First Annual Jersey Shore “Hawk” Mock Trial Invitational
2014-12-06 - 2014-12-07
The Monmouth University Pre-Law Club and Mock Trial team are happy to announce the inaugural Jersey Shore “Hawk” mock trial invitational tournament to be held at Monmouth University on Saturday and Sunday, December 6 and 7.
The tournament will be a 2-2 format with two rounds on Saturday and two rounds on Sunday with an awards ceremony following the fourth round on Sunday.
For more information, contact Gregory Bordelon, J.D., at gbordelo@monmouth.edu.

Click, Clack, Moo
2014-12-06 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Pollak Theatre
“Cows that type? Hens on strike! Whoever heard of such a thing!” Farmer Brown cries.

When his granddaughter Jenny comes for a visit, Farmer Brown declared the farm a “tech-free zone.” He confiscates her laptop in the cold barn along with the shivering cows who use her computer to type messages requesting blankets.

“No way,” replies Farmer Brown. “No blankets!”

So the cows go on strike and the chickens join them in solidarity. No blankets: no milk, no eggs!
Will Farmer Brown give in to the animals’ demands? Will Jenny get her computer back? Find out in a hilariously “mooooo-ving” new musical about negotiation and compromise, based on the Caldecott Honor Book by Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin.

(One hour in length, recommended for grades K – 4)
Curriculum Connections: Communication and Language Arts, Literature-Based, Music, Social Studies.

Student Recital: Connor Healey
2014-12-06 16:00
Connor Healey, Music major, will be performing his Senior Recital at Unity by the Shore – 3508 Asbury Avenue Neptune, NJ 07753 – on Saturday, December 6, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. He will be featured on the double bass. Admission is free; light refreshments will be served.”

Senior Recital - Connor Healey
2014-12-06 16:00 - 17:30

Met Opera: Il Barbiere di Siviglia Encore (Broadcast in HD)
2014-12-07 13:00 - 17:00 | Pollak Theatre
The Met’s effervescent production of Rossini’s classic comedy – featuring some of the most instantly recognizable melodies in all of opera – stars Isabel Leonard as the feisty Rosina, Lawrence Brownlee as her conspiring flame, and Christopher Maltman as the endlessly resourceful and charming barber, himself. Michele Mariotti conducts the vivid and tuneful score.
Broadcast in HD

Graduate Information Session: Psychological Counseling and Mental Health Counseling Programs Only
2014-12-09 18:00
This information session is for
students interested in Monmouth University’s Psychological Counseling and Mental
Health Counseling programs
The session will be held at the Monmouth Park Corporate Center, 185 State Highway 36, West Long Branch, NJ, starting at 6 p.m.

National Theatre of London: JOHN
2014-12-10 19:00 - 22:00 | Pollak Theatre
Internationally renowned DV8 Physical Theatre bring their powerful new production to the National Theatre.
DV8 Physical Theatre has produced 18 highly acclaimed dance-theatre works and four films for television, which have garnered over 50 national and international awards. The company’s new production, JOHN, authentically depicts real-life stories, combining movement and spoken word to create an intense and moving theatrical experience.
Lloyd Newson, DV8’s Artistic Director, interviewed more than 50 men asking them frank questions, initially about love and sex. One of those men was John. What emerged was a story that is both extraordinary and touching. Years of crime, drug use and struggling to survive lead John on a search in which his life converges with others, in an unexpected place, unknown by most. Don’t miss this eagerly anticipated new production, broadcast live from the National Theatre.
JOHN contains adult themes, strong language and nudity. Suitable for 18yrs+.

The Hour of Code: Free Workshops for Parents and Children
2014-12-11 18:00 - 19:00, 2014-12-12 17:00 - 18:00
Free workshops in December for Parents and Children for Computer Science Education Week
Monmouth University’s Computer Science and Software Engineering Department is encouraging schools and parents to join in on the largest learning event in history: The Hour of Code. Several campus sessions have been scheduled where parents and children can complete an Hour of Code activity together. University students and faculty will be available to answer questions as participants complete the self-guided coding experience.
Workshops will be held on campus on Thursday, December 11, 6 to 7 p.m. and Friday, December 12, from 5 to 6 p.m.
Seats are limited for these campus sessions and reservations are required by calling 732-571-7501. For more information, contact Computer Science and Software Engineering Professor Jamie Kretsch at 732-571-7501 or send e-mail to jkretsch@monmouth.edu.
For more information about Hour of Code, visit hourofcode.org.

SOLD OUT - ‘TIS THE SEASON: A Holiday Concert
2014-12-11 19:30 - 23:00 | The Great Hall -104
Tickets for this event are SOLD OUT. An evening of seasonal music for choir, orchestra, and handbells performed in the majestic and festive atmosphere of Wilson Hall. The concert is conducted by Professor Michael Gillette and Dr. David M. Tripold and features the Colts Neck Reformed Church Exultation Ringers conducted by Maggie Tripold.

