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During the height of the pandemic when everyone was locked up in their homes, I remember something that my parents told me as we were eating dinner at the dining room table. They told me that in the blink of an eye four years would go by and I would be graduating Monmouth University, and […]
On Wednesday, Apr. 10, at 5:30 p.m. in the Great Hall, Monmouth will host its Visiting Writer Series with special guest and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Hernan Diaz. The Visiting Writer Series was introduced to the University back in 2005 as a way to connect students with contemporary authors whose works have impacted the world of […]
On Thursday, Mar. 7, the Phi Eta Sigma (PES) Honor Society held its induction ceremony to welcome Monmouth’s first year students who showed academic excellence during their first semester of college. Golam Mathbor, MSS, MSW, Ph.D., RSW, Professor of Social Work and DSW Program Director, said, “Since its founding in 1923, more than 1,200,000 scholars […]
On Wednesday, Mar. 6, the “Youth Unstoppable” documentary, which showcases young and passionate activists looking to save the planet, was screened at Pollak Theatre as the final film shown as a part of the Pearson’s World Cinema Series. Marina Vujnovic, Ph.D., A.P.R, Professor of Communication is a part of the World Cinema Series’ committee, which […]
Dawn Schultz, an adjunct professor in the Department of Health and Physical Education, was awarded the 2024 Dance Education Teacher of the Year by the New Jersey Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (NJAHPERD). “I knew I had been nominated for Teacher of the Year, but I wasn’t aware I won the award […]
On Wednesday, Feb. 21, there was a Climate Crisis Teach-In where guest speakers from the company As You Sow, a nonprofit leader in shareholder advocacy, discussed strategies for working with corporations to encourage the reduction of toxic waste. Diana Myers, the climate coordinator at As You Sow, said, “I have been with As You Sow […]
Thursday, Feb. 15, marked World Anthropology Day, a day to signify the importance of anthropology. Adam Heinrich Ph.D., Associate Professor of History and Anthropology, said, “Anthropology is the study of humanity from its earliest beginnings millions of years ago as we developed bipedality, larger brains, and our first stone tools to the current diversity, experiences, […]
According to FiveThrirtyEight, an independent election poll analysis site, Monmouth University’s Polling Institute was ranked as the fifth best in the country out of 539 organizations. Patrick Murray, Director of the Polling Institute, said, “We try to merge the best of academic survey research and campaign-style polling. I think that has played a role in […]
Monmouth University’s Winter Ball, co-hosted by the Student Activities Board (SAB) and Resident Hall Association (RHA), is set to take place on Saturday, Feb. 10 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Great Hall. Maria Vasquez Garcia, Area Coordinator for Residential Life, described the nature of the event, “This is a huge staple at […]
David Hamilton Golland, Ph.D., Dean of the Wayne D. McMurray School of Humanities and Social Sciences and Professor of History, will have his third book “Livin’ Just to Find Emotion: Journey and the Story of American Rock” released on Tuesday, Feb. 6 by the Thunder Road Books in Spring Lake, NJ.The book talks about Journey’s […]