JANUARY/ FEBRUARY 2015

MARQUETTEMATTERS

mission week 2015“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.

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

Mission Week Opening Keynote Address ✜ Monday, Feb. 2

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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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.

Make no small plansPresident Lovell makes major announcements in first campus addressBy Christopher Stolarski

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 entrepreneur-

ship; 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 univer-

sity’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.

Defining the Guiding Values of Marquette By Andy Brodzeller

go.mu.edu/values

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MARQUETTEMATTERS

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 under-

lying 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.”

New master plan will take integrated approach to charting Marquette’s courseBy Christopher Stolarski

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

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.

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

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 commu-

nity 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 centerBy Jesse Lee

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MARQUETTE HAPPENINGS

New fund aims to spur innovation, entrepreneurship across campus By Christopher Stolarski

Marquette Theatre announces 2015–16 seasonMarquette 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 30All 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 invita-tion 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; profes-sors 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 13The 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.

MARQUETTEMATTERS

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 univer-

sity’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

eventually launch innovative ideas and

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

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

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April 1–24, 2016, at Broadway Theatre CenterIn 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.

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.

Dr. Jill Birren, College of Education

Dr. Marilyn Bratt, College of Nursing

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

Anthony Correro, graduate student

Dr. Drew Dentino, School of Dentistry

David Dray, School of Dentistry

Dr. Sarah Bonewits Feldner, Diederich College of Communications

Dr. Jenn Fishman, Klingler College of Arts and Sciences

Erin Folstad, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs

Dr. Jay Goldberg, Opus College of Engineering

Nathan Hammons, Law School

Dr. Sandra Hunter, College of Health Sciences

Dr. Jeff Janz, Division of Student Affairs

Daria Kempka, Office of Marketing and Communication

Kathy Lang, IT Services

Daniel Matthews, graduate student

Alex McLean, undergraduate student

John Peterson, College of Business Administration

Dr. Rosemary Stuart, Klingler College of Arts and Sciences

Ryan Twaddle, undergraduate student

Dr. Daniel Zitomer, Opus College of Engineering

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tJeanne M. Hossenlopp, Ph.D.Vice President for Research and Innovation