MSU lauded by second Hispanic organization
Saludos Hispanos/Saludos.com, a career and education site and magazine
for bilingual Hispanics, has presented its 2001 Educators of Distinction
award to Montclair State University and named MSU one of the "100
Best U.S. Universities for Hispanics."
According to a citation presented to the University, MSU received the
award for “its commitment to higher education success for the Hispanic
community.
"Education is the key that opens the door to achievement for today’s
Hispanic. We congratulate you for leading the way, providing high standards
of education, career planning and counseling to serve your Hispanic students,"
the citation says.
This marks the second time in two months MSU has been labeled an educational
leader by a prominent Hispanic national higher education magazine. In
November, Montclair State was selected as a "Publisher's Pick"
by Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education magazine.
"We are proud of the cultural richness and diversity of the Montclair
State University community," said President Susan A. Cole. "New
Jersey's Hispanic community is rapidly growing and seeking the very best
in higher education. We are honored to be an important educational resource
for this vital population."
Saludos Hispanos is a 30-year-old organization dedicated to increasing
opportunities for Hispanic people through education and career development.
Its Web site was one of 50 selected as the "Best of the Best"
among 4,000 sites reviewed by CareerXroads.
Rosemarie Garcia-Solomon, publisher of Saludos Hispanos/Saludos.com,
said, "We realize that a commitment to Hispanic success in higher
education takes determination. It’s a process that must start at
the top and work down to each person in your organization...For an educational
institution, reaching and effectively serving this community is a challenge
that you have answered in a most positive way."
Hit the links at MSU's annual Golf Classic
The 15th annual Montclair State University Golf Classic, hosted by Red
Hawk Athletics, will be held Monday, May 13, at the Basking Ridge Country
Club in Basking Ridge.
Registration is limited. The day’s schedule of events includes a
professional golf clinic, putting contest, buffet lunch, open practice
range, 18 holes of golf and dinner.
For information about cost and sponsorship opportunities, call Rob Chesney
at 973-746-6347.
University gets $10,000 dance grant
Dance USA and the National Endowment for the Arts have awarded a $10,000
grant to the University under the National College Choreography initiative.
Under the grant, dance artist Sean Curran will conduct a three-week residency
to set a new work to be performed by students. The work will be performed
in the Dance Department's spring concert, with projected outreach activities
including classes, lectures, demonstrations, panel discussions and post-performance
dialogues with the artist.
The grant is one of 51 awards totaling $510,000 aimed at uniting professional
artists with college dance students.
TV show based on Montclair State hits U.K.
"That's Life," the CBS weekly sitcom about a 32-year-old single
New Jersey woman who returns to a college based on Montclair State, premiered
in December in the United Kingdom.
The show's creator and supervising producer, former Montclair State student
Diane Ruggiero, created the character, Lydia DeLucca, based on her own
experiences, family and friends. Just as Montclair State is embarking
on a new degree program in athletic training, in TV world DeLucca, played
by Heather Paige Kent, declares sports medicine as her major.
Bang on a Can arrives Feb. 8
The world renowned Bang on a Can All-Stars will bring their unique style
of musical exploration to Memorial Auditorium on Friday, Feb. 8, at 7:30
p.m.
Bang on a Can will be joined by music impresario Don Byron, who has been
voted best clarinetist by critics and readers in leading international
music journals. He was named "Jazz Artist of the Year" by Down
Beat magazine and has been an integral part of the New York cultural
community for more than a decade. Also joining the All-Stars with a new
composition is leading Burmese musician/composer Kyaw Kyaw Naing.
Part classical ensemble, part rock band, part jazz sextet, Bang on a Can
creates fresh, vivid and ground-breaking music. It crosses genres and
discards categorizations. Out of the energy and excitement of the Bang
on a Can Festival, six of the most brilliant and provocative performers
in America have come together -- performers who are adventurous, virtuosic,
dynamic and intense, who are equally at home in all the diverse styles
that exist within music today. The All-Stars bring an unparalleled combination
of precision and improvisation to this intersection of genres.
The instrumentation of the Bang on a Can All-Stars is unique: clarinets
and saxophones, electric guitar, cello, bass, keyboards, percussion. The
All-Stars have a flexibility that doesn't fit into any recognizable category.
Each concert is an eclectic supermix.
Come hear the wonder that led the Washington Post to declare, "Both
the players and their works on this program were amazing just to be in
the same room with…the sounds they make, by turns ominous, joyous,
intricate and triumphant, are extraordinary."
Tickets are $20. Call the MSU Box Office at 973-655-5112.