Focusing on its relevance rather than its need helped Marquette University exceed campaign goals by $100 million.

By Abny Santicola

Marquette University is a Jesuit Catholic university located in urban Milwaukee. It was founded in 1881 as a liberal arts school for men to support the immigrant populations of the Milwaukee community. Now open to both women and men, the school carries on its founding tradition; this year, 25 percent of its freshman class is made up of students whose parents emigrated to the United States.