Campus Happenings

may 2011

Thanks to her parents, especially her mother,

Dr. Rosemary Stuart became intimately familiar

with the teacher-scholar model long before she

came to Marquette. While her parents were both

professors in Dublin, Ireland, Stuart’s mother,

Mary Rose Stuart, often involved her five chil-

dren in activities with her university students.

Now, decades later, that early influence has

contributed to Stuart becoming not only the

first female faculty member to be awarded

the Lawrence G. Haggerty Faculty Award

for Research Excellence (2011), but also the

first faculty member to have received both

the Haggerty and a Teaching Excellence

Award (2008).

Stuart’s mother, a biological sciences professor

who studied fungi (yeasts, molds and mush-

rooms), often took her children along on field

trips. “We’d be out in the forest gathering mush-

rooms alongside her students, which was a

fantastic experience,” Stuart recalled. “Then we’d

go back to her lab and identify the specimens

with her students. Just seeing her interact with

her students and how much they respected

her, and how much she respected them, really

opened my eyes, as a kid, to a completely

different side of my mother.”

Sadly, Stuart’s mother passed away in

December, prior to Stuart being recognized with

Marquette University’s top research honor. Stuart,

professor of biological sciences, researches

mitochondrial respiratory chain complexes.

Mitochondria are the part of cells that

produce energy, which comes in the form of

adenosine triphosphate, or ATP, the “energy

currency.” Enzymes — small, molecular machines

— work together to produce the ATP molecule.

Stuart’s research is focused on two aspects of

Dps to present Citizen merit awardsThe Department of Public Safety will express its gratitude to select members of the Marquette community for their efforts in keeping the Marquette community safe by presenting its Citizen Merit Awards on Friday, May 13, at 2 p.m. in the Eckstein Hall Appellate Courtroom. The awards are given to members of the Marquette community whose actions display care and concern for others and contribute to the safety and security of the greater community.

Reflections by Father majka available from amazon.comRev. Frank Majka, S.J., assistant director of campus ministry, now has a collection of short writings about spirituality, One Cup Reflections, available from Amazon.com, Kindle edition. After 10 years of writing some jottings for Marquette Magazine, Father Majka gathered all 32 pieces together in one collec-tion. The collection can also be delivered to non-Kindle devices with a free app available from Amazon.

Compendium submission deadline is June 30Faculty and staff with scholarly accomplishments such as publications, presenta-tions and awards that have occurred since November 2010 and weren’t included in the winter issue of Compendium should make sure they’re submitted on the

university’s Compendium online resource, www.marquette.edu/compendium-submit/, by June 30. These accomplishments are also posted on Marquette’s research webpage. The next issue will be distributed in late August and will cover accomplishments from November 2010 through early summer 2011.

eight new K-12 summer programs offered by College of engineering The College of Engineering will offer eight new programs as part of its summer 2011 Engineering Academies for K-12 students, which run throughout June, July and August. These new programs include: “Competition Robots” June 20-24 for ages 14-18; “The Attraction is Obvious: Designing Maglev Systems” July 11-15 for ages 7-12; “Science, Literature and Math, Oh My!” July 18-22 for ages 7-12; “iHeels: A Summer in Heels” July 25-29 for girls ages 6-18; “Robot Vision” July 25-29 for ages 12-18; “Acoustical Engineering: Diddley Bows and Cigar Box Guitars” Aug. 1-5 for ages 12-18; and “Integration and Innovation” June 27 to July 1 and Aug. 1-5 (two identical sessions) for incoming college freshmen and high school seniors. See www.marquette.edu/engineering/academies.shtml for more information about these and other programs.

MarquetteBiology runs in the familyStuart attains two firsts with Haggerty Research Awardby Tim Olsen

this process — how those

enzymes are assembled

in the mitochondria, and

how their level of work

is regulated.

How efficiently that

molecular process is working

is critical, according to

Stuart. If mitochondria are

not working properly and

not enough ATP is being

produced, it will limit the

energy output of the body.

If these enzymes are too

active or unregulated, toxic

byproducts can result.

Stuart conducts her

research with yeast cells

because of their simplicity

and ease of use. Yet,

processes observed in single-

celled yeast can still be

applied to complex organ-

isms, including humans.

“We’re focusing on when

the system is working optimally,” said Stuart.

