{"id":219746,"date":"2022-12-08T13:35:15","date_gmt":"2022-12-08T18:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/?p=219746"},"modified":"2023-08-29T18:03:25","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T22:03:25","slug":"three-words-to-describe-montclair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/2022\/12\/08\/three-words-to-describe-montclair\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Words to Describe Montclair"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cExceptional, diverse, demanding &#8230; and just cool.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So that\u2019s four words. But it\u2019s hard to choose just three. When asked to describe Montclair State University in three words, students, faculty, staff and alumni chose those attributes and others \u2013 inclusive, community and scholarly; friendly, dynamic and lively \u2013 in a new video created to showcase Montclair\u2019s academic and campus life.<\/p>\n<p>The film will be shown to prospective students and their families when they visit campus. Short excerpts will be used as part of an advertising campaign launching in the spring semester.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Video: Montclair State University &amp;#039;Red Chair Stories&amp;#039;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y932giBDUKU?feature=oembed\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen style=\"width: 500px; height: 281px; border: 0px solid #000;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Titled <em>Red Chair Stories<\/em>, the film puts students front and center and conveys Montclair\u2019s academic excellence, value and a sense of belonging. It also provides a look at what\u2019s on the minds of students invited to sit in red chairs and tell their stories, joined by mentors, professors and friends who support them.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/12\/2022-12-08_red-chair-stories-02.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/12\/2022-12-08_red-chair-stories-02.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Two women sit in red chairs indoors.\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elizabeth Moyeno \u201921, left, a graduate student in Educational Leadership \u2013 Higher Education and Karelyn Guzman, a Psychology major, credit Montclair for setting them on leadership paths.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>During the filming this fall, red chairs were placed throughout campus to show off the campus beauty and learning environments, giving the viewer a feel for the University.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/12\/2022-12-08_red-chair-stories-03.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/12\/2022-12-08_red-chair-stories-03.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"A man and woman sit in red chairs outdoors.\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carlos Salvador introduces his campus mentor Eve Schaenen, executive director of the Yogi Berra Museum &amp; Learning Center.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the film, students and faculty elaborate on the University&#8217;s qualities, including its diversity, and its commitment to social justice and to making the world a better place.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are a public service-oriented university,\u201d Justice Studies Associate Professor Jason Williams says. \u201cWe believe in being in the trenches, going into the communities and serving, engaging in our civic duty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That work leads to dream opportunities for students in research, public service, study abroad as well as in their majors and fields of choice.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/12\/2022-12-08_red-chair-stories-04.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/12\/2022-12-08_red-chair-stories-04.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shantae Mcleod, a sophomore Public Health major, shows off her Red Hawk pride.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/12\/2022-12-08_red-chair-stories-05.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/12\/2022-12-08_red-chair-stories-05.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Three young men sit in red chairs on campus.\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">No matter their path, everyone has a seat at Montclair. From left, Kevin Bustamante-Valega, a Political Science BA\/MA and Jurisprudence major; Jadel Class, an English major; and Jake Maglio, a Finance major.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThis video captures the spirit of our amazing university, including the way we support and help each other,\u201d says Vice President Joseph Brennan. \u201cI am grateful to all who worked on this project, including team members from Communications and Marketing, Undergraduate Admissions, Enrollment Management and Student Development and Campus Life and, of course, the talented folks at Awesome Films.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Featured are students Qiana Archer, Jadel Class, Gabriella Cordova, Keiva-Nevaeh Edghill, Anthony Gachetti, Karelyn Guzman, Jake Maglio, Mariana Luna-Martinez, Shantae Mcleod, Jason Naccarella, Katarina Rodriguez, Richard Steiner-Otoo, Carlos Salvador, Kevin Bustamante-Valega, Camryn Wade; alumni Elizabeth Moyeno \u201921 and Bobby Serrani \u201916, \u201918 MA; professors Julian Keenan, Laura Nicosia and Jason Williams; Assistant Provost Daniel Jean; and Eve Schaenen, executive director of the Yogi Berra Museum &amp; Learning Center. Watch for more from <em>Red Chair Stories<\/em> this spring on social media and streaming TV.<\/p>\n<p>One word used the most in the film to describe Montclair\u2019s impact is \u201ccommunity.\u201d \u201cYou can find your niche. You can connect with like-minded individuals. You can learn from those who think differently from you,\u201d Jean told filmmakers. \u201cIt&#8217;s a healthy, vibrant environment that allows you to build and develop a community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Story by Staff Writer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/profilepages\/view_profile.php?username=lehrenma&amp;\">Marilyn Joyce Lehren<\/a>. Video by <a href=\"https:\/\/theawesomefilms.com\/\">Awesome Films<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You May Also Like: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/magazine\/spring-summer-2022\/snapshots\/\">Live(stream) From Montclair, it\u2019s <em>The College Tour<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/\/ Output tags as a list for Google Analytics custom dimension\nwindow.MSU_TagList = [\"Campus Community Profiles\"];\n<\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><i>Red Chair Stories<\/i> conveys Montclair\u2019s academics, value and a sense of belonging<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":219747,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[441],"class_list":["post-219746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-university","tag-campus-community-profiles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219746","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=219746"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219746\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":221717,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219746\/revisions\/221717"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/219747"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=219746"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=219746"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=219746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}