University Changes Policy for Graduation
Monmouth University will be changing the 128-credit requirement for graduation to 120 credits effective fall semester of 2020.
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English Professor Invited to Swedish Castle for Book Project
Lisa Vetere, Ph.D., an associate professor of English, has been invited by the International Gothic Association and International Centre for Gothic Studies to the Teleborg Castle on the Linnaeus University campus for a book project on how gothicism portrays the planet and impacts human existence.
Graduate Students Work with Konscious Youth Development and Service
University graduate students who are enrolled in the Communication, Culture, and Community (CCC) course worked closely with a local nonprofit, Konscious Youth Development and Service (KYDS) in Asbury Park, during the fall 2018 semester.
University Hosts Third Public Servant-in-Residence Panel
The Office of the President and Department of Political Science and Sociology hosted the 19th Annual Public-Servant-In-Residence Panel discussing jobs, the economy, global competition, and New Jersey’s macroeconomy on Thursday, March 7. The event was the third out of four series panels moderated by former New Jersey Senator Joseph Kyrillos this the year.
Students Attend Women’s Tech Conference
Monmouth software technology and computer science students attended the Women Engineers Code (WECode) Conference at Harvard University from Feb. 22 through Feb.24.
Students Approached by Religous ‘Cult’
An anonymous female student was approached in the Rebecca Stafford Student Center (RSSC) by two women affiliated with the World Mission Society Church of God who attempted to ask her to attend a “Bible Study” off campus on Thursday, Feb. 7.
Professors Meet with United Nations Official
Two University professors met with Pramila Patten, the United Nations Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, on Thursday, Feb. 21.
Model UN Brings Home Awards from London Tournament
Six students from the University’s Model United Nations (UN) Team competed at the international tournament hosted by Kings College and the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London, last Thursday, Feb. 21 through Sunday, Feb. 24, taking home two awards.
Foster Presents “What Did ISIS Do to You?”
Johanna Foster, Ph.D., delivered a lecture entitled “What did the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) do to you?” where she presented her research on the ways journalists violated international standards for ethical reporting on sexual violence in Wilson Hall on Monday, Feb. 25.
Title X Gag Rule and Women’s Health Services on Campus
Officials from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that they would be revoking requirements from organizations that receive Title X funding to counsel women about abortion and provide them with referrals to abortion services, last Friday, Feb. 22.