Marquette University adopts vision to raise its profile

[Sir Lawrence]

From this morning's Milwaukee J/S (BOT had a meeting yesterday):

http://www.jsonline.com/news/education/marquette-university-adopts-vision-to-raise-its-profile-7t9ptd0-205675301.html

Money quote:

The plan also calls for Marquette to leverage its brand through its nationally ranked men's basketball team and other athletic programs now part of the new Big East Conference.

[BrewCity83]

Looks like they aren't gonna SLU us...

[ChicosBailBonds]

Looks like they aren't gonna SLU us...

Beat me to it...well done.   

[Canned Goods n Ammo]

I blame Larry Williams.

[Chili]

Buy back the Medical School would be a good start.

[ChicosBailBonds]

Buy back the Medical School would be a good start.

Would love to see it....I put it in the dumb and dumber line of 1 in a million, but would love to see Marquette once again tied directly to the MCOW with the name on the institution.  My father-in-law, a MU medical school graduate, is likely still spinning in his grave over that one.

[chapman]

From a comment in the article, here is the PDF'd PowerPoint of the Strategic Plan.  Basically the article with cliché pictures and pretty colors, but maybe worth a look.

http://www.marquette.edu/president/documents/strategic-plan-ppt.pdf

[TheTulsaWarrior]

Now lets see the real commitment on all fronts.  I worry about college administrators who do not have adult supervision.

[Pakuni]

So wait, are you suggesting Internet message board rumors might not always be accurate?
This changes everything.

[Coleman]

Would love to see it....I put it in the dumb and dumber line of 1 in a million, but would love to see Marquette once again tied directly to the MCOW with the name on the institution.  My father-in-law, a MU medical school graduate, is likely still spinning in his grave over that one.

What would it take to just get our name back on it, without any major structural changes, leaving the medical campus where it is?

A few million? Seems like a worthwhile investment to have the prestige of a medical school associated with the university.

Could be a similar arrangement that St. Nortbert has...http://www.snc.edu/communications/enews/1212/medicalcollege.html

[CAGASS24]

This thing doesn't say much at all; could have just slapped a 2013 date on a 1993 strategic plan; which is weird given the explosion of online educational institutions. 

[warriorchick]

Would love to see it....I put it in the dumb and dumber line of 1 in a million, but would love to see Marquette once again tied directly to the MCOW with the name on the institution.  My father-in-law, a MU medical school graduate, is likely still spinning in his grave over that one.

In my various roles of involvement with the University over the last few years, I have attended several meetings that included University Administration where long-term goals were discussed and suggestions sought. I have heard dozens of different ideas, but bringing back the medical school was never brought up by anyone.  Not going to happen.  It's not even on the radar.

[Goose]

Why would MCOW want to partner with MU?

[ChicosBailBonds]

In my various roles of involvement with the University over the last few years, I have attended several meetings that included University Administration where long-term goals were discussed and suggestions sought. I have heard dozens of different ideas, but bringing back the medical school was never brought up by anyone.  Not going to happen.  It's not even on the radar.

So I can take 1 in a million to 1 in a billion?   

[swoopem]

This is probably the reason they cancelled the Freshman Frontier Program, which I'm still pissed about...long live FFP

[Goose]

Long FFP is right. Two siblings, my son and I are all proud members of FFP.

[GGGG]

To be honest, dropping the medical school probably helped both institutions.  

[GGGG]

Long FFP is right. Two siblings, my son and I are all proud members of FFP.

They didn't drop it...aren't they just changing some of the admittance requirements?

[martyconlonontherun]

Totally random, but every time I drive downtown I wish MU could've worked with the city to make the Marquette Interchange more Marquette-ish. I know there would be some backlash of the city help a private institution but I thought some of the ramps with the Marquette logo and name on the blue and goldish paint would've added some culture to the city, looked cool, and promoted the university. Could have done the same thing to 43 by UWM to balance it out.

[Goose]

Terror

I believe the FFP is no longer the program held close to my heart.

[ChicosBailBonds]

To be honest, dropping the medical school probably helped both institutions.  

A number of MU medical graduates don't agree, but it isn't changing so not worth getting excited about it.  The most prestigious schools in the country often have a medical school attached to them (not all, but most)....it's a shame we had one and through a number of issues had to let it go.

[GGGG]

Terror

I believe the FFP is no longer the program held close to my heart.

I hear ya....

[4everwarriors]

I'm pleased to see that MU at least has a vision. Losing the 15th St. Medical School and nearly the Dental School were bone head maneuvers. Now, if they had any sense at all, Warriors returns, the endowment and US News rankings climb, and we piss with the big boys.

[ChicosBailBonds]

I'm pleased to see that MU at least has a vision. Losing the 15th St. Medical School and nearly the Dental School were bone head maneuvers. Now, if they had any sense at all, Warriors returns, the endowment and US News rankings climb, and we piss with the big boys.

Plus infinity.  I remember how close we were to losing the dental school.  Medical school...ugh.  A group of MU medical graduates moved out west to California to start their practice out here and setup clinics and a hospital.  My father in law was the chief of medicine at one of these hospitals.  He and his fellow MU med school grads started some wonderful services out here with the common tie of Marquette.  Shame that it went away.

[GooooMarquette]

Would love to see it....I put it in the dumb and dumber line of 1 in a million, but would love to see Marquette once again tied directly to the MCOW with the name on the institution.  My father-in-law, a MU medical school graduate, is likely still spinning in his grave over that one.

My dad too.  He graduated from MU Medicine in 1959.  I remember as a kid overhearing him receiving a call from MCW asking for alumni donations.  He reminded them that he did not attend the Medical College of Wisconsin...but that Marquette could certainly ask him for money if they ever had the good sense to restore the proper name to the school.

Plenty of other private schools figured out ways to keep their medical schools, so it's pretty disappointing that MU couldn't do the same.