Visiting Writer: Brooks Haxton
2015-03-24 16:30 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | The Great Hall Auditorium
Brooks Haxton was born in Greenville, Mississippi, in 1950. His books include six collections of poems from Knopf, two book-length narrative poems, and one book of creative non-fiction. He has also written introductions to five books, essays, and the script of an American Masters Series film on Tennessee Williams, nationally broadcast on PBS. Since the mid-seventies, his poems and prose have been appearing in Atlantic Monthly, New Republic, The New York Times Book Review, The New Yorker, and Paris Review. His work has been acclaimed by critics at All Things Considered, The New York Times, Newsweek Online, Time Magazine, The Village Voice, and The Washington Post. His four books of translations from Classical Greek, French, and German have included an alternate selection for the Book-of-the-Month Club. He has received awards and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Guggenheim Foundation, among others. In 2013 the Fellowship of Southern Writers presented him with the Hanes Award, recognizing a distinguished body of work by a poet in mid-career. He lives with his wife and children in Syracuse, where he has taught for twenty years at Syracuse University.

U.S. Feminist Movements: Select Social Histories from Monmouth Scholars
2015-03-25 13:00 - 15:00 | Magill Commons
Magill Commons 107 & 108
A panel presentation with Dr. Enoch Nappen, Dept. of Political Science and Sociology, Dr. Katherine Parkin, Dept. of History and Anthropology, and Dr. Johanna Foster, Dept. of Political Science and Sociology.
Part of the Artful Explorations of Gender Series – a year-long engagement in a range of work across the arts that examines the contemporary and historical meanings and boundaries of gender, the persistence of gender inequalities locally and globally, and the role of art and artists in movements for gender justice.

The Affordable Care Act: Is it Working in New Jersey?
2015-03-25 16:30 - 18:15 | MAC At Monmouth
The Affordable Care Act: Is it Working in New Jersey?
A Frank Assessment of the First Year of “Obamacare”
The Affordable Care Act in New Jersey
The ACA may be the most significant policy legacy of the Obama presidency. What can we tell about its impact after the first year of implementation in the Garden State and nationally? Did the reforms go too far or not far enough? What has been the impact on the front lines of health care services? What will be the impact of pending court cases, especially in states like New Jersey which do not have their own exchanges?
Join us for a frank discussion of the Affordable Care Act in New Jersey with respected policymakers and front-line health care providers. The forum will include an opportunity for audience Q&A.
PANEL
Hon. James J. Florio — former Governor of New Jersey
Mr. Wardell Sanders — President, New Jersey Association of Health Plans
Mr. John Lloyd — President & CEO Meridian Health
Dr. Frank Vozos — President & CEO Monmouth Medical Center
Moderators:
Dr. Kathryn Fleming, Specialist Professor of Nursing Administration
Dr. Stephen Chapman, Assistant Professor of Political Science

This free event is open to the public.
Video will be live streamed Wednesday, March 25, 2015 from 4:30 to 6:15 p.m. on the Polling Institute web site.
For more information: 732-263-5860 or polling@monmouth.edu
Sponsored by the Monmouth University Polling Institute, Marjorie K. Unterberg School of Nursing & Health Studies, and the Political Science Club
MAC (Multipurpose Activity Center) Varsity Club
Use entrance at 142 Larchwood Avenue (lots 13/14)

World Cinema Series: A Woman in Berlin
2015-03-25 19:30 - 22:00 | Pollak Theatre
World Cinema Series
(formerly the Provost’s Film Series)
2014-2015
“A World at War, 1937-1945:Triumph, Tragedy, Memory, and Myth”
With the 70th Anniversary of the end of World War II in 2015, Monmouth University is pleased to present five films on the life-and-death decisions that people made in the invaded countries to survive in the war, defend their homeland and beliefs, and protect their families. Collectively, the films show episodes of resistance, collaboration, and heroism in addition to the legacy of the global war for the later 20th century and our current century as well.
All movies will be shown in the Pollak Theatre at Monmouth University.
Free of charge and open to the Monmouth University community and the general public.
Host: Dr. Thomas S. Pearson, Professor, Department of History & Anthropology
“A Woman in Berlin”
Discussant: Dr. Frederick McKitrickAssociate Professor, History & Anthropology
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
7:30 p.m.
Max Faberbock’s “A Woman in Berlin” (Unrated): A woman tries to survive the invasion of Berlin by the Soviet troops during the last days of World War II.

