Class of 1965, we are excited to welcome you back home to Marquette for Alumni Reunion Weekend, May 30 – June 1, 2025! On your class page, you can explore opportunities to connect with your classmates when you are back on campus, see who is volunteering from your class, and opportunities to stay connected to one another outside of reunions. See you soon!

Reunions only get better with time! Celebrate your golden reunion years with exclusive events for you and your classmates.

FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2025

Friday Night Party
7 – 10 p.m.
Milwaukee County Historical Society
910 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Milwaukee
Class of 1965, 1970 and 1975 – enjoy a special evening at a historical Milwaukee venue and reminisce with your classmates as we take you for a walk down memory lane of your time at Marquette, as well as Milwaukee. Includes heavy appetizers.

Shuttles will be available to the Milwaukee County Historical Society from campus beginning at 6:40 p.m. and will return to campus at the end of the party. 

Shuttle Schedule:

• 6:40 p.m. – The first shuttle leaves Marquette’s campus from the east side of 16th Street (in between Wells St. and Wisconsin Ave.) for the Milwaukee County Historical Society.
• 7:00 p.m. – The last shuttle leaves for the Milwaukee County Historical Society.
• 9:00 p.m. – The first shuttle leaves from the Milwaukee County Historical Society for the first trip back to Marquette’s campus.
• 9:30 p.m. – The second shuttle leaves for Marquette’s campus.
• 10:00 p.m. – The last shuttle leaves for Marquette’s campus.
  
  

SATURDAY, MAY 31, 2025

50, 55 and 60-year Reunion Headquarters with Special Archives Exhibit
10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
AMU, Room 227
Marquette University campus
The Classes of 1965, 1970, and 1975 are invited to take a walk down memory lane as you view special photo displays and Marquette memorabilia from your time here at Marquette. Reminisce with your classmates about the years you spent on campus and enjoy this dedicated space for your class.

Block Party
12 – 4 p.m.
Central Mall
Marquette University campus
All are invited to reconnect with fellow alumni during an afternoon block party in the heart of campus. There will be dedicated space for each class to gather, partake in lawn games and enjoy some of the best food trucks Milwaukee has to offer. Pay-as-you-go beer, wine, hard seltzer drinks. Food trucks will be available. Hosted non-alcoholic drinks.

Reunion University – Special 50-Year+ Reunion Session
2 p.m.
Neuro Recovery Clinic
Cramer Hall, Room 104
604 N. 16th Street
Marquette University campus

The Science That Heals: An Inside Look at Marquette’s Neuro Recovery Clinic
Marquette’s Neuro Recovery Clinic is a first-in-the-state facility embodying the university’s pillars of excellence, leadership and service through its impact on our students and the community. Learn how Marquette is making a difference for adults and children coping with disorders from spinal cord and brain injuries to degenerative diseases like Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis.

Marquee Night
6:30 – 10 p.m.
Dr. E. J. and Margaret O’Brien Hall and North Lawn
1530 W. Wisconsin Avenue
Marquette University campus
Celebrate your reunion with fellow alumni as you dine on some of Wisconsin’s most iconic fare and dance the night away with live music from the Platinum Band. We will utilize both the indoor and outdoor space of O’Brien Hall for the event, so please dress accordingly. Registration fee includes dinner and hosted beer, wine, hard seltzer drinks and non-alcoholic drinks.

For a complete listing of all events, visit the Schedule of Events page.

 

A reunion celebration is only a success if your classmates come back to celebrate with you! We are grateful to all our reunion volunteers who help make this weekend possible.

50-year+ Reunion Volunteers
› Maureen F. (Mirabito) Catanese, Sp '65
› Rev. David J. Haschka, Sci '65  
› Ronald E. Retzke, Sci '70, Grad '72, Grad '76
› Joanne K. Topham, Jour '70
› Mary Beth (Yekenevicz) Winkowski, Arts '70

If you are interested in volunteering for this year’s reunion, please fill out this form and a Marquette representative will contact you.

Join your class Facebook group to connect with classmates, learn about reunion weekend, and be in the know!

Alumni Reunion Weekend is a wonderful opportunity to demonstrate support for your alma mater and to pay it forward for future generations of Marquette students. The Annual Fund is one of Marquette’s highest priorities, with the power to immediately change students’ lives. It consists of both the unrestricted Marquette Fund and our scholarship funds. Make a gift today in honor of this exciting milestone.