Mission at Marquette

06/12/2026

This week, Marquette faculty and staff member embarked on the Jesuit Works Tour around Milwaukee to learn more about the other Jesuit institutions around Milwaukee. The tour included the Church of the Gesu, St. Patrick’s, Cristo Rey, Casa Romero and Nativity Jesuit Academy. The Ignatian Summer Series continues next week with the Camino Walk downtown. Register in the article on Marquette Today!

06/09/2026

St. Joan of Arc was standing room only today as campus remembered and celebrated the life of President Michael Lovell on the second anniversary of his passing. As the 24th president in Marquette’s 143-year history and the first layperson to lead the university, President Lovell brought a spirit of innovation and collaboration that reshaped Marquette’s trajectory and strengthened its connections beyond campus. His legacy endures in the partnerships he fostered, the initiatives he championed and the people he inspired.

His continued legacy is also reflected through the Michael R. Lovell Presidential Scholarship program, created in partnership with the Lovell family to support future generations of Marquette leaders. The Lovell Scholars program benefits outstanding students from around the country who are grounded in humility and committed to the same values with which President Lovell lived his life — excellence, faith, leadership and service.

06/05/2026

The Ignatian Summer Series kicked off this week with participants mixing and shaking up dressings to pour on fresh salads.

Be sure to signup for the other Summer Series sessions on Marquette Today.

- June 11, Jesuit Works Tour, a tour around Milwaukee visiting other Jesuit institutions  
- June 16, Camino Walk  
- July 15, Jars of Joy: An Ignatian Creation Workshop, attendees will paint vases
- July 23, A Seminar on the Letters of St. Ignatius 
- Aug. 3, Celebration of St. Ignatius Mass and Lunch

05/07/2026

Year after year, class after class, students from Jesuit high schools across the country flock to Marquette.

"Marquette offers opportunities on campus and in Milwaukee to meet people and find activities that I didn’t see at other colleges,” - Zoran Vignjevic, junior business major.

A top destination in the Ignatian pipeline from secondary to higher education, Marquette University consistently places in the top three (along with Boston College and Georgetown University) among the 28 institutions in the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities in both applications and enrollment from Jesuit high school students.

Year after year, students from Jesuit high schools across the country flock to Marquette University. Here's why.

03/25/2026

Marquette’s Mission Week, an annual event to study, listen, discuss and pray to become better informed and transformed human beings at Marquette University, will move permanently from its usual time in early February to the last week in September, the university announced today. 
 
The new timing coincides with the anniversary of the Society of Jesus’ founding on Sept. 27, 1540, and Family Weekend. The change will begin for the 2026-27 academic year, with Mission Week running from Sept. 27 through Oct. 2.

Read more on Marquette Today!

03/18/2026

✝️ Students come to Marquette to explore and expand their faith.  

The Midwest Province of the Society of Jesus recently announced that leads the province in Jesuit vocations since 2000 with 29.  

“This new data suggests what we’ve always known to be true at Marquette: students come to this university to further their education and bolster that education by strengthening their relationship with God,” Rev. Jim Pribek, S.J., Acting Vice President for Mission and Ministry, says.

03/10/2026

Rest in Peace, Father Zagone.

🕊️ Marquette University and the University Advancement team mourn the loss of Rev. Fred Zagone, S.J., university chaplain, who was beloved by Marquette University alumni across the world.

Known simply as “Father Fred” to many, he was the ultimate connector and gained his energy by attending hundreds of university events, and even more so in countless interactions with alumni during life’s most meaningful moments. He fought cancer with courage and humility, attending university events until the very end of his life.

Visit the link below to learn more about how passionate Jesuit priest and university chaplain Father Fred always showed up to life’s most important moments.

02/18/2026

Over the next six weeks, the Lenten season allows us to reflect on our lives and strengthen our relationship with God through fasting, prayer and almsgiving.

Remember we are dust and to dust we shall return.

We wish everyone a blessed Ash Wednesday.

02/18/2026

Al-Salamu’ Alaykum! Peace and blessings for all.

“Fasting is one of the most observed pillars of Islam, with sick, elderly, travelers, pregnant and breastfeeding mothers being exempt. During fasting, Muslims physically feel the value of, and their need for, basic sustenance when they experience the pains of hunger and thirst. Fasting in Islam is not merely about staying hungry or thirsty; it is also about struggling to contain harmful thoughts and behaviors. Therefore, this transformative spiritual experience involves exercising willpower and attaining self-restraint. The experience of hunger in fasting reminds the carnal self of its true nature; that is, its weaknesses and its dependence on God’s grace.”

Read the full reflection from Campus Ministry Muslim Chaplain Dr. Fatih Harpci in Marquette Today.

02/10/2026

Thank you to the entire campus community for making Mission Week Act with Grace an incredible success! The community came together to listen patiently, forgive freely and meet the world with gentleness and strength.

Further, thank you to all of our guest speakers this week who helped make Mission Week extra special!