In the Know – Issue 47

New Issue of Montclair is Here

The Fall/Winter 2022 issue of Montclair, the magazine for Montclair State University, is now available. Read about all the extraordinary things our faculty, staff, students and alumni are doing.

Make Your Voice Heard

Have you taken the Campus Culture Assessment yet? The survey will provide information to help enhance our diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. Look for links to the staff or faculty survey in your inbox now!

Join Our Winter Celebration

It may be cold outside, but you can enjoy heartwarming conversations with friends and colleagues over food and drinks as we celebrate the end of the fall semester and welcome the holiday season. Collection boxes will be provided for those who wish to donate toys or non-perishable food items to charity. RSVP now!

In the News

• A. Seddik Meziani (Accounting and Finance) offered his expertise for a WalletHub article on the best credit cards with no foreign transaction fees.
• Joshua Lupinek (Hospitality and Tourism) is quoted in this article for NJ.com (subscriber only) about how much it will cost New Jersey to host World Cup games at MetLife Stadium in 2026.
• Forbes published an explainer article about direct admissions and Montclair is mentioned as one of the program’s participating institutions.
• A 2009 article by Robert Cray (History) published in the Historical Journal of Massachusetts is cited in this Insider story about the “true story of Thanksgiving.”
• Stephanie Silvera (Public Health) is quoted in this NJ.com editorial about two promising advancements in vaccines that could reduce the number of deaths and lasting disabilities caused by COVID-19. She is also quoted in this NJ.com article predicting COVID-19 surges this holiday season.
• An NBC News article about the recent Colorado Springs gay nightclub shooting cites research from the Joetta Di Bella and Fred C. Sautter III Center for Strategic Communication about anti-LGBTQ hate speech on Twitter.
• The recent Future College Graduate Conference hosted by the Male Enrollment and Graduation Alliance (MEGA) was reported in NJ.com and included an interview with Daniel Jean (Special Programs, EOF and Academic Success); the article was also shared by University Business (subscriber only).
• Manveer Mann (Marketing) is quoted in this NJ.com article (subscriber only) about how TikTok and inflation are affecting the 2022 holiday shopping season.

Reminders

• The Division of Human Resources is opening an on-campus office at 18 Normal Avenue beginning Monday, December 5. Services available include assistance with employee benefits, I-9 enrollment, payroll matters, tuition waivers and more.
• Did you know you can easily access technology market research and trend analysis from Gartner? Log in to the Gartner Campus Access Portal with your NetID and password for vendor analysis, technology white papers, real-world use cases and other market research.
• Facilities staff are working to replace the campus shuttle bus tracking app. In the meantime, if you need to use the shuttle, you can find the schedule here.
• The Bonner Leader Program is hosting a winter toy drive through December 14 for the East Orange Community Development Corporation. To donate, drop off unwrapped toys at the Center for Community Engagement in Cole Hall 348.
• Information Technology will be migrating the “MSUFiles” file server to a new storage platform with better performance and reliability starting this Friday, December 2 through Sunday, December 4. During that time, you won’t be able to access files stored on that server. Refer to the email from IT dated November 28 for more information.
• If you’re teaching during the Winter Session, check out the December 9 Friday with ITDS: Preparing for Winter Session Teaching at 10 a.m.
• Free flu shots for employees are available Monday – Friday, 9 a.m – 4 p.m. in the Occupational Health Suite, Blanton Hall, 1st Floor. No appointment is necessary.
• You can find the latest campus COVID-19 data, including case numbers, on the COVID-19 Dashboard.
• With the winter closing approaching, Human Resources asks all employees to review the instructions for timekeeping.
• If you or a loved one is experiencing a mental health crisis or thinking about suicide, call or text 988, the new nationwide 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline for free, confidential support, 24/7.

Kudos

• To Paul McGroarty (University Communications and Marketing) and his student social media team for producing two TikTok viral hits this month: “Do you know your child’s major?” (3.3M views) and “Can you pronounce this New Jersey town?” (1M views)
• To Dawn Marie Hayes (History) whose article about the initial findings of her NEH-funded project, “The Norman Sicily Project: Deriving Meaning from the Prototype’s Data,” was published in the journal Kalkas.
• To Matt Pierce (University Communications and Marketing), Sharif Akkara (Information Technology) and Maria C. Anderson (University Counsel) who worked to improve the accessibility of the University’s website for persons with disabilities. Their efforts were recently praised by the U.S. Department of Education.
• To Meiyin Wu (Biology) who was chosen by the Alliance for NJ Environmental Education for its 2022 Excellence in Environmental Education Award.

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