Week of Events
Trees! A ‘Discovering the Ecological Self’ Installation
Discovering the Ecological Self is a social practice, environmental, community art project in collaboration with students and faculty at Monmouth University, local community organizations, and other artists and ecological thinkers and creators. It is an interdisciplinary project that is an intersection of art and sustainability research. This installation is in response to this year’s theme: […]
Street Art and Its Impact: Courtyard Mural
Students collectively designed and painted a 40 foot long mural for the courtyard of the Department of Art and Design.
Jockey Hollow Virtual Reality
Come to Rechnitz Hall to view a video of a recreation the Jockey Hollow winter encampments from the Revolutionary War. The exhibit will showcase some of the research, both of historical sources and technical, that is being conducted to create a virtual reality (VR) experience based on the site in the National Historic Park in […]
Global Scholarship Showcase
Global Scholarship Showcase
The Global Scholarship Showcase highlights student achievements away from campus as part of study abroad, international activities, and departmental club activities. It also showcases students who are engaged in global learning activities without traveling internationally. Students will present their research in photo essays/posters, short videos, and in seven-minute-motivator presentations, which focus on one significant outcome […]
Open Classroom: Health Promotion in Action
Open Classroom: Health Promotion in Action
Students in groups will be conducting a health promotion event on campus. We will start in Rechnitz Hall 107 and then will walk to the event on-campus.
Open Classroom: Evolution of a Language and Critical Thinking through the Study of the Latin Language
Open Classroom: Evolution of a Language and Critical Thinking through the Study of the Latin Language
Each student will make a presentation on the impact that the Latin language, history and mythology had on them.
Open Classroom: FITNESSGRAM Testing
Open Classroom: FITNESSGRAM Testing
Students will teach their peers and the audience about specific FITNESSGRAM tests and each participant will be asked to be dressed for activity and to join.
Hope is a Thing with Feathers: A Celebration of Emily Dickinson
Hope is a Thing with Feathers: A Celebration of Emily Dickinson
This poetry reading including students, faculty and staff, celebrating the work and life of Emily Dickinson. Readers will read from Dickenson’s work or their own.
First Generation Student Leadership: Student Summit Reflections
First Generation Student Leadership: Student Summit Reflections
This panel discussion features student participants in the 7th annual First Generation College Student Summit held on March at The College of The Holy Cross. Students will share their experiences, insights and leadership lessons learned by attending this student run conference. Students will also discuss programs and initiatives that may be of value in support […]
Campus Solutions to Plastic Pollution
Campus Solutions to Plastic Pollution
This is the New Jersey Higher Education Partnership for Sustainability Student Summit. There will be speakers from Clean Ocean Action, Clean Water Action, and The Surf Rider Foundation. Following the discussion, students will break out into sessions to discuss ideas for plastic waster. At the end, students from each school will discuss one action that […]
Open Classroom: Roma/Gypsies at the Confluence of Myth and Reality
Open Classroom: Roma/Gypsies at the Confluence of Myth and Reality
During this open class, students in PR 403.01 (Roma /Gypsies in History, Literature, and Pop Culture) will present, in teams, on various aspects of Romani history and culture and on representations of Gypsies in pop culture. Through these presentations, students will engage with a variety of fields and disciplines, including sociology, education, cultural anthropology, political […]
Open Classroom: Using Writing and Research to Forge New Partnerships
Open Classroom: Using Writing and Research to Forge New Partnerships
Students in a First-Year Composition class used their skills to partner with a local non-profit, Garden State Equality (GSE). Through the partnership, students learned how to research populations and topics as well as how to write for specific audiences. The projects stemming from this hands-on learning experience will be used to help GSE forge relationships […]
Goldfish Learning Laboratory: An Unconventional Approach to Teaching Psychology of Learning
Goldfish Learning Laboratory: An Unconventional Approach to Teaching Psychology of Learning
Since Fall 2017, the Psychology Department at Monmouth University has used an unconventional live animal model –goldfish – as an active learning tool to teach students hands on about various principles of psychology. In this open classroom session, attendees will be able to view an oral presentation and corresponding live animal demonstrations on topics relating […]
Public History Showcase
Public History Showcase
In this panel discussion, public history students will discuss experiential projects that are preparing them for life after graduation while also benefitting significant partners such as The Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music at Monmouth University, the Monmouth Memories Oral History Program, the National Guard Militia Museum of NJ, TheClio.com, the New Jersey […]
Hawk Talks
Hawk Talks
The Hawk Talks event will highlight the rich diversity of events offered during Student Scholarship Week by including student work from all academic disciplines, including graduate and undergraduate students, in one premier interdisciplinary event. The event format will showcase student work through poster presentations and five-minute TED-talk style presentations. Refreshments will be served. Hawk Talks […]
Open Classroom: School Counseling Presentations
Open Classroom: School Counseling Presentations
Students in EDL 601 Research Methods and Applications will be presenting their research proposals using posters. The proposals and posters have been developed throughout the semester, and focus on a wide variety of subjects related to school counseling. Students are prepared to present their proposals and discuss how their research would be implemented and ultimately […]
Open Classroom: Peer Teaching Module Showcase
Open Classroom: Peer Teaching Module Showcase
Students will showcase binders reflecting comprehensive modules for teaching a focal Communication Theory to peers.
Open Classroom: Health Promotion in Action
Open Classroom: Health Promotion in Action
Students in groups will be conducting a health promotion event on campus. We will start in Rechnitz Hall 107 and then will walk to the event on-campus.
