEMS SPAN THE GLOBE. MARQUETTE HAS A GAME PLAN.”
“Thanks to our partner, Brady Corporation, the videos are running during men’s basketball home games at the BMO Harris Bradley Center this spring,” explains Dr. Jeff Snell, founder of the Midwest Consortium for Social Innovation and leader for Marquette’s Changemaker Campus designation. “These are just a few examples of the remarkable ways faculty and students demonstrate scholarship in action and promote human well-being in Milwaukee and around the world.” View the Champions for Change videos at:
marquette.edu/champions.
Behavior Clinic debuting new online course to train practitioners
Founder of the Behavior Clinic, Dr. Robert Fox, films a segment for a new online course that will train practitioners who work with young children. The Behavior Clinic, in partnership with the Penfield Children’s Center, is the only program of its kind in Milwaukee offering family-centered, in-home treatment sessions that address issues very early in a child’s development to help prevent serious mental health issues from developing in the future.
Wisconsin — will teach several techniques that have proven effective in the clinic, from showing practitioners how to help parents set limits and develop reasonable expectations to something as simple as teaching them how to play.
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Dave Tamburrino – Former Olympic speedskater
“[The online course] is a way to increase the community’s capacity to deal with these kids,” Fox says. “There’s a lot of need, and there just aren’t enough people who have been trained to effectively address their problems.”
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By Julia Otto
Dave Tamburrino, director of development for corporate and foundation relations in University Advancement, had a different undergraduate experience than most Marquette students. A national champion in short-track speedskating at ages 14,15 and 16 and long-track speedskating at 18, Tamburrino was asked to train with the national team in preparation for the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, at age 20, halfway through his undergraduate career. Having dreamed about the Olympics ever since he started skating at age five, it was an invitation he couldn’t turn down. The memories of the opening ceremony in Lillehammer still give Tamburrino goosebumps. “You walk through this tunnel, come out and it’s so bright,” he recalls. “They announced the USA and the whole place just erupted in cheers.” Tamburrino placed 22nd in the men’s 1,500 meters at the 1994 Olympics, setting a personal record by two seconds as the highest American finisher in the event. He followed that up with a fifth-place finish at the 1995 World Championship, an 11th-place finish at the 1996 World Championship and a 10th-place finish at the 1997 World Championship. At the Dave Tamburrino trained at the Pettit National Ice Center 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, he placed 16th in in West Allis, Wis., and skated in the 1994 and 1998 Winter Olympics. both the 5,000- and 10,000-meter races. With his racing days behind him now, Tamburrino remains friends with people all over the world whom he once competed against. He still gets his speedskating fix, but on the administrative side as a member of the Board of Directors of the Pettit National Ice Center and as chair of the U.S. Speedskating Judicial Committee. Currently pursuing a sports law degree at Marquette, Tamburrino is looking forward to taking a break from his studies to watch the opening ceremonies of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. “It brings back a lot of memories, especially when you see some of the faces of athletes that might be experiencing the Olympics for the first time,” he says. “On the Side” offers a glimpse of faculty and staff interests outside of Marquette. Email your story suggestions to marquettematters@marquette.edu.
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The top five oldest books in Raynor Memorial Libraries’ Rare Books Collection in the Department of Special Collections and University Archives are:
1. De Civitate Dei, by St. Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, published in 1473.
2. Biblia Sacra Latina cum Postilla Nicolai de Lyra, by Nicholas of Lyra, published in 1482.
3. Phisiologus Theobaldi Eposcopi de Naturis Duodecim Animalium, by Episcopus Theobaldus, published in 1484.
4. Aeneae Siluij Senensis Praecepta Artis Rhetoricae, by Albrecht von Eyb, published 1488.
5. Morticellarium Aureum, no author, published in 1488. For more information on the university’s Rare Books Collection, visit: go.mu.edu/rare_books. “Take Five” is a brief list about an interesting aspect of Marquette life. Email your list suggestions to marquettematters@marquette.edu. Marquette Matters is published every other month during the academic year for Marquette University’s faculty and staff. Submit information to: Marquette Matters – Zilber Hall, 235; Phone: 8-7448; Fax: 8-7197 Email: marquettematters@marquette.edu Editor: Lynn Sheka Graphic design: Nick Schroeder Copyright © 2014 Marquette University
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The College of Education’s Behavior Clinic anticipates treating more than 500 children this year, but it still has a significant waiting list of Milwaukee families with young children with serious behavior issues. Dr. Robert Fox, professor of counselor education and counseling psychology and founder of the Behavior Clinic, believes part of the problem is a lack of sufficient professionals with expertise in serving young children. “There’s not a lot for parents of young kids that have serious problems,” Fox says. “There are a couple of other programs that address behavior problems in young children, but they don’t target the low-income families, where the need is the greatest.” To help train psychologists, social workers, counselors, nurses and other practitioners about clinical childhood behavior problems, Fox and the staff at the Behavior Clinic plan to launch a new online course in February. The course will be adapted from pioneering work done at the Behavior Center to help young children with serious behavior issues, such as persistent temper tantrums; aggression; sleeping and eating problems; issues at school or day care; and difficulties with relationships after experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event. The course will use videos, written material and exams to reach professionals who interact with troubled children and their parents but don’t have the training it takes to help. The course — which is expected to count toward continuing education requirements for professionals in
