Making its ‘Marq’

As an attending student at Marquette University, walking into a room of social, successful, powerful alumni is one of the most terrifying things a person can do. If this weren’t Marquette, the alumni might’ve been different. Maybe they wouldn’t have been as welcoming or as eager to share their advice, and they most definitely didn’t get the same opportunities that Marquette alumnis Josh Drueck (Comm ‘06), Nicholas Andryc (Comm ‘06), Rob Hart (Comm ‘02), and Tim Blair (Arts ‘91) obtained while attending school here.

Sure, some schools deliver an ivy league degree and an extensive vocabulary, but Marquette delivers an entirely unique education: real world experience. According to Andryc, Marquette gives its students the ability to “grow as a whole person and educate the whole person. During his time here, he had out of the classroom experience that helped him decide where he “wanted to go in life.”

“By working at the [Marquette Tribune], I was cutting my teeth on advertising from the beginning,” Andryc said.

Likewise, Drueck claims that Marquette gave him the opportunity to become a deeper thinker and more open to debate. Blair agrees with Drueck in this aspect, elaborating on how Marquette teaches its students “how to think, not what to think.” Blair claims that Marquette really helps its students find their place in the world and never lets class interfer with their education as a person.

This refreshing quality that Marquette offers its students gives us a leg up on not only the competition, but also in life. Hart’s experience at Marquette gave him access to a city diverse in culture, especially with an emphasis on service and helping the outlying community.

“[Marquete] really opens your eyes to what the rest of the world is really like,” Hart said. According to him, his education made him more sure of who he was. “[College] is your life, your experiences, your choices.”

Hart’s idea goes hand-in-hand with Blair’s true-ringing advice: “Take risks,” Blair said. “Every decision you make when you get out [of college], take risks, change professions. Life isn’t as complicated as you think, just trust your skills and trust yourself.”

It doesn’t get simpler than that. Thanks, Marquette.