Marquette Old and New
Marquette University, a landmark when it comes to downtown Milwaukee and to the Academic world…
Being smack in the middle of downtown Milwaukee, Marquette constantly has to deal with issues of that urban setting, while trying to attract new students and staff.
Over the years Marquette has seen changes to its landscape…
The Old: Gesu Church, right on Wisconsin Avenue is a local parish, a student religious refuge, and an architectural landmark. An eclectic congregation attend Mass on any given day. Smaller services are held at the Joan of Arc Chapel, located in the center of the campus. Built before Columbus was even born, in Chasse, 12 miles from Lyon France, the chapel fell into ruins after the French Revolution. In the 1920’s a young architect rediscovered the chapel, studied it, made drawings, and numbered all the stones. The chapel was donated to Marquette in 1964, and reassembled on the campus. Students love meeting in small groups for Mass with their favorite priests. Tours are available to the public.
The NEW: Eckstein Hall, the new Law School building, will receive funding from a Marquette grad who lives in the small Mississippi River town of Cassville Wisconsin. Ray Eckstein graduated over 60 years ago from Marquette Law School, and made his fortune in shipping up and down that river. In a record breaking donation, the Ecksteins donated $51 million to Marquette last year that got the project off the ground, and will pay for more than half of the $80 million price tag.
Marquette has a lot to offer from the Law School to the Dental School and everything in between: engineering, education, nursing and grad school, the great campus, athletics, all built on a Jesuit foundation. Milwaukee is lucky to have such a great institution!
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Pat Tasker
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