Monmouth University Lecture Series: Jack Ford
2017-04-05 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Anacon Hall, 2nd Floor, Student Center
Presented by The Wayne D. McMurray School of Humanities & Social Sciences and Monmouth Athletics

Wednesday, April 05, 2017
The Politics of College Athletics: Is It All About the Money?
Jack Ford
Award-winning Journalist, Documentary Producer, Prominent Trial Attorney,
Author, and Teacher
Rebecca Stafford Student Center, Anacon Hall
Discussion: 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Reception: 7:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
About This Lecture
Share your opinion with Emmy and Peabody Award-winning journalist and CBS News Correspondent Jack Ford as we discuss the ethics of college athletics.

About Our Speaker
Emmy and Peabody Award-winning journalist, documentary producer, prominent trial attorney, author, and teacher, Jack Ford has had a unique and remarkably successful career. Raised by a single parent, his journey has taken him from a small town in New Jersey to Yale University, where he was a scholarship student and three-year starter on the varsity football team, to the Fordham University School of Law, where he helped finance his legal education with winnings from three appearances on the television quiz show “Jeopardy,” to courtrooms and classrooms throughout the country, and, ultimately, to the upper echelons of television journalism.
Currently a CBS News Correspondent for “60 Minutes Sports” and the co-host of “Metro Focus” on PBS (WNET-New York), he is also the Co-Founder and Chief Anchor of the American Education Network. Mr. Ford began his television news career in 1984 with WCBS-TV in New York. In 1991, he was an original anchor at the launch of Court TV. He also appeared in Fred Friendly’s award-winning PBS Media and Society broadcasts, serving as Moderator for “That Delicate Balance II: The Bill of Rights.”

Ocean Frontiers III
2017-04-06 18:00 - 20:30 | Pozycki Hall Auditorium
Ocean Frontiers III is a truly unique and hopeful ocean film that explores the intersection of national security, marine commerce and conservation. Savor rare underwater footage of stunning marine life along the coast from Virginia to Maine and hear from a range of people who are leading the way to a sustainable and thriving ocean.
Participate in the post-film conversation about the new Mid-Atlantic Ocean Action plan and get your questions answered by an expert panel that includes: Liz Semple, Manager, Office of Coastal and Land Use Planning, New Jersey Dept. of Environmental Protection; Tim Dillingham, Executive Director, American Littoral Society; Tony MacDonald, Director, Monmouth University Urban Coast Institute (moderator); and others to be announced. The film showing begins at 6:30 p.m.; guests are welcome to attend a reception at 6 p.m. with light refreshments.
This free film screening and panel discussion is being presented by the Monmouth University Urban Coast Institute with the American Littoral Society, New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium, Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions, Surfrider Foundation – Jersey Shore Chapter, Green Fire Productions, and The Nature Conservancy – New Jersey Chapter.
For more information, contact Karl Vilacoba at 732-571-3688 or kvilacob@monmouth.edu.
Registration and More Information

Monmouth Lecture Series: Lori M. Gaines, Esq.
2017-04-06 19:00 - 20:00 | The Great Hall Auditorium
Presented by
The School of Education

Thursday, April 06, 2017
Special Education Reconsidered
Lori M. Gaines, Esq.
Special Education Attorney, Barger & Gaines
Wilson Hall Auditorium
7:00 p.m.
Q&A following lecture
Reception with light fare and refreshments starting at 6 p.m.
About This Lecture
Federal special education law requires that school districts provide students with a “free appropriate public education.” But just what does that mean? In 1982 the Supreme Court considered this question in the landmark decision of Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central School District v. Amy Rowley. Since then, however, the various federal court circuits across the country have adopted varying standards for determining whether a special education program is actually appropriate – some adopting the standard set out by the Supreme Court and others deciding to impose a greater standard. As a result, there is an inconsistency across our country and therefore an inconsistency in just how much educational benefit students with disabilities are entitled to receive based on where they live. This inconsistency led the Supreme Court to once again consider this question through the case of Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District.
Join Ms. Gaines for an interactive conversation about the Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District case, the arguments made for and against imposing a greater obligation on school districts to provide more than the minimum educational benefit to students with disabilities, and the potential impact of the Supreme Court’s decision on the climate of special education across the United States.

Second Senior Show: Fine Art & Animation
2017-04-07 - 2017-04-14 | Joan and Robert Rechnitz Hall
Opening Reception: Fri. April 7, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Free and Open to the Public
Featuring the work of Monmouth University graduating seniors who will receive their degrees in Fine Art and Animation.