“What we are discovering in understanding the

fundamentals in a healthy situation, we can use

to find out what’s going on in a diseased model.”

The knowledge that she is generating can

then be used by other researchers to translate

into the treatment of diseases and medical condi-

tions. Some heart and neurological conditions

in humans, for example, can be traced back to

mitochondrial defects.

“I love the adrenaline rush of trying to

discover something — coming up with a model,

making predictions, testing them and hoping to

be right,” said Stuart. “When you start collecting

data that supports your hypothesis, it’s a thrill.”

And she shares that thrill with her students.

“The educational aspect of research is incred-

ibly important to me,” she said. “I love working

alongside young scientists, helping them learn

scientific discovery. I try to use the research

setting as an educational opportunity for

students and open their eyes to what they’ve

read in a textbook. Helping students design

an experiment, get data, evaluate it and learn

the significance of what they’ve discovered is

a wonderful teaching opportunity.”

Dr. Rosemary Stuart credits her mother and the Department of Biological Sciences for cultivating her teaching and research mentality. “The department places a beautiful balance on the teacher/scholar model,” she said. “The faculty are very committed to their research, but they’re also extremely committed to their teaching. They see their research labs as an avenue to extend their teaching mission. I’m not unique. I’m just one among many faculty committed to using research as a teaching tool. It’s a wonderful environment to work in.”

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Marquette Matters

By Cortney Krauss

For Department of Public Safety Lt. Paul Mascari, a competitive and recreational sailor, life on the water is a far cry from the streets of Marquette’s neighborhood. The silence of the water provides a stark contrast to the noisy city streets of Milwaukee. But in fact, that is what Mascari loves most. “I love the silence of sailing,” he said. “Being on the water on any boat is great, but being on a sailboat, when all you can hear is the wind and the water, it’s peaceful.”

Mascari has been sailing with his family since he was a boy and still races with his dad and the MAST Yacht Club about once a week. His competition season begins in May and ends in September with Louie’s Last Regatta, an event that raises funds for Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. In 2009, Mascari and his team, led by his father, finished first in their division.

In 2010, Mascari also joined the Coast Guard Reserves. Having served in the Marine Corps for six years, being a member of Marquette’s public safety team and his experiences as an avid sailor make the Coast Guard a perfect fit for him, said Mascari. “To some degree, sailing influenced my decision to join the reserves,” he said. “The sea services are a part of me.”

“On the Side” offers a glimpse of faculty and staff interests outside of Marquette. E-mail your story suggestions to marquettematters@marquette.edu.

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Department of Public Safety Lt. Paul Mascari enjoys sailing competitively, and recreationally, such as with his sons, Mark and Sam, who love sailing too.

On the SidePaul Mascari – Sailor

Choi awarded sabbatical to study weighty issuesBy Nicole Sweeney Etter

What makes us dive into that second helping of mashed potatoes or

guzzle a sweet drink? The answer is complicated.

“Wanting or needing to eat seems like a very simple concept,” said

Dr. SuJean Choi, assistant professor of biomedical sciences and 2011

Way Klingler Young Scholar Award recipient. “You need some-

thing and your body tells you to go do it. But managing energy

in your body is an extremely complex and exquisite system.”

Choi studies the neuroscience behind feeding behavior and

body weight regulation. And when those complex processes

misfire, it can lead to eating disorders, metabolic disorders

or obesity.

Choi’s lab in the College of Health Sciences is examining the

mechanisms underlying appetite suppressants. Many existing appetite

suppression drugs work by manipulating serotonin, a neurotransmitter

that contributes to feelings of well-being, so she is studying serotonin’s

interaction with a specific neuropeptide, a signaling molecule. She hopes

to discover why such drugs lose their effectiveness over time.

“How do we learn about how the brain is fighting back?” Choi asked.

“The brain doesn’t know that we’re really overweight and we’d like to lose

a few pounds so we can make it to our reunions. The brain only knows

that the more food we have, the more likely we are to survive.”

A second focus of her lab is hypothalamic regulation of energy

homeostasis, or how the body maintains metabolic equilibrium. The hypo-

thalamus is the region in the brain associated with thirst, hunger, satiety

and other functions. Choi is studying the hypothalamus as a site of action

for appetite suppressants, but she also hopes to simply better understand

that part of the brain. “What’s going on in there? What are some of the

interesting signals we don’t understand yet?” she said.

