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By: Alexandria Addesso The Small Business Development Center at Kean University is continuously expanding its efforts in helping small businesses flourish in the greater Union County area despite losing its funding for its location in Plainfield, due to the municipality’s own financial constraints last June. “It is not important that that office is in my building,” said Malcolm Dunn, […]
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By: Chris Lamonica Kean University’s Department of Theatre is set to receive a new scene shop in its Vaughn-Eames building within the next 12 to 18 months. The new scene shop will offer more space and better scenery for students to work with, according to Holly Logue, the former chairperson of the theatre department. “The space will be large […]
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By Christine Moukazis As a way of giving back to the Kean community and garnering public interest in the performing arts, Kean Stage is now offering Rush Tickets for select performances. “Rush Tickets” is an industry term for tickets available for purchase the day of the performance at a discounted sales price. Professional theaters have Rush Ticket policies in […]
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By: Marisa Gallagher and Keanu Austin The Basic Algebra remedial course that 600 freshmen are taking has doubled in size to about 50 students per class because of a new teaching method implemented this semester. Kean’s general education department has adopted the math emporium model for its Basic Algebra course, which is being taught using a Smart Board and […]
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By: Keanu Austin Half of the tickets to the Sept. 30 George Lopez event, sponsored by Kean’s Student Organization and Graduate and Part-time Student Council, were held for full-time undergraduates, while the other half was held for graduate and part-time undergraduates. The Student Organization of Kean University represents the full-time undergraduate student population, and the Graduate and Part-time Student […]
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By: Caroline Antonio A never-ending line curved around Wilkins Theater at Kean University on Monday night. An exciting chatter was heard throughout the line, which was slowly moving forward toward the entrance of the theater. Kean University welcomed actor and comedian George Lopez to give a “humorous lecture” to students and staff. Lopez has been living in the spotlight […]
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By Christine Moukazis Social media is pervasive in every facet of the digital age. It forces organizations to reinvent traditional business models to adapt to changing technologies. Crowd-funding is a modern take on conventional fundraising efforts, employing the use of social media. Kean University is embracing this platform in its latest fundraising endeavor: KeanLift. KeanLift is the university’s crowd-sourced […]
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By: Xirena Wormley The number of people referred for campus disciplinary action due to liquor law violations on Kean’s main campus nearly doubled between 2012 and 2011, according to a report released by the university. The Guide, Kean University’s government-mandated newsletter, revealed several campus crime statistics. According to the data, disciplinary reports for liquor violations increased from 170 in 2011 […]
Read moreBy Christine Moukazis Kean University is joining the statewide effort in raising awareness of human trafficking leading up to the 2014 Super Bowl, which will take place in East Rutherford, NJ. In partnership with Union County College, the university is hosting the screening of “Sex+Money: A National Search for Human Worth” on Monday, Oct. 21, at 6:30 p.m. in Kean University’s Little Theater. […]
Read moreBy Carl Stoffers With the general election rapidly approaching, Kean University will host a debate between incumbent Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno and challenger Milly Silva on Oct. 11 at the Wilkins Theater. The event will pit Guadagno, a protege of Governor Chris Christie who also serves as Secretary of State, against Silva, a union leader on the Democratic ticket with Barbara Buono. It […]
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