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 […]
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Music Industry Program Featured on Billboard’s Top List
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 […]
SAGE’s 5K Supports Female Equity and Education
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 […]
Interdisciplinary Conference Hosts Screening of The OK Trenton Project
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. […]
Career Development’s Inaugural Career Trek: Sirius-XM
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 […]
Women’s Basketball Falls to Saint John’s, 78-39
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. […]
Remembering Superstorm Sandy
Superstorm Sandy crashed into New Jersey about a decade ago on Oct. 29, 2012, and was the largest Atlantic hurricane on record according to the National Weather Service. The enormous system was part hurricane and part nor’easter with winds up to 115 mph, making it a Category 3 storm near Cuba, and a Category 1 […]
Faculty Voice Concerns over University’s Healthcare Proposal
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 […]
University Welcomes Dr. Bernice King
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 Gears Up To Premier Adaptation of Fun Home
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 […]