With backgrounds in journalism and fine art, Sheryl Oring began her ongoing project I Wish to Say in 2004 from a concern that many people’s voices were not being heard. She started to take dictation from the public about what they wanted to say to the (next) President. Dressed as a 1960s secretary with a typewriter, she records whatever participants say onto a postcard, making copies with carbon paper. During larger events, a secretarial bank takes dictation. Oring mails the postcards to the White House and exhibits copies. To date she has mailed over 4100 postcards.
Michael Anthony Donato, a School of Visual Arts graduate, is an award-winning children’s book illustrator. His work on Squanto and the First Thanksgiving aired on Showtime and earned honors from the American Library Association. His illustrations for Tales Alive, a collection of global folktales, received a Parents’ Choice Award. Donato also collaborated with Simon & Schuster and the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Voyage Up the Nile. He currently teaches drawing and advanced painting at Monmouth University.
Featuring speaker, author, and producer Nic Sheff along with community resources. Brought to you by the Tigger Stavola Foundation for Drug Prevention and Education.
Behind the Scene at the Sim Lab We invite you to learn how simulation works. We want to introduce you to our Specialized Patients, our actors who play the various characters. Take part in a delivery. You will be be asked to take a hands on roll in out OB room with the […]
Jean Valentine was born in Chicago, earned her B.A. from Radcliffe College, and lived most of her life in New York City. She won the Yale Younger Poets Award for her first book, Dream Barker and Other Poems, in 1965. Valentine authored over a dozen collections of poetry including, The River at Wolf (1992); Door in the Mountain: New and Collected Poems, 1965-2003 (2007); Break the Glass (2010); and Shirt in Heaven (2015). All of her full-length works, including an unpublished manuscript, have been compiled in the posthumous collection, Light Me Down: The New & Collected Poems of Jean Valentine (2024).
ALICIA OSTRIKER has published 19 collections of poetry, been twice nominated for the National Book Award, and has twice received the National Jewish Book Award for Poetry, among other honors. JOAN LARKIN is the author of five previous collections of poetry, including Blue Hanuman (2014); My Body: New and Selected Poems (2007), which received the Audre Lorde Award from the Publishing Triangle; Lambda Literary Award winner Cold River (1997); and Housework (1975). With Jaime Manrique, Larkin translated Sor Juana’ s Love Poems, a bilingual edition of Sor Juana Inez de la Cruz’ s poetry (1997).
Free and open to the public but registration is required.
Join Career Development on a Career Trek to Rubenstein PR headquarters in NYC! Career Treks are employment exploration trips providing students the opportunity to visit top employers to experience various career paths and connect with professionals and alumni in a variety of industries. We will be touring the office and hearing from different professionals within […]
The 2022 Dobbs decision, which led to the loss of national abortion access, has ushered in a new era for women’s health, one marked by worsening health outcomes, maternal health deserts, uncertainty and fear. This 4-woman performance of a new verbatim play is based on oral history interviews and shares the stories of women across the country most impacted by state abortion restrictions in order to inspire social action and compassion.
Free and open to the public. Registration is preferred but not required.
Join us at the University Store on Halloween (Wednesday, Oct. 31) for a Trick-Or-Treat Prize Hunt! Line Up in the OceanFirst Bank Center Lobby starting at 11:45 a.m., and enter the University Store at noon. Find one of the hidden skulls around the store and get a prize. Will you find a trick… or a […]
Hawk TV presents the 2024 Hawktober Halloween Special! Prepare for an episode filled with ghost hunting, spooky competitions, cooking shows, and more! Tune in to this jam-packed haunted feature on the Hawk TV YouTube channel. Watch our Channel on YouTube
Join us on our Village Pride Walking Tour! On this tour around Greenwich Village, we will visit historic sites where revolutions began, riots were sparked, and history was made. We will see common threads within the LGBTQ+ generations who have lived life in New York City, sharing their stories throughout the tour. You’ll also learn […]
It’s just like book club but with albums! With new advances in technology, the way we consume music through our devices, apps and on demand streaming services like Pandora, Spotify and iTunes is making the idea of the “album” as an art form extinct. Get together with other music enthusiasts on Tuesday nights to discuss some of the greatest records of all-time! Listen to the album beforehand and then come prepared to discuss. This event will feature The Ghost of Tom Joad.
Free and open to the public, but registration is required.
