In the Know – Issue 29

Nursing Grads Rock The Today Show

Montclair’s nursing grads, faculty and President Koppell starred in a surprise-filled live pinning ceremony on NBC’s The Today Show! Check out the videos and photos from this once-in-a-lifetime graduation moment.

Scholar who Escaped Taliban Finds Purpose at Montclair

As an instructional specialist in CHSS, Roya Saqib dedicates her teachings to those who are left behind. Read her inspirational story.

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

• President Jonathan Koppell’s op-ed Why are Montclair State students being short-changed? appeared on May 12, on NJ.com. The op-ed takes a look at the state’s investment per student through the lens of racial and economic equity and shows how New Jersey invests less in minority and low-income students.
• Wendy Lin-Cook (Enrollment Management) gave an interview to Inside Higher Ed for an article about how colleges and universities are addressing “the summer melt” and other enrollment concerns.
• Deva Panambur (Accounting and Finance) was interviewed for NJ.com’s NJ Money Help column about whether to give money to children now or have them wait for an inheritance.
• Inside Edition reporter Leigh Scheps ’08 was a guest on a recent episode of “The Friday Reporter,” a PR Daily podcast. In detailing her professional career, Scheps credits the University for its “awesome” broadcasting program that allowed her to get her “hands dirty in every possible way of production.”
• Anneliese LaRose ’08 was featured on the podcast: “Let’s Get Real – Women in Leadership,” LaRose discusses developing leaders in the workplace.
• Christopher Salvatore (Justice Studies) is quoted in this Louisiana Weekly article about a study showing that New Orleans experienced the worst homicide spike in the U.S. during the pandemic.
• Paul Bologna (Biology) was interviewed by How Stuff Works about the venomous Portuguese man-of-war jellyfish.
• Jason Williams (Justice Studies) is quoted in this San Francisco Chronicle article about the city’s diversion program under district attorney Chesa Boudin. (Note: This article is subscriber-only).
• Emily Isaacs (OFA, Writing Studies) contributed to a piece in The Chronicle of Higher Education that asks experts for recommendations for solving the “student-disengagement crisis.” Isaacs’ advice to faculty is to encourage and require student engagement in their classrooms, among other suggestions.
• Ariel Alvarez (Political Science and Law) is quoted in this NJ.com article that discusses how and why New Jersey workers’ names become public once they appeal an unemployment claim.
• Stephanie Silvera (Public Health) is quoted in an article in the Bucks County Courier Times in Pennsylvania about the new COVID variant that is spreading in the state.
• Harold Abraham ’11, ’15 MA (Educational Leadership) spoke to the website Wealth of Geeks for an article about why it’s important to teach kids about financial literacy.
• John Luttropp (Emeritus Professor, Visual Communication Design) was interviewed by Phil Edwards of Vox.com for a video on the subject of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Pope-Leighey House.
• Teresa Fiore (World Languages and Cultures) was interviewed on Italian national TV about Women’s History Month on an episode of “L’Italia con voi.” The program offers a mix of news, information and entertainment for a targeted audience of Italian expats around the world. Read more on our website.

Reminders

• On Monday, May 16, masks will become optional in all indoor and outdoor spaces except for clinical care settings. As a courtesy, please ask if the people you’re in close contact with would prefer masking.
• We’re moving to Handshake on Monday, May 16. This new recruiting platform replaces Hire a Red Hawk.
• Monday, May 16, is the deadline for enabling 2-Step Verification on your University Google account. Check your email or IT website for instructions

Kudos

• To Kaitlin Kurdyla (Conference Services) who received the New Jersey College Health Association’s “Collaboration is Key” award for her instrumental work in creating, managing and supporting the University’s COVID testing site.
• To Michael Hannon (Counseling) on the publication of his book, Black Fathering and Mental Health.
• To Innes Borstel (Ben Samuels Children’s Center), whose “Pandemic Preschool” art exhibit is at the Community Galleries at the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey in Summit through June 19.
• To Milton Fuentes (Psychology) who served as the keynote speaker for the 89th Annual Meeting of the New Jersey Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. His talk focused on implicit bias in clinical practice.

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