In the Know – Issue 16

A Day of Service

Check out the photo gallery and see how the University came together for a day of community volunteerism honoring Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy of service for the greater good.

Big News for SCM

Find out how SCM’s new partnership with NBCU Academy will provide students with scholarship, training, enhanced coursework and access to world-class journalists from NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC and Telemundo News.

Returning to Campus Safely

Now that classes have resumed and more people are back on campus, here’s how to follow the safety protocols and what to expect.

ICYMI – A Moment With Danny Jean

Drawing upon personal experience, the assistant provost knows what it takes to make first-generation students’ dreams come true.Read the story.

COVID Update

The Weekly COVID Newsletter provides the latest information about COVID-19 for the University community, including tips for faculty, information about N95 masks, and where to find tests on and off campus.

In the News

• Nastassia Davis (Nursing) is quoted in this Philadelphia Inquirer article about a new Rutgers study that found chronic hypertension is a major contributor to prenatal and postpartum deaths.
• Sandra Adams (Biology) is quoted in this NJ.com article that shares information about COVID-19 antibody tests.
• Jennifer Katafigiotis (Nutrition and Food Studies) is quoted in this NJ Spotlight article on the importance of including a food education program that teaches people how to buy and cook nutritious foods as part of plans to address New Jersey’s food deserts.
• A Patch.com article about booster shot requirements in New Jersey colleges and universities mentions us in the opening paragraph, and the story was also picked up by Yahoo! News.
• Pankaj Lal (Earth and Environmental Studies) is quoted in this NorthJersey.com article about the delays of NJ Transit’s rollout of its electric bus pilot program.
• Jason Williams (Justice Studies) is quoted in this article by NJ.com on the cost of policing in New Jersey.
• Luis Portes (Economics) and Kevin Riordan (Accounting and Finance) appeared in stories on Scripps Networks affiliates nationwide, discussing their 2022 outlooks on the economy and real estate market. You can watch Luis here, and Kevin here.
• Montclair Local highlighted the School of Communication and Media’s new partnership with NBCU Academy in this feature story.

Reminders

• All employees must update their COVID-19 vaccination history using Vax Check no later than today at 5 p.m. to indicate if they have received a COVID-19 vaccination booster.
• ITDS’s new bi-weekly interview series, Fridays with ITDS, kicks off on January 28 at 10 a.m. Library Services Dean Danianne Mizzy will discuss creating equitable, affordable and accessible course materials. Register and check out other upcoming events here.
• Mac users printing to networked printers on campus need to reinstall their print drivers by Thursday, January 27 or you will be unable to print to your networked printer starting Monday, January 31. Visit IT for more info.

Kudos

• To Valeria Aloe, director of Strategic Planning at the Feliciano Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, on the publication of her book Uncolonized Latinas: Transforming Our Mindsets And Rising Together
• To Bharath K. Samanthula and Boxiang Dong, assistant professors of Computer Science, who were awarded a three-year NSF grant to lead the new Research Experiences for Undergraduates site. This project will recruit and train students predominantly from underrepresented groups and will contribute to developing a more diversified cybersecurity workforce.
• To Mariel Pagan, director of the Center for Student Involvement, who will be honored by the Passaic County Clerk’s Office at the March 8 International Women’s Day event for her work with the University’s Office for CIvic and Voter Engagement.
• To the five employees who won $500 VISA gift cards in a raffle for all who have submitted proof of receiving a booster shot: Robert Taylor, Laura Field, Magnus Bebbington, Adrienne Gigantino and Reginia Judge.

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