National Theatre of London: Twelfth Night (Live in HD)
2017-04-07 19:30 | Pollak Theatre
Tamsin Greig is Malvolia in a new twist on Shakespeare’s classic comedy of mistaken identity.A ship is wrecked on the rocks. Viola is washed ashore but her twin brother Sebastian is lost. Determined to survive on her own, she steps out to explore a new land. So begins a whirlwind of mistaken identity and unrequited love. The nearby households of Olivia and Orsino are overrun with passion. Even Olivia’s upright housekeeper Malvolia is swept up in the madness. Where music is the food of love, and nobody is quite what they seem, anything proves possible. Simon Godwin (NT Live: Man and Superman, NT Live: The Beaux’ Stratagem) directs this joyous new production with Tamsin Greig (Friday Night Dinner, Black Books, Episodes) as a transformed Malvolia. an ensemble cast that includes Daniel Rigby (Flowers, Jericho), Tamara Lawrence (Undercover), Doon Mackichan (Smack the Pony) and Daniel Ezra (The Missing, Undercover).

Laughing With Me! - Improv workshops with Michael O’Keefe (Ages 8-12)
2017-04-08 10:00 - 11:00 | Pollak Theatre
Laughing With Me! is the ASD program that is filled with fast-paced, interactive fun!! Students think of communication issues like a game!! They will become flexible within these experiences. The outcome being that now they won’t break, but simply bend. They also learn that it’s OK to fail. It’s simply a part of life that’s ultimately not a big deal. Also, a common occurrence of the program is an understanding of a special kind of laughter that gives a boost to self-confidence and creates a feeling of camaraderie. This is called “earned laughter”, because the students realize that they have done something funny on purpose, in a setting that promotes and encourages that behavior. Delve into the ASD workshop where we look at how we handle what comes our way – expected or not! Add in the great fun and team spirit built into our games. We’ll be playing with both our strengths and our quirks. Your child is set for laughter and learning!
Mike O’Keeffe is a teaching artist with The Count Basie Theatre, and has been performing and teaching improv comedy professionally for over 25 years. He received his MA in Education from Monmouth University in 1996, and has been a public school teacher for 20 years. He has done regional improv touring shows with former troupe-mate Wayne Brady, and has traveled across the country performing corporate comedy and team-building. Recently, he presented a TED Talk on the concept of “Play” called “Using Improv to Become a Better Human”. He is an Adjunct Professor at Monmouth University, where he teaches Critical Discourse. This spring, he was a keynote speaker at the National Youth Leadership Council’s, “More Powerful Together” conference in Washington DC, which brought together educational leaders and future educators. He was a speaker at Princeton University this summer, where he demonstrated how to integrate performing arts into their Common Core Curricula.
FREE but registration is required.

Laughing With Me! - Improv workshops with Michael O’Keeffe (Ages 13-17)
2017-04-08 12:00 - 13:00 | Pollak Theatre

Met Opera Encore: Idomeneo (Broadcast Live in HD)
2017-04-09 13:00 - 16:00 | Pollak Theatre
James Levine conducts a rare Met revival of Mozart’s Idomeneo, set in the aftermath of the
Trojan War. Jean-Pierre Ponnelle’s classic production, which has its first Met
revival in over a decade this season, stars Matthew Polenzani in the title
role. The cast also includes Elza van den Heever as Elettra, Nadine Sierra as
Ilia, Alice Coote as Idamante, and Alan Opie as Arbace.
Run Time: 4:20

Women’s Rights Are Human Rights: An Exhibit of Selected Works by Jacob Landau
2017-04-10 - 2017-04-16 | Monmouth University Library
Monmouth University Galleries opens an exhibition of works exploring the theme of justice for women by American artist, humanist, and teacher Jacob Landau.

Born in Philadelphia in 1917, Jacob Landau launched his career as an illustrator, winning national prizes at age 16 and a scholarship to the Philadelphia College of Art. He had over sixty one-person shows and was the recipient of many awards, including Tiffany, Guggenheim and National Arts Council grants.

Landau’s art, devoted to the “advocacy of the human,” which entails “revelation of the tragic” and “hope of transcendence,” embodies a vision of justice for women. Powerfully and subtly erasing inherited gender boundaries, it triumphs. In his watercolor AS ABOVE SO BELOW he gives us an unforgettable vision of the “patterned energy” that is the just relation between sexes. We see masculine “incompleteness” and feminine “imperfection” in balanced unity. The man below and the woman above, declaring together: “I and thou we create each other.” And by this creation of the human imagination we are convinced of its truth.

