New initiatives at Marquette and in Milwaukee are helping boost college admissions and retention for students in our city. Organizations like All In Milwaukee, College Possible and new programs at Marquette are providing resources and support to improve social, academic and graduation outcomes.

In this episode we hear from leaders at Marquette and in Milwaukee who are passionate about supporting our community –– and helping students successfully navigate the college experience.

Moderator: Lauren Burke

Guests:

Mike Lovell, President of Marquette University

John Su, Marquette University Vice Provost for Academic Affairs

Samira Payne, Marquette University Director of Black Student Initiatives

Allison Wagner, Executive Director of All In Milwaukee

Kellie J. Sigh, Executive Director of College Possible

500 years ago, a soldier was critically wounded on a battlefield in Spain when he suffered a cannonball blow to his knee. He thought his life, as he knew it, was over. Instead, his long journey back to health prompted a spiritual awakening. The course of his life changed as he came to focus on fostering reflection, community and education. That man came to be known as St. Ignatius of Loyola, who founded the Jesuits.

This year we celebrate what we are calling the Ignatian Year, which marks five centuries since that fateful battlefield injury.

Today, we have a cannonball in common, emerging from a pandemic that took a huge toll on our communities. But we also look forward to what we are calling the Ignatian Year –– which is learning how to navigate a new path.

This year, Marquette University welcomes Coach Shaka Smart as the head coach of the men's basketball team. Coach Smart is a Wisconsin native who grew up in Madison for 18 years before going onto coaching success, including leading Virginia Commonwealth University to a Final Four appearance. On and off the court, Coach Smart is committed to relationship building, including community engagement and service. In this podcast, Coach Shaka Smart and President Lovell talk about their core values, vision for Marquette and Milwaukee, and looking forward to having the Fiserv Forum full again this year.

It’s been a long year since we shared the last episode of Marquette in Milwaukee. And we’ve been busier than ever. We are back today to hear about the service and research from Marquette that has helped our community during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The work on campus continues, and has far-reaching impact –– whether that’s providing essential pro bono legal services when people really need it, or helping senior citizens in the community get vaccinated.

It’s important to mention that we are in the studio and everyone here today is fully vaccinated –– we’ve been pausing the podcast until it was safe for us to gather again. And we are thrilled to be back together and in your podcast feed.

A new home is coming for Marquette University’s College of Business Administration and innovation leadership programs. In a recent address, Marquette President Mike Lovell announced that the university will build in on a prominent location on the corner of 16th Street and Wisconsin Avenue, the former location of McCormick Hall. The plan calls for much more than new classrooms –– it will rethink the entire nature of an academic space – and how it integrates with campus and community.

Guests:

Dr. Joe Daniels, dean of the College of Business

Tim McMahon, vice president for University Advancement

Lora Strigens, vice president for planning and facilities management

Geri "Nana" Fotsch, president of Fotsch Family Foundation

Mike Lovell, president of Marquette University

Lauren Burke, Marquette University executive producer

We live in a world of big data.

But our challenge in the coming years will be harnessing that data, and well as understanding how to use it ethically.

In recent years Marquette has both expanded data science programs in field like health care, business and the humanities.

Marquette has also forged partnership with community organizations like Northwestern Mutual and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

In this episode we discuss machine learning, statistics data analytics – and just as importantly, how to turn data into insight.

Guests:

Aundrea Price, Marquette Program Director, Health Data Analytics

Dr. Michael Zimmer, Marquette University

Dr. Shion Guha, Marquette University

Keri McConnell, Co-Director of NMDSI

Purush Papatla, Co-Director of NMDSI

Dr. Ed Blumenthal, Co-Director of NMDSI

Marquette University President Mike Lovell

Lauren Burke, Marquette University Executive Producer

At Marquette, the Educational Opportunity Program at Marquette provide opportunities for students to attend college from underrepresented backgrounds

The program receives grant funding from the U.S. Department of Education to support low-income and first-generation students.

For the past 50 years, EOP has offered services including need-based financial aid, academic advising, tutoring and career counseling.

This year, EOP honors its 50th anniversary with a yearlong series of events, including an alumni reunion during Homecoming weekend that recognized the original 1969 EOP cohort.

In this episode, we discuss the impact of the program on students and alumni, how it benefits Milwaukee – and the new horizons we want to see in the next 50 years.

Having a vibrant film scene in Milwaukee helps attract and retain young and creative talent in our city.

Marquette University has been involved with growing and sustaining the film scene in a variety of ways, from partnering with the Milwaukee Film Fest to offering digital education and a student film festival through the Diederich College of Communication.

This year, Marquette is sponsoring a documentary at the Milwaukee Film Festival, supporting emerging filmmakers through a new fellowship at No Studios, and hosting a new Social Justice Summit on campus, which will explore the intersection of art and film and social change.

In this podcast, leaders in the film community at Marquette and Milwaukee talk about how we continue to grow these creative spaces in the city.

Guests:

Mike Lovell, President of Marquette University

Lisa Ceasar, COO of NO Studios

Jonathan Jackson, Milwaukee Film Chief Executive Officer & Artistic Director

Patti Keating Kahn, Milwaukee Film Board Chair

Kris Holodak, Marquette Professor of Digital Media and Performing Arts.

Moderator: Lauren Burke

In 2018, Marquette University President Dr. Mike Lovell and his wife Amy started a program in Milwaukee to help people heal from trauma. Their involvement with Milwaukee organizations gave them insight into the impact of trauma such as violence, poverty, suicide and racism.

Research shows that experiencing significant trauma can have persistent negative effects on human health, including increasing the chances for heart disease, or diabetes and other illnesses. It was a cycle that the Lovells wanted to help break.

Science also shows that it’s possible to retrain and create new pathways in the brain – to repair and heal from trauma. That’s why the Lovells started Scaling Wellness in Milwaukee, or SWIM. By addressing trauma directly, their hope is to change the trajectory of people’s lives and help them to be more resilient and successful.

After hundreds attended the first SWIM conference at the Fiserv Forum last year, another conference is coming up in October.

SWIM will partner with the Social Development Commission for the Summit on Poverty and SWIM Conference to be held Oct. 7-8, 2019, at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee.

In this podcast we talk with the Lovells and SWiM partners to discuss the science of fighting trauma, how Milwaukee organizations are joining together, and their vision for the future of Milwaukee.

Guests:

Mike Lovell, President of Marquette University

Frank Cumberbatch, Vice President of Engagement at Bader Philanthropies

George Hinton, CEO of the Social Development Commission

Amy Lovell, co-founder of REDGen

Dan Bergen, Office of Community Engagement Executive Director at Marquette University

Moderator: Lauren Burke

This summer, President Michael Lovell talked with the Cream City Pacers podcast about his journey into running, but also his commitment to the Milwaukee community. President Lovell empowers students to dream up ideas in the 707 Innovation Hub and addresses generational trauma through Scaling Wellness in Milwaukee.

Lovell has run an astonishing 34 marathons in 30 years and has also inspired students on campus to run their first marathons. He started the Lakefront Marathon University Challenge and has a running group at Marquette called Run with the President. Every year he participates in the Briggs and Al’s Run and if a student or faculty member beats him, they get an “I Leveled Lovell” t-shirt.

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