Organized by the Office of Global Initiatives

Gallery Exhibition: First Senior Exhibition - Graphic Design and Animation
2015-03-27 09:00 - 2015-04-04 14:00 | Joan and Robert Rechnitz Hall
March 27 – April 4, 2014
Rechnitz Hall’s DiMattio Gallery
Opening reception: Friday, March 27, from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Featuring the work of Monmouth University graduating seniors who will receive their degrees in Graphic Design and Animation.

POSTPONED: Toshi Reagon and BIGLovely
2015-03-27 20:00 - 23:00 | Pollak Theatre
This event has been postponed until further notice. Please call the box office for 732.263.6889 for more information.
Toshi Reagon is a one-woman celebration of all that’s dynamic, progressive and uplifting in American music. Since first taking to the stage at age 17, this versatile singer-songwriter-guitarist has moved audiences of all kinds with her big?hearted, hold-nothing-back approach to rock, blues, R&B, country, folk, spirituals and funk. The New York Times described her blend as “…a love of mixing things up…[her] vocal style ranges from a dirty blues moan to a gospel shout to an ethereal croon.” Her live performances, in particular, aren’t just accessible; they’re irresistible. And Toshi Reagon loves her audiences. Leading her renowned band–BIGLovely, launched in 1996–she instantly connects, inspires and empowers.
Over nearly 30 years, Reagon has collaborated with top innovators across a wide spectrum of the entertainment field. Since Lenny Kravitz chose her, straight out of college, to open for him on his first world tour, she has gone on to share stages with notable colleagues such as Nona Hendryx, Elvis Costello, Ani DiFranco, Pete Seeger, Dar Williams, Lizz Wright, Me’shell NdegéOcello and Marc Anthony Thompson (aka Chocolate Genius). Her performances with her mother, Bernice Johnson Reagon–civil rights activist and founder of the a cappella group, Sweet Honey in the Rock—are legendary. Post show discussion/Q&A: As part of the Artful Explorations of Gender series, Reagon will discuss her unique upbringing and how it has impacted her 30 year career in the music business.

Graduate Information Session
2015-03-28 10:00 - 11:30 | The Great Hall -104
This Information Session is for prospective students interested in Graduate School at Monmouth University. All programs will be represented.
Two additional sessions will be held following the session:

Princeton Review GMAT Strategy Session, hosted by the Monmouth MBA Program. Free workshop for students planning to take the GMAT, immediately following Monmouth’s MBA Information Session.
Princeton Review GRE Strategy Session, hosted by Monmouth University’s Graduate School. Free workshop for students planning to take the GRE, immediately following Monmouth’s Graduate School Information Session.

For more information and to register, please visit our Graduate Information Session registration site.

Willie Nile and Anthony D'Amato join Songwriters By The Sea
2015-03-28 20:00 - 23:00 | Lauren K. Woods Theatre
Songwriters By The Sea hosts, and accomplished New Jersey songwriters, Joe D’Urso and Joe Rapolla, bring their popular songwriters series to the historic Lauren K. Woods Theater. The series began as an intimate, casual coffeehouse jam in Asbury Park, NJ and has evolved into a regional and national show. The series has attracted the attention and participation of many of the most revered singers and songwriters on the scene today.
This show features the tireless touring Greenwich Village troubadour, Willie Nile. Willie makes a stop at the Monmouth University right in the middle of his European tour where he’s been showcasing songs from his new CD, American Ride. Also joining Rapolla and D’Urso is breakthrough artist Anthony D’Amato*. D’Amato just signed to New West Records and released his critically acclaimed CD, coincidentally titled, The Shipwreck from the Shore. Monmouth University Blue Hawk Records’ artists Natalie Zeller and Brittany Cannarozzi​ will open the show.
Included with the ticket price is a reception, sponsored by the Leon Hess Business School, before the show at 7 p.m.
*Please note that Anthony D’Amato will be replacing Sam Llanas

Met Opera: LA DONNA DEL LAGO Encore (Broadcast in HD)
2015-03-29 13:00 - 16:15 | Pollak Theatre
Bel canto superstars Joyce DiDonato and Juan Diego Flórez join forces for this Rossini showcase of vocal virtuosity, set in the medieval Scottish highlands and based on a beloved novel by Sir Walter Scott. DiDonato is the “lady of the lake” of the title, and Flórez is the king who relentlessly pursues her, their vocal fireworks embellishing the romantic plot in this Met premiere production conducted by Michele Mariotti.Broadcast in HD

Last day to Withdraw with "W" Grade (semester long classes)
2015-03-30

National Theatre of London: Behind the Beautiful Forevers (Broadcast in HD)
2015-03-31 19:00 - 23:00 | Pollak Theatre
Meera Syal (The Kumars, Goodness Gracious Me, Rafta Rafta at the National) returns to the National Theatre, directed by Rufus Norris (Broken, London Road). Pulitzer Prize-winner Katherine Boo spent three years in Annawadi recording the lives of its residents. From her uncompromising book, winner of the National Book Award for Non-Fiction 2012, David Hare has fashioned a tumultuous play on an epic scale. India is surging with global ambition. But beyond the luxury hotels surrounding Mumbai airport lies a makeshift slum, full of people with plans of their own. Zehrunisa and her son Abdul aim to recycle enough rubbish to fund a proper house. Sunil, twelve and stunted, wants to eat until he’s as tall as Kalu the thief. Asha seeks to steal government anti-poverty funds to turn herself into a ‘first-class person’, while her daughter Manju intends to become the slum’s first female graduate. But their schemes are fragile; global recession threatens the garbage trade, and another slum-dweller is about to make an accusation that will destroy herself and shatter the neighbourhood.

Nine for IX: Let Them Wear Towels
2015-04-01 19:00 | Pollak Theatre
A look at how women sports reporters, Lisa Olson, Melissa Ludtke, Claire Smith, Lesley Visser, and Jane Gross fought to be accepted, regardless of gender, and create a harassment-free work environment. Nine for IX is a series of documentary films which originally aired on ESPN celebrating the 40th anniversary of Title IX, the federal civil rights law that prohibits sex discrimination in education. Four of the episodes will be screened during the year.

2015 Black Maria Film Festival
2015-04-02 19:30 - 23:00 | Pollak Theatre
From the world-renowned Black Maria Film Festival, the Department of Communication presents a screening of highly-recognized and award-winning short films, spanning across several genres and topics. Introduction and post-screening discussion to be held by Specialist Professor Matthew Lawrence.

National Theatre of London: A View from the Bridge (Broadcast in HD)
2015-04-07 19:00 - 23:00 | Pollak Theatre
Don’t miss a stellar cast led by Mark Strong (The Imitation Game; Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy) in the Young Vic’s ‘magnetic, electrifying, astonishingly bold’ production of A View from the Bridge – the Evening Standard, Guardian and Independent’s top theatre pick of 2014. The great Arthur Miller confronts the American dream in this dark and passionate tale. In Brooklyn, longshoreman Eddie Carbone welcomes his Sicilian cousins to the land of freedom. But when one of them falls for his beautiful niece, they discover that freedom comes at a price. Eddie’s jealous mistrust exposes a deep, unspeakable secret – one that drives him to commit the ultimate betrayal.
The visionary Ivo van Hove directs this stunning production of Miller’s tragic masterpiece, broadcast from London’s West End by National Theatre Live.

Gallery Exhibition: Second Senior Show - Fine Art and Art Education
2015-04-10 09:00 - 2015-04-18 17:00 | Joan and Robert Rechnitz Hall
April 10 – 18, 2014
Rechnitz Hall’s DiMattio Gallery
Opening Reception: Friday, April 10, from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Featuring the work of Monmouth University graduating seniors who will receive their degrees in Fine Art and Art Education.

TEDxNavesink presents ACCELERATORS
2015-04-11 | Pollak Theatre

Last Day to Withdraw from Pattern "B" Classes
2015-04-13

Global Understanding Convention Opening Ceremony
2015-04-13 10:00 - 11:15 | The Great Hall Auditorium
Opening Ceremony of the 14th Annual Global Understanding Convention and UNAI Lecture: Practicing Nonviolence in a Violent World by Hon. Vijay Nambiar, General Secretary’s Special Advisor on Myanmar for the United Nations. This lecture is Monday, April 13, 2015 from 10 – 11:15 a.m. in Wilson Hall Auditorium.
Visit the Global Understanding Convention Web Site

Music for Piano Solo, and Violin & Piano
2015-04-13 17:00 - 19:00 | Lauren K. Woods Theatre
Monmouth University Professors Laura Dubois and Michael Gillette perform the music of Bach, Mozart, Debussy, Chopin, deFalla, and Albeniz – a wonderful variety of music from different eras with some commentary and background provided by the performers.
The program also includes: classical guitarist and MU student Matt Jordan performing a piece by Villa Lobos; an original composition by Laura DuBois sung by MU alumnus Dana Ferrara, and MU students Margaret Lymberis and Mahalia Jackson.

On Screen In Person: Tie it Into My Hand
2015-04-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Pollak Theatre
At once entertaining and deeply insightful, Tie It Into My Hand is an unprecedented look at the life of an artist, told entirely through interviews with pre-eminent directors, filmmakers, visual artists, writers and performers, including Alan Cumming, Barbara Hammer, and Harold Bloom, among many others. The filmmaker sets his interactions with the artists in the context of a fake violin lesson while using his personal struggle to play the violin despite a chronic hand injury as the catalyst for dialogue.
There will be a Q&A with the film’s director Director Paul Festa directly after the film.
On Screen/In Person is made possible by Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation through the generous support of the National Endowment for the Arts’ Regional Touring Program.

Non-Violence and Anti-Violence in Different Religious Traditions
2015-04-13 19:30 - 21:00 | Magill Commons
Panel Discussion
Mr. Joseph Ritacco, MCWRET
Prof. Saliba Sarsar, Global Initiatives
Sponsored by The Monmouth Center for World Religions and
Ethical Thought (MCWRET), U.S. Presidents Interfaith Initiative, & The Monmouth Dialog Group
Panelists Include:
Dr. Mohammad Ali Chaudry(Islam), President of the Center for Understanding Islam
Rabbi Marc Kline(Judaism), Monmouth Reform Temple
Ms. Antonia Malone(Christian), Founder of Pax Christi NJ
Prof. Eleanor Novek, (Quaker), Manasquan Quaker Meeting
Moderator: Mr. Joe Ritacco, Board member of MCWRET
Hear from adherents from multiple religious and wisdom traditions about non-violence. Panelists will address questions such as: How does the tradition endeavor to prevent violence? What is the support for non-violence in sacred or other important texts? What is actually taught or preached to members? Is the panelist personally engaged in any related initiatives? What are some important historical or current contributions of the tradition in promoting peace?

Mind and Life: Humanity in a Creative Universe
2015-04-14 14:30 - 16:20 | The Great Hall Auditorium
Mind and Life: Humanity in a Creative Universe by Stuart A. Kauffman, Author of Reinventing the Sacred: A new View of Science, Reason and Religion and Katherine P. Kauffman, EPS International, Harvard Divinity School and Northeastern University. This lecture is Tuesday, April, 14 from 2:30pm-4:20pm in Wilson Hall Auditorium.

Deadline to submit substitutions and waivers for May 2015 Graduation
2015-04-15

Janet Boltax - Aging in America: Portraits and Commentary
2015-04-15 09:00 - 2015-05-31 19:00 | Pollak Gallery
Aging in America: Portraits and Commentary, is an exhibition of portraits by Janet Boltax comprised of individuals who are 90 plus years old, along with excerpts of interviews with them. The interviews focus on interesting facets of their lives and how they are adapting to the process of aging.

Opening Reception: April 15, 6-8 pm | POLLAK GALLERY

World Cinema Series: Ida
2015-04-15 19:30 - 21:30 | Pollak Theatre
World Cinema Series
(formerly the Provost’s Film Series)
2014-2015
“A World at War, 1937-1945:Triumph, Tragedy, Memory, and Myth”
With the 70th Anniversary of the end of World War II in 2015, Monmouth University is pleased to present five films on the life-and-death decisions that people made in the invaded countries to survive in the war, defend their homeland and beliefs, and protect their families. Collectively, the films show episodes of resistance, collaboration, and heroism in addition to the legacy of the global war for the later 20th century and our current century as well.
All movies will be shown in the Pollak Theatre at Monmouth University.
Free of charge and open to the Monmouth University community and the general public.
Host: Dr. Thomas S. Pearson, Professor, Department of History & Anthropology
“Ida”
Part of the Global Understanding Convention
Discussant: Dr. Susan DouglassSpecialist Professor, History & Anthropology
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
7:30 p.m.
Pawel Pawlikowski’s “Ida” (PG-13) – Anna, a young novitiate nun in 1960’s Poland, is on the verge of taking her vows when she discovers a dark family secret dating back to the years of the Nazi occupation.