The exhibition features a selection of twelve pieces. All works are from Monmouth University’s extensive collection of Jacob Landau’s work, comprising over 300 prints, drawings and paintings. The collection was gifted to Monmouth University in 2008 by the Jacob Landau Institute of Roosevelt, NJ. This exhibit is co-sponsored by the Jewish Culture Studies Program and the Honors School of Monmouth University.
Opening Reception: Monday, April 10, 2017 from 4:30 – 6:00 p.m.

Docent tours are available (for times, contact Professor Noel Belinski 732-263-5425; email: nbelinsk@monmouth.edu).

Student Employee Appreciation Day
2017-04-11 11:00 - 16:00 | Student Center

Film Screening: Les Saisons (Seasons)
2017-04-13 16:30 - 18:15 | Pozycki Hall Auditorium
After traveling the world alongside migrating birds and diving the oceans in the acclaimed nature documentaries Winged Migrations and Oceans, Jacques Perrin and Jacques Cluzaud return to the lush green forests that emerged across Europe following the last Ice Age. Winter had gone on for 80,000 years when, in a short period of time the ice retreated, the landscape metamorphosed, the cycle of seasons was established and the beasts occupied their new kingdom. Les Saisons, with its exceptional footage of animals in the wild, is the awe-inspiring and thought-provoking tale of the long shared history that binds humankind with the natural world.
The film will be introduced by Rockefeller University Professor Jesse Ausubel, who served as a science advisor to Les Saisons’ directors.
This free and public event is being offered as part of the Monmouth University Urban Coast Institute’s 2017 Spring Film Series.
For more information, contact Karl Vilacoba at 732-571-3688 or kvilacob@monmouth.edu.
Register Online

Sweeney Todd
2017-04-14 20:00 - 2017-04-17 16:00 | Lauren K. Woods Theatre
Third annual student-produced musical featuring a celebration of student performers and designers. Evening Performances – 8:00 pm /Saturday Matinee 2:00. April 14, 15, 17, 2017. Tickets available at the door or by contacting: boomroastedproductionsmu@gmail.com

CANCELLED - Laughing With Me! - Improv workshops with Michael O’Keeffe (Teacher Workshop)
2017-04-15 10:00 - 11:00 | Pollak Theatre
Please note this event has been cancelled.
Laughing With Me! is the ASD program that is filled with fast-paced, interactive fun!! Students think of communication issues like a game!! They will become flexible within these experiences. The outcome being that now they won’t break, but simply bend. They also learn that it’s OK to fail. It’s simply a part of life that’s ultimately not a big deal. Also, a common occurrence of the program is an understanding of a special kind of laughter that gives a boost to self-confidence and creates a feeling of camaraderie. This is called “earned laughter”, because the students realize that they have done something funny on purpose, in a setting that promotes and encourages that behavior. Delve into the ASD workshop where we look at how we handle what comes our way – expected or not! Add in the great fun and team spirit built into our games. We’ll be playing with both our strengths and our quirks.
Mike O’Keeffe is a teaching artist with The Count Basie Theatre, and has been performing and teaching improv comedy professionally for over 25 years. He received his M.A. in Education from Monmouth University in 1996, and has been a public school teacher for 20 years. He has done regional improv touring shows with former troupe-mate Wayne Brady, and has traveled across the country performing corporate comedy and team-building. Recently, he presented a TED Talk on the concept of “Play” called “Using Improv to Become a Better Human”. He is an Adjunct Professor at Monmouth University, where he teaches Critical Discourse. This spring, he was a keynote speaker at the National Youth Leadership Council’s, “More Powerful Together” conference in Washington DC, which brought together educational leaders and future educators. He was a speaker at Princeton University this summer, where he demonstrated how to integrate performing arts into their Common Core Curricula.

Laughing With Me! - Improv workshops with Michael O’Keefe (Adults 18 & up)
2017-04-15 13:00 - 14:00 | Pollak Theatre
Laughing With Me! is the ASD program that is filled with fast-paced, interactive fun!! Students think of communication issues like a game!! They will become flexible within these experiences. The outcome being that now they won’t break, but simply bend. They also learn that it’s OK to fail. It’s simply a part of life that’s ultimately not a big deal. Also, a common occurrence of the program is an understanding of a special kind of laughter that gives a boost to self-confidence and creates a feeling of camaraderie. This is called “earned laughter”, because the students realize that they have done something funny on purpose, in a setting that promotes and encourages that behavior. Delve into the ASD workshop where we look at how we handle what comes our way – expected or not! Add in the great fun and team spirit built into our games. We’ll be playing with both our strengths and our quirks.

