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Feb. 4
2002 |
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In this issue: |
Ted Fiore takes men's basketball to new heights | MSU lauded by another Hispanic publication |
| Composer
Robert Aldridge combines music with technology |
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It was a lucrative week for Montclair State University. At a press conference on campus Feb. 1, U.S. Senators Robert Torricelli (pictured right holding check) and Jon Corzine (left), and Congressman William Pascrell, Jr. (second from right) presented President Susan A. Cole with a $750,000 check representing a federal grant for Montclair State to create a facility for the College of Education and Human Services that will have state-of-the-art classrooms and play an integral role in addressing New Jersey's teacher shortage. Torricelli, who said, "My mother went here [Montclair State University] and prepared to become a teacher," presented the money as a down payment for the $45 million facility. Earlier in the week, the University and UNICO International raised more than $200,000 to support an endowed chair in Italian and Italian-American Studies at an event at Il Tulipano in Cedar Grove. Click here to see photos from the event. |
PCAA
celebrates affirmative action;
hosts expert on employment discrimination
Affirmative action was born of the civil rights movement
nearly three decades ago. It originated as a plan to correct the historical
disadvantage of women and minorities by giving them special consideration
in employment and education. But according to Susan Sturm, professor of
law at Columbia University and an expert on employment discrimination,
affirmative action does not go far enough. She says we need a new approach.
(Full Story)
Professors
and students share bylines
Research is an integral part of most professors'
academic careers. Whether the outcome is an article published in a scholarly
journal or a presentation at a professional conference, professors are
well aware of the rewards of research. At Montclair State, professors
share those rewards, among them recognition and experience, with students
with whom they've brought into the research fold.
(Full Story)
On-campus
production of 'The Vagina Monologues'
to benefit charities
Thanks to the Women's Center, the critically acclaimed
play "The Vagina Monologues" is making its way to campus. "There's
something magical about doing the show locally," said Women's Center
Director Esmilda Abreu. "It's like bringing Broadway to Montclair."
(Full Story)
WESS
puts registration at students'
fingertips
Students can now see their grades, schedules, transcripts,
registration status and more thanks to WESS (Web Enrollment Services for
Students). It's as easy as logging on to www.montclair.edu/wess/. (Full
Story)
Columns
On
the Job
with Ted Fiore
Q&A:
Robert Aldridge
Photo
Gallery
- Around Campus