Hess Excellence in Scholarship Series
Hess Excellence in Scholarship Series
The Excellence in Scholarship Series provides the opportunity for students in the Leon Hess Business School to highlight their scholarly work over the last academic year.
Open Classroom: FITNESSGRAM Testing
Open Classroom: FITNESSGRAM Testing
Students will teach their peers and the audience about specific FITNESSGRAM tests and each participant will be asked to be dressed for activity and to join.
Open Classroom: Representation of Gender and Race in Print Ads and Commercials
Open Classroom: Representation of Gender and Race in Print Ads and Commercials
In this course, students spend the semester exploring the ways in which the media portrays the concepts of gender and race across a variety of contexts. In this interactive presentation, students will address how print ads and commercials serve to both convey and/or resist stereotypical depictions of gender and racial identities.
Interprofessional Exhibition
Interprofessional Exhibition
The Schools of Social Work, Education, and Nursing and Health Studies highlight student research and practice reflections. Posters will discuss: 1) Proposed Research, 2) Completed Research or Research in Progress, 3) Experiential Education and Clinical Practice Reflections, or 4) Other scholarly work. Refreshments will be served.
Open Classroom: Use of HAZUS Software to Understand Flood Vulnerabilities in NJ
Open Classroom: Use of HAZUS Software to Understand Flood Vulnerabilities in NJ
Students will utilize FEMA’s HAZUS software to undertake and examine an individual municipality’s vulnerability to flooding. The exploration will examine several components of a community including its population, community facilities, critical facilities, environmental hazards, economic impacts, as well as ecological habitats that could be impacted due to natural hazard exposure.
Open Classroom: Literatures of Immigration
Open Classroom: Literatures of Immigration
During this open class, graduate students in EN 533 (Literatures of Immigration) will deliver eight-to-nine minute presentations that draw on projects they completed during the second part of the semester, including research papers and book reviews. Rather than surveying the scholarship or offering overviews of their arguments and findings, the presenters will single out one […]
Open Classroom: Strategies for Healthy Living
Open Classroom: Strategies for Healthy Living
In this open classroom, the public is invited to attend HE 101: Strategies for Healthy Living. The class will consist of a video presentation by a group of students on a health topic. The video will last approximately 15 minutes and will be from the students’ perspective.
Spring Choral Concert
Spring Choral Concert
Enjoy an evening of music performances, by Monmouth University Choirs and soloists, in the magisterial space of Wilson Hall, Monmouth University. Come join us for a celebration of the rich tapestry of choral music in all its magnificence.
The Honors School Research Conference
The Honors School Research Conference
Students present their research to an audience which will include their peers, family members, faculty, and administrators. Student presenters come from disciplines across the university, with projects covering unique topics within their majors. Each student is guided by a chief advisor; some students select a second reader as well. This spring, 35 students will present […]
The 30th Annual Monmouth University Authors Reception
The 30th Annual Monmouth University Authors Reception
The authors reception recognizes Monmouth University book and article authors and library research awards to a graduate and undergraduate student. A light lunch buffet will be provided.
Service Learning Showcase
Service Learning Showcase
The Service Learning Showcase is an interdisciplinary event where students critically reflect upon their service learning course experiences. As a distinctive pedagogy at Monmouth University, service learning fosters an ethic of service and civic responsibility through mutually beneficial partnerships associated with a course that enable semester-long collaborations among students, faculty, and community partners. Refreshments will […]
School of Science 18th Annual Student Research Conference
School of Science 18th Annual Student Research Conference
The School of Science Student Research Conference highlights the results of applied research, independent study, and thesis projects conducted by students in the departments of biology; chemistry and physics; computer science and software engineering; and mathematics. The conference, now a part of the university-wide annual Scholarship Week, gives students the opportunity to present their work […]
4th Annual Political Science/Sociology Conference
4th Annual Political Science/Sociology Conference
The department of Political Science/Sociology brings together majors from Monmouth and surrounding colleges/universities to present student work within the field. This event offers students the opportunity to gain valuable feedback on their papers and also get a feel for the atmosphere of an independent academic conference. The conference also emphasizes the importance of research and […]
Department of History and Anthropology Senior Research Presentations
Department of History and Anthropology Senior Research Presentations
Graduating senior history majors, will present orally the results of their capstone research papers. These are independent projects, worked on in the context of a seminar led by a faculty member, conducted over the course of a semester, based on original research. This semester’s projects include: A study of the rise of the SS in […]
Criminal Justice and Homeland Security Senior Research Presentations
Criminal Justice and Homeland Security Senior Research Presentations
This poster session is the culmination of the Senior Research Seminar (CJ/HLS 490) where students present their research to other students, faculty and parents in poster format. The ten best posters will be presented during the Criminal Justice and Homeland Security honor society inductions and award ceremony in Pozycki Auditorium, 6 – 8 p.m.
WMCX Interviews and Performances
WMCX Interviews and Performances
This lecture series is presented by WMCX 88.9FM. Plangere classroom 235 is transformed into a live performance space where local, national and international music artists will perform and then be interviewed in-studio at WMCX.
Department of Psychology Undergraduate Conference
Department of Psychology Undergraduate Conference
The Department of Psychology undergraduate conference is the longest running conference of its kind in the country. Consistent with the department’s motto, “Pick Your Own Little Piece of the World and Improve It,” the conference highlights intellectual contributions by students in research and at their internships. Students present empirical research from their senior thesis in […]
WMCX Interviews and Performances
WMCX Interviews and Performances
This lecture series is presented by WMCX 88.9FM. Plangere classroom 235 is transformed into a live performance space where local, national and international music artists will perform and then be interviewed in-studio at WMCX.