Self-care is the latest trend taking almost everyone’s social media algorithm by storm. Although my latest form of self-care has involved staying off social media, my TikTok “For You” Page was largely characterized by daily vlogs, recipe ideas, beauty product recommendations, and other content intended to inspire healthy living. Nonetheless, I found that most of […]
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University Grants Students Free Access to The New York Times
Monmouth University granted students free access to The New York Times on Tuesday, Jan. 17, adding to the school’s expansive collection of over 230 databases and other informational resources including The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal. Kurt Wagner, University Librarian, explained that Monmouth already had partial access to […]
Honors School Introduces New Assistant Dean
The Honors School welcomed Jennifer Ross as the program’s new Assistant Dean on Wednesday, Dec. 7, joining the administrative team of Nancy Mezey, Ph.D., Dean of the Honors School, and Doris Meyer, Assistant to the Dean. “We are excited to have Dean Ross join the Honors School team. She brings holistic support advocating for students […]
Highs and Lows for Women’s Basketball
The Monmouth University women’s basketball team saw a busy end to the fall semester that continued into the winter break. The Hawks brought home mixed results as they faced several non-conference opponents before beginning their first season of CAA play. Monmouth saw consecutive losses against La Salle (7-4), Dartmouth (2-7), and Brigham Young University (5-8) […]
Athletics Adds Mental Health Resources
Monmouth University Athletics announced the addition of two positions to the Student-Athlete Development department to expand its mental health and sports performance services. Alyssa Ercolino now serves as the department’s first full-time Sports Behavioral Health Specialist. She is joined by Pete Economou, Ph.D., ABPP, who has been hired as a Sport Psychologist Consultant. “I truly […]
Men’s Basketball Fends Off Manhattan For First Win
Monmouth University (1-8, 0-0 CAA) took on former MAAC opponent Manhattan College (3-4, 1-0 MAAC) on Sunday, Dec. 4 to earn a long-awaited win for the young Hawks team, their first of the season after opening on an eight game losing streak. Although the Jaspers were the first to make it on the scoreboard with […]
Women’s Basketball Stays Hot With Win Vs. St. Francis
Monmouth University (5-3) took down St. Francis Brooklyn (1-7) 57-44 in a home matchup on Thursday, Dec. 1. The Win improved the Hawks’ home record to 3-0 on the season and secured their eleventh win at home since the start of the 2021-2022 season. The match was a defensive spectacle for the Hawks, who held […]
Monmouth Recognized as Top Green College by Princeton Review
Monmouth University was featured in the 2023 Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges, published on Oct. 25, 2022. The resource, intended to aid college applicants seeking schools with strong commitments to the environment, profiles 455 institutions and ranks the top 50 based on over 25 data points gathered from surveys of students and administrators at […]
Talks with University of Ghana
A Monmouth University delegation met with officials from the University of Ghana to discuss areas of shared interest and collaboration; more specifically, to renew a previous partnership through the Department of Social Work. The delegation was led by Pamela Scott-Johnson, Ph.D., Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, who met with Gordon A. Awandare, […]
Swimming Heats Up Before ECAC Championships
The Monmouth University men’s and women’s swimming teams posted their first victories of the season in dual meets against Manhattan at the Loria Family Aquatic Center in Riverdale, NY on Saturday, Nov. 12. The men’s team posted a decisive 204-52 win over the Jaspers. Blake Reynolds, Dean Beyer, James Leitz, and Callan Smith each won […]