Mike O’Keeffe is a teaching artist with The Count Basie Theatre, and has been performing and teaching improv comedy professionally for over 25 years. He received his M.A. in Education from Monmouth University in 1996, and has been a public school teacher for 20 years. He has done regional improv touring shows with former troupe-mate Wayne Brady, and has traveled across the country performing corporate comedy and team-building. Recently, he presented a TED Talk on the concept of “Play” called “Using Improv to Become a Better Human”. He is an Adjunct Professor at Monmouth University, where he teaches Critical Discourse. This spring, he was a keynote speaker at the National Youth Leadership Council’s, “More Powerful Together” conference in Washington DC, which brought together educational leaders and future educators. He was a speaker at Princeton University this summer, where he demonstrated how to integrate performing arts into their Common Core Curricula.

Free but registration is required.

Student Recital: Alexandra Stambaugh
2017-04-15 16:00 - 18:00 | The Great Hall
Music Major, will be performing her Senior Recital in Wilson Hall on Saturday, April 15 at 4 pm. She will be featured on voice. Admission is free; light refreshments will be served.

On Screen/in Person: States of Grace
2017-04-17 19:30 - 21:00 | Pollak Theatre
States of Grace intimately captures the transformation of
a revered physician, pioneering AIDS specialist Dr. Grace Dammann, and her
family in the wake of a life-changing accident. After seven weeks in a coma and
a dozen surgeries, Grace miraculously awakened with her cognitive abilities
intact, though her body was left shattered. The film follows her return home to
the Buddhist community where she and her partner Nancy “Fu” Schroeder
live with their teenage daughter Sabrina in this inspiring portrait of
devotion, trust, and resilience.
There will be a Q&A with director Mark Lipman following the screening.
Run time: 2 hours 14 minutes
On Screen/In Person is a program of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation made possible through the generous support of the National Endowment for the Arts. For more information on the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation visit http://www.midatlanticarts.org.

Monmouth Lecture Series: Yvonne Thornton M.D. '69
2017-04-18 18:00 - 19:30 | Edison Science Hall Multipurpose Room 201
Presented by The Marjorie K. Unterberg School of Nursing and Health Studies

Tuesday, April 18, 2017
Turning Stumbling Blocks into Stepping Stones
Yvonne Thornton M.D. ‘69
Double Board-Certified Specialist in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Science Building Multipurpose Room
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
About This Lecture
From the footlights of the Apollo Theatre where she performed with her family band known as “The Thornton Sisters” to the operating theater of an Ivy League medical school, Dr. Yvonne Thornton relied on her father’s life lessons, which taught her to be strong and rise above adversity. She has managed more than 12,000 deliveries and has personally delivered more than 5,000 babies in her career. As a Monmouth University alumna and former University Trustee, Dr. Thornton will serve as a kindling force that will ignite a fire within the audience to go forward and achieve their dreams. We will discuss her journey of how she rose from poverty to prosperity and made that quantum leap up the social mobility ladder in one generation.
Information and Registration

CLASSICAL FUN
2017-04-18 19:30 - 21:00 | The Great Hall
A joyous program of music by some of the greatest composers of all time – Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Wagner, and others.
The MU Chamber Orchestra, comprised of students, faculty, staff, and administrators, performs a variety of compositions from the classical repertory. This spring concert also features music for chamber ensembles from within the orchestra-solos, duos, trios, quintets.
Come join us for a celebration of the rich tapestry of classical music in all its magnificence
On the Wilson Hall Grand Staircase

Karaoke For A Cause
2017-04-18 22:00 - 23:00 | Pollak Theatre
Join the sisters of Alpha Xi Delta for Karaoke for a Cause, a talent competition where individuals will sing karaoke songs or original songs of their own to raise funds in support of Autism Speaks. Alpha Xi Delta formed a philanthropic partnership with Autism Speaks in 2009, and since has proudly raised more than $5,000,000 collectively through their national college chapters and alumnae associations for the cause.

Blue Hawk Records: Album Release show
2017-04-19 14:50 - 17:00 | Residential Quad
Blue Hawk Records, Monmouth University’s student-run record label, will be releasing its 10th studio record featuring students from Monmouth University. The showcase will be free and held at the Resident Quad.

