In the Know – Issue 18

University Joins Next Generation Service Corps

Partnership with Volcker Alliance, grant funding will help create a new Public Service Academy.

Amanda Baden Announced as APA Fellow

The lifetime designation is bestowed upon American Psychological Association (APA) members who have made extraordinary contributions to the field. Read the story.

Lift Every Voice for Black Heritage Month

Check out all the special events honoring the many contributions African Americans bring to campus – and the legacies and achievements of generations past.Learn more.

Expanding Our Partnership with Union CC

To meet the community and labor market needs of Union County residents and provide students with convenient access to affordable, quality higher education, this partnership will offer degree programs in Scotch Plains, New Jersey.

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

• Stephanie Silvera (Public Health) is quoted in this Fox 5 News NY story about a recent Monmouth University poll showing 70% of Americans have accepted that COVID is here to stay. She also offered her predictions for where the pandemic is headed now that the omicron surge is waning in this NorthJersey.com article.
• Stefanie Murray (Center for Cooperative Media) penned an article for Nieman Lab that shares findings from their “Ad Lab experiment” which created an advertising network for independent media across New Jersey. The results? Positive!
• The appointment of new Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Junius Gonzales is highlighted in this Inside Higher Ed roundup of new presidents and provosts.

Reminders

Walk-ins are welcome until 1 p.m. at the COVID booster clinic on campus Thursday, February 10. See the Weekly COVID Newsletter for more details.

Kudos

• To the team at the Center for Cooperative Media for the successful launch of Ad Lab last fall. It is already helping local news organizations and could serve as a model for local newsrooms across the country.
• To Counseling Department Chair Dana Levitt and doctoral student Christina Kadelski who recently presented “The Pandemic Push: Ethical Telehealth Delivery” at the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.

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