The Biden Administration declared monkeypox a public health emergency on Thursday, August 4, weeks after the World Health Organization (WHO) named the virus as an international public health emergency. According to the WHO, a public health emergency generally lasts for 90 days, although it can be extended if deemed necessary. This declaration allots additional funding […]
Monmouth University held its annual Fall Convocation and Employee Reception on Friday, Sept. 9 at Pollak Theater. Coordinated by the Office of Human Resources, this event hosted almost 200 attendees. The celebration is a gathering to welcome back existing faculty and staff members as well as new ones. Dr. Patrick Leahy, President of Monmouth University, […]
The Monmouth University Department of Communication hosted its annual Welcome Back event on Wednesday, Sept. 7. The event, which took place in front of the Jules L. Plangere Jr. Center for Communication, allowed students to connect with faculty members and learn more about the department’s several student organizations, including The Outlook, Hawk Interactive, Public Relations […]
Scores of newly-minted underclassmen came together to attend the University’s Academic Welcome address on Wednesday, Sept. 7. This event was one of several programs to welcome and debrief students on the resources available to help acclimate oneself to life at Monmouth. At the beginning of the program, Associate Provost, Susan Forquer Gupta, Ph.D., greeted the […]
Monmouth’s Leon Hess Business School (LHBS) announces that four of its business undergraduates will be inducted into the New Jersey Collegiate Business Administration Association (NJCBAA) Honor Society on Friday, May 6. Those four students are Casey Blake, Nathan Heisey, Taylor Rupprecht, and Nancy McGrath— all of whom are graduating seniors. Admission into the NJCBAA Honor […]
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 […]
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, 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]