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The University has applied to be a point of distribution for the COVID-19 vaccine and is awaiting approval from the state of New Jersey.

The Guardians Club hosted a virtual webinar with a law enforcement official about his career on Wednesday, March 10.

Kay Pungkothai, the Director of Community Gardening, Skyrise Greenery and Projects at the National Parks Board (NParks) in Singapore, gave a virtual presentation to University attendees as part of the “Community in Bloom” engagement program on Tuesday, Mar. 9.

The Ocean County Historical Society resumed its lecture series online with “A Great Place to Eat or Drink: Cedar Bridge,” hosted by Sean McHugh, adjunct professor and co-director of the Archaeological Field School of Monmouth University, on Sunday, March 7.

The fourth installment of this year’s World Cinema Series analyzed the 2019 documentary drama Honeyland with virtual discussion led by Monmouth faculty Pedram Daneshgar, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology and Mihaela Moscaliuc, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English, on Thursday, March 11.

Anjali Vats J.D., Ph.D., virtually discussed her new book about late music artist Prince on Wednesday, Feb. 24. Tentatively titled “Creating Wild Purple: Prince, Intellectual Property and Black Capitalism,” Vats outlined Prince’s cult of personality and his methods towards controlling the perception of his celebrity status.

Patrick Leahy Ed.D., and Communication faculty member Matt Harmon invited Zaneta Rago-Craft, Ed.D., Director of the Intercultural Center on their weekly “Monmouth Mondays” podcast on Tuesday, Jan. 26. The trio discussed the different programs and initiatives the University has to offer when it comes to diversity and inclusion.

Claude E. Taylor, Director for Academic Transition and Inclusion in the Center for Student Success, moderated a virtual community discussion titled “African American Political Participation and the Legacy of Shirley Chisholm” on Thursday. Feb. 25. 

The University President’s Advisory Council on Diversity and Inclusion held a campus-wide book discussion on Ibram X. Kendi’s “How to Be an Antiracist,” on Friday, Feb. 26. The New York Times bestselling book has been made available through the University store with 500 copies.

James Fitzgerald, an FBI criminal profiler, discussed his role in helping to solve the Unabomber case on Wednesday, Feb. 17. The virtual event was hosted by the Guardians Club and the Criminal Justice Department.