Monmouth University’s Guardians Club welcomed Alternate Commander Special Agent Alani Bankhead to a virtual club discussion Wednesday, Feb 2. The Guardians Club aims to expose students to a variety of career paths in the fields of criminal justice and homeland security, all while highlighting the necessary job qualifications. During her presentation, Agent Bankhead spoke about […]
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Bomb Threats Made To HBCUs on First Day of Black History Month
Over a dozen historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU) across the U.S. were forced to go into lockdown as a result of racially motivated bomb threats made on Tuesday, Feb. 1. Tuesday was the first day of Black History Month, a month-long observance of Black achievement and excellence throughout history. The timing of the threats […]
The Outlook Wins National Competition Amid Pandemic
The Outlook was awarded First Place with Special Merit and Best Weekly University Newspaper in the 2021 American Scholastic Press Association (ASPA) newspaper competition. The victory came in light of the start of the COVID pandemic, which shut down the University and many of its clubs and organizations due to health and safety concerns during […]
UCI Discusses Conflation of Canadian Sealing Activities
Monmouth’s Urban Coast Institute’s (UCI) hosted its latest installment in its return to the Marine and Environmental Lecture Series on Tuesday, Jan. 26. The discussion was advertised as, A Tale of Two Seal Hunts: Contesting the Conflation of Canadian Sealing Activities. Consistent with previous lectures, the online forum was moderated by Randall Abate, Professor in […]
Alexis Pauline Gumbs Emphasizes Perseverance and Mindfulness at Annual Lecture Honoring MLK
President Leahy’s Advisory Council on Diversity and Inclusion welcomed activist and author Alexis Pauline Gumbs to a virtual discussion in social justice on Wednesday, Jan. 26. Gumbs, a queer Black feminist, was chosen to speak for the University’s annual lecture honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. Zaneta Rago-Craft, Advisor to the President on Diversity […]
PRSSA Hosts Virtual Speaker Series with Cassidy Lunney
Monmouth University’s Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) and Shadow PR Firm hosted its first speaker series of the semester with Cassidy Lunney on Wednesday, Jan. 26. Lunney, an Account Executive at Push The Envelope PR, spoke to PRSSA members in a Zoom discussion about pursuing a career in public relations and gave advice […]
LHBS Faculty Share Their Input on National Student Loan Pause
The U.S. Department of Education announced the Biden-Harris Administration’s decision to extend the pause on student loan repayment, interest, and collections for another 90 days, on Dec. 22. This latest update to the Administration’s policy is in response to the surge and impact of the Omicron variant.According to the national Federal Student Aid Office, the […]
Leon Hess Business School’s Dean Raj Devasagayem Attends International Panel
India’s Woxsen University organized a virtual panel discussion, in association with the International Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and the Global European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) on Thursday Jan. 13. Monmouth University’s Dean of the Leon Hess Business School, Raj Devasagayem, Ph.D., was an active participant. The expert-driven discussion analyzed how […]
Spring Semester Starts Online, Pivots to In-person Instruction
The University implemented an emergency remote learning period for the first week of the spring semester amid a surge of COVID cases in Monmouth County, as indicated in an email from President Patrick Leahy Ed.D. on Friday, Jan. 7. “For an emergency period of Tuesday, Jan. 18 through Monday, Jan. 24, all classes will migrate […]
Booster Dose Required for All Students and Employees this Spring Semester
Monmouth University will require all students, faculty, and staff to get the appropriate booster dose for their initial COVID vaccination series by Tuesday, March 1. Students who do not receive their appropriate booster dose by March 1 will be subject to a weekly testing requirement and will have to quarantine if exposed to a COVID-positive […]