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By Lynn Sheka
It’s no secret that higher education is facing one of its most challenging decades ever. The number of high school graduates in many parts of the country is projected to decline through 2020, according to 2013 data from Inside Higher Education. As student demographics change, the qualities potential students value in first-choice universities are also changing. At the same time, for-profit colleges and new technologies have added competition to an already-saturated market. And the recent recession, stubborn unemployment and stagnant real income coupled with rising costs of higher education have made it harder for families to make the investment in higher education. University leadership is proactively addressing Marquette’s current financial situation in alignment with the six strategic plan themes, which together provide a comprehensive framework to enhance and improve the university not only in response to current financial realities, but also to position it for future success. • An enrollment strategy led by the Office of the Provost is underway (see page 2) and new admission strategies are being developed to boost enrollment in areas with revenue potential to ensure Marquette remains an accessible, affordable first-choice university. • The Board of Trustees voted to authorize the lowest undergraduate tuition increase in three years and hold graduate, summer and parttime tuition rates flat. • This fall, the Office of Finance introduced new updates to the university’s travel and expense reimbursement and credit card policies to cut down on unnecessary costs. • In mid-November, Interim President Robert A. Wild, S.J., asked deans and vice presidents to prepare budget reduction scenarios that identified the opportunities and consequences at each budget scenario level — 95 percent, 90 percent and 85 percent of the current division or college operating budget during the next three years. “The President’s Advisory Group is studying the dozens of scenarios from every college and administrative division, which we expect to take the first few months of the spring semester,” says Interim Provost and Dean of the College of Nursing Margaret Faut Callahan. “This approach takes longer than making uniform reductions across the board, but it will help determine the best, most creative ways to ensure fiscal sustainability in alignment with the priorities in the strategic plan.” “We’ve seen firsthand that many faculty and staff members have been taking on more responsibilities and making sacrifices this year, and your energy, creative thinking and commitment to putting students first has not gone unnoticed,” says Father Wild. “We’re confident that addressing our fiscal challenges now will ensure we continue to be a premier university and an employer of choice moving forward.”
Peter Faber canonized by Pope Francis By Jesse Lee
On December 17, 2013, Pope Francis announced the canonization of St. Peter Faber, the first Jesuit priest and one of the founding members of the Society of Jesus. St. Faber, born in France in 1506, was a contemporary of St. Ignatius of Loyola and St. Francis Xavier, meeting and living with the men at the University of Paris. In canonizing St. Faber, Pope Francis followed the process of “equivalent canonization,” where normal procedures and ceremonies are bypassed. This process is most commonly used with historical candidates like St. Faber, whose holiness and virtue are uncontested. It was those same qualities of holiness and virtue that led the founders of Marquette’s Faber Center for Ignatian Spirituality to choose St. Faber as its patron in 2006, when the center was formed. “Faber was selected in recognition of his exceptional ability in directing people through the Spiritual Exercises, his great capacity for interior discernment and his keen awareness for the movement of the Holy Spirit in people’s lives,” says Dr. Michael Dante, director of the Faber Center. “His great pastoral sensitivity and desire to help people with their interior journey model what the Faber Center strives to offer Marquette’s faculty and staff.” In that spirit, the Faber Center provides seminars and reflection, spiritual direction and companionship, retreats, prayer, meditation and other spiritual opportunities for the Marquette community.
Celebratory Mass to honor St. Faber The Faber Center will host a celebratory Mass on Thursday, Jan. 30, at noon in the AMU, Chapel of the Holy Family.
M A R Q U ET T E HAP P E NING S Community Campaign nets $310,000
Theatre Arts to present Almost, Maine
More than 740 Marquette employees contributed nearly $310,000 in support of United Way, the United Performing Arts Fund and Marquette’s Annual Fund in this year’s Community Campaign. University Advancement thanks all employees who participated in this annual giving initiative.
Marquette Theatre will present Almost, Maine, a comedy that chronicles how the residents of the tiny town of Almost find themselves falling in and out of love in the strangest ways one magical winter night. Performances are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. February 13-15; 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 16; 7:30 p.m. Feb. 19-22; and 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 23. All performances will be held at the Helfaer Theatre. Tickets are available by calling the Helfaer Theatre Box Office at 414.288.7504 or online at marquette.edu/boxoffice.
College of Engineering hosting Connecting with the World Seminar Series Dr. Thomas Kurfess, professor and HUSCO/Ramirez Distinguished Chair in Fluid Power and Motion Control at Georgia Institute of Technology, will kick off the series Friday, Jan. 31, from noon to 1 p.m. in Olin Engineering, 202. Katie Weiss, senior flight software engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, will visit campus Feb. 21. Dr. Charles Haas, chair of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering at Drexel University, will continue the seminar series in March, and Dr. Gary S. May, professor and dean at the Georgia Institute of Technology’s College of Engineering, will conclude the seminar series April 15.
Faber Center Spring Speaker to discuss prophetic hope The Faber Center will host Sister Rhea Emmer of the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes as its Spring Speaker on Wednesday, Feb. 12, at 4 p.m. in Raynor Memorial Libraries’ Beaumier Suites B/C. Sister Emmer will present, “Disillusionment: The Grit and Grace of Prophetic Hope,” followed by a panel discussion. A reception will follow the event.
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