Met Opera: DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG (Broadcast in HD)
2014-12-13 12:00 - 18:00 | Pollak Theatre
James Levine returns to one of his signature Wagner works conducting this epic comedy—back at the Met for the first time in eight years—about a group of Renaissance “master singers” whose song contest unites a city. Johan Reuter, Johan Botha, and Annette Dasch lead the superb international cast in this charming and magisterial celebration of the power of music and art.
Broadcast in HD
Encore: Sun. January 25, 2015, 1:00 p.m.

Approx. Runtime: 6 hours

Senior Recital - Katelyn Harodetsky
2014-12-13 14:00 - 15:30
Katelyn Harodetsky, Music Education major, will be performing her senior recital at the First Presbyterian Church of Long Branch on Saturday, December 13, 2014 at 2:00 PM. She will be featured on voice. Admission is free; light refreshments will be served

Senior Recital - Katie Cozzi
2014-12-13 18:00 - 19:30 | Lauren K. Woods Theatre
Katie Cozzi is a Graphic Design major performing a Junior Voice Recital on Saturday, December 13 at 6 pm at the Lauren K. Woods Theatre.
Admission is free; light refreshments will be served.

Fall 2014 Semester Classes End
2014-12-14

Bolshoi Ballet: La Bayadère (Broadcast in HD)
2014-12-14 15:00 - 18:00 | Pollak Theatre
Music Ludwig MinkusLibretto Marius Petipa and Sergei KhudekovOriginal choreography Marius PetipaNew version Yuri Grigorovich Broadcast in HD
Cast Svetlana Zakharova (Nikiya), Maria Alexandrova (Gamzatti) and Vladislav Lantratov (Solor)
When the beautiful dancer Nikiya and the warrior Solor meet in secret, they swear eternal mutual fidelity. However, the High Brahmin, who is also in love with Nikiya, overhears them. He rushes to reveal their secret to the Rajah, who has decided that Solor will marry his beloved daughter Gamzatti. La Bayadère (the word refers to an Indian temple dancer) is a key work in the classical repertoire and this is a magnificent production. The story of impossible love between Nikiya and Solor is set against the backdrop of a lush, mysterious India. Marius Petipa’s choreography, here in a new scenic version by Yuri Grigorovich, is exquisite; the scene known as The Kingdom of the Shades is one of the most celebrated in the history of ballet. Bolshoi principals Svetlana Zakharova and Maria Alexandrova bring the characters of this romantic ballet to life.
(Ballet recorded live on January 27th, 2013) Running time 2h45

Final Exam Period
2014-12-15 - 2014-12-21

Final Grades Due 12:00 Noon*
2014-12-23

Holiday Break
2014-12-24 - 2015-01-02
Have a wonderful holiday!

Graduate Information Session
2015-01-14 13:00
This Information Session will cover only the Master of Social Work (MSW) program.

End of Continuing Registration
2015-01-15

Preliminary Classlists Available Online
2015-01-16

Winter Commencement
2015-01-16 13:00 - 17:00
Watch the Commencement Ceremony Live Online!
A live video stream of Monmouth University’s Winter Commencement 2015 will be available beginning at 1 p.m. on Friday, January 16, 2015.
Watch Online Now

Met Opera: THE MERRY WIDOW (Broadcast in HD)
2015-01-17 13:00 - 16:00 | Pollak Theatre
New Production
The great Renée Fleming stars as the beguiling femme fatale who captivates all Paris in Lehár’s enchanting operetta, seen in a new staging by Broadway virtuoso director and choreographer Susan Stroman (The Producers, Oklahoma!, Contact). Stroman and her design team of Julian Crouch (Satyagraha, The Enchanted Island) and costume designer William Ivey Long (Cinderella, Grey Gardens, Hairspray) have created an art-nouveau setting that climaxes with singing and dancing grisettes at the legendary Maxim’s. Nathan Gunn co-stars as Danilo and Kelli O’Hara is Valencienne. Andrew Davis conducts.
Broadcast in HD
Encore: Sun. February 8, 2015, 1:00 p.m.
Approx. Runtime: 2 hours 57 minutes

Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Holiday
2015-01-19

Spring 2015 Semester Classes Begin (8:30 AM)
2015-01-20

Late Registration/Drop-Add
2015-01-20 - 2015-01-27

Gallery Exhibition: Jacob Landau - Selected Paintings from the Monmouth University Permanent Art Collection
2015-01-20 09:00 - 2015-03-07 14:00 | Joan and Robert Rechnitz Hall
January 20 – March 7, 2014
Rechnitz Hall
DiMattio Gallery – Second Floor
Jacob Landau (1917-2001), printmaker, painter, humanist, and teacher was an artist whose works explored the basic themes of human existence and morality with an insight that was both passionate and indignant. He was born in Philadelphia, PA, where he began as an illustrator, but he lived most of his adult life in Roosevelt, NJ. Here he immersed himself in the town’s thriving artistic community, along with such noted artists as Ben Shahn, and began a distinguished career as professor at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY. The art he created gained him an impressive reputation, with many of his works included in the permanent collections of the world’s finest museums, such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art (New York, NY), the Hirshhorn Museum (Washington, DC), as well as the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. He also received numerous honors, including fellowships from the Guggenheim and Ford Foundations.
In retirement he became Professor Emeritus at Pratt and received an honorary Doctorate in Fine Arts from Monmouth University in 1996.
In 2008 the Jacob Landau Institute donated more than 300 of the artist’s prints, drawings and paintings to Monmouth University. Jacob Landau: Selected Paintings from the Monmouth University Permanent Art Collection will feature approximately twenty original paintings.
Image Caption: Satanic Wheels, Watercolor, 36 1/4″ x 50 3/4″

