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By Siobhan Donaldson | Published by October 24, 2019 Kean University’s full-time students are paying $2,000 a year to finance renovations, new buildings and debt, according to an analysis of the 2019-2020 Undergraduate Course Catalog. Listed as a capital improvement fee in the budget, the mandatory fee funds “ renovation and construction projects costing $500,000 or more that are not […]
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By Erin McGuinness | Published by October 24, 2019 The search for Kean University’s 18th president might not be the open, transparent process many campus constituencies urged during last month’s public Board of Trustees meeting. Consultants from Storbeck/Pimentel & Associates, the search firm hired to work closely with the Presidential Search Committee, have been meeting with various groups to discuss […]
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By Emily Robles | Published by October 23rd, 2019 Kean University held an internship fair for students on Oct. 16 in Dougall Hall to introduce companies that are in need of student interns and are currently hiring. Over 60 companies attended including Sherwin Williams, Enterprise and Bed Bath and Beyond who provided students with internship and job opportunity information. While […]
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By Tahjee Shaw | Published by October 21st, 2019 This year’s Major and Minor fair sponsored by The School of General Studies (SGS) featured stands offering information on a diverse selection of academic programs in fields ranging from STEM to the Liberal Arts. Held in Downs Hall on Oct. 9 the fair also included different academic-related clubs and organizations for […]
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By Emily Robles | Published by September 26, 2019 Kean University’s new Skylands campus in Morris County offers more than the average grounds. Students are surrounded by hundreds of acres of pristine wooded land and study in what was once an abbey for a religious order. Students can stroll along a “Canopy Walkway” that leads to a four-story open concept […]
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By Siobhan Donaldson | Published by September 23, 2019 In 2018, construction began on several new building projects that were to further students’ education and resources. While many of the upgrades are set to open in 2020, specifically Hynes Hall and the Miron Student Center, staff and students said they are adapting around the changing landscape. The projects include a […]
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By Bernadette Kelly | Published by September 24th, 2019 Since Dawood Farahi announced 2020 will be his last year as university president in August, students and faculty have had time to process the news. The news of his stepping down came as a surprise to many students, they said. Reactions to the announcement are mixed. Thayssa Silva, a senior majoring […]
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By Tiye Bracy | Published by September 24th, 219 In case students are wondering what’s new in the Nancy Thompson Learning Commons (NTLC), many of the computers have been spread out. “On all three floors, we created computer clusters because students wanted to have computers in different areas with printing abilities,” said Director of Digital Information Resources Muhammad Hassan. In […]
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By Steven Merrill | Published by September 22, 2019 Matthew Caruso is serving as Acting Director of Kean Athletics, replacing Jack McKiernan who departed the university in July. The Tower learned of the change at the helm of the athletics department after noticing that McKiernan was no longer listed on the Kean Athletics website as athletic director. Kean has not […]
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By Erin McGuinness | Published by September 20th, 2019 The Kean University Board of Trustees appointed a Pennsylvania firm Monday to open a search to replace controversial President Dawood Farahi, who is stepping down at the end of the school year after 17 years at Kean’s helm. The announcement came after an hour-long public meeting at the new Liberty Hall […]
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