Met Opera: Aida (Broadcast in HD)
2015-08-13 19:00 - 23:00 (America/New_York) | Pollak Theatre
The Met’s spectacular production of Verdi’s Egyptian epic captures both the grandeur and the intimacy of this powerful tale of love and politics. Liudmyla Monastyrska is Aida, the enslaved Ethiopian princess in love with the Egyptian warrior Radamès, sung by Roberto Alagna. Olga Borodina is her rival, Amneris. Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi is on the podium.
Please note that due to a scheduling conflict this screening was moved from it’s original date of July 28 to August 13.

Summer Session C Classes End
2015-08-17

Grades Due Summer Session E
2015-08-21 09:00

Grades Due Summer Session C
2015-08-21 09:00

School of Education New Faculty Welcome
2015-08-31 11:00 - 13:00 | McAllan Hall
A luncheon will be held on Monday, August 31, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in McAllan Hall 123 to introduce new faculty members to the School of Education faculty, staff, and administrators. For more information, please contact Kathleen O’Donnell at 732-571-7518 or kodonnel@monmouth.edu.

Labor Day
2015-09-07

James Deane: A Hidden Treasure
2015-09-08 09:00 - 2015-10-26 19:00 | Pollak Gallery
Opening Reception/ Gallery Talk: Wed. Oct 7 5:30-7:30 pm
Free and open to the public
This exhibit will feature recently discovered artwork by artistic visionary James Deane a life-long resident of Long Branch (1906 – 2001.) Prolific in many mediums, Deane created works of art with watercolors, pen and ink, pencil and clay. He was supported by his only sibling, his sister Laura, which allowed him the freedom to focus exclusively on his artwork for many years. The works featured in this exhibit include magnificent botanical studies, futuristic landscape paintings and whimsical pottery, most of which has been unseen since the 1930’s.

Aaron Wexler
2015-09-08 09:00 - 2015-11-13 17:00 | Rotary Ice House Gallery
Lecture: Thursday, September 24 from 4:30 – 5:30 p.m., Wilson Hall Auditorium
Opening Reception: Thursday, September 24 from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.
Free and open to the Public
Aaron Wexler’s work investigates shapes in nature as they relate to abstraction in painting. He collects distinctly different representations of abstraction of nature and architectural networks and utilizing prints, books, photographs and hand painted paper, makes drawings and collages from these source materials. Wexler received his M.F.A from the School of The Art Institute of Chicago in 1999. His work has been included in various solo and group shows in New York and London including the Morgan Lehman Gallery, Josee Bienvenu Gallery, The National Academy Museum, and Katonah Museum of Art, among others.

Selections from the Monmouth University Collection
2015-09-08 09:00 - 2015-12-22 17:00 | Joan and Robert Rechnitz Hall
Rechnitz Hall’s DiMattio Gallery, 2nd Floor
Free and open to the public
Featuring selections from Monmouth University’s permanent collection including works by Adam Wurtz, Salvadore Dali, Jacob Landau, and Robert Mueller among others.

Bruce Springsteen: A Photographic Journey
2015-09-08 09:00 - 2015-12-22 17:00 | Joan and Robert Rechnitz Hall
Rechnitz Hall’s DiMattio Gallery, 1st Floor
Opening Reception: Sun September 27, 1-4pm
The opening reception will include a Q&A with the photographers moderated by Grammy Museum executive director Bob Santelli at 2:30 PM.
Free and open to the public
Bruce Springsteen: A Photographic Journey, a traveling photography exhibition curated by the GRAMMY Museum Los Angeles, features 45 iconic images of Bruce Springsteen. The exhibit serves to document a great American music legend, and will feature photos taken by noted Springsteen photographers Danny Clinch, Ed Gallucci, Eric Meola, Pamela Springsteen and Frank Stefanko.
“Our goal with this exhibition is to define the career of Bruce Springsteen in an entirely new light, as captured by these five incredible photographers,” said GRAMMY Museum executive director Bob Santelli. “Each of these photographers was able to artfully document Bruce’s world, at different stages in his career. We are honored to partner with each of them in order to help tell the story of one of the most important figures in American music.”
Bruce Springsteen’s recording career spans more than forty years, beginning with 1973’s Columbia Records release Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ. He has released 18 studio albums, garnered 20 GRAMMY Awards, won an Oscar, has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, was a 2009 recipient of Kennedy Center Honors and was named 2013 MusiCares Person of the Year by The Recording Academy. Springsteen’s newest album High Hopes (Columbia) was released on January 14, 2014.
While the majority of the exhibit focuses on Springsteen off-stage, four additional live performance photographs, shot by Barry Schneier, will be showcased. These photos were shot during the now famous Springsteen concert at Harvard Square Theater where famed Rolling Stone music journalist Jon Landau claimed, “I have seen the future of rock and roll, and its name is Bruce Springsteen.”
Additionally, the exhibit will feature video interviews with each of the photographers, produced by the GRAMMY Museum.

