An off-campus “super-spreader event” resulted in more than 100 positive COVID-19 cases and required an additional 200 students to quarantine, University contact tracers concluded.
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The Resilient Generation: Millennials Bore The Burden of The Financial Crisis, Now Grads Are Greeted by COVID-19
Millennials, the generation defined by Nielson Media Research as adults between the ages of 22 and 38 years old, have faced two significant setbacks in their already short lives: the COVID-19 Pandemic and the 2008 Financial Crisis.
Campus Dating During COVID-19: Is it Impossible?
The COVID-19 pandemic has put a halt to a lot of people’s plans, to say the least. It’s become increasingly more difficult to meet up with friends and family in a responsible manner, and the rules and stipulations surrounding the University campus and world at large are always changing. It seems trivial at this point in time to try to take someone out on a date, but there’s more safe and responsible ideas than one may think.
President Leahy Updates Protocols as Cases Soar
President Patrick F. Leahy Ed.D., outlined a series of changes to campus operations and health protocols in response to a rise in confirmed University cases, in a video message on Friday, Oct. 5.
University Polling Institute Explains Voter Doubts Over Election Outcome
Americans have observed the growth of voter distrust in the outcome of the November presidential election, including the prospect of foreign meddling, the possibility of campaign cheating, and a belief in the existence of “secret voters” who will materialize on Election Day, according to a recent poll published by the University’s Polling Institute on Sep. 10.
Safe Campus Living During COVID-19
When the University announced its plan to reopen and allow for students to return to the dorms, naturally, questions arose as to the safety of doing so. Traditionally starting semesters in the fall, New Jersey has had the luxury of observing how other schools handled the global pandemic, on campus and off. The Tampa Bay Times recently reported the University of Tampa had drawn big COVID-19 numbers amongst its residential students, despite being a small private school like Monmouth University.
Athlete Charge In Robbery
A player of the University varsity baseball team has been charged with robbery, accused of a pre-dawn break-in and scuffle at an Ocean Township family’s home, on Sunday Sep. 13.
University Polling Institute Details Rise in COVID-19 Concerns
Concerns related to the COVID-19 virus have risen in recent months as President Trump “continues to receive poor marks in response to the coronavirus outbreak,” along with low confidence he can guide the country to recovery, according to a recent poll published by the University’s Polling Institute on Sep. 9.
President Leahy Appoints New Chief of Staff
University President Patrick F. Leahy, Ed.D. has named Emily Miller-Gonzalez, Director of Planned Giving within the Division of University Advancement, as the Chief of Staff to the Office of the President. The decision comes as a result of additional organizational changes to the President’s office over the course of this academic year.
COVID-19 Dashboard
President Leahy announced a COVID-19 Campus Dashboard on Wednesday. Sep. 16. Updated daily by 4 p.m., the dashboard tracks confirmed COVID-19 cases among employees working on campus, residential students and non-residential students, as well as the amount of University-sponsored beds occupied by students currently in isolation or quarantine.