April 22, 2022

In the Know – Issue 26

President Hosts Town Hall

Faculty and staff came together to listen to the president talk about a range of topics from the budget to the latest in the pandemic. If you missed it, here’s your link to the video.

Sustaining a Green Campus

Just in time for Earth Day, the University Facilities Division creates an environmental sustainability plan for an even greener future for the University.

Group of attendees and family members pose for photo with their signs

Campus Shows Support for Ukraine

Rally includes faculty, staff and student speakers asking for more support for Ukraine and telling their stories about loved ones who are still in or have recently fled the country. Read the story.

Montclair Hosts Aphasia Book Club

Thanks to former Montclair student Bruce Willis, aphasia has been in the news a lot recently. But did you know the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders clinic has a book club for people with the disorder?

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 NJ.com article about the current status of the Jersey City branch of the NAACP.
Charlotte Kent (Art and Design) contributed a piece on digital artist Auriea Harvey, an “OG in the NFT community,” for ArtReview.com.
Lisa Lieberman and Stephanie Silvera (Public Health) were both featured in a segment for NJ Spotlight News with Briana Vannozzi on COVID; Silvera is also quoted in this NJ.com article about the new omicron subvariants, and another about “stealth omicron.”
Matthew Schuler (Biology) is quoted in this NJ.com article about the upcoming plastic bag ban and why grocery stores are also banned from using paper bags.

Reminders

Next Thursday, April 28, is One Day for Montclair, a day for our campus to celebrate as a community and raise money for scholarships and student support. Keep an eye on your inbox for related contests and promotions.
The U.S. premiere of the circus and theater show SMASHED2 by Gandini Juggling debuts at the Alexander Kasser Theater April 21-24. For tickets and showtimes, visit PEAK Performances.
To help protect our data, all employees are asked to enable Google’s built-in 2-Factor Authentication (also called 2-Step Verification) on their Google accounts by Monday, May 16. Instructions can be found on the OIT website.

Kudos

To Holly Hutchinson (Nursing) and her senior nursing students for being recognized by RWJBarnabas Health News for taking action that helped properly identify a patient whose name was misspelled.
To Professor Emerita Rita D. Jacobs (English) who was recently interviewed about her journal writing workshops based on her book, The Way In: Journal Writing for Self-Discovery.
To Mark Chopping (Earth and Environmental Studies) on the publication of “Forest aboveground biomass in the southwestern United States from a MISR multi-angle index, 2000–2015″ in the publication Remote Sensing of Environment.
To Emily Hodge (Educational Leadership) for receiving the Early Career Award in Educational Politics and Policy from the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Division L.
To Global Center on Human Trafficking Director Ali Boak and CHSS Communications and Social Media Specialist Christabelle Robinson for participating in the United Nations Global Week of Action on Sustainable Development Goal 16 earlier this month.

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