Leon Hess School of Business Academic Welcome 2015
2015-09-16 14:45 - 16:00 | Pozycki Hall Auditorium
All transfer and new students are invited to attend a brief presentation in Pozycki Hall Auditorium. Current Business students are encouraged to join the Leon Hess Business School Faculty and Administration for a barbecue following the Welcome Presentation.
For more information, please contact Trish LaMarca at 732-571-3423 or plamarca@monmouth.edu.

School of Science Welcome BBQ
2015-09-16 14:45 - 16:15
All students with an interest in science are welcome at this event and will have the opportunity to connect with SoS faculty, staff, administrators, and fellow students. First-year and transfer students are especially encouraged to attend. SoS Peer Mentors will be available, and the SoS calendar of professional development events for students will be distributed.
For more information, contact Noreen Spinapoint at 732-263-5143 or nspinapo@monmouth.edu.

School of Education Academic Welcome
2015-09-16 15:30 - 16:15 | McAllan Hall
All students who are interested in Education are welcome to stop by McAllan Hall for dessert and meet the faculty. Music will be provided by Monmouth University’s own WCMX radio!

Susan B. Anthony Comes to Monmouth
2015-09-17 11:40 - 13:00 | McAllan Hall
Constitution Day commemorates the formation and signing of the U.S. Constitution by thirty-nine brave men on September 17, 1787, recognizing all who, are born in the U.S. or by naturalization, have become citizens.
Each year on Constitution Day, the Department of Political Science together with the Office of the Provost plan a keynote speaker to bring attention to this nationally recognized day.
Susan B. Anthony was one of the driving forces of the women’s suffrage movement, and an unwavering advocate of equal rights for all people. She was arrested in 1872 for voting in Rochester, New York, and convicted after a highly publicized trial. She and Elizabeth Cady Stanton pressured Congress to propose a Constitutional Amendment giving women the right to vote in 1878. The “Anthony Amendment” ultimately became ratified into the U.S. Constitution as the Nineteenth Amendment 42 years later in 1920.
Susan B. Anthony will be visiting MU to help celebrate Constitution Day. Ms. Anthony turned 195 years old last February and will visit MU through the performance of Marjorie Goldman, an historic actor from the American Historical Theatre in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She will perform for approximately 50 minutes and then take questions from the audience, remaining always in character. She is also happy to make a five minute surprise appearance into your class prior to or after her Wilson Auditorium performance.
She will be speaking in Wilson Auditorium on Thursday, September 17, from 11:40 a.m. – 1 p.m.
For more information, contact Joe Patten at 732-530-4300 or jpatten@monmouth.edu.

School of Science Ice Cream Social and Summer Employment Stories
2015-09-17 19:00 - 21:00 | Magill Commons
Ice cream will be provided, and Peer Mentors will share their summer 2015 employment experiences and answer questions. At this event first-year and transfer students will learn how to advance themselves professionally with summer activities and receive helpful advice on how to obtain these positions.

School of Social Work 40th Anniversary Celebration
2015-09-18 18:00 - 21:00 | The Great Hall
Monmouth University’s School of Social Work celebrates it’s 40th Anniversary with a celebration in historic Wilson Hall on Friday, September 18, from 6 to 9 p.m.
With a cash bar and hors d’oeuvres available, this event will feature a Grand Door Prize, presentation of the school’s Jane Addams Social Work Visionary Award, a basket auction, “Photos with Shadow,” 40 Voices Project, Walking History Docents and much more! All proceeds will benefit the School of Social Work.
Tickets are $40 per person (tax deductible of $10), and 2015 grads and current Social Work students can attend free! For more information and tickets, please call 732-571-3543.

Bravo Amici
2015-09-20 16:00 - 19:00 | Pollak Theatre
Bravo Amici’s mix of handsome tenors and stunning divas perform an uplifting collection of well-known classical and contemporary arias. Combining the essential elements of pop, Broadway and opera with classical overtones, their powerful performance is a tribute to the emerging musical genre of “Contemporary Classical Crossover” taking the world by storm. With fans ranging from Sir Elton John to Queen Elizabeth, these acclaimed international top artists have sold more than 3 million albums.
Cast includes multi-platinum selling recording artist and accomplished tenor Geoff Sewell; Jeremy Stolle who played Phantom in the Broