May 20, 2022

In the Know – Issue 30

Commencement Countdown

The celebration starts today at 3 p.m. at MetLife Stadium. Find details on the event, the livestream link, and meet the 12 outstanding students representing the Class of 2022.

Object Lessons

At the new Richardson Hall Portrait Gallery, the photographs teach lessons of collaboration and generosity. Stop by and see them yourself!

Why are Montclair State Students Being Shortchanged?

When it comes to state funding, President Koppell calls on New Jersey to treat all its college students equally. Read his op-ed here

Celebrating the EOF Class of 2022

Students, alumni and employees gathered in person to honor the accomplishments of our Educational Opportunity Fund 2022 graduates.

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COVID Dashboard

The Weekly COVID Newsletter is on summer hiatus. But you can find the latest campus COVID data here.

In the News

Eva Goldfarb (Public Health) is quoted in this Washington Post article about Maryland parents who are pushing back against school districts’ efforts to adopt a state health framework that instructs educators how to teach about gender identity.
WNYC, POLITICO, NJ Spotlight News and DailyRecord.com reported on the University’s decision to withdraw a proposal to resume managing the New Jersey School of Conservation.
Paul Bologna (Biology) spoke to NJ Spotlight News about the environmental issues caused by “boat graveyards” in Hoboken and other parts of the state.
Stephanie Silvera (Public Health) is quoted in this NJ.com article about the stealth omicron surge, which also appeared on Page One of the Star Ledger’s print edition on Sunday. Silvera also talked to Scott Fallon at NorthJersey.com about another COVID surge and how transmission levels are high in most of the state.
Patricia Matthew (English) is quoted in this Diversity: Issues in Higher Education article about a new report that looks at DEI practices in tenure review.
Stefanie Murray (Center for Cooperative Media) wrote a feature for niemanreports.org about how and why newsrooms are collaborating to take on ambitious reporting projects.
Amanda Baden (Counseling) is quoted in this Yahoo! News article (reprinted from a subscriber only USA TODAY investigation) about the failures of the nation’s adoption system.

Reminders

The Center for Writing Excellence is open for the summer to all students, faculty, staff and alumni who want feedback on any type of writing at any stage of the process.
The four-day summer work schedule for eligible employees begins the week of June 6, 2022, and ends the week of August 8, 2022.
In the Know will be distributed monthly during the summer starting in June. Look for it on the third Thursday of each month. You can still submit kudos for inclusion, but due to space constraints, every submission may not be published.

Kudos

To Jerry S. Collins (Dean of Students Office), who co-authored a chapter on student academic appeals committees in the new book, Student Support Services.

To Wang Shan Ho (World Languages and Cultures) who will be interviewed on the video podcast “Listen, Laugh & Learn” airing live on Sunday, May 22, at noon in honor of Asian American Pacific Islander month. The episode is co-hosted by Theresa Fierro ’98 MA. The segment will also be accessible online May 25.

To Lauren Dinour (Nutrition and Food Studies), who was recently selected as this year’s recipient of the Center for Community Engagement’s Outstanding Service Award for a Faculty Partner for her outstanding contributions to the Center and for her commitment to engaged teaching, service and scholarship.

To the Montclair State baseball team, which is going back to the NCAA Division III Baseball Championship for the first time in 13 years tonight!

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