The Leon Hess Business School, First to Fly, and the Intercultural Center co-sponsored an event titled, “From Where I Stand,” featuring guest speaker Saul Flores on Monday, Nov. 7. The purpose of the event was to inspire first-generation college students and those of varying backgrounds to overcome their personal, academic, and financial barriers in pursuit […]
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, […]
Monmouth’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Communication, Center for Arts, and the Intercultural Center sponsored Mothermotherland, an original performance by Slovo. Theater Group, in Pollak Theatre on Wednesday, Nov. 2. Slovo. Theatre Group is made up of Ukrainian and American actors, playwrights, and directors who have adapted the work of Ukrainian author […]
Monmouth’s Department of Communications announced its decision to offer Sports Communication as a major concentration. Prior to this decision, Sports Communication was only offered as an undergraduate minor. The Department has hosted a selection of sports communication classes as elective and minor-fulfilling courses for over ten years. Aaron Furgason, Ph.D., Chair and Associate Professor for […]
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 […]
On Tuesday, Oct. 11, Monmouth University’s Music Industry Program was named one of Billboard magazine’s top music business schools for 2022. According to its website, “Billboard’s top music business schools are chosen based on industry recommendations, alumni information provided by honorees from our multiple power lists, information requested from each school, and nearly a decade […]
Monmouth’s student club, SAGE (Students Advocating Girls’ Education), hosted its 5K fundraiser on Sunday, Oct. 30, after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic. One of the reasons behind hosting the 5K was to raise awareness for SAGE’s mission, which promotes the work of the larger organization, WAGE International (Women and Girls’ Education). Both organizations […]
Monmouth’s Department of History and Anthropology hosted a small screening of the play, The OK Trenton Project, followed by an open discussion with the director, producer, and some of the leading cast members and contributors. The screening was a part of the Department’s Seventh Biennial Interdisciplinary Conference on Race, which took place from Thursday, Nov. […]
Monmouth’s Career Development took about a dozen students to visit the Sirius XM + Pandora office in New York City as part of its new Career Trek initiative on Thursday, Nov. 3. Career Development advertised the trip as a free-of-charge opportunity for students to meet one of Monmouth’s top employers and explore the various career […]
Monmouth University Women’s Basketball (0-1) dropped their season opener on Monday afternoon at Carnesecca Arena to St. John’s University (1-0), 78-39. Juniors Kaci Donovan, Belle Kranbuhl, and Ariana Vanderhoop started alongside graduate students Bri Tinsley and Lovin Marsicano for the Hawks as they played a high-major opponent in their opener for the second consecutive season. […]