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MILWAUKEE 鈥?With the school year just around the corner, Marquette students are moving back onto campus on Wednesday. The transition to college can be daunting for anyone, but underrepresented students and first-generation students face their own unique challenges. Marquette s RISE Ready to Inspire Success and Excellence program aims to make the transition to college a little bit easier for those students. RISE is a multi-cultural, pre-orientation program. It s usually a three-day program that strives to help students acclimate to the Milwaukee community
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