Marquette Journal
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Editor-in-Chief | Greg Shutters |
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Categories | Student magazines |
Frequency | Quarterly |
Circulation | 3000 per issue |
Publisher | Marquette University |
First issue | 1904 |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Website | journal.mu.edu |
The Marquette Journal is an entirely student-produced magazine, run by the Student Media department of Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Production of the Marquette Journal is advised by full-time faculty member Dr. Stephen Byers of the Journalism Department.
About
Published three times per year, the "Journal" highlights aspects of college student life not covered in the more hard news oriented Marquette Tribune newspaper. The focus of the magazine is on personal and special interest stories, and also has a strong emphasis on photography.
History
The Marquette Journal was first published in 1904, one of Marquette University's first student media outlets. During this time, one issue of the Journal was published per school year. In 1915, the Marquette Hilltop yearbook was first published, and the Journal transformed into a student literary magazine. The magazine was published for years in this format, but in the 1960s, the magazine began experimenting with publishing magazine feature articles along with the literary works of fiction that had previously dominated the Journal. In the decades that followed, the percentage of journalistic content versus the percentage of literary fiction changed from year to year, some years being almost completely literary and other years being almost completely feature writing. In the spring of 2006, the Journal staff began considering refocusing the Journal as a "student life magazine" entirely. This Journal replaced any literary content entirely with articles that related to Marquette's student body and the Milwaukee community as a whole. The Journal's format as a student life magazine became permanent in Fall of 2007, under the leadership of Editor-in-Chief Erin Sheehan.
Staff
The official staff positions for the Marquette Journal have changed over the years in order to suit the needs of the organization. However, every year, one Editor-in-Chief is selected by the Diederich College of Communication Student Media Board. As of 2008, the official Journal staff is composed of an Editor-in-Chief, Assistant Editor, Features Editor, Chief Copy Editor, Chief Designer, and Promotions Director. Also working on the Journal are a number of writers, copy editors, photographers, and designers, but these positions are not considered to be part of the core staff.
Current Staff
The Marquette Journal Staff for the 2008 to 2009 academic year is as follows:
Position | Person |
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Editor-in-Chief | Greg Shutters |
Asst. Editor | Sara Martinez |
Features Editor | Patrick Johnson |
Chief Copy Editor | Sarah Krasin |
Art Director | Greg Shutters |
Promotions Director | Becca Ruidl |
Editors-in-Chief
Years | (Co-) Editor | Co-Editor |
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2008-2009 | Greg Shutters | |
2007-2008 | Erin Sheehan | |
2006-2007 | John Heiderscheidt | |
2005-2006 | Emily Deimel | |
2001-2002 | Michael Andreasen | |
2000-2001 | Matthew T. Lachey | |
1999-2000 | Timothy Bohus | |
1998-1999 | Corissa Jansen | Sheila Ahern |
1996-1997 | Laura J. De Capua | |
1994 | Colleen Carroll | |
1992-1993 | Casey Beaumier | |
1991-1992 | Lisa Sink | |
1990-1991 | Carrie Morris Bebris | |
1989-1990 | Kim Doyle | |
1988-1989 | Lisa Holewa | |
1987-1988 | Beth Hansen | |
1986-1987 | Jeffrey Westhoff | |
1985-1986 | Scott Weinberger | |
1984-1985 | Joseph Kennebec | |
1983-1984 | Mary Lynn Hendrickson | Pat Foran |
1982-1983 | Mara L. Cichosz | |
1981-1982 | Stephen Downes | |
1980-1981 | Kathleen Murphy | |
1979-1980 | John C. Barron | |
1977-1978 | Shawn Sensiba | Andy Kojeski |
1976-1977 | Dan McCandless | |
1974-1975 | David Tomsyck | |
1973-1974 | Mary Curran | |
1972-1973 | Jackie Patterson | |
1971-1972 | Chuck Danis | |
1970-1971 | Stephen Chatburn | |
1969-1970 | Jean Carney | |
1968-1969 | Susan K. Hettler | Mark X. Ryan |
1967-1968 | Joanne Ryder | Kathleen Doyle |
1966-1967 | Gail Gleason | |
1965-1966 | Margaret Farrell | Christine Mehl |
1964-1965 | Jack Harms | |
1961-1962 | Joseph Cannizzo | Carol Kramer |
1957-1958 | Barbara J. Kienlen | R. Douglas Albrecht |
1956-1957 | John Sullivan | |
1955-1956 | Betty Turznik | T.E. Blackburn |
1954-1955 | Margaret Mathews | Thomas Connolly |
1951-1952 | Geraldine Lee | Joseph Quinlan |
1950-1951 | James W. Arnold |
Awards
In 2004, the Marquette Journal was a finalist for the Society of Professional Journalists' "Mark of Excellence" award in the category of "Best Student Magazine (published more than once a year)".
Current Status
The Marquette Journal is undergoing another major redesign for the 2008-2009 academic year. The staff is also looking to increase its yearly number of issues from three to four, making it a true quarterly publication.