In the Know – Issue 09

WMSC for the W-I-N

Student station WMSC 90.3 FM earned seven national awards from College Broadcasters, Inc., including two first-place honors. And Station General Manager Anabella Poland was recognized with an award for “exceptional dedication and service to student electronic media.” Check it out!

We’re Fulbright HSI Leaders!

Montclair was named an inaugural Fulbright HSI Leader. We’re one of only 35 universities in the nation to receive this designation from the U.S. Department of State. Shout out to the Office of Hispanic Initiatives for helping to create an inclusive environment that supports the success of all Hispanic students, faculty and staff. Read the story.

Getting Jazzed For Wynton Marsalis

Living legend of jazz and classical music to share his talents and knowledge when he comes to campus for a three-day series of master classes and events next week during his artist-in-residence stint with the John J. Cali School of Music. Learn more and register here.

ICYMI: Cole Hall, Good as Gold

Susan A. Cole Hall is the University’s second building awarded LEED Gold status. What was the first? Find out here.

COVID Update

The Weekly COVID Newsletter provides the latest information about COVID-19 for the University community and includes a link to the COVID Dashboard.

In the News

• President Koppell is the subject of an in-depth cover story, which was broken into two parts online, in this week’s issue of ROI-NJ.
• Stephanie Silvera (Public Health) was interviewed at length on WNYC-FM’s local news break during NPR’s “All Things Considered” about New Jersey’s gubernatorial candidates’ positions on vaccine mandates and other COVID matters.
• Brigid Harrison (Political Science and Law) appeared in several stories and on several outlets discussing the election. You can listen to her commentary on WNYC’s The Brian Lehrer Show here, and WCBS 880 here.
• Ariel Alvarez (Political Science) was a guest on NorthJersey.com/ USA TODAY Network NJ’s live election night broadcast (at the 4:10 minute mark, and again at 38:00). His commentary also appeared on NJ.com.
• News12 stopped by campus during filming of The College Tour on Thursday, October 28.
• Tara Conley (Communication and Media) is quoted in this Vox.com Halloween-centric feature about what happened to the monster obsession of ‘80s and ‘90s horror movies – and what has replaced them.
• Northjersey.com/The Record profiled alumni Dean ’07 and Thomas Maroulakos ’10, owners of five successful gastropubs in North Jersey.
• Tina Zottoli (Psychology) is featured in this article by nonprofit Youth Today about sentencing reform for juveniles.
• Fawzia Afzal-Khan (English) wrote a piece for Counterpunch.org about how the James Bond films represent a “colonial fantasy,” and that now is the right time to make room for something new that reflects the era in which we live today.
• Stefanie Batten Bland (Theatre and Dance)’s current piece in the Kasser Theater, Look Who’s Coming to Dinner, was highlighted in The New Yorker’s “Goings On About Town” section and made The New York Times’ list of “Five Things to Do this Weekend.”

Reminder

The Flexible Work Arrangements policy takes effect on Monday, Nov. 8. To submit a request in Workday, enter “create request” in the search bar on Workday’s home page, then type “flexible” in the window that opens up. That will bring up the online request form for you to complete. Look for a job aid that explains the request process on the Human Resources Employee Self-Service page.

Kudos

• To the School of Nursing and the University Health Center, for organizing free flu shot clinics this week which inoculated more than members of the campus community.
• To the Office of Information Technology for providing these tips on remote working to ensure the security of our data and systems while working off-campus on laptops or mobile devices.
• To the Office of Civic and Voter Engagement, for helping to stimulate a student voter turnout rate that exceeds the national average.

Read more about our people and programs in the University News Center, and find out what’s happening on campus in the Events Calendar.