Choi will use her sabbatical this fall to publish her latest results, apply

for new grant funding and further her collaboration with Dr. David Baker,

associate professor of biomedical sciences, who studies drug addiction.

They believe that further study could reveal whether compulsive eaters

would benefit from treatment similar to that used with drug addicts.

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Award to help St. Maurice explore life at the molecular levelBy Stephen Filmanowicz

Since arriving at Marquette in 2008, Dr. Martin St. Maurice, assistant

professor of biological sciences, has quickly established a well-funded

research lab where undergraduate and graduate students conduct state-of-

the-art research in structural biology, according to Dr. Bob Fitts, chair and

professor of biological sciences.

St. Maurice has successfully competed for a National Science Foundation

grant to help Marquette purchase a powerful molecular imaging device

and is part of a three-member team that received a teaching enhancement

award this spring to incorporate interactive-learning elements into entry-

level Biology 1001.

Now, St. Maurice is earning distinction again as a 2011 Way Klingler

Young Scholar. St. Maurice will use his sabbatical to publish recent find-

ings and pursue new breakthroughs related to his research on the molec-

ular-level structure and function of enzymes. Of particular interest is his

team’s progress in understanding pyruvate carboxylase, an enzyme that

acts as a catalyst and “gatekeeper” for the processes by which the liver

delivers energy-rich glucose to the bloodstream and by which the pancreas

responds to blood glucose by releasing insulin. Given insulin’s essential

role in processing blood glucose and avoiding the high levels associated

with diabetes, greater knowledge of PC’s molecular structure could lead

to the discovery of compounds that turn up or down its catalytic activity,

opening up avenues for therapeutic or industrial uses.

St. Maurice’s presentation last summer at a prestigious

Gordon Research Conference indicates the national recognition

this research is generating. And the young researcher is in line

to lead the reapplication for federal R01 funding, which would

move the project’s home institution from UW–Madison to

Marquette. The award is another reason the Canadian feels comfortable and

productive at Marquette. “I originally thought I’d go back to Canada after

my post-doc fellowship [at UW–Madison] . . . but Marquette values teaching

and it values research,” he said. “Both are important to me.”

Young ScholarAwards

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TaKe5The five programs with the most applications for spring 2011 graduation, according to the Office of the Registrar:

1) JD in Law — 173

2) Bs in Biomedical sciences — 112

3) Bs in Nursing — 83

4) DDs in Dentistry — 80

5) Bs in Marketing — 74

Luft recognized with Way Klingler Humanities Fellowship By Andy Brodzeller

Fellowship to yield shocking outcomesBorg investigating shock physics during 2011–12 sabbaticalBy Tim Olsen

It doesn’t surprise Dr. Sebastian Luft, associate

professor of philosophy, that he was drawn to a

career in academics. After all, both of his parents

worked for a university in a variety of roles. His

passion for philosophy was a bit unexpected, but

has not abated since it arose late in high school.

As the recipient of the Way Klingler

Fellowship in Humanities, Luft will spend addi-

tional time studying philosophers influenced

by the work of Immanuel Kant. The fellow-

ship provides $20,000 annually for three years,

which Luft will use to reduce his teaching load

and support a research assistant. He will also

use the funds to visit archives and libraries in

central Europe.

Over those three years, Luft’s plan is

to complete three books. Two are already

underway, with the third book intended as a

novel history of modern scientific philosophy.

According to Luft, the book will demonstrate

how scientific philosophy is a result of post-

Kantian philosophers building upon and

transforming Kant’s ideas.

“The Way Klingler Fellowship will allow

Dr. Luft to further his work in regard to interna-

tional collaboration,” said Dr. James South, chair

and professor of philosophy. “His work, focused

squarely on the genesis of contemporary philos-

ophy, will do much to raise the profile of the

Department of Philosophy within the profession,

both in the United States and internationally.”

Luft believes that Kant is one of the most

significant philosophers, whose greatest contri-

bution was starting a novel project in philosophy

that brought new clarity to the ideas and culture

at the heart of the Enlightenment. “Its main

notion, in my understanding, is to conceive of

the human being as a creature that strives to

give answers to questions which can never be

fully answered but that these questions can be

transformed into guidelines for our concrete

life,” Luft explained.

