Milwaukee Connections

September 2008
Connect with fellow Milwaukee-area alumni at these upcoming events!

Thursday, October 2, 2008
Ethnic Alumni Association Welcome Reception

6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Henke Lounge
Alumni Memorial Union
1442 W. Wisconsin Avenue

Join us at this FREE event to learn more about the Ethnic Alumni Association and network with fellow Marquette alumni. Light hors d’oeuvres will be served and a cash bar will be available.

Thursday, October 2, 2008
Nieman Lecture - Dorothy Day: A Radical, a Journalist, a Saint for Our Time
Presented by Robert Ellsberg, publisher of Orbis Books

4:00 to 5:30 p.m.

John P. Raynor, S.J., Library Beaumier Suites (Lower Level)
1355 W. Wisconsin Avenue

Robert Ellsburg edited The Duty of Delight: The Diaries of Dorothy Day, published earlier this year by Marquette University Press. The lecture is sponsored by the J. William and Mary Diederich College of Communication.

For questions please contact Rose Richard at (414) 288-3448 or rose.richard@marquette.edu.

October 3 - 5, 2008
Family Weekend
Marquette University Campus

You and your family are invited to a weekend filled with events and activities on the Marquette campus. Enjoy a sneak peek into the life of your MU student and mingle with fellow Marquette families.

Sunday, October 5, 2008
Alumni Reception with Pulitzer Prize-Winning Novelist Richard Russo

4:30 p.m. Alumni Reception

6:00 p.m. Reading

Weasler Auditorium
15th and Wells Street
Marquette University Campus

Richard Russo, author of The Bridge of Sighs, Empire Falls, and numerous other best-sellers, will read at Marquette. Join fellow alumni for a private reception with the author.

Monday, October 6, 2008
The Twelfth Annual Robert F. Boden Lecture: Cultural Cognition and Law

Presented by Professor Dan M. Kahan

4:30 p.m.
Sensenbrenner Hall, 3rd floor
1103 W. Wisconsin Avenue

Cultural cognition refers to the tendency of people to perceive facts in ways that reflect and reinforce their own preferred vision of society. Focusing on original empirical research, Professor Kahan will describe the relevance of this dynamic to legal decision making.

Tuesday, October 7, 2008
"On the Issues" with Mike Gousha

12:15 p.m.
Sensenbrenner Hall, 3rd floor
1103 W. Wisconsin Avenue

How do we improve relations between law enforcement and residents in high crime neighborhoods? Yale Law School Professor Dan Kahan and Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm offer their perspectives on policing and prosecution.

Wednesday, October 15, 2008
"On the Issues" with Mike Gousha

Noon
Sensenbrenner Hall, 3rd floor
1103 W. Wisconsin Avenue

Manpower Inc. chairman and CEO Jeff Joerres offers his unique perspective on the dynamic global economy and our region’s evolving local economy.

October 17 & 18, 2008
Attend Marquette Soccer games at a discount!

Friday, October 17 at 7:00 p.m. - Marquette Women vs. Louisville
Saturday, October 18 at 7:05 p.m. - Marquette Men vs. University of Connecticut

Alumni will enjoy a special discounted price of $2. For questions, contact Adam Schemm at (414) 288-4852 or adam.schemm@marquette.edu.

Sunday, October 26, 2008
Haunted Bowling

1:00 p.m.
Union Sports Annex
804 N. 16th Street

Come in costume and compete for prizes! Register individually and we will pair you with other alumni and friends, or reserve a lane for your team of up to five bowlers. Soda and munchies will be provided.

SAVE THE DATE

Saturday, November 8 or Sunday, November 9, 2008
Supper for 12 Strangers

The Association of Marquette University Women and the Student Alumni Network proudly sponsor the 38th annual Supper for 12 Strangers. This great tradition offers Marquette faculty, staff and alumni an opportunity to host 2-12 students in their homes for dinner and an evening of casual conversation. Your "supper" can be as formal as a gourmet meal on your fine china or as casual as brats and burgers on Chinette!

Contact Alumni Relations at (414) 288-7441 or amuw@marquette.edu.

Find old friends and make new connections at MU Connect, www.marquette.edu/alumni.