The Faculty Association of Monmouth University (FAMCO) is working with University administration to negotiate proposed increases to the cost of healthcare for faculty. Bargaining sessions began on Wednesday, Sept. 14 and are ongoing as no compromise has yet been reached. The proposition put forth by the University bears higher out-of-pocket costs for faculty and includes […]
Dr. Bernice King, CEO of the King Center, visited Monmouth’s campus as this fall’s distinguished speaker in collaboration with the Social Justice Academy’s Combating Racial Injustice Through Education professional development series on Tuesday, Oct. 25. The Social Justice Academy and Intercultural Center co-hosted King to facilitate meaningful discussion with campus community members around the concept […]
Monmouth University’s Department of Music and Theater Arts is producing its fall production of the musical Fun Home, which is set to debut on Friday, Nov. 11. Fun Home is a musical adaptation of the autobiographical graphic novel by Alison Bechdel. The graphic novel, and now play, is a coming-of-age story that is centered around […]
Monmouth’s Phi Eta Sigma (PES) First Year Honors Society Chapter officers attended the national Centennial Celebration Convention for PES chapters across the country in Birmingham, Alabama from Oct. 14-16. The University’s PES chapter officers were accompanied by Golam Mathbor, MSW, Ph.D., Professor for the Department of Social Work and advisor to the society. Mathbor introduced […]
In two games on Thursday, Oct. 27 and Saturday, Oct. 29, the Monmouth University men’s and women’s soccer teams each wrapped up their first seasons in the CAA. In the first of the two games, the women’s team (12-2-3, 6-1-2 CAA) took on the Hofstra Pride (8-7-4, 2-4-2 CAA) in a conference quarterfinal match, a […]
The Office of Graduate Studies held its Fall 2022 Grad Students Give Back volunteer event on Sunday, Sept. 25 at the Phillips Avenue beach in Deal. Participants were tasked with cleaning the beach, collecting over 55 pounds of trash. The event hailed participants from all over Monmouth’s community, including University graduate students, the MU Bowling […]
From Oct. 6-9, Monmouth University’s Model United Nations (MUN) team competed in the Boston Regional Conference, referred to as BarMun. The conference took place in Boston’s Park Plaza Hotel, and schools including Georgetown, the University of Chicago, American University, the Naval Academy, alongside others, competed at the conference. Monmouth University’s delegation consisted of ten people […]
Monmouth University’s Music Department hosted an Industry Alumni Networking Event that was produced by Blue Hawk Records and hosted by Joe Rapolla, Professor and Chair of the Music and Theatre Department, on Tuesday, Oct. 11 in Lauren K. Woods Theater. The event included a panel of Monmouth University alumni who either currently work in or […]
Monmouth University’s Police Department (MUPD) hosted a virtual meeting about personal safety and security on Thursday, Oct. 20. The online forum was made available to the entire campus community, advertised as an opportunity to discuss topics related to crime prevention, community caretaking, and self-awareness with MUPD police and safety officers. Carlos Ortiz, MUPD’s Chief of […]
Monmouth University’s student-run record label Blue Hawk Records is producing its 21st compilation album, which features only female artists for the first time ever. Over the course of the academic year, University students and affiliates work with Blue Hawk Records to produce two compilation albums that often feature music from several genres. This semester, the […]