Exploration and Discovery – Dance
2017-04-19 20:00 - 22:00 | Lauren K. Woods Theatre
Join us for an exploratory evening of dance featuring choreography developed and created by students in the Spring 2017 Choreography class. Additional works by members of the Department of Music and Theater will also be showcased.

A RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN TRIBUTE: MUSIC FROM FAVORITE SHOWS
2017-04-20 19:30 - 21:00 | The Great Hall
If you like Carousel, the King and I, Oklahoma, The Sound of Music, South Pacific, and other Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein favorites, you will want to attend this musical tribute. Monmouth University’s renowned Concert and
Chamber Choirs and featured soloists are guaranteed to put a spring in your step and have you whistling some of America’s greatest Broadway Musical tunes.
On the Wilson Hall Grand Staircase

Student Recital: Taylor Frizziola
2017-04-21 19:30 - 21:00 | The Great Hall
Music Major, will be performing her Senior Recital in Wilson Hall on Friday, April 21 at 7:30 pm. She will be featured on voice. Admission is free; light refreshments will be served.

Student Recital: Samantha Burkett
2017-04-22 13:00 - 15:00 | Lauren K. Woods Theatre
Music Major, will be performing her Senior Recital in Wilson Hall on Saturday, April 22 at 1 pm. She will be featured on Woodwinds, Brass, Voice and Piano. Admission is free; light refreshments will be served.

Met Opera: Eugene Onegin (Broadcast Live in HD)
2017-04-22 13:00 - 15:00 | Pollak Theatre
Anna
Netrebko reprises one of her most acclaimed roles as Tatiana, the naïve heroine
of Tchaikovsky’s opera, adapted from Pushkin’s classic novel. Dmitri
Hvorostovsky stars as the title character, who rejects Tatiana’s love until
it’s too late. Robin Ticciati, Music
Director of Glyndebourne Festival Opera, conducts the revival of Deborah
Warner’s staging, which opened the Met’s 2013-14 season. Alexey Dolgov sings
the role of Onegin’s friend-turned-rival, Lenski, with Elena Maximova as
Tatiana’s sister Olga and Štefan Kocán as Prince Gremin.

Run Time: 4:00
Encore: Sunday, April 30, 2017
at 1 pm

Jazz Concert
2017-04-22 19:30 - 22:00 | Lauren K. Woods Theatre
The Jazz Hawks, advised by Professor Bryan Jenner, will present a varied repertoire of Latin, Swing, Bebop, and Ballads.

Annual Student Exhibition
2017-04-23 10:00 - 2017-04-30 17:00 | Joan and Robert Rechnitz Hall
Opening
Reception: Sunday, April 23, from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Free and Open to the Public
Featuring the select works by Monmouth University students in Photography, Graphic Design, Animation and Studio Art.

Student Recital: Ashley DelVecchio
2017-04-23 14:00 - 15:00 | Lauren K. Woods Theatre
Music Major, will be performing her Senior Recital in Woods Theatre on Sunday, April 23 at 2 pm. She will be featured on voice. Admission is free; light refreshments will be served.

Bolshoi Ballet: A Contemporary Evening - Live in HD
2017-04-23 15:00 - 17:00 | Pollak Theatre
For one evening, the Bolshoi takes on a new challenge with audacity in Hans Van Manen’s Frank Bridge Variations, Sol León and Paul Lightfoot’s Short Time Together and Alexei Ratmansky’s Russian Seasons.

This encounter between some of the best dancers in the world and masters of contemporary choreography results in an outstanding synthesis of bringing Van Manen’s formal beauty, León and Lightfoot’s intensity, and Ratmansky’s witty brilliance to a new level.
Run time: 2:40
Music
Benjamin Britten (Frank Bridge Variation); Max Richter, Ludwig van Beethoven (Short Time Together), Leonid Desyatnikov (Russian Seasons)
Choreography
Hans Van Manen (Frank Bridge Variation); Sol León & Paul Lightfoot (Short Time Together); Alexei Ratmansky (Russian Seasons)

TUESDAY NIGHT RECORD CLUB: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN'S Nebraska
2017-04-25 19:30 - 21:00 | The Great Hall Auditorium
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 in Woods Theatre to discuss some of the greatest records of all-time! Listen to the album beforehand and then come prepared to discuss…there will be special guest moderators and panelists at each event!
This discussion will feature BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN’S Nebraska. This event is free but registration is required.
