In the Know – Issue 17

This Campus Rocks!

Employees Julie Fleming and Anthony Mennuti created a digital interactive map that lets people locate 283 painted boulders on campus, as well as rocks still available to campus groups that want to keep the painting tradition alive.

We’re No. 1 in New Jersey!

U.S. News & World Report has ranked our online graduate programs among the nation’s best. Check out our big wins.

Professor Named to College Football Selection Committee

Associate Professor Kelly Whiteside, a renowned sports journalist, will serve as the only media member of this prestigious national group. Read the story.

Fulfilling Dreams and Promises

Degree Completion Programs Assistant Director Jane Sanchez Swain and University College faculty and staff help students navigate finishing degrees they started years ago.

COVID Update

The Weekly COVID Newsletter provides the latest information about COVID-19 for the University community and includes a link to the COVID Dashboard.

In the News

• Jason Williams (Justice Studies) is quoted in this NorthJersey.com article about constables in the state and the potential dangers they pose to communities.
• Kevin Riordan (Finance) is mentioned in an update by ProPublica on a 2019 investigation that revealed conflicting financial details the Trump Organization filed for its downtown Manhattan skyscraper at 40 Wall Street.
• Katia Paz-Goldfarb (Hispanic Initiatives) appeared on Univision New York to discuss the measures we took to welcome our students back safely this semester.
• Daniel Geltrude (Accounting) appeared on the OAN Network to discuss the IRS and tax season.
• Chelsea Perino ’12 MA, an adjunct professor in the School of Communication and Media, had a piece published in the Journal of Digital and Social Media Marketing that focuses on the importance of building relationships rather than transactions, the impact of COVID-19 on the customer experience, and what the future of organizations might look like.

Reminders

Want to learn a simple way to reduce stress that’s been practiced since ancient times? Join the Office of Health Promotion for Mindfulness Meditation on Mondays at noon.

Kudos

• To Fernando Naiditch, associate professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning, who was invited to be the keynote speaker at the National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE) Research and Evaluation Institute.
• To the head coach Karin Harvey, her assistant coaches and the student athletes on our women’s basketball team for bringing home a fourth straight win by defeating Ramapo College on Wednesday.

Tweet of the Week

Read more about our people and programs in the University News Center, and find out what’s happening on campus in the Events Calendar.