With only a few hours of sleep and catching the 5 a.m. bus to NYC, I could not have been more excited for my journey at New York’s Comic Con (NYCC). This was in 2019, and with Comic Con coming back in full play post-pandemic this Oct. 12-15, I can’t help but reminisce about my […]
Singers, dancers, and actors will be taking the stage for Monmouth University Music and Theatre Arts Department’s production of Pippin this November. This 1972 musical is, for the first time, being set at Monmouth University. From orientation to graduation, Pippin will take on the challenges and victories that Monmouth students experience in real life. “There […]
“When I do my job, I want to make the experience on campus as fun and comfortable as I possible,” explained junior accounting student and resident assistant (RA) in Monmouth’s Spruce Hall, Chris Skwirut.RAs are students’ first line of defense; they help students address the challenges and struggles associated with attending college. Moving away from […]
Monmouth University is home to students of all different majors and career tracks; nonetheless, one that has gained popularity on campus over the past 50 years is the study of social work. This hands on and interactive field is meant to help families, children, and adults in need. There are a variety of ways one […]
Summer has come to end and it is time for another academic year! Students rejoice with their friends in common areas on campus like the Magill Commons Dining Hall and Rebecca Stafford Student Center’s Food Court. With these two options, students are given plenty of choice as to what they may indulge. The class of […]
On Monday, April 17, six Monmouth students stepped up to the mic to give their best pitch about their prospective businesses. Each HawkTank finalist got ten minutes to let the audience members and judges see the value in their businesses and what sets them apart in each market. Over the last few months, these finalists […]
Donors worldwide contributed to a record-breaking $225,000 through more than 1,500 gifts during Monmouth’s third annual Giving Days from Thursday, March 23 to Friday, March 24. Donations came from Argentina, Germany, Mexico, and New Zealand, in addition to 38 domestic states. Monmouth initiated Giving Days as a way to engage with its donors, as well […]
Luis Mora-Ballesteros, Ph.D., Lecturer of Spanish and Literatures of Latin America and the Caribbean, took his Afro-Caribbean Literature class to the Metropolitan Museum of Art (the MET) in New York City on Thursday, April 6. There, they visited the exhibit spotlighting Afro-Hispanic painter Juan de Pareja. The class, which consists of nine students, departed from […]
For those who are intrigued about taking out of the ordinary courses, Monmouth offers many gratifying, semester-long classes that are sure to keep students engaged. These include courses where students can get an Open Water Scuba Certification (BY-290); Advanced Topics in Race and Racism (EDC-520), where students learn through discussions of racism and race; Spectp: […]
As the spring semester comes to a close, many graduating seniors look forward to saying their goodbyes to Monmouth. Seniors in the art department often get to do it in a special way: by displaying their years of work in the Senior Showcase. It consists of work from seniors across different disciplines including Graphic Design, […]