Awards, Honors and Grants
Marquette has been recognized for its strong and long-standing commitment to bettering the lives of those it serves.
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University Awards, Honors & Grants
- Marquette was named .
- 2017 ITGA Presidential Excellence Award
- Marquette was one of two recipients of this award, for ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½'s role with the Near West Side Partners. This award highlights International Town & Gown Association members that demonstrate exceptional performance in one of the following areas: Volunteer Service, Leadership or Educational Achievement.
- Marquette was recognized by with the at its annual Break the Cycle, Heal the City Event.
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- — Marquette was the only school in Wisconsin to receive the award in all four categories: General Community Service, Interfaith Community Service, Economic Opportunity and Education.
- Marquette was named a 2014 winner of the Milwaukee Business Journal's .
- Marquette received a WELCOA Well Workplace gold designation for achieving a level of excellence in workplace wellness programming. This national award ranks organizations based on their commitment to protecting and enhancing the health and well-being of their employees.
- In 2012 the ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Service Learning Program was named the Experiential Education Program of the Year by the .
- — Central City Business Award for the College of Nursing and Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin
- — Law School
- Strategic Partner of the Year from the Business Council for commitment to diversity in purchasing decisions
- recognition for Marquette’s programming for Native American students
- Marquette received a WELCOA Well Workplace gold designation for achieving a level of excellence in workplace wellness programming. This national award ranks organizations based on their commitment to protecting and enhancing the health and well-being of their employees.
- In 2012 the ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Service Learning Program was named the Experiential Education Program of the Year by the .
- — Central City Business Award for the College of Nursing and Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin
- — Law School
- The ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Trinity Fellows Program received the Corporate Citizen Award from the International Institute of Wisconsin at its World Citizen Celebration in May 2017.
- ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Civic Action Plan
Faculty and Staff Awards, Honors & Grants
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Kim Bohat, director, Service Learning Program, receives 2020 Wisconsin Campus Compact Sister Joel Read Award
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Carole Ferrara, director, Trinity Fellows, receives 2019 Wisconsin Campus Compact Sister Joel Read Award
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Midnight Run receives 2019 Wisconsin Campus Compact Esther Letven Award
- Milwaukee Business Journal 40-under-40
- 2020 - Andy Hunt (BusAd ’08, Grad ’13), director, Center for Real Estate, College of Business
- 2019 - Kelsey Otero (MBA '14), associate director, Social Innovation, Office of Research and Innovation
- 2018 - Patrick Kennelly (Arts '07, Grad '12), director, Center for Peacemaking
- Community Engagement Symposium Award Recipients
- Community Engaged Teaching Award Recipients
- 2020 - Dr. Louise Cainkar, associate professor, Social and Cultural Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences
- 2019 - Josh Knox, clinical associate professor of Physician Assistant Studies, College of Health Sciences
- 2018 - Dr. Ed de St. Aubin, associate professor of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences, and Table of the Saints, EXPO and the Sojourner Family Peace Center
- 2017 - Dr. Beth Godbee, assistant professor of English, College of Arts and Sciences, and YWCA of Southeast Wisconsin
- 2016 - Dr. Ruth Ann Belknap, professor emerita, College of Nursing
- Community Engaged Research Award Recipients
- 2020 - Dr. Dora Clayton-Jones, assistant professor, College of Nursing, and World Outreach Center
- 2019 - Dr. Michael Schlappi, professor of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, and Fondy Food Center and Hmong farmers
- 2018 - Dr. Astrida Kaugars, associate professor of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences, and Next Door Foundation
- 2017 - Dr. Kristin Haglund, professor, College of Nursing, and Proyecto Bembé
- 2016 - Dr. Bob Fox, professor emeritus of Counselor Education, College of Education, and the Behavior Clinic at Penfield Children’s Center
- Community Engaged Partner Award Recipients
- 2020 - The Gathering
- 2019 - Aurora Sinai Medical Center
- 2018 - United Community Center
- 2017 - Milwaukee Academy of Science
- 2016 - Milwaukee Center for Independence
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Community- and corporate-engaged research partnership development grants support faculty members in pursuing new and innovative partnerships to advance substantive research outcomes. Past recipients include:
- 2020-2021 - Dr. Ed de St. Aubin received a $5,000 grant to partner with Sharon McMurray of to address personal redemption and collective well-being in the creation and implementation of a reentry curriculum.
- 2019-2020 – Dr. Dora Clayton Jones received a $5,000 grant to partner with Ervin and Melva Henderson of the , to develop a faith-based curriculum to support individuals with sickle cell disease.
- 2018-2019 – Dr. Jenya Iuzzini-Seigel received a $5,000 grant to partner with Dr. Felicia Saffold at , to investigate pattern learning ability and its effect on communication, fine/gross motor and pre-literacy skills in preschool-age children in poverty who attend Head Start programming.
- 2018-2019 – Dr. Stacy Barnes received a $5,000 grant to partner with St. Camillus, to jointly conduct a needs assessment to gather data about residents and employees at St. Camillus.
- 2017-2018 - Dr. Aleksandra Snowden received a $5,000 grant to partner with Dr. Katherine Wilson, executive director, of the , to examine interpersonal violence from a public health perspective in Milwaukee's most violent neighborhoods.
- 2017-2018 - Dr. Louise Cainkar received a $5,000 grant to partner with Janaan Najeed, president of the , to locate experienced civil society organizations and learn from them best practices in community outreach and civil rights education, in school bullying intervention, and in developing an accessible, multilingual online/hotline hate monitoring mechanism.
Student Awards, Honors & Grants
- Lelah Byron, 2020, Newman Civic Fellow, Campus Compact
- The Newman Civic Fellowship recognizes and supports students committed to finding solutions for challenges communities face throughout the country.
- Aimee Villegas Navarro, 2019, Newman Civic Fellow, Campus Compact
- The Newman Civic Fellowship recognizes and supports students committed to finding solutions for challenges communities face throughout the country.
- Keoni Bailey, 2018 Jack Keating Student Civic Leadership Award, Wisconsin Campus Compact
- The Jack Keating Student Civic Leadership Award honors students who work towards fulfilling the mission of their institution and Wisconsin Campus Compact.
- Chiana Roman, 2017 Newman Civic Fellow, Campus Compact
- The Newman Civic Fellowship recognizes and supports students committed to finding solutions for challenges communities face throughout the country.
- Allison Dikanovic, 2017 Jack Keating Student Civic Leadership Award, Wisconsin Campus Compact
- The Jack Keating Student Civic Leadership Award honors students who work towards fulfilling the mission of their institution and Wisconsin Campus Compact.
- Allison Dikanovic, 2017 Edward R. Murrow Award, Radio Television Digital News Association
- The Edward R. Murrow Award honors outstanding achievements in journalism. Read her award-winning special report,
- about the award and the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service.
- Courtney Guc,
- She began volunteering with the Milwaukee Academy of Science (MAS) her freshman year through the Burke Scholars program. Throughout her four years, she devoted time to MAS students as a literacy tutor and a lunch aide.
Marquette has been recognized for its strong and longstanding commitment to community service with the Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement.