Marquette University

The Marquette experience is truly ONE OF A KIND. A solid mix of a great education, great people, and of course some great bars. Wouldn’t say many «great» parties but every once and awhile a so called block party would form and was fun until DPS (now officially the Marquette Police) would break it up. The teachers are wonderful, some better than others of course. Class selection is extremely solid with anything from ballet to advanced accounting or biochemistry. Dorms and meal plans are sub par… Updates needed in most dorms BUT the charm and history that comes along with them is irreplaceable. Lots of on campus eating options with 6 dining halls and the campus coffee shops known as the «brew.» Including the multiple «off campus» eateries on wells street there is a lot too choose from. Solid 5 stars, but honestly it deserves every star in the sky.

Entering my Senior Year here, and still loving it.
The Jesuit Education might overemphasize Philosophy and Theology at times, but it really does give you a very rounded perspective on life.
Marquette has many faults here and there (no one is perfect) but the one thing you cannot fault them on is their school spirit. From day one, you will be thrown into this culture of school pride that really makes you feel like you made the right choice.
Because at the end of the day, current, prospective, staff or alumni.
We Are all still Marquette!

I attended Marquette in the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences. Best decision of my life. Having grown up in Wisconsin, I assumed that I would get as far from home as possible for college and didn’t even give MU a thought until September of my senior year of high school.
SO GLAD MY MIND CHANGED. Seriously, not everything at MU is perfect. And that’s ok. The times that I was challenged or upset by something not being as I might want were formative. That said, most of my time there was a blast; I had amazing professors in the Political Science Department and Les Aspin Center; student leadership opportunities were abundant; and I met some amazing people who are now doing amazing things around the world.
I’m very excited for the direction that MU is taking under new President Lovell, and I look forward to seeing all that is to come under his leadership.
AMDG. Cura Peronalis. Magis. More than words, a lifestyle of «being the difference».

As a parent of a sophomore, I have been stunned by how little I really care for Marquette. I find they send the students to do everything on line and offer little support in the area of one-​on-​one personal contact. Every year we have been there, they have raised the tuition by over $ 1000. There are constant muggings because of their urban location. When my daughter first started and I had questions as a parent, there was absolutely no one to talk to and no one knew anything about anything. I think it’s a terrible university and would never recommend it to anyone.

I’m partial to Marquette. I’m a Comm Alumni and my education here serves me well in a number of ways.
First and foremost I am a writer. I have applied that skill in a number of avenues. No matter which direction I go however, my writing takes me there. It organizes my thinking and makes sure I get down the details others need to know and put them together quickly and concisely. Its kind of the threads that form the fabric of my professional career.
Secondly I appreciate the friends I’ve made through my association with Marquette. From friends in the dorms to friends I’ve made while serving on the Communications Alumni Association Board, I’ve been lucky enough to meet some incredible people. Very fortunate indeed.
I guess lastly I am grateful to Marquette for something that is more intrinsic and less defined. It’s the values my education instilled in me. An appreciation for service and giving to others all that I have been given. I’m not nearly egotistical enough to think that I’m up on any kind of pedestal at all. Rather I am humbled to be a walking along a path that so many amazing people have built up for me.
Milwaukee is a better city for being home to this world-​class Jesuit university.

I transferred to Marquette my sophomore year and it was the best decision I ever made. I had incredible opportunities and truly feel like the school cares about their students. There are tons of activities to cover any interests and they make a very strong effort to always having things going on for students to participate in. The only reason I knocked off a star is because I felt like there were certain departments/​offices that didn’t really have their stuff together, which got frustrating. Overall, great school, well worth the investment, and I miss it constantly.

I’m really glad I chose Marquette as my college. I had a great undergrad experience here, and my brother is going as well. I got screwed freshman year by being in OD, but I guess I was just unlucky. Their business program is great, and really helped me become a well rounded and profressional business person. Hopefully I’ll have enough money to give back in the future!

Here’s another place we visited on our college tours! We went to Blue and Gold day here. You go and hear about how it’s a great school, the break off into smaller groups and listen to talks on different fields. The rest of day is kind of free form with lunch and campus and housing tours.
We met first in the Al Macguire center, a big arena and I didn’t really like that. I know the goal was for all of us to hear the same message but it was just so cold and impersonal. They could have made up for it by breaking us into small groups with a tour guide to escort us to the next spot, but that didn’t happen. We were left to figure out where to go next and that was the way it went pretty much the rest of the day.
Everyone was friendly and the new engineering building is gorgeous, but that didn’t make up for my lack of direction. That’s not bad when you are visiting a campus with rolling hills, but it’s not good when there are stoplights and crosswalks you have to deal with!
I’ve been to this blue and gold day twice now and son #1 is attending Marquette, so some things were done well!

Great school. Expensive, but you pay for the Jesuit experience. Incredible library (including the original lord of the rings manuscripts), lots of good eating and drinking options nearby, and a small school experience in the heart of Milwaukee

Although I didn’t go here for school, I have attended quite a few seminars here. From start to finish, Marquette knows how to book speakers, plan out food, plan out breaks, work their AV equipment and provide ample parking. I hope other schools do things just as great, but my only expeirience is Marquette.

Very friendly students and staff. Nice campus integrated within city close to water. Admissions office put on a great presentation! Smaller campus but everything you need is there. Joan of Arc chapel is neat.

Dear Marquette University Alumni Office,
First you had the debacle of renaming the mascot the «Gold» then you showed your true callousness with breaking an employment contract of lesbian activist Jodi O’Brien. .Now, your police chief admits that the existing MU reporting policy on crime is illegal — ever hear of the Cleary Act? Then there are the sexual assaults by the bball team that was covered up.
I graduated from Marquette and received an MBA and over the past decade and a half have been a loyal supporter of Marquette, have volunteered at your events, and have donated thousands of dollars to support your mission. But no more as you have shown that your organization is inept and possibly even criminal.

Great place for an education. You can develop your mind, body and spirit here!

This is an educational institution. It is terrific for those who are looking to get a college degree. They offer those here, but it takes four years to get one, apparently. Also you need to pay for that.

Very good school in the SE corner of the Avenues West neighborhood of Milwaukee (Currently ranked #75 in the nation by U.S. News and World Report) but athletic dept. has issues on picking a name.
History of sports names
Blue and Gold
w/​Golden Avalanche for football (Disbanded in 1960)
Hilltoppers
Warriors
Golden Eagles (along with 15 other DI schools)
Gold
Golden Eagles (again)
Also, very sketchy area immediately west of campus and an expressway borders east and south of campus. I still don’t get why they couldn’t have come to a compromise and been the Golden Warriors or Warriors and ditched the racist Native American head logo as warriors aren’t only Native American.

Get’s docked a star for changing the nickname to «Gold» for a week and refusing to recognize «Warriors» as well as fixing the vote to go back to «Golden Eagles» to cover the board’s ass. Whoever is in charge of the mascot should be fired. That or Southern Miss has a double agent working at MU’s marketing dept. The newer eagle logo is a carbon copy of the Southern Miss version. Maybe they figured after Favre left the state of WI nobody would notice.
Most of the faculty are excellent, a couple are clueless and out of touch. My personal experience and interaction w/​the Jesuits (I had a couple classes where a Jesuit was the prof.) has also been positive.
Campus continues to improve (thank you D-​Wade for writing checks and putting MU back on the map.) I love the urban atmosphere, but common sense applies for keeping your wits about you when walking around at night. That applies to all you yahoos walking around solo through alleys listening to your ipod while zoning out and not paying attention.

As a Marquette College of Communication student, I can say that the College of Comm is excellent. The advisors are very personal, and the professors are all about one-​on-​one interaction with students. I have gotten nothing but support in the way of internships and networking contacts, and I feel confident about graduating with full employment in hand, even in a down economy.
While the tuition is a bit high for what you may get, with a scholarship (if you earn it) it’s completely a bargain.
In terms of lifestyle, great options for students to get a slice of city living while still remaining comfortably protected inside the campus bubble. I used to think that the neighborhood to the west of MU was pretty sketchy, but after 4 years of exploration I’ve come to realize that it’s just how a busy street (Wisconsin Ave) is, with lots of bus routes and people coming and going all the time. There’s bound to be weirdies now and again. Otherwise, the surrounding neighborhoods are lower-​middle class residential, and the only trouble is teenaged kids who know they can take advantage of dumb, spoiled, drunk college students. Don’t be dumb, spoiled or drunk all the time and you’ll be fine. The only victims in this neighborhood are those who haven’t got the brains to stay safe.
Close to downtown and all of the night life and museums, plus within walking distance of the lake. Wonderful location. I love that it’s right off of the highways because then it’s easy to come and go!
The people who staff Marquette are caring and down to earth, and if you ever run into trouble, there will be someone there to help you out.

It’s been a while since I graduated from Marquette, but I still have a great deal of respect for the place.
I had a lot of great professors (shout outs to Lowell Barrington, Larry LeBlanc, John Pustejovsky, Dr Greenstreet) and a couple of cruddy ones, met some wonderful people, was active in a couple of good organizations and — in general — enjoyed my time there. I still love the Brew Bayou in the AMU, and also like to stop by and check out what the Haggerty Museum of Art is exhibiting. And how cool is it to have a place like the Joan of Arc Chapel on campus.
Additional shout out to the School of Dentistry, the only one in Wisconsin. The dentist I had for 20 years in Milwaukee was MU educated, as were his father and sister. And they were fabulous dentists.

I have nothing but love for my alma mater. Great Philosophy, great basketball team (although they’ve had better years)
Favorite memory:
Who can forget the time when someone taped those 40s to the hands of the Jesus Statue so he could play «Edward 40 hands»
Thank God we didn’t become the Gold!