Monmouth’s Economics and Finance Club visited Wall Street in New York City on Wednesday, April 6, where they toured the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and other historical sites, such as the Bull of Wall Street, Fraunces Tavern & Museum, the 9/11 Memorial, and Federal Reserve building. Faculty advisor for the club, Professor for the […]
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MU Students Work With Production Services on Documentary
Monmouth University Production Services collaborated with Save Barnegat Bay (SBB), a local environmental nonprofit organization, to produce Drift, a feature-length documentary that tells the story of Barnegat Bay and its natural, recreational, and economic roles in the watershed community. “The objective of Production Services is to work with nonprofits to build community engagement and allow […]
Blue Hawk Records to Release 20th Compilation Album, “Twenty”
Blue Hawk Records, Monmouth’s student-run record label, is releasing their 20th studio album, titled “Twenty,” on April 22. Featured artists include Monmouth students Jordan Tyler, Delaney Rivera, Chris Lynch/ The Bavaros, Elena Worton, Double G (Gabe Garza), and Madeline Knight, along with an ensemble of accompanying student musicians and producers. Under the direction of Joe […]
Former Provost Announces Retirement
After 44 years at Monmouth University, 22 of which were spent as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Thomas Pearson, Ph.D., announced his retirement as a full-time faculty member in the Department of History and Anthropology. Pearson, who first joined the department in 1978, served as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs under […]
IGU Hears Testimonies from Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Survivors
Monmouth University’s Institute for Global Understanding (IGU) co-hosted an online forum in collaboration with Peace Boat and the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) on Tuesday, April 5. The forum highlighted the moving testimonies of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima, Japan. Peace Boat is a Japan-based international, non-governmental organization (NGO) that works to promote […]
Johanna Foster Receives National Recognition from AAUP
Johanna Foster, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Sociology, Endowed Chair in Social Ethics, and President of The Faculty Union at Monmouth University (FAMCO), received the 2022 Marilyn Sternberg Award from the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). According to the AAUP, the award was established in 1981 and recognizes the AAUP member “who best demonstrates concern […]
LHBS Hosts Author of Empire of Pain
As part of the Annual H.R. Young Lecture Series, the Leon Hess Business School (LHBS) co-sponsored and featured guest speaker Patrick Radden Keefe on Thursday, April 7. Keefe is an award-winning staff writer at The New Yorker magazine and the author of the New York Times bestseller Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the […]
IGU and ICU Host Event on Ocean Conservation
The Institute for Global Understanding (IGU) and Urban Coast Institute (UCI) hosted a virtual discussion titled “International and Domestic Strategies for Ocean Conservation and Biodiversity: Is 30 by 30 Enough?” on Wednesday April 6. Hosted by UCI Director Tony MacDonald, the discussion is part of the Institute’s Global Ocean Governance Lecture Series, which draws on […]
FAMCO Hosts Outsourcing and OPM Webinar
The Faculty Association and the Helen Bennett McMurray Endowment for Social Ethics hosted a webinar about the impact of for-profit outsourcing in higher education on Thursday, March 31. The featured guest speaker was Stephanie Hall, Ph.D., senior fellow and teacher education policy expert from The Century Foundation, one of the oldest public policy research institutes […]
MU Sustainability Club Talks Recycling
Monmouth’s Sustainability Club hosted an event centered on recycling on Friday, April 1. The event was supported by Mazza Recycling Services, a waste and recycling management company located in Tinton Falls, NJ. There were two guest speakers representing Mazza Recycling, both of whom gave separate presentations, one based on careers in sustainability and the other […]