This “ingenious mix” of ambition and humility

is a concept Luft has found very intriguing and

There’s probably a curious

part in each of us that

wants to smash two objects

together just to see what

happens. Or maybe it’s just

a guy thing. But Dr. John

Borg, associate professor of

mechanical engineering, has

made a career of researching

“shock physics.”

“This is a really inter-

esting line of work because

it doesn’t neatly fall into a

category,” said Borg. “People

don’t go to school and major

in ‘shock physics.’ ” Instead,

he said, they study a variety

of fields, such as engineering

(ballistics, crash worthiness),

physics, chemistry (propel-

lants and explosives), plan-

etary sciences (earthquakes

and meteor impacts) or medi-

cine and biology (damage to

organisms due to impact).

Borg, who holds a bachelor’s degree and

doctorate in mechanical engineering and a

master’s degree in aerospace engineering, got

started in this area working on shock-related

problems for the United States Navy in 1996.

“Over the next five years I worked on problems

associated with understanding shock propaga-

tion through solids and liquids,” he said.

Continuing this work at Marquette has

resulted in Borg being awarded the Way Klingler

Sabbatical Fellowship for the 2011–12 academic

year, which he’ll spend at the Fraunhofer Institut

für Kurzzeitdynamik in Freiburg, Germany.

Borg and his collaborators will combine their

expertise to better understand damage associ-

ated with traumatic brain injury. They’ll conduct

experiments by firing projectiles with an air gun

against a foam target to induce a shock in the

target. “We instrument the target with a variety

of gauges so we can measure the shock profile,”

said Borg. “We can also assess damage done to

the target by examining it after impact.”

Borg’s collaborators in Germany have been

researching at the molecular level of shock

physics and working toward a centimeter scale,

while Borg has been working at a centimeter

scale trying to get down to the molecular level.

They hope to combine their expertise to bridge

the gap between large and small scales. Their

findings will contribute to the understanding

of how protective and safety materials prevent

injuries from shock and impacts, such as from

explosions, sports and accidents.

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Dr. John Borg will spend his 2011–12 sabbatical firing projectiles against foam targets to study shock physics.

Dr. Sebastian Luft is in Odenthal, Germany, this semester working on a translation of Edmund Husserl’s 1923–24 lecture course Erste Philosophie, or First Philosophy. The translation is supported through a three-year, $235,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

appealing, both as a scholar and person. As Luft

sees it, Kant’s ambition is evident in his drive to

gain “a comprehensive overview of what consti-

tutes a human being and our cognitive facul-

ties,” while expressing a great deal of humility in

“recognizing the factual limits of our capacities.”

maRQueTTe Happenings

Marquette Matters

2011 Commencement to take place may 22Pulitzer Prize-winning author David McCullough will be the speaker for Marquette University’s spring 2011 Commencement ceremony Sunday, May 22. The ceremony will take place at the Bradley Center at 9:30 a.m. The Baccalaureate Mass will be celebrated Saturday, May 21, at 4:30 p.m. in the U.S. Cellular Arena.

Four Haggerty museum exhibitions to open in JuneThe Haggerty Museum of Art will open four temporary exhibitions in June. Crossroads Art on 27th and Wells, running from June 18 to July 30, will include window installations by Wisconsin artists Hans Gindlesberger, Rafael Francisco Salas, Michael Velliquette and Rina Yoon. A small exhibition of work by Schomer Lichtner and Ruth Grotenrath, Interior/Exterior, will feature still life images and scenes of Holy Hill from June 22 to Aug. 7. In works that range from major historical paintings to a variety of prints, Seeing In Sequence will run June 22 to Aug. 7. The Sacred Made Real will highlight religious paintings from the 16th century to the mid-20th century from June 22 to Dec. 31.

Former men’s basketball coach to be inducted in Basketball Hall of FameTex Winter, former Marquette men’s basketball head coach (1951-53), will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, in Springfield, Mass., in August. Winter was the youngest head coach in major college basket-ball during the 1951-52 season when he led Marquette to the National Catholic Tournament Championship. Winter joins Al McGuire as former Marquette coaches to be honored with induction.

marquette hosting youth Venture summitMarquette is hosting the 2011 Youth Venture Summit that brings together more than 100 young leaders interested in social entrepreneurship and creating social change, as well as the adult mentors and professionals who support them. Summit attendees will be on campus July 28-31 to access workshops, tools, a network of like-minded entrepreneurs and seed funding to establish their own business ventures that solve problems around them. Youth Venture was created by Ashoka, the global pioneer of the social entrepreneurship sector and the world’s biggest network of social entrepreneurs.

