Students will be required to take a general education course on Social Inequality and Anti-Racism starting in the fall semester of 2025 after Professors McGovern and Riordan-Goncalves, and two Monmouth students, petitioned to add the requirement for all students. Associate Professor and Sociology Program Director Jen McGovern, Ph.D., and Associate Professor and Department Chair of […]
Wednesday, Mar. 20, and Thursday, Mar. 21, served as this year’s annual Giving Days, a global community-wide, 48-hour fundraiser for Monmouth. Overall, a total of 2,150 gifts raised a record $388,869 from countries such as Austria, Belgium, France, and New Zealand and domestically from 39 states. This event falls hand-in-hand with the Senior Giving Campaign, […]
On Thursday, Mar. 7, the Phi Eta Sigma (PES) Honor Society held its induction ceremony to welcome Monmouth’s first year students who showed academic excellence during their first semester of college. Golam Mathbor, MSS, MSW, Ph.D., RSW, Professor of Social Work and DSW Program Director, said, “Since its founding in 1923, more than 1,200,000 scholars […]
On Wednesday, Mar. 6, the “Youth Unstoppable” documentary, which showcases young and passionate activists looking to save the planet, was screened at Pollak Theatre as the final film shown as a part of the Pearson’s World Cinema Series. Marina Vujnovic, Ph.D., A.P.R, Professor of Communication is a part of the World Cinema Series’ committee, which […]
On Wednesday, Mar. 27, HawkInteractive will host an Adobe Illustrator Workshop. The Workshop is open to all students, regardless of club membership. Gianna Piroso is a senior communication student as well as the President of HawkInteractive, which is a relatively new club that serves as a bridge between students and the virtual world. “HawkInteractive is […]
From Thursday, Mar. 7, to Saturday, Mar. 9, six editors from “The Outlook” had the opportunity to attend the Spring 2024 Associated Collegiate Press College Media National Conference in La Jolla, California. Attended by over 900 students nationwide, our editors sat in on breakout sessions led by experts in the field, listened to esteemed keynote […]
On Feb. 12, 2024, the Social Justice Club held a table talk on the School-to-Prison Pipeline Theory. This theory refers to policies and practices that directly and indirectly push students out of school and on the path to prison. This discussion included Paul Hirschfield, Ph.D., Rutgers University’s Director of Criminal Justice and Associate Professor of […]
On Thursday, Mar. 7, Blue Hawk Records (BHR) hosted its second Annual Women in Music Event to honor and participate in Women’s History Month. The event, which was around three hours long, was Barbie- and female empowerment-themed. Everything, from the program, to the posters, and even the balloons, featured a Barbie-like figure in honor of […]
Monmouth University students, specifically commuters, are worried about the lack of parking available in commuter lots as of late—namely, the Northwest Lot behind the Plangere Center for Communication. Many students have expressed their frustration, claiming that the lack of parking affects multiple aspects of their commute to school. Lauren Bevacqua is a senior English major […]
Dawn Schultz, an adjunct professor in the Department of Health and Physical Education, was awarded the 2024 Dance Education Teacher of the Year by the New Jersey Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (NJAHPERD). “I knew I had been nominated for Teacher of the Year, but I wasn’t aware I won the award […]