In the
Galleries
Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday.
For more information, call 973-655-5113.
University Gallery:
Through April 11: Works by the late Suellen Glashausser. Glashausser's
works also will be on display at the Amos Eno Gallery in New York through
April 3 and at the John Cotton Dana Library at Rutgers University, Newark,
from April 12 through July 2, with a reception April 12 from 4 to 6 p.m.
Gallery One:
April 4-May 3: "Global Images: International Travel Photography
by MSU Faculty and Staff." An opening reception will be held April
4 from 4 to 6 p.m.
Theater
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For more information about the following performances, call the Box Office
at 973-655-5112.
April 2: "I, Unseen," an original play by Marika Mashburn. Webster Hall. 7 p.m., Webster Hall Lounge.
April 11-14 and 18-20: "Steel Magnolias." 8 p.m. April 11-13 and 18-20; 2 p.m. April 14 and 1 p.m. April 19, L. Howard Fox Studio Theatre. Tickets: $15 standard; $12 faculty, staff, alumni and senior citizens; $8 students. Call the Box Office at 973-655-5112.
Music
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For more information about the following events, call the Music Department
at 973-655-4296 or browse the Department's Web site at www.montclair.edu/pages/music/music.html.
April 5: Jazz Concert. 8 p.m., Memorial Auditorium.
April 7: Recital by Tanya Bates, viola. 3 p.m., McEachern Recital Hall.
April 9: Sinfonia Concert. 8 p.m., McEachern Recital Hall.
April 10: Spring Symphonic Band and Wind Symphony Concert. Donations will be accepted for the Band's May 2002 tour of Russia, when 30 members of the band will travel to Moscow, Saratov and St. Petersburg for performances led by Band Director Mary Ann Craig. The concert features three MSU faculty members: Composer Robert Aldridge has written "War Stories," which will receive its world premiere; trumpet professor Donald Batchelder will be the soloist on "The Southern Cross" by Herbert Clarke; and piano professor David Witten will be the soloist on Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue," in a transcription for the Symphonic Band by Tohru Takahashi. Also appearing as a soloist will be undergraduate percussion major Jason Carroll, who will be featured on "The Golden Age of Xylophone" by Floyd Werle. This year's concert coincides with High School Trumpet Day, so the program will include high school participants in James Curnow's "Fanfare and Flourishes." A performance of Clifton Williams' "The Sinfonians" will honor the 40th anniversary of Phi Mu Alpha, a music fraternity with an active chapter at Montclair State. 8 p.m., McEachern Recital Hall.
April 12: New Jersey High School Orchestra Festival. Visiting student orchestras from New Jersey. Throughout the day, Memorial Auditorium. For more information, call Kathleen Reddington at 973-655-7346.
April 12: Recital by Nick Afflitto, trumpet. 8 p.m., McEachern Recital Hall.
April 14: Free open studio and performance on Harry Partch Instrumentarium, a unique collection of instruments created and built by 20th century composer Harry Partch. 7-10 p.m., McEachern Recital Hall.
April 14: Choir Concert. 3 p.m., Memorial Auditorium.
April 17: Percussion Concert. Noon, McEachern Recital Hall.
April 19: Graduate Recital: Darren O'Neill, guitar. 8 p.m., McEachern Recital Hall.
April 20: Recital by Arik Cohen, tuba. 8 p.m., McEachern Recital Hall.
April 21: Compositions by Mike Wall. 3 p.m., McEachern Recital Hall; recital by Kristin Markey, soprano. 8 p.m., McEachern Recital Hall.
April 24: Recital by voice and piano students. Noon, McEachern Recital Hall.
April 26: Graduate Recital by Momoko Matsumura, violin. 8 p.m., McEachern Recital Hall.
April 28: Opera Workshop: Performance of excerpts from Mozart's "Die Zauberflote," "Le Nozze di Figaro" and "La Fina Giardiniera." 3 p.m., McEachern Recital Hall; Graduate Recital: Compositions by Kevin O'Brien. 8 p.m., Memorial Auditorium.
April 30: MSU Orchestra. 8 p.m., Memorial Auditorium.
Dance [back
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For information about dance events, call the Box Office at 973-655-5114
unless noted otherwise.
April 25-28: Danceworks 2002. A celebration of dance performed by Montclair State dancers and choreographed by guest artists, faculty and student choreographers. 8 p.m. April 25-27; 1 p.m. April 26; 2 p.m. April 28, Memorial Auditorium.