With the education of Marquette students at

the very heart of the university’s purpose, deter-

mining which faculty to recognize with Teaching

Excellence Awards constitutes a difficult, but

rewarding task each year. “As is normally the

case, the candidates were very strong and all had

qualities that easily demonstrate why colleagues,

and students, hold them in such high esteem,”

said Dr. Gary Meyer, vice provost for under-

graduate programs and teaching.

Debra Krajec, artistic associate professor of

performing arts; Dr. Gregory Rajala, associate

professor of biomedical sciences; and Susan

Riedel, associate professor of electrical and

computer engineering, have each been honored

with the John P. Raynor, S.J., Faculty Award

for Teaching Excellence. Dr. Barry Velleman,

professor of foreign languages and literatures,

received the Robert and Mary Gettel Faculty

Award for Teaching Excellence. The award

winners were recognized May 5 at the Père

Marquette Dinner.

Debra Krajec

Noted for her influence on students as an

instructor, designer and director, Krajec treats

the theatre as a lab. “Professor Krajec is one

Excellent educatorsKrajec, Rajala, Riedel and Velleman receive university’s top teaching awardsBy Tim Olsen

of those teachers whose influence extends far

beyond the classroom, whose assignments teach

life lessons beyond the goals of the syllabus,

and whose guidance gently shapes our iden-

tity long after a final grade is submitted,” said

a student nominator.

“I really love watching the growth of our

students into theatre artists,” said Krajec. “They

go through a period of finding out who they are

and what they can do, but by the time they are

juniors, they are starting to bloom. By the time

they walk across the stage at graduation they

have become real artists ready to go out into

the world.”

Dr. GreGory rajala

Rajala was commended by nominators for his

commitment to students and ability to communi-

cate anatomical principles, linking structure and

function in an exciting, accessible way. “When

students can synchronize what they hear with

their ears, see with their eyes and feel with their

hands, they will be ready to understand that all

human beings they will encounter as health care

professionals will be unique, and will require

their full attention and care,” said Rajala.

To illustrate Rajala’s heartfelt care and

commitment to students, one former student

recalled talking with Rajala before military

deployment to the Middle East. “We shared a

hug and shed a few tears,” recalled the alumnus.

“He told me that I was like a son to him. He

wrote to me regularly when I was deployed and

offered sanity in an otherwise insane situation.”

SuSan rieDel

“She’s a pioneer in pushing the envelope in

engineering education, experimenting with alter-

native teaching methodologies, questioning peda-

gogy and rigorously assessing student learning,”

said a nominator. Riedel was also praised for

implementing new teaching ideas that included

problem- and challenge-based learning, peer-

learning and student-centered learning well

before others, locally and nationally, in an

effort to achieve “deep learning,” according

to a nominator.

“Students learn in many different ways and

at many different rates, so it is crucial for me to

connect with the learning styles of the students,

make my expectations clear, and provide

different opportunities to demonstrate mastery

of the course material,” said Riedel. “I continually

attempt to draw connections among the different

areas of engineering to illustrate the common

features they all share.”

Dr. barry Velleman

Velleman is acknowledged by other depart-

ment faculty – regardless of which language they

teach – as a master teacher who has introduced

innovations to make language engagement more

powerful and more effective, according to a

nominator. Former students praised his knowl-

edge, attention to detail, humor, modesty and

commitment to student learning. “He remains

a model by which I measure the effectiveness

of my teaching and my commitment to my

students,” said a former student, now a tenure-

track faculty member himself.

“As a foreign language educator, I believe that

the fundamental goal of study is the develop-

ment of lifelong learners who value the language

and culture and can use what they know in a

multilingual/multicultural world,” said Velleman.

“It is my goal to share with others my own

enthusiasm for my field.”All

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may 2011Marquette Matters

“It’s the People”In 15 years, Father Wild built a campus and a communityBy Mary Pat Pfeil

He laughed when a student referred to him as

“Bob the Builder,” the popular children’s cartoon

character. For Marquette President Robert A.

Wild, S.J., it’s not the buildings that are the most

important reflection of his 15-year tenure. It’s the

people — and the mission.

