In The Know – Issue 143
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Cooking with Koppell
This election season, President Koppell is giving us a personal look at New Jersey’s gubernatorial candidates beyond the campaign trail with Cooking with Koppell: Candidates Edition.
Ronald Werner-Wilson Named Dean of College for Community Health
An expert on adolescent development and family science, and a community health proponent, Werner-Wilson begins at Montclair on June 1.
Celebrate Campus Earth Month with the Office of Sustainability and Win Prizes!
This April, the Montclair Office of Sustainability is launching a new tradition, Campus Earth Month. Everyone on campus is invited to participate and compete for prizes!
Updates
Spring Children’s Swim Lessons
Montclair State Swimming & Diving will be hosting a five week Spring Children’s Swim Lesson programs. Signing up for these lessons will help offset the cost of each athlete’s payment for the Team Winter Training Trip. Lessons begin Monday, April 7 and end Monday, April 5. Registration is now open. Please contact mclaughlinb@mail.montclair.edu with any questions.
Nominate a Student for Future Student Affairs Professionals
Do you know a student with the potential to excel in the field of Student Affairs? Whether it’s a standout RA, a dynamic student leader from the Rec Center, a dedicated student employee in the Office of Student Belonging or any student in any area or organization who demonstrates exceptional qualities, we want to hear about them! Please nominate them to be a part of the 2025-2026 Future Student Affairs Professionals cohort.
Promoting an Event? Include This Messaging
As a reminder, University events are open to everyone. When promoting events, please be sure to include this messaging on all event listings, flyers and submissions to the weekly Events Digest.
A Day in the Life
University Communications and Marketing is always looking for stories to tell and share about our students, faculty and staff.
We are interested in showcasing members of our University community who are doing something noteworthy — whether in the classroom, through research, internships, jobs, hobbies or unique personal experiences.
If you or someone you know has a compelling story to share, please fill out this form. Faculty and staff may also submit on behalf of students who express interest.
In The News
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- Daniel Douglas (Sociology) was featured in this Star Tribune article talking about the benefits of working through college and how it can benefit students after they graduate.
- Jason Williams (Justice Studies) was featured in this Yahoo! News article highlighting the severity of organized retail theft in New Jersey and the influence of media-driven policy decisions. He was also cited in this AOL article about lawmakers putting forward bills to tackle key issues and to bring attention to their main concerns.
- Emily Douglas (Social Work) was cited in this Texas Public Radio story talking about how changes in Texas’ policies and definitions may be artificially lowering reported child abuse and neglect fatalities rather than reflecting a true decline.
- Gabriel Rubin (Justice Studies) was featured in this Vox article talking about how Gen Z’s constant exposure to crime and danger on social media makes them believe the world is more dangerous than it really is.
Kudos
- To Pascale LaFountain (German and French), who presented on Montclair’s “SPARK for German” Community Engaged Teaching Project alongside professors of Arabic, ASL, Chaghatay, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Spanish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Uyghur, and Vietnamese at the Boston Language Pedagogy Conference held at Harvard University.
Social Media Post of Note
Morning routine unlocked, IYKYK
Photo of the Week
At work in the VR Character Project Innovation Lab – University Photographer: John LaRosa
Quick Links
Have an item you’d like included in Kudos or Reminders? Want to nominate a staffer for our spotlight? Use this form to tell us. Read more about our people and programs in the University News Center and in back issues of In the Know. And find out what’s happening on campus in the Events Calendar.