Organized by the Office of Global Initiatives

4th Biennial Interdisciplinary Conference on Race
2015-04-16 10:00 - 2015-04-18 14:00
The Monmouth University International Interdisciplinary Conference on
Race was founded by Dr. Julius O. Adekunle and Professor Hettie V. Williams.
This conference evolved out of a series of conversations between Adekunle and
Williams concerning the 2008 presidential campaign of Barack Obama as well as
the changing definition of race in global societies. These discussions
eventually culminated in the conference on race in November 2008. The first
conference brought together more than 100 scholars from fifteen U.S. states,
twelve nations, and four continents.
We hope you can join us this year for some very timely conversations. Several events are free and open to the public. For registration information and a complete listing of events, please visit our web site.
Conference on Race Web Site

ART NOW: Wafaa Bilal
2015-04-16 14:30 - 16:30 | The Great Hall Auditorium
2:30 – 3:15 artist lecture – Wilson Auditorium
3:30 – 4:15 video screening/extended Q &A – Rechnitz Hall room 208.
Iraqi-born artist Wafaa Bilal, an Associate Arts Professor at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, is known internationally for his on-line performative and interactive works provoking dialogue about international politics and internal dynamics. For his 2007 installation, Domestic Tension, Bilal spent a month in a Chicago gallery with a paintball gun that people could shoot at him over the internet. The Chicago Tribune called it “one of the sharpest works of political art to be seen in a long time ”and named him 2008 Artist of the Year. Bilal’s work is constantly informed by the experience of fleeing his homeland and existing simultaneously in two worlds – his home in the “comfort zone” of the U.S. and his consciousness of the “conflict zone” in Iraq. Using his own body as a medium, Bilal continues to challenge our comfort zone with projects like 3rdi and …And Counting. In 2008 City Lights published “Shoot an Iraqi: Art, Life and Resistance Under the Gun,” about Bilal’s life and the Domestic Tension project. He holds a BFA from the University of New Mexico and an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. His work can be found in the permanent collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA; Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, IL; MATHAF: Arab Museum of Modern Art, Doha, Qatar; amongst others.

Something's Happening Here Spring Showcase
2015-04-16 19:30 - 23:00 | The Great Hall
A musical cavalcade featuring the Monmouth University Chamber and Concert Choirs, Chamber Orchestra, Jazz Ensemble, student bands and soloists. The concert is conducted by Professor Michael Gillette, Professor Bryan Jenners and Dr. David M. Tripold.

Dead Man Walking: The Journey Continues
2015-04-17 16:00 - 18:00 | The Great Hall Auditorium
Dead Man Walking: The Journey Continues a lecture by Sister Helen Prejean, Ministry Against the Death Penalty. Lecture is Friday, April 17 from 4:00pm-6:00pm in Wilson Hall Auditorium.

All Time Low: The Future Hearts Tour with special guests Issues, Tonight Alive, & State Champs
2015-04-17 19:00 - 23:55 | MAC At Monmouth
They’ve repeatedly topped the charts, sold over 1.1 million albums worldwide, raked in 100+ million views on YouTube, toured with the biggest names in music, and have taken over airwaves around the globe… American rock band All Time Low is a bona fide worldwide sensation and they’re kicking off a whole new chapter in 2015. After a two-year writing binge, band members Alex Gaskarth, Jack Barakat, Rian Dawson and Zack Merrick are back with what Alternative Press Magazine is already calling the “most anticipated album of 2015”: their sixth studio album, Future Hearts. The massive buzz surrounding the new album triggered a fan frenzy among their 5+ million followers on social media. The band is ecstatic to hit the road and perform new material for fans – many of which have been loyal followers since All Time Low first began. Tickets are on sale Friday, January 16 at noon.
7:00 p.m. Show (Doors 6:00 p.m.) Parking Fee: $10There is an eight (8) ticket limit per household.
Tickets on sale January 16 at noon via Ticketmaster.com, 800.745.3000, and Ticketmaster retail outlets. A limited amount of tickets will be available for sale in person at the MAC and Pollak Theatre box offices.
Produced by TTM, Inc and AEG Live