“Everyone talks about the buildings. They’re

the most visible,” he said. “But I wasn’t really

thinking of that at first. Our mission as a

Catholic, Jesuit university and what that meant

to our students, faculty and staff was important

to me.

“We used to rely on the president and the

Jesuits to articulate mission. With fewer Jesuits,

that just wasn’t enough. What we’ve done is

to empower faculty, administrators, staff and

students to claim a role in directly forwarding

the values this university stands for. We have a

language — the pillars (of excellence, faith, lead-

ership and service), cura personalis, men and

women for others — that people can grasp and

contribute to.”

Father Wild praised the many demonstrations

of that commitment on campus — the Ignatian

Colleagues Program, the Marquette Colleagues

Program, the Faber Center, the Faculty Seminar

in Catholic Identity, the Manresa programming

and the work of the Office of Mission and

Ministry, Campus Ministry and other offices.

“We know it’s a team effort across the university.

Not that everyone lines up in unanimous agree-

ment, but there are many ways for individuals

to deepen their engagement and provide lead-

ership,” he said. He noted that accreditors and

others have “picked up on that broad sense

of mission and our ability to articulate what

we’re about.”

“It’s the people who make things happen,”

Father Wild said. “I’ve been blessed in that

regard, to work with a terrific group of

colleagues. If you get the right people in posi-

tions of responsibility, they will do great things.

We have great people at all levels who really

care about this place.”

He said the success of the university ulti-

mately depends on its faculty. “When you ask

people what they remember about their college

experience, almost inevitably it’s a certain

class, a certain faculty member,” he said. “The

quality of the faculty determines the quality of

the university.” Among his accomplishments he

includes a significant increase in faculty compen-

sation, pushed by former Provost Madeline Wake

and members of the Board of Trustees, with $1

million permanently added to the normal faculty

compensation pool over each of three years,

2004 to 2006.

He also praised the work of administrators

and staff. “The modern American university is

expected to supply a large number of services,”

he said. “We focus on the total student experi-

ence, in and out of the classroom. And, in addi-

tion to providing many opportunities, we need

to keep things afloat. Like it or not, we’re also a

business, with everything that entails.”

Father Wild has done more than keep the

university afloat. When he took over as president

in 1996, Marquette was struggling financially.

During the past 15 years, he has raised nearly

$800 million — for buildings, scholarships and

faculty enhancement. The endowment has more

than doubled, and applications for admission

are up fourfold. Still, that work must continue,

he said. “No money, no mission” is the way he

succinctly puts it.

He believes his successor, Rev. Scott Pilarz,

S.J., is “inheriting a strong operation. His task is

to make it stronger and better. The good thing

about change is having fresh eyes looking at this

thing we call Marquette. He’s an experienced

president; he’ll do an excellent job.”

In addition to all the people he will

remember, Father Wild said some of his fondest

memories will include Commencements, and

especially 2002 when Mister Rogers spoke;

Mission Weeks and special speakers such as

Desmond Tutu and Lech Walesa; the run to the NCAA Final

Four in 2003; and the dedication of Eckstein Hall in 2010.

He admitted there were times he wouldn’t want to re-live,

citing the nickname controversy and the more recent Arts and

Sciences deanship search. “Those are regretful. You learn from

your mistakes. You do your best and work your way through

them,” he said. “As president, for better or worse, you symbolize

the university. There are all kinds of people advising you,

telling you how it ought to be done. It’s very humbling.”

What’s next? A year’s sabbatical, starting with some unsched-

uled time, then a trip to Antarctica with his sister and a

program in theological and spiritual renewal. “Then we’ll see

what life brings,” Father Wild said. “Maybe back to Marquette

in some capacity, at a little slower pace. I don’t intend to retire,

retire. That’s not the way we Jesuits operate.”

As for “Bob the Builder,” that legacy will be visible for

decades to come — in the School of Dentistry building, the

Al McGuire Center, Raynor Library, McCabe Hall, Eckstein Hall

and the new College of Engineering facility that will open in

August. All made possible by people, including Marquette’s

22nd president.

Marquette University will celebrate Father

Wild’s remarkable accomplishments during

his tenure as president:

• may 17 — Campus Community

Farewell Reception for Father Wild in

the AMU Monaghan Ballroom from

3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The program begins

at 3:30 p.m. RSVP to University Special

Events at 8-7431.

F A T H E R

celebrate