History Marquette University

1 history

1.1 marquette college
1.2 marquette university
1.3 1970s – present
1.4 controversies

history

father jacques marquette,

the university s namesake


marquette college

marquette university founded 136 years ago on august 28, 1881, marquette college john martin henni, first catholic bishop of archdiocese of milwaukee, assistance of funding belgian businessman guillaume joseph debuey. university named after 17th-century missionary , explorer father jacques marquette. highest priority of newly established college provide affordable catholic education area s emerging german immigrant population. first 5 graduates of marquette college received bachelor of arts degrees in 1887. between 1891 , 1906, college employed 1 full-time lay professor, many classes being taught master s students. 1906, marquette had awarded 186 students bachelor of arts, 38 master of arts, , 1 student bachelor of science.

marquette university

marquette college officially became university in 1907, after became affiliated local medical school , moved present location. johnston hall, houses university s college of communication, first building erected on new campus grounds. marquette university high school, formerly preparatory department of university, became separate institution same year. in 1908, marquette opened engineering college , purchased 2 law schools, become foundation of current law program. all-male institution, marquette university became first coed catholic university in world, when admitted first female students in 1909. 1916 female students had increased 375; many other catholic institutions began adopting similar approaches in enrollments during 1910s , 1920s.

marquette acquired wisconsin college of physicians , surgeons in 1913, leading formation of marquette university school of medicine. during 1920s , again during post-world war ii years, marquette rapidly expanded, opening new library, athletics facilities, classroom buildings, , residence halls. student population increased markedly well, met construction of buildings schools of law, business, dentistry, , liberal arts. marquette credited offering first degree program specializing in hospital administration in united states, , graduated first 2 students in 1927. despite promising growth of university, financial constraints led school of medicine separating marquette in 1967 become medical college of wisconsin. marquette s golden avalanche football team disbanded in december 1960, , basketball became leading spectator sport @ university.

1970s – present

johnston hall, oldest academic building @ marquette

graduate programs in liberal arts , sciences, planning had begun in preceding decade, officially opened in 1970s. in 1977, university celebrated victory of men s basketball team on university of north carolina win ncaa championship title.

in 1994, then-president albert j. diulio made controversial decision discontinue use of warriors nickname university s sports teams, citing growing pressure on schools end use of native american mascots. backlash alumni, donors, , students ensued, though administration , marquette community settled on nickname golden eagles. mascot controversy again boiled on in 2005 when university s leadership briefly changed nickname gold, return golden eagles week later.

during 1990s, university invested heavily in neighborhood surrounding marquette $50 million campus circle project. opened washington, d.c.-based study center called les aspin center government, named after former secretary of defense. mba programs , college of professional studies, programs aimed @ adult education, founded during mid-1990s. in 1996, robert a. wild installed university s 22nd president , shortly thereafter began fundraising campaign culminated in major campus beautification effort , construction of several major buildings, including new space school of dentistry. university s growth marked increases in overall enrollment , highest test scores incoming freshmen date.

in 2000s, marquette continued grow, new residence halls, library, school of dentistry building, , athletics facilities. in 2003 men s basketball team reached final four, boosting university s exposure on national level. fundraising efforts in subsequent years helped university complete largest-ever capital campaign, magis campaign, raised on $357 million 2006.

the 2 largest donations marquette university came within same academic year. second-largest gift given anonymous couple have, on time, donated on $50 million university. on december 18, 2006, president wild announced couple donated $25 million college of engineering. less 5 months later, on may 4, 2007, marquette announced $51 million gift raymond , kathryn eckstein directly benefit marquette university school of law. gift largest amount ever given wisconsin university.

during fall 2013 semester, former marquette president robert a. wild returned marquette university interim president following resignation of successor , 22nd president of marquette, scott pilarz. dr. michael r. lovell, former chancellor of university of wisconsin–milwaukee, took on president on july 1, 2014, following wild s interim term. lovell first layperson serve marquette s president, previous presidents of university catholic clergymen.

controversies

on may 16, 1968, african-american students withdrew marquette university in protest against called “institutional racism.” students demanded immediate hiring of african-american administrator. rally @ student union culminated in arrest of 7 people refused leave building after closing. on may 17, marquette moved toward hiring of african-american administrator end campus protest.

in april 2010, marquette university offered position dean of college of arts , sciences jodi o brien, openly lesbian professor @ jesuit university, seattle university. on may 2, marquette rescinded offer on concerns scholarly writing related catholic teaching. o brien had published works on lesbian sex , same-sex marriage. several faculty members @ marquette said decision raised concerns academic freedom. faculty , students both universities protested marquette s decision.

on june 21, 2011, 19-year-old marquette student reported being raped athlete. no report taken university officers , city police not notified. marquette university acknowledged failing notify police violation of state law , university had ignored reporting obligations 10 years. in @ least 2 cases, lapse played role in prosecutors declining press charges. marquette had held administrative hearing on sexual assault allegation in january 2011. however, time report filed police, time had elapsed conduct proper investigation. in 2016, independent research state of education deemed marquette university least sexually healthy college in nation.

in fall of 2014 undergraduate student disagreed manner in teaching assistant dealt topic of gay rights. after class, student recorded conversation ta in ta stated not tolerate homophobic, racist, or sexist comments in class. after attempting take issue university, student claimed shut out , told academic professor, john mcadams, posted on personal blog. mcadams put on suspension refusing apologize blog post, earning mu spot on foundation individual rights in education s 2016 10 worst colleges free speech.