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By Dominique Vinas On Tuesday, Feb 5, guest speaker, and NY1 news anchor, Ms. Cheryl Wills put on an amazing presentation in the University Center, Little Theater. Her purpose was to inform students of how important it is to know their family line and to appreciate what they did and sacrificed in order for them to be where they are today. […]
Read moreAre you a curious person? Would you like to fix pressing social problems, like prisoners’ mental health? Criminals’ drug and alcohol use? Juvenile delinquency? If yes, then you are invite to attend the next Criminal Justice- Public Health journal club meeting. When: Thursday, January 31st, 3:30 p.m. Where: Willis Hall 303 Come learn about upcoming research events and funding opportunities. […]
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By Alexandria Addesso From a brief loss of power or cable TV to losing everything, Hurricane Sandy affected every member of the Kean University community. “I felt like I was going insane without power,” said Mathew Siegel, a business sophomore. Hurricane Sandy made landfall in New Jersey on Monday Oct. 29 and began affecting the lives of Kean students and faculty […]
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By Brian Konchalski After 18 months filled with a protest, uncertainty and doubt, Kean University announced on Nov. 16 that its accreditation has been reaffirmed by The Middle States Commission on Higher Education during a meeting of the Commission on Nov. 15. This decision comes as no surprise after a Visiting Team in September delivered, in a closed door […]
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By Christy Petillo An alumnus from Kean University has been given the prestigious title of Teacher of the Year. Lauren Marrocco, 32, graduated from Kean University in 2002. Marrocco graduated from Kean with a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education and a Master’s degree in Educational Supervision. After graduation, Marrocco became a fourth grade teacher at E.J. Patten Elementary school in […]
Read moreBy Eric Haftel Kean University received great news today when Middle States announced that they have granted accreditation for the next 10 years as Kean met all 14 standards that comprise the academic accrediting agency’s “Characteristics of Excellence in Higher Education,” according to a statement on the school’s website. “This is welcome and wonderful news for our students, their parents […]
Read moreBy Christy Petillo Robin K. Bagley accepted a full scholarship for the accelerated five-year program to Kean’s New Jersey Center for Science, Technology, and Mathematics. When she accepted the scholarship, Bagley also had to accept the agreement terms in a contract that stated she had to maintain high grades and get a job teaching at a New Jersey public high […]
Read moreBy Alexandria Addesso Rain wasn’t an issue for the runners competing in Kean’s Relay for Life to benefit the American Cancer Society on Sunday, Oct. 7. Although the marathon event didn’t take place at Alumni Stadium Track where it was originally planned, it had just as big of a turn-out at the Harwood Arena, despite its early commencement. “Eight a.m. […]
Read moreBy Trevor Conlow While news about research projects at Kean University sometimes falls under the radar, a few are making a difference in the lives of students and communities at home and abroad. Dr. Daniela Shebitz, an assistant professor in the Department of Biological Science, is one such example. Shebitz is a plant ecologist who studies the effects of land management on plant diversity. Recently Shebitz and 10 Kean students from the School of Environmental and Life Science as […]
Read moreBy Dasia Brown As halftime came in Kean University’s Homecoming football game on Oct. 6, students waited anxiously throughout the audience as a name was drawn in Kean Xpedition’s Fall 2012 Homecoming Prize Package Giveaway. Tina Van Voorhies, a junior majoring in Biology, was filled with disbelief when she heard her name. “It didn’t register in my head that it was my face […]
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