Lectures/Workshops [back
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Art Forum Lecture Series. 2-3:50 p.m., Calcia Hall, Room 135.
Sponsored by Art and Design. For more information about the speakers,
go to the
Art Forum Lecture Series Web Site.
April 4: Joan Banach, painter
April 11: James O. Clark, sculptor/installation artist who works
with light
April 18: Katherine Bowling, painter
April 25: Bruce Sinofsky, documentary filmmaker
M.F.A. Lecture Series. 6:30 p.m., Calcia Hall, Room 135 (unless
noted otherwise). Sponsored by Art and Design, master of fine arts program.
April 3: "Words Without Meaning, Meaning Without Words"
by Xu Bing, Chinese performance artist and calligrapher. A shuttle bus
will leave campus at 6 p.m. to take people to the Montclair Art Musuem,
where the lecture will begin 6:30 p.m.
April 2: "What are our rights?" a discussion with Michael Blake from the Essex County Public Defenders Office and Thomas P. Giblin, chairman of the Essex County Democratic Committee about the legal and political issues dealing with the gay and lesbian community in New Jersey. Q&A to follow. 8 p.m., Dickson Hall, Room 177.
April 3: "Identifying and Writing Grant Proposals in a Business School Environment" with Sang-Hoon Kim of Economics and Finance, C.N. Jayachandran of Marketing, Richard Peterson of Information and Decision Sciences, and Karen Dennis, assistant dean of the School of Business. A School of Business (SBUS) Brown Bag Seminar presented by the SBUS Faculty Development and Renewal Committee. Noon-1:30 p.m., Partridge Hall, Room 423.
April 3: "The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Experience on Campus," with a panel of speakers from the Gay and Lesbian Faculty and Staff Association. 3 p.m., Student Center, Room 418.
April 4: Talk by Eli Goldblatt, poet, researcher in education and author of 'Round My Way: Authority and Double-Consciousness in Three Urban High Schools. 5 p.m., Russ Hall, Kops Lounge.
April 5: "Building Bridges to Success: Early Childhood Conference on Second Language Learners," a one-day conference. Keynote speaker, Patton O. Tabors of the Harvard Graduate School of Education. 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Student Center Ballrooms. Sponsored by the Life Skills Center and Human Ecology in conjunction with the Headstart Quality Improvement Center of New York University. $50 registration fee waived for Montclair State faculty. Deadline to register is March 22. Call Joan Bernstein at 973-655-4172.
April 8: "Women on the Row" by Sister Kathleen A. O'Shea. A nun for 25 years, O'Shea is a social worker who does research on female offenders, particularly those on death row. She is the author of Female Offenders: An Annotated Bibliograhy , Women and the Dealth Penalty in the United States: 1900-1998, and Women on the Row: Revelations from Both Sides of the Bars. Sponsored by Women's Studies. 6-7:30 p.m., Dickson Hall, Room 178.
April 10: "Finding Your Creative Voice as a Woman," with Jessica Custer, peer educator at the Women's Center. 5-6:15 p.m., Dickson Hall, Room 178.
April 10: EdTeXp02, featuring the Technology Exploratorium and Faculty Forum. The Faculty Forum is a series of presentations by faculty and staff on how they are using technology to improve teaching and learning. The Technology Exploritorium includes vendors from Apple, Avaya, BFI, Blackboard, Dell, Sun and more demonstrating technology. 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Student Center.
April 11: "Leadership for Instructional Growth" by Thomas Sergiovanni, the Lillian Radford Professor of Education at Trinity University. Sergiovanni will be the keynote speaker at the Center of Pedagogy's annual meeting. 3:30-6 p.m., Richardson Hall auditorium. He is the author of Building Community in Schools, The Lifeworld of Leadership: Creating Culture, Community and Personal Meaning in Our Schools, The Human Side of School Change and Leadership for the Schoolhouse, Refreshments will be served. For more information, call 4262.
April 11: Reading by Martin Espada. Called the Latino poet of his generation, Espada is a professor of English at the University of Massachusetts and poet laureate of the city of Northhampton, Mass. His fifth book of poetry, Imagine the Angels of Bread, won an American Book Award and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. 6 p.m., Dickson Hall, Room 178. Sponsored by English, Global Education, the Latin American Students Organization, the Latin American and Latino Studies Program and the PreCollegiate Teaching Academy.
April 12: PBS Satellite Downlink: "Evaluating Resources for Online Learning." 2-3:30 p.m., College Hall, Room 310. Seating is limited. For more information, click here.
April 12: Latin American and Spanish Conference. Topic: Literatura como juego (literature as a game). Speakers: Ricardo Pigligia, Argentinean novelist; Carmen Bouliosa, Mexican writer; and Delores Prida, playwright. 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Student Center. Sponsored by the Global Education Center, Humanities and Social Sciences, Italian and Spanish, and Latin-American Studies. For more information, click here.
April 17: Law Day. Recent graduates attending area law schools and recent law school graduates discuss their experiences. 6-8 p.m., Dickson Hall, Room 178. Sponsored by Legal Studies, the Student Government Association, Phi Alpha Delta and the Student Paralegal Association. For more information, call Lenore Molee at 973-655-7963.
April 17: GLBT Safe Space Program training. The Safe Space Program
identifies offices of faculty and staff that are safe places for gay,
lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. Some of the people who display
the decal are lesbian or gay, while others are supportive of gay, lesbian,
bisexual and transgender individuals. Some safe space conversations might
include questions about coming out on campus; the resources available
on and off campus; how to cope with family and friends; the importance
of role models among other items of importance. Noon-1 p.m., Student Center,
Room 417. Facilitators: Sally McWilliams and Marie Cascarano. For more
information, call Cascarano at 973-655-7397.
April 23: "Owning Your Anger," a workshop by Judith Pekanyande, peer educator, the Women's Center. 12:30-1:45 p.m., Student Center, Room 419.
April 26: Money Management Workshops. Speakers: Bob Baylor of Financial Aid and Marge Derrick, Consuler Credit Counseling of New Jersey, Inc. Topics include budgeting your money, credit card savy, understanding stocks and more. 2-3:30 p.m., Dickson Hall, Room 178. For more information, call 973-655-5437.
Computer Training
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Register for the following computer training courses online at http://edtech.montclair.edu
or call 973-655-5449. Please arrive five minutes prior to the start of
the session. All classes take place in College Hall, Room 123 unless noted
otherwise. A valid MSU identification card is required to register.
April 2:
WebCT: Student Account and Enrollment. 10 a.m.-noon.
April 4: WebCT for Students.10:30 a.m.-noon.
April 4: WebCT Migration. 1-2 p.m.
April 9: WebCT for Instructors. 9 a.m.-noon.
April 11: WebCT: Communication Tools. 10 a.m.-noon.
April 17: WebCT for Students. 10:30 a.m.-noon.
April 18: Faculty Forum. 12:30-1:30 p.m.
April 19: Blackboard for Instructors. 9 a.m.-noon.
April 23: WebCT: Creating Quizzes. 10 a.m.-noon.
April 25: WebCT: Syllabus and Course Content Creation. 10 a.m.-noon.
April 25: Blackboard for Instructors.
April 26: Blackboard: Using Discussion Board to Increase Collaboration.
9 a.m.-noon.
April 30: WebCT: Migration. 10-11 a.m.
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"Carpe Diem," the award-winning half-hour television show produced
by broadcasting students, airs Mondays at 5 p.m. on Cablevision
(Bergen County), Tuesdays at 9 p.m. on Comcast channel 57, Wednesdays
at 5:30 p.m. on Cablevision (Morris County and Paterson), Thursdays
at 3 p.m. on Cablevision (Oakland, Clifton, Teaneck and Pompton); and
Fridays 8:30 p.m. on Clifton Cable channels 19 and 71.
Week of April 1: Antoinette Spiotta, director of the Psychoeducational Center, describes how to identify and help children with disabilities using therapy, integrating children into mainstream classes and society, and helping parents and children cope with their difficulties. Produced and hosted by Bill Berlin; directed by Eric Discher.
Week of April 8: "Silent Voices: The Story of American Women Broadcasting Pioneers." Broadcasting major Marta Fernandez' Gracie awarding-winning show features Media Historian Donna Halper and Amy Srebnick of History describing the lives and achievements of such radio pioneers as Eunice Randall, Bertha Brainard and Marie Zimmerman, and how their struggles opened doors for women in Broadcasting. Narrated by broadcasting major Maureen Paonessa.
Week of April 15: "A Question of Faith." Examines what
faith is, the role it plays in our lives today, and how Jews, Christians
and Hindus keep their faith alive. Features Father Al Berner, Catholic
Chaplain, Newman Center, and Katherine Ellison of Psychology. Produced
by Marta Fernandez and Jason Strother; directed by Stacey Weaver; and
hosted by Jason Strother, Blake Drummond and Judy Maier
Sports [back
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Only home games are listed. For a complete sports schedule, call Athletics
at 973-746-6258.
