THE MAGAZINE 2015 MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF EDUCATION WHERE MISSION MATTERS

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1 education MAGAZINE 2015 MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF EDUCATION WHERE MISSION MATTERS THE CONVERSATION Before entering the field as counselors and therapists, students benefit from journeys rooted in Marquette values COUNSELORS EDUCATORS LEADERS

2 education Marquette University College of Education Office of the Dean 561 N. 15th St. Walter Schroeder Health and Education Complex, Room 124 Milwaukee, WI marquette.edu/education Dean of the College William A. Henk, Ed.D. Editorial Team: Lori Fredrich, Stephen Filmanowicz, Becky Dubin Jenkins Art Director: Karen Parr Contributing photographers and illustrator: Dan Johnson; Jesse Lee; istock images; Dreamstime; Feature illustration by Shana Torok Join the College of Education community online and through social media. twitter.com/mueducation facebook.com/mueducation Blog: marquetteeducator.wordpress.com Sign up for our weekly digest at marquette.edu/educatorblog. Education Magazine is published annually for alumni, friends and supporters of the College of Education at Marquette University. We welcome feedback from our readers. Please feel free to contact us and share your ideas for people and topics you d like to see covered in future issues. 2 NEWS Wade s World Foundation gift enables year-round education for struggling readers; long-time educator bequeaths record-setting gift to college. 6 PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT The conversation begins here: Before entering the field as counselors and therapists, students benefit from journeys rooted in Marquette values; 10 things you didn t know about our counselor education and counseling psychology programs. 14 EDUCATION POLICY Keeping it real: Bowls of chili, passion for children and heated debate fuel an epic friendship between Marquette scholars Drs. Robert Lowe and Howard Fuller. 4 CELEBRATE TEACHING Above and beyond: Three Marquette alumnae are awarded for their commitment to service learning. 12 ALUMNI MAKING A DIFFERENCE Coming full circle: How alumnus Julian Swartz makes an impact, on the court and off. 18 LASTING IMPRESSIONS Best of the blog: Five years of blogging and the Marquette Educator is still going strong. 5 Fuel for some heated debates

3 STARTING BELL The College of Education is AT A MOMENT. The future is ours. My optimism stems from what we ve accomplished and what figures to come. After a decade as dean, I believe we have never been better at our core mission of teaching, research and service, nor have our prospects for making a societal impact been stronger. We ve certainly enjoyed great moments in our departments and the college as a whole. Our Behavior Clinic and Hartman Literacy and Learning Center continue to serve at-risk children and their families, the Greater Milwaukee Catholic Education Consortium makes a significant difference for the schools of our Archdiocese, Teach For America Milwaukee adds a special dimension to urban education here, and our counseling and math partnerships with the West Allis West Milwaukee School District continue to shine. Even so, today feels different to me. We received our first million-dollar estate gift from an unlikely source, a grateful and generous alumna Bernadette Steep, who taught for many years in the Milwaukee Public Schools. The gift will provide scholarship support for deserving students who aspire to become master teachers. We also led the successful campaign for a new Cristo Rey Jesuit High School that will open in the fall. It will provide a college-preparatory, faith-based education to economically disadvantaged students, including four years of corporate work experience. In addition, we received a wonderful gift from NBA superstar Dwyane Wade through his Wade s World Foundation. The gift will ensure expert tutoring in the Hartman Center for 60 second- and third-grade at-risk readers in each of the next six years through the Live To Dream Summer Reading Program. Along with President Michael R. Lovell, we ve taken a leadership role with Milwaukee Succeeds. We are central to the work of the Education Deans of Greater Milwaukee and Institute for Catholic Leadership. And we re working with the 46 southeastern Wisconsin school districts of CESA #1 in cooperation with the Greater Milwaukee Committee. We now find ourselves steeped in social innovation catalysts of change, crossing borders to drive new initiatives and connect community organizations in unprecedented ways all to the benefit of education and mental health in the region. Accordingly, our alumni, friends, foundations, community organizations and civic leaders are recognizing and supporting our efforts in ways that expand our capacity to make an even greater difference in the world. As we move forward, please join the College of Education in writing our amazing story, unfolding before our eyes. Sincerely, Bill Henk Dean of the College of Education Marquette University 1

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7 10 THINGS YOU DIDN T KNOW Top reasons why the counselor education and counseling psychology programs are popular among professionals around the nation CREDENTIALS? WE VE GOT CREDENTIALS: Our clinical mental health master s program is one of only three programs in the state of Wisconsin that is CACREPaccredited, and is the only one in the metro Milwaukee area. FAILURE NOT AN OPTION: Since the introduction of the PRAXIS II: Professional School Counselor examination to Wisconsin, our graduates have registered a 100 percent pass rate. MUCH IN DEMAND: Our school counseling program boasts a 100 percent placement rate after graduation, and most are employed before the fall after graduation from the program. MORE REALLY IS MORE: Our 60-credit Community Mental Health Counseling program allows for a balance of core course work, as well as electives, including unique courses such as Trauma Counseling, Addictions, Advanced Techniques in CBT, Psychopharmacology and Family Counseling. THAT CERTAIN JE NE SAIS QUOI: Our doctoral students routinely match at some of the top internship sites in the country, regularly securing post-doctoral positions at similar institutions. IN GOOD COMPANY: Faculty members Dr. Alan Burkard (school counseling, multiculturalism, supervision), Dr. Lisa Edwards (Latina/o psychology, positive psychology), Dr. Robert Fox (infant mental health) and Dr. Sarah Knox (qualitative research, training, supervision, therapy process) have national and international reputations in their areas of research, making them attractive to prospective doctoral candidates who want to work with them. In addition, two past presidents of the American School Counseling Association, Burkard and Mark Kuranz, teach in the Marquette program. NO STUDENT LEFT BEHIND: In the past five years, 100 percent of admitted master s degree students graduated from the program in the expected time period. ONLY THE BEST FOR OUR STUDENTS: The West Allis West Milwaukee School District, a partner for counseling internships and practica, is widely considered the strongest district for school counseling in Wisconsin. HAVE YOUR CAKE AND EAT IT TOO: Both master s and doctoral students benefit from a reciprocity agreement that enables them to take courses at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee and Medical College of Wisconsin. THE CREAM OF THE CROP: Counseling students routinely score above the national average for clinical mental health counseling programs on the CPCE, a national exam based on core counseling areas that many programs use as a comprehensive examination for those receiving master s degrees. 11 College of Education 2015

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