In The Know – Issue 170
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Empowering Future College Students at the Women’s Leadership Alliance Conference
Nearly 400 young women connected with leaders, educators and alumni who shared guidance on building confidence, exploring careers and shaping their futures.
CHSS Restructuring: Your Questions Answered
Learn more about the restructuring plan for the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
View the 2024-2025 Impact Report from the College of Communication and Media
Take a look at the amazing achievements from our College community, including faculty, staff and media organizations.
HR Updates
Tuition Waiver and Reimbursement Deadlines
Applications must be submitted by Thursday, January 1 for the spring semester. Applications must be submitted to the Division of Human Resources through Workday. For step by step instructions, visit the Tuition Waivers webpage. If you have any questions, please contact askHR@montclair.edu or 973-655-7700.
Performance Management Key Dates and Reminder: AFT Professional Staff
On Wednesday, October 8 and Friday, October 31, new evaluations were launched in Workday for AFT Professional Staff contracts. Please review the upcoming key dates and actions required by viewing the AFT Professional Staff Evaluation and Reappointment Schedule 2025 – 2026.
Final PAR Submissions Due for CWA Employees
On November 3, the Final PAR was launched in Workday for Civil Service employees. If you have a direct report who is CWA, please complete your evaluation as soon as possible. All Final PARs are due by Friday, December 19.
Your Partner in What’s Next
- For questions regarding 2025-2026 Performance Evaluations, please email performance@montclair.edu. A ServiceNow ticket will be created on your behalf and routed to the Learning and Talent Development team.
- To review AFT Professional Staff contracts, please visit the Collectively Negotiated Agreements webpage.
- View the full 2025-2026 AFT Professional Staff calendar for a printable version of additional key dates and actions per contract type.
Updates
Montclair.edu Digital Transformation Office Hours Next Week
The Web team will be on campus Tuesday, Dec. 9 and Wednesday, Dec. 10, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., for two full days of Montclair.edu Digital Transformation Office Hours at Sprague Library, Room 218. Drop in (or book a slot) to request real-time updates to your program pages, ask questions about governance and responsibilities, and preview both the upcoming montclair.edu homepage and the draft inside.montclair.edu sitemap.
Listen to Episode 4 of MONTCLAIRconnect
Keith Green (Communication and Media) chats with alumna Rachel Aquino ’21 about her time as a part of Hawk Communications, the student-led strategic communications agency serving local businesses and nonprofits — and how the experience set her up for success after Montclair. Catch this episode and more on Hawk Plus, YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
Reminders
Workday Finance Training Workshops for Faculty and Staff
Attend a Workday Finance monthly training workshop to get up to speed on topics like Expenses & Travel Card Training, Procurement Lifecycle, P-Card Training and more. Contact Workday Customer Care with any questions at wccsupport@montclair.edu.
University Libraries New Archival Discovery Platform
Access physical and digital collections from both the Sprague Library and Bloomfield College Library collections, including yearbooks, newspapers and historic collections about the University’s past.
In The News
- Gabriel Rubin (Justice Studies), who has conducted research on Gen Z, is quoted in this Newsweek article about how Gen Z feels about the Democratic and Republican parties.
- Manveer Mann (Marketing) is quoted in this NJ.com consumer affairs column about facial recognition in grocery stores.
- Jason Williams (Justice Studies) is quoted in this NJ Spotlight News article about funding for violence prevention groups in New Jersey.
Kudos
- To Rachel Mecca (Financial Aid), who presented as a financial aid expert on Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) at the New Jersey Association of Student Financial Aid Administrator’s Fall conference. Her session was entitled “From SAP to Success: A Clear, Student-Centered Approach.”
- To Salvatore Kallai (Campus Activities), who was recognized by ACUI Region VII as the Outstanding Graduate Student at the 2025 Regional Conference.
- To Emily Inserra (Campus Activities), who was recognized by ACUI Region VII as the Outstanding New Professional at the 2025 Regional Conference.
- To Carmen Cusido (Communication and Media), who will serve on one of Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill’s Transition Action Teams. She will be a part of the “Jobs, Opportunity, and Prosperity for All” committee.
- To Catherine Oliver (University Libraries) who co-wrote the ‘”Because it is Anomalous”: Library Technical Services Assessment Reconsidered’ chapter in Library Technical Services: Future Forward, published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book takes a look at the future of library technical services post-pandemic and in response to technological disruptions through a diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility lens.
- To Sara Matsuzaka (Social Work and Child Advocacy), whose proposal, “Risk and Protective Factors Among Substance Use Treatment Populations Seeking Recovery from Alcohol Use Disorder,” has been approved for $6500 in external funding by the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP) Foundation for Recovery Science and Education (FoRSE).
Social Media Post of Note
Feeling joyous in the ☔️ #MontclairViews
Photo of the Week
President’s Winter Celebration – University Photographer: John LaRosa
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