BASEBALL
April 4: Rowan University. 3:30 p.m.
April 9: Eastern Connecticut. 4 p.m.
April 12: Rutgers-Camden. 3:30 p.m.
April 13: Rutgers-Newark. Noon.
April 18: Richard Stockton. 3:30 p.m.
April 23: Wilmington College (Del.) 2:30 p.m.
April 26: The College of New Jersey. 3:30 p.m.
April 30: Johns Hopkins University. 7 p.m.
May 1: York College (Pa.) 3:30 p.m.
May 10: Ithaca College 7 p.m.
May 11: Bridgewater (Mass.) State. 4 p.m.
May 12: York College. 2 p.m.
SOFTBALL
April 3: Caldwell College. 3 p.m.
April 6: Rowan University. 1 p.m.
April 10: FDU-Madison. 3 p.m.
April 13: Kean University. 1 p.m.
April 21: Bloomfield. 1 p.m.
April 27: Ramapo College. 1 p.m.
MEN'S LACROSSE
April 6: City College of New York. 1 p.m.
April 13: SUNY-Farmingdale. 2 p.m.
April 20: USMMA. 1 p.m.
WOMEN'S LACROSSE
April 2: Lycoming. 4 p.m.
April 13: Kean University. 11 a.m.
April 18: Adelphi. 4 p.m.
MEN'S TENNIS
April 4: Rutgers-Newark. 3:30 p.m.
April 13: Caldwell College. 1 p.m.
April 20: New Paltz. 1 p.m.
GOLF
April 15: MSU Classic at Crestmont Country Club, West Orange.
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Board of
Trustees meetings.
4:30 p.m., Student Center, Room 419
April 1 (Executive Committee will hold a teleconference at 9 a.m.
in the President's Conference Room, College Hall, Room 235.)
April 11
June 13
July 18
Film Series: Movies from Africa and the Caribbean. Sponsored by
French, German and Russian; Humanities and Social Sciences; Sprague Library;
SORAC; and the Latin American Student Association. Free. For more information,
click here.
April 1: "La Rue Cases-Negres." 7-9 p.m., Dickson Hall,
Room 178.
April 2: "Faat Kine." 6-8 p.m., Dickson Hall, Room 177.
April 3: "A Walk in the Night." 6-8 p.m., Dickson Hall,
Room 177.
April 4: "Dolé." 6-8 p.m., Dickson Hall, Room
177.
April 5: "Natal da Portela." 6-8 p.m., Dickson Hall,
Room 178.
April 2: Blood Drive/Bone Marrow Registration Drive. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Student Center, Ballroom C. Photo I.D. required. Eat before donating. For more information, call Rick Brown at 973-655-4404.
April 2: Wellness Fair. 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Student Center Ballrooms. Sponsored by the Women's Center, Wellness Education and the Student Leadership Programs.
April 4: Career Fair. More than 60 employers from various Fortune 500 companies and organizations will speak to students about job opportunities. 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Student Center Ballrooms. Sponsored by Career Development. For more information, call Robyn Curry at 973-655-7612.
April 8-9: Disability Awareness Days. For more information, call
Elaine Fine at 973-655-7361.
Disability Information Fair: April 8, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Student Center
Ballrooms.
Wheelchair Basketball Game: Montclair State vs. New Jersey Wheelchair
All-Stars. April 8, 7:30-10 p.m., Panzer Gym.
Student Panel: Growing Up with a Disability. April 9, noon-1:30
p.m., Dickson Hall, Room 178.
April 10-12: Book Fair sponsored by the Child Care Center in celebration
of the Week of the Young Child, April 8-12. A wide selection of children's
books as well as teacher and parent resources will be available. 5-7:30
p.m., April 10, 7:30-5 p.m. April 11 and 8 a.m.-2 p.m. April 12, Russ
Hall, Kops Lounge.
April 10: MSU Squares. Montclair State's own version of the popular television game show, Hollywood Squares. 7 p.m., Blanton Hall Atrium.
April 11: Center of Pedagogy annual meeting. Keynote: "Leadership for Instructional Growth" by Thomas Sergiovanni, Lillian Radford Professor of Education, Trinity University. 3:30-6 p.m., Richardson Hall.
April 12: Second annual Alpha Epsilon Lambda Honor Society induction ceremony hosted by the Graduate School. 6-8 p.m., Memorial Auditorium.
