Core Events

The Marquette Core Curriculum (MCC) sponsors and co-sponsors events related to Core classes throughout the academic year. Check back often to get information about speakers, films, panels, performances, and other events that bring the Core to life. Our calendar also features programs related to issues addressed by the several tiers and themes included in the MCC.

The MCC organizes and funds programming that supports the mission of the Core. If you would like to propose a program requiring funding to support your course or to reflect the purpose of a specific tier, please contact the Director of the MCC.

Upcoming Events

The Gospel of Mark in Performance

Helfaer Theatre, Thursday and Friday, 18 & 19 September, 4:30pm

Written down between 60-70 AD, during Nero’s persecution of the followers of “the Way,” the “Gospel of Mark” was first communicated by traveling storytellers. Its aim was to give courage to this community of quiet rebels, whose radical compassion was a threat to the Imperial status-quo. “The Gospel of Mark in Performance” is a solo show that seeks to reclaim the original power and urgency of this message.

George Drance, S.J., performs the text of Mark’s Gospel telling the story as the early Christians might have told it, in underground meetings running from the Empire’s forces. 

With music composed by Elizabeth Swados, the stories of the Gospel span time and space to bring a contemporary audience back into the spirit of  this ancient text.  Drance originally performed this in 2014 at the world famous La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club.

Creating Circumstances for Healing: Art, Immigration, and Storytelling

Haggerty Museum of Art, Wednesday, 24 September, 5:00pm

Join artist Raoul Deal, Assistant Professor Dr. Sergio M. González, and guest curator Grace Ebert for a conversation about immigration, wellbeing, and making art in this increasingly precarious moment. They will discuss the vital role of immigration in Wisconsin, the power of images to shape public understanding and generate empathy, and the imperative of caring for all. A reception will follow the conversation.

More information is available here. Register to attend here. 

 

 

To request that MCC co-sponsor an event, fill out the MCC Event Request Form.

To see previous events sponsored by the Core, please visit the MCC Events Archive.