March 25, 2022

In the Know – Issue 23

Five Questions With… Junius Gonzales

Get to know Montclair’s new provost and senior vice president for Academic Affairs.

With missions that are aligned, Montclair State University and Bloomfield College are committed to providing high-quality educational experiences to students who are often marginalized.

Nearly 500 students and alumni connected with employers at the first in-person event since the pandemic began.

How one undergraduate’s hearing loss led her on a path to independent study, research and academic pursuits with the Communication Sciences and Disorders department and the Biofeedback Lab.

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

Paul Bologna (Biology) is quoted in a special report by NJ.com about the state’s abandoned boat problem.
Eva Goldfarb (Public Health) commented on an Archyde article about Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law.
Stephanie Silvera (Public Health) is quoted in a USA TODAY story about the BA.2 COVID variant. She also talked to NJ.com for a story that takes a look at New Jersey’s at-home COVID test program, and is quoted in an article by Interesting Engineering about how the vaccine holds up against the new BA2 COVID variant.
Assistant Provost for Special Programs Daniel Jean gave testimony during Monday’s meeting of the New Jersey Assembly Budget Committee. NJ Spotlight covered the hearing.
The Journal of Accountancy asked accounting professionals to share their favorite TED Talks, and Steven Markoff (Accounting and Finance) chose one by writer and designer Graham Hill called “Less Stuff, More Happiness.”
Inside Higher Education, POLITICO, NJ.com, News12, ROI-NJ and NJBIZ were among the outlets that reported on the news of our announcement with Bloomfield College on Wednesday.
Bond Benton (Communication and Media) is quoted in this New York Times article about the Republican Party’s stance toward QAnon.
Leslie Wilson (History) is quoted in this NJ101.5 story about segregation in public schools.

The Montclair State Symphony Orchestra performs with award-winning conductor James Blachly and the Experiential Orchestra this Saturday, March 26, at 7:30 p.m. in the University Hall 7th Floor Conference Center. Reserve your free tickets. Audience members will be immersed in the orchestra.
On Monday, May 16, Montclair State moves to Handshake, a new online hub for jobs, internships, career-advising appointments, career events, resources and more. Find more information here.
Sending email announcements? Don’t forget to make your emails accessible! It’s an important part of Montclair’s commitment to provide access to digital content to all students, faculty, and staff. Check out OIT’s best email practices.

To Dawn Soufleris, vice president for Student Development and Campus Life and Junius Gonzales, provost and senior vice president for Academic Affairs, for their honorary induction into Tri-Alpha, the National Honor Society for First Generation College Students.
To professors Mark Ephron, Tara George, Kelly Whiteside and Anabella Poland whose students in the News Lab, The Montclarion, Red Hawk Sports Network and WMSC Radio won a Cablefax award for their program #FocusDisruption.
To staff members Marilyn Lehren, Ariana Leyton, Mike Peters, Christo Apostolou and Nicole Fleming and others for their work on The College Tour episode and last night’s watch party.

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