Gallery Exhibition: Hon Eui Chen - After the Sun
2015-01-20 09:00 - 2015-03-07 14:00 | Joan and Robert Rechnitz Hall
January 20 – March 7
Rechnitz Hall
DiMattio Gallery – First Floor
Lecture: Thursday, January 29, 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Wilson Hall Auditorium,
Opening Reception: Thursday, January 29 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.
The poetics of intimate spaces and the exploration of the idea of home are what interest me in paintings and installation. The subject of home remains an abstract concept and is the motivational force for my studio pursuits. Born in a refugee camp that lies between Cambodia and Thailand, I moved with my family to Mississippi at the age of six. Growing up, the sense of belonging and not belonging to the Southern culture of Mississippi affected my sense of identity. The memories of my childhood on the Thai-Cambodia border became just a faint beacon of light as the years go by; the need to remember, to retrieve those childhood memories of a past life remains a constant act in my work.
In my installations, I make objects that convey themes of identity, memory and longing to transform and activate a room. I use acrylic paint, varnishes, resin, plaster and photographs as the structural realization for a subject as formless and transitory as memory. The concept of travel and memory are embedded in the current series of mixed media paintings – layered earthy, dark colored background with graphite drawn trees and foliage and an overlay of concrete. My work seeks to simulate the impermanence of memory, the fleetingness of its existence in mixed media installations, creating structures that translate the mind’s formless but living past into physical material and sensation and transforming space that poetically simulates a timeless place for recollection and dreams.
Artist website: www.honeuichen.com
Image Caption: Untitled, 8” x 8”, acrylic, image transfer and concrete on panel, 2014

Gallery Exhibition: Heeseop Yoon
2015-01-21 09:00 - 2015-04-10 17:00 | Rotary Ice House Gallery
January 21 – April 10
Ice House Gallery
Opening Reception: Thurs. February 5, from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.
Illustrated Lecture: Wilson Hall Auditorium, 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
I begin by taking photographs of interiors such as warehouses, storage spaces, junkshops and basements; places where everything is jumbled, disorganized and filled with piles of random stuff. From these photographs I construct a view and then start to draw freehand. I don’t make sketches or project images to make the drawings. Once I put lines on the surface I don’t erase or remove them. If I want to change the drawing I just add more lines on top of the existing ones. These ‘mistakes’ that I make in the process of my drawing appear as double or multiples lines as I apply ‘corrections’. They reflect the accumulation of time, and how my perception has changed and become less clear over time.
Most of the drawing installations are site-specific. I usually visit the site before I start the piece and take measurements of the space where I will install the work. Usually I have vague ideas about how the whole installation will sit in the space, but most of the decisions I make happen during the process of making the piece in the studio.
Most of my drawing installations are also room scale, so I work section by section in my studio and don’t usually get to see the entire drawing until I have finish installing it. The whole piece is attached to the wall with the same black masking tape that I use for the drawing. I give each Mylar sheet a number and make a map of the drawing that shows which number goes where, so installing the whole piece is just like a putting together a really big puzzle.
I am mostly attracted to representing claustrophobic environments and defunct objects. At the beginning, it started as more of a formal interest – I was attracted to these massive piles of things, and the anonymous, decontextualized quality they had. I wanted to make still life drawings that were about perception and mark-making rather than the narrative of the objects themselves. But the more I worked with claustrophobic spaces, I stared to realize that these are the spaces hidden within our lives. We have so many things that we forget about. We struggle for space for ourselves and for the things we own. Now I am interested in these as lost spaces.
My work deals with memory and perception within cluttered spaces. I begin by photographing interiors such as basements, workshops, and storage spaces, places where everything is jumbled and time becomes ambiguous without the presence of people. From these photographs I construct a view and then I draw freehand without erasing. As I correct “mistakes” the work results in double or multiple lines, which reflect how my perception has changed over time and makes me question my initial perception. Paradoxically, greater concentration and more lines make the drawn objects less clear. The more I see, the less I believe in the accuracy or reality of the images I draw.
Artist Website: heeseopyoon.com/

National Theatre of London: Treasure Island (Broadcast in HD)
2015-01-22 19:00 - 22:00 | Pollak Theatre
Robert Louis Stevenson’s story of murder, money and mutiny is brought to life in a thrilling new stage adaptation by Bryony Lavery, broadcast live from the National Theatre.
It’s a dark, stormy night. The stars are out. Jim, the inn-keeper’s granddaughter, opens the door to a terrifying stranger. At the old sailor’s feet sits a huge sea-chest, full of secrets. Jim invites him in – and her dangerous voyage begins.
Broadcast in HD
Suitable for 10 years +
