September 2009
News & Notes
 Mark your Calendars: Biggest Homecoming celebration ever to take place October 3. Day to feature fun and food for the whole family!
Homecoming 2009, the biggest and best Homecoming event the campus has seen in years is just one month away. Festivities will take place on Saturday, October 3. Its the start of a new tradition which will engage students, families, alumni, faculty and staff and the community.
A schedule of the day's events include a Family Brunch (if you are a parent or guardian of a current or incoming student, this event is for you), the Homecoming Parade through the campus to the amphitheater, led by guests of honor and grand marshals, members of the Class of 1984. Carnival-type food and activities will be available throughout campus for you your family like face-painting, inflatables, a rock-climbing wall, music and more. A Beer Garden atop the Red Hawk Deck will be the place for those 21 and over) to convene with their classmates (especially the anniversary classes) to reminisce and reconnect. The day will wrap up with the Red Hawks football team taking on rival William Paterson's Pioneers. Click here for the deatils on Homecoming events.
Give us your opinion! Please take a moment to fill out this survey and let us know what you think about the plans for Homecoming and if you think you might be joining us.
Class of '84 members: Your invitation will be in your mailboxes shortly. For more information, contact the Office of Alumni & Community Relations at 973-655-4141 or e-mail alumni@mail.montclair.edu.
President Cole Addresses MSU Community
President Susan A. Cole addressed the Montclair State communtiy in the Alexander Kasser Theater during Opening Day last week. Following the event, faculty, staff and students gathered in the Student Center Quad for a picnic. To read the full text of Cole's address, click here.
Forbes Names Montclair State Best Public University in New Jersey
Forbes’ annual ranking places Montclair State at the top of the list for public institutions and number three overall in the state
America's Best Colleges, Forbes’ annual list of the best colleges and universities in the nation has ranked Montclair State University as the number one public institution in New Jersey, and the state’s third best college or university overall. The America's Best Colleges 2009 list, released August 5, ranked Montclair State as number 288 in the nation. In New Jersey, only Princeton and Drew Universities were ranked higher.
On the Forbes list for America’s Best Public Colleges, Montclair State came in at number 54 in the nation and number one in New Jersey.
In addition to being named on the “Best Colleges” lists, Montclair State was also listed as a “Best Buy” university in a separate ranking jointly compiled by Forbes and the Washington DC-based, not-for-profit organization, the Center for College Affordability and Productivity (CCAP). The list, 25 Best Buy Northeastern Colleges, put Montclair State at number 15 in the Northeast and second in New Jersey behind Princeton University.
The Forbes and CCAP rankings use a methodology that draws data from various sources. According to Forbes, 25 percent of the rankings are based on student satisfaction with course instruction, and 25 percent on indicators of post-graduate employment success. Other factors considered are the likelihood of graduation within four years, estimated average four year student loan debt, and cost issues, among others. Their complete methodology is detailed on their Web site at Methodology.
See New Jersey Newsroom article.
 Ready, set, call
Student callers are poised to begin reaching out to alumni
in an effort to raise vital funds in support of Montclair State’s commitment to academic excellence. You’ll soon be hearing from some of the students pictured right.
The Annual Fund Call Center, located in the oldest and most recognizable building on campus, College Hall, is home base for more than 50 student callers. A call from a current MSU student is a wonderful opportunity to share your Montclair State memories and find out what's happening at Montclair State today.
For more information on the MSU Call Center, contact Angelo Pezzino, Telefund Manager, at pezzinoa@mail.montclair.edu or call him at (973) 655-7472.
Last Chance for Submissions to Annual Art Show Montclair State University’s George Segal Gallery is once again sponsoring Art Connections, its annual fundraising art exhibit, from January 17 to February 13, 2010 (opening reception Jan. 17, 2-5 p.m.), and invites artists to submit works for display and sale.
Now in its sixth year, Art Connections has grown from a regional exhibit to one of national scope and offers artists an excellent opportunity for exposure and sales of their works.
Art Connections is a fundraising exhibition featuring works of local and regional artists, as well as nationally acclaimed artists. Proceeds from this juried show will support future exhibitions at the George Segal Gallery and care of the University’s permanent collection.
The deadline for submissions is September 15. More Information about the show and the George Segal Gallery is available here.
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New Season of Peak Performances
The new season of Peak Performances at the Alexander Kasser Theater is set to begin this month. Student and professional performances include Newband, the Shanghai Quartet, Kaleidoscope, "My Josephine," "Other Suns," Mario Formenti's "Other Suns" (pictured above) and more. Click here for a list of performances and ticket information.
Warhol Exhibition at Segal Gallery
Montclair State University’s George Segal Gallery will display 153 original photographs taken by Andy Warhol in “Andy Warhol: Through a Glass Starkly,” an exhibition that will run from September 8 through December 12. Leading Warhol scholar and author of Andy Warhol’s Serial Photography, William V. Ganis will curate the exhibition.
The photographs—103 Polaroids and 50 black-and-white gelatin silver prints—were donated to the George Segal Gallery by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts through the Andy Warhol Photographic Legacy Program. Among the subjects in the photos are celebrities including Debbie Harry, Jamie Wyeth, Willie Shoemaker, John Travolta, Liza Minnelli, Bianca Jagger, Barry Diller and Catherine Oxenberg.
On Thursday, Oct. 8, from 2:30 to 5 p.m., Ganis will moderate a symposium entitled “Andy Warhol Photographs.” The panel of experts will include Neil Baldwin, author and Distinguished Visiting Professor in Montclair State’s College of the Arts, Catherine Zuromskis of the University of New Mexico, and John Tagg of Binghamton University. Registration for the event is $25, $20 for senior citizens and free to students with I.D. To register, call 973-655-6941 or 973-655-3382 before 5:00 p.m. on October 3.
Traders to Teachers Information Session
Montclair State University's Traders to Teachers Program is an accelerated three-month program which allows displaced financial services employees to obtain public school certification to teach mathematics. The program will be accepting applicants for its January 2010 cohort, and will host an information session, Thursday, Sept. 17, 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. in University Hall 1070. To register to attend the sessions, please visit our registration Web site.
The program is a collaboration between the College of Education & Human Services and the College of Science & Mathematics. It will require applicants to pass a math aptitude test and complete an application process that includes spending one day observing in schools. Successful applicants will spend three months in an intensive, full-time program learning mathematics and how to teach it, and spending one day each week observing and beginning to teach mathematics in a middle school or high school. Upon conclusion of the program, candidates will also have to pass the required content knowledge Praxis examination. The N.J. Department of Labor will fund the cost of the program for participants. During the first year of teaching, the program will provide intensive induction support and mentoring.
For more information, please visit the program web site. If you have questions regarding this program after reviewing the information on the Web site, e-mail mathteach@montclair.edu.
Red Hawks Fall Season Underway
Montclair State's fall athletics are underway. Come out and cheer your Red Hawks field hockey, football, men's and women's soccer and volleyball teams. For a full athletics schedule, click here.
Information Sessions/Open Houses
Graduate Information Session, Wed., Sept. 23
MA, MS in Chemistry, MBA Information Session, Thurs., Oct. 15
Graduate Open House, Sunday, Oct. 25
Annual Law School
Admissions Day
Wednesday, Oct. 7
Student Center Ballrooms, 1:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Participants will have an opportunity to meet with law school admissions directors from around the country and learn about the admissions process. In addition, there will be a panel discussion with experts on law school admissions and financial aid. This event is free and open to the public. For details, contact Marilyn Tayler at taylerm@mail.montclair.edu. Or visit http://chss.montclair.edu/poliscilaw/ for information. |
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