Brian Alaburda is an accomplished sales professional with a proven track record in driving business growth and forging strategic partnerships. Currently serving as a client partner executive in strategic sales at T-Mobile, Alaburda has been instrumental in securing key Fortune 100 accounts and managing high-impact client relationships since 2019. His role at T-Mobile has included […]
Join alumnus, Brian Alaburda ’10 🦅, Sales Professional at T-Mobile, as he shares his career journey in sales, key skills needed, and how to overcome common misconceptions. Whether you are a new graduate looking to explore a career in sales or you are looking for a change, this session is for you! Navigating the World […]
This is the first event of the Fellowship of Environmental Faculty, co-sponsored by the Institute for Global Understanding. With: Michelle Schpakow Catherine Duckett Peter Jacques
John’s debut novel, Three-Fifths, was named one of the best books of 2019 by the Chicago Tribune. In the U.K., Three-Fifths was named a Book of the Year by The Sunday Times, The Financial Times, and The Guardian. His second novel, After the Lights Go Out, was published by Soho Press. It’s been called “simply brilliant” by Publishers Weekly in a starred review, “shrewd and explosive” by The New York Times, and was named an Editors’ Choice in Adult Fiction for 2022 by Booklist. His third novel, Devil Is Fine has received starred reviews from Booklist and BookPage, was named a Best New Book of the Summer by TIME Magazine and The Root, an Indie Next pick for July, and one of the Top Ten Books to Add to Your Reading List in June by the Los Angeles Times. Additionally, Devil is Fine was a June book pick by The Center for Fiction, one of the 12 Must-Read Books of June by The Chicago Review of Books, a Book of the Day for July by NPR, and was featured on NPR’s It’s Been A Minute.
Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Giving back to those who need help is what the Big Event is all about. The Big Event is the single largest community service project that takes place at Monmouth University every year. Every fall, approximately 200 to 400 members of the Monmouth University community sign up […]
Please join us at 11 a.m. in the Student Center Anacon B to celebrate Monmouth’s veterans (students, faculty, and staff). Come listen as student veterans share their stories from their time in service. Light refreshments are available.
Join us for Tuesday Night Book Club! Hosted by Monmouth University’s Ken Womack. This month’s novel is Louise Erdrich’s The Night Watchman. Based on the extraordinary life of National Book Award-winning author Louise Erdrich’s grandfather who worked as a night watchman and carried the fight against Native dispossession from rural North Dakota all the way to Washington, D.C., this powerful novel explores themes of love and death with lightness and gravity and unfolds with the elegant prose, sly humor, and depth of feeling of a master craftsman.
Free and open to the public, registration required.
The HireNewYork Alumni Career Fair is a hiring event designed for alumni, graduating seniors and graduate students who are looking for early-and mid-level career opportunities. It offers a special chance for job seekers to connect with employers from diverse fields and industries. Job seekers attend the fair for free, but it’s important to register in […]
The Department of World Languages and Cultures invites you to join us for our annual World Languages Festival! It’s always a lot of fun, and a chance for Monmouth students to shine as they share their talents and love of world languages. Come and enjoy singing, dancing, cultural demonstrations. and some authentic cultural foods.
Want to learn how to make your favorite Italian cuisine? Click HERE to RSVP for a special Italian Cooking Night at Magill Commons! When: Friday, November 15 from 6 to 7:30pm Where: Magill Commons Dining Hall Cost: FREE if you RSVP by Wednesday, November 13th in QR code image below or HERE. Space is […]
Join us for the first meeting of Monmouth University’s new photography club, the Lens Collective! This interest meeting is open to all students, whether you’re a seasoned photographer or just curious about the art form. Learn about our upcoming plans, share ideas, and connect with others passionate about photography.
Presented by Monmouth University’s Department of Music and Theatre Arts.
Director: Emily Stein, ‘28
Come see the newest talent to join the Monmouth University theatre family. The Fresh Faces Showcase shows off the wonderful artistic performance skills of the class of 2024.
A sewerage worker’s dead body is found inside a manhole in Mumbai. An ageing folk singer is tried in court on charges of abetment of suicide. He is accused of performing an inflammatory song which might have incited the worker to commit the act. As the trial unfolds, the personal lives of the lawyers and the judge involved in the case are observed outside the court.
Spark Sessions: A Night of Original Works by MU Players is an exciting event showcasing a collection of student-written one-act plays and poems. The event highlights the creativity and diverse voices of Monmouth’s emerging playwrights.
Celebrating Sondheim is a vibrant musical tribute to Stephen Sondheim, one of the greatest composers in American musical theatre. Join us as Monmouth University’s talented music and theatre students perform a curated selection of his most iconic works. This unforgettable evening highlights Sondheim’s genius and celebrates the passion of those who bring his music to life.
To Be or Not To Be: Hamlet, an Abridged Staging, performed exclusively by members of Alpha Psi Omega, Rho Rho Chapter. This organization consists of the elite members of the Monmouth University Music and Theatre Arts Department, who through their hard work and dedication qualified to join this national theatre honor society. Join us for an intimate, staged reading of a Shakespearean classic.
The Musical Theatre Majors and Minors Showcase is a cabaret-style performance featuring some of Monmouth University’s best musical theatre performers. This showcase has a combination of musical theatre solos and group numbers showing the students’ vocal, acting, and dancing abilities. By attending this showcase, you will witness a group of musical theatre performers collaborating to not only create a one-night performance but also exemplify the future of the Monmouth University theatre program!
This fall the DiMattio Gallery is hosting I Wish That I Had Spoken Only of It All, an exhibition of Sheryl Oring’s social practice project I Wish to Say and related works (https://www.monmouth.edu/mca/event/i-wish-that-i-had-spoken-only-of-it-all/). Part of our programming will be a teach-in series from MU faculty about topics related to themes that intersect with Oring’s project as art reaches across disciplinary bounds. These teach-ins will be free and open to the public.