April 15, 22 and 25: Italian Film Project. This year's event will celebrate actor Antonio De Curtis, known around the world as Toto. April 15: "Toto, Pasolini and Comedy Italian Style," a lecture by Patrick Rumble of the University of Wisconsin in Madison and author of Allegories of Contamination: Pasolini's Trilogy of Life and co-editor of Pasolini: Contemporary Perspectives. 7:30 p.m., Dickson Hall, Brantl Lecture Hall. April 22: Opening of an exhibit, "Excerpts of a Genius: Antonio De Curtis--Toto." 7:30-10 p.m. at the Hamilton House, 951 Valley Road, Clifton. The exhibit can be seen from noon to 4 p.m. April 23-25 and April 30-May 2, and from 7 to 10 p.m. on April 29. For more information, call the museum at 973-744-5707. April 25: Musical concert and poetry reading by musician Enrico Granafei, owner of Trumpets, a jazz venue in Montclair, and actress Laura Caparrotti, director of Kairos Italy Theater. 7:30 p.m., Dickson Hall, Brantl Lecture Hall. All events are free and open to the public. Funding for the project was provided by Spanish and Italian, Humanities and Social Sciences, and UNICO National. For more information, call 973-655-7950.
April 18: AFT-Local 1904 Professional Staff Meeting. Noon-1:30 p.m., Student Center, Room 417. Light lunch will be served. For more information, call Yvette Hall at 4409.
April 25: MSU World's Fair. 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Student Center Quad. International, cross-cultural and multicultural exhibits on display.
April 25: Take Your Daughter to Work Day.
April 26: Dance Day. For prospective students interested in dance. 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Life Hall. For more information, call Kathleen Reddington at 973-655-7346.
April 30: Women of Montclair State annual Spring Reception. Time and place TBA.
May 7: School of Business Scholarship Awards Program. 6-9 p.m., Student Center Ballrooms.
May 8: "A Magical Evening Celebrating Theater and Dance,"
Montclair State University's annual dinner. 6-9 p.m., Student Center Ballrooms.
This year's dinner will benefit the new theater. For more information,
call 973-655-7492.
Ongoing
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Alcoholics Anonymous. Meetings held 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Newman
Catholic Center. Sponsored by the Health and Wellness Center.
Feminist Freespace. Conversation in an informal environment. Refreshments
served. 3-4:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, Student Center, Room 420.
Sponsored by the Women's Center.
Food for Thought: Exploring Body Image and Eating Issues. Facilitied
by psychologists from Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS). Thursdays,
5-6 p.m., Women's Center Library, Student Center, Room 420.
Public Telescope Nights. 8-9 p.m. clear Thursdays through May 2 in front of Richardson Hall. The moon will be featured April 18 and 25. See Jupiter through April. Telescope Night will be canceled if the weather is very cold, windy or cloudy. For more information, call Mary Lou West at 7266.
Mass. Sundays, 11 a.m., Russ Hall, Kops Lounge; 6:30 p.m., Newman
Center.
Yoga and Relaxation. 1-2 p.m. Mondays, Student Center, Room 419.
Sponsored by the Women's Center.
Yogi Berra Museum
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Admission to the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center is $4 for adults;
$2 for children and students. Programs are free with admission (unless
otherwise noted). Hours are Wednesday-Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. For information,
call 973-655-2378 or visit www.yogiberramuseum.org.
April 7: "Appraisals and Conversations with Mr. Mint,"
a discussion about baseball cards (noon-2 p.m.) and appraisal of baseball
memorabilia (2-5 p.m.) by Alan (Mr. Mint) Rosen, America's foremost expert
on the card hobby. Visitors may bring up to five pieces of baseball memorabilia
for appraisal.
April 22-24: Baseball Discovery Workshops. Fun, educational programs on baseball and math, baseball and physics, and baseball and sports medicine conducted by Montclair State teaching assistants. Designed for students in grades 4-6. Admission $5 per student. 9-11 a.m. Seating is limited. Call for reservations.
May 16: A conversation with Roger Kahn, baseball analyst and author of Boys of Summer. Kahn will discuss his years covering the Brooklyn Dodgers, baseball's first integrated team. Copies of Boys of Summer will be available for sale and signing. Admission: $10. Seating is limited. Call for reservations.
June 3: A conversation with Jeffrey Lyons, WNBC film/theater critic and baseball author. Lyons will discuss baseball and the movies, and sign copies of his book, Curveballs and Screwballs, which is available for sale at the museum. Admission: $10. Seating is limited. Call for reservations.