The World Cinema Series returned with an analysis of the 2019 romantic drama Atlantics. An illumination of the theme “Living on the Edge: Displacement, Identity, and Resilience,” virtual discussion was hosted by Thomas Pearson, Ph.D., and led by Julius Adekunle, Ph.D., Professor in the department of History and Anthropology and Lisa Vetere, Ph.D., Associate Professor […]
Dean Volpe, CHPP, Captain of the Monmouth University Police Department, sent out a campus-wide email addressing numerous attempts by scammers to steal money from University students, staff, and faculty. “Helping you to avoid falling prey to these scams is a priority of the Monmouth University Police Department,” Volpe wrote. To that end, I am writing […]
Monmouth University’s Policy Debate team won team and individual speaking awards at the American Debate Association’s Fall Championship tournament, hosted by the University of Minnesota, from Saturday, Nov. 13 to Monday, Nov. 15. Debaters Devin Coia and Valentina Lazoja received a team trophy for progressing past the Quarter-Final playoff round, which indicates the final 8 […]
In collaboration with Monmouth’s Enactus Club and Future Business Leaders Organization, the Leon Hess Business School hosted its first kick-off event for its new Mentoring Beyond Borders (MeBB) initiative on Monday, Nov. 8. This program aims to not only foster Monmouth students’ practical, real-world transferrable skills across the globe, but to also aid in the […]
The Monmouth University Institute for Global Understanding (IGU) and Urban Coast Institute (UCI) began the second season of their joint Global Ocean Governance Lecture Series with a panel discussion of international issues and challenges concerning the protection of whales, on Wednesday, Oct. 13. The discussion was moderated by Professor Randall Abate, director of the IGU, […]
The Department of History and Anthropology hosted a virtual Interdisciplinary Conference on Race on Friday, Nov. 12.The event consisted of four panel discussions followed by a conclusionary participant roundtable and reflection. One panel, titled Politics and Social Change, featured panelists Katherine Parkin, Julius Adekunle, Justin Montana, and Rajnarind Kaur. In this session, panelists provided a […]
The Monmouth Sports Industry Club hosted special guest speaker, Miami Heat Sideline Reporter and Host Jason Jackson, in an open forum webinar on Fri., Nov. 5. President of the club, Haider Husaini fielded questions from the audience related to TV broadcasting, hosting, and sideline reporting. Husaini began the meeting by first introducing Jackson’s background. “Mr. […]
Melissa Ziobro, Specialist Professor of Public History at Monmouth University, interviewed Kenneth Womack, Ph.D., as part of the Monmouth County Historical Association exhibit “Monmouth County, 9/11, and Its Aftermath.” Womack authored the books “World Trade Center Through Time” and “The Restaurant at the End of the World.” In September 2001, Womack was in his fourth […]
Tony MacDonald, Director of the Urban Coast Institute (UCI), and Randall Abate, Rechnitz Family/UCI Endowed Chair in Marine and Environmental Law and Policy, travelled to Glasgow, Scotland to participate as observers in the 26th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations’ Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26). The conference began on Nov. 1 and […]
The Children’s Center Programs LLC (CCP) in Neptune, New Jersey collaborates with Monmouth University faculty and staff to host programs and events for their Adult Day Habilitation Program. It is a leisure and activity-based program for individuals 21 years and older with developmental and intellectual disabilities. Chief Quality, Strategy Officer of the CCP’s Adult Day […]