In the Know – Issue 36
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Campus Readies for Presidential Investiture
President Jonathan GS Koppell’s Investiture will be celebrated with a ceremony, campus festival and more. Get the details here.
Red Hawk Day Highlights
We kicked off the semester with addresses from President Koppell to students, as well as faculty and staff and by welcoming our largest incoming class with a dance-off, information fair and a carnival.
Dig That Volunteer Spirit
The Bonner Leaders embody the spirit of service at Montclair. Check out their summer orientation projects.
Setting a New Record
This fall, the University welcomed another record-breaking incoming class and the largest total enrollment in school history.
Experiencing Scotland
Faculty and students collaborated with a program in Dundee, Scotland, for academic and cultural exchange this summer.
In the News
- Jessica Henry (Justice Studies) discussed her book Smoke but no Fire: Convicting the Innocent of Crimes that Never Happened on the Decarceration Nation Podcast.
- Mireya Vilar-Compte (Public Health) is quoted in this National Geographic article about how the COVID-19 pandemic took a unique toll on undocumented immigrants. (You may need a subscription to read the Nat Geo article, so here’s a version republished by MSN.com).
- News about our enrollment numbers was featured in ROI-NJ, and included an interview with President Koppell and Wendy Lin-Cook. The president told the business publication that our enrollment growth proves Montclair is delivering for students “and they are taking notice.”
- ROI-NJ.com editor Tom Bergeron penned an “Editor’s Desk” note congratulating Ralph LaRossa (Board of Trustees) as he steps into his new role as CEO and president of PSE&G.
- An interview Paul Bologna (Biology) gave to NJ.com about an unusual type of jellyfish known as mauve stingers was also picked up by Fox News and the New York Post. Spoiler alert: if you find one of these, living or dead, don’t touch it!
- Our Red Hawks Rising program is mentioned in this Pix 11 story about Newark hiring 600 new teachers ahead of the school year to alleviate teacher shortage.
Reminders
- You can check the COVID-19 Dashboard to find the latest campus COVID data, including case numbers.
- We no longer use the University logo with the horizontal rule separating the two lines. If your unit still uses name badges with that logo, please replace them. Just follow these easy online instructions.
- There will be an update to the Banner non-production database servers on Wednesday, Sept. 14 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. OIT will notify anyone who may be impacted two days in advance.
- If you or a loved one is experiencing a mental health crisis or thinking about suicide, help is available. Call or text 988, the new nationwide 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline for free, confidential support, 24/7.
- The U.S. premiere of the juridical opera Nehanda by nora chipaumire and Gwinyai Rutsito opens the PEAK Performances season. For ticket and showtime information, visit PEAK Performances.
Kudos
- To Jennifer Yang, Laura Lakusta and Michael Bixter (Psychology), who were awarded a $335K grant from the National Science Foundation to study the development of wayfinding skills in children.
- To Pablo P.L. Tinio (Educational Foundations), who gave a lecture at the Neuroaesthetics Symposium at the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia on September 3, 2022.
- To Milton Fuentes (Psychology), who was featured on the main stage at the 2022 Convention of the American Psychological Association speaking on “Collaboration on the Path Toward Reconciliation and Repair with Communities of Color.”
- To Zoë Burkholder (Educational Foundations), who will be speaking on Friday, September 30 at the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Park in Topeka, Kansas, for a special event commemorating the 30th anniversary of the historic U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
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