Monmouth’s newly established Best Buddies Chapter has partnered with the Manasquan school district to develop programming for students living with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). This partnership follows the club’s recent inception in June of 2021. Best Buddies is an international organization dedicated to enhancing the social, economic, and physical well-being of individuals with IDD. […]
The Monmouth University men’s basketball team earned their first victory in 55 days in a road win over North Carolina A&T, 79-64. This win marks their first ever victory in the CAA conference. The Hawks were in the midst of a 12-game losing streak before roaring to life on their second of two games in […]
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 […]
Monmouth’s Sports Industry Club (SIC) traveled to Boston, Massachusetts from Tuesday, Nov. 29 to Thursday, Dec. 1. to network with professionals and athletes of major sports teams, namely the Bruins and Celtics. Haider Husaini, President of SIC and junior marketing student, was at the forefront of organizing the trip for his club. As perpetuated by […]
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 […]
Monmouth University’s Anne Deepak, Ph.D., Associate Professor of the School of Social Work, was named Academic of the Year by the National Association of Social Workers-New Jersey chapter (NASW-NJ). Deepak began teaching at Monmouth University in 2014. As a practitioner, her work primarily related to helping homeless families and individuals living with HIV and AIDS. […]
In their return from winter break, the Monmouth University men’s basketball team clashed with the College of Charleston and Hampton, dropping both contests by scores of 55-69 and 66-83, respectively. The Hawks first took on the College of Charleston at home at the OceanFirst Bank Center on Jan. 19, and, despite rolling into halftime with […]
The Center for Entrepreneurship is hosting its annual HawkTank’23 competition next semester to encourage campus-wide student entrepreneurship. HawkTank is a University-wide event in which undergraduate and graduate students from all schools can submit an entrepreneurial idea. Those selected as finalists will present to a team of judges for a chance to win a cash prize […]
Graduate students taking Advanced Race and Racism (EDC-520) held a tabling event open to the University community on “How to be an Antiracist” Monday, Nov. 28. The program was advertised as an opportunity to provide students and faculty with information on the impact of racism, in addition to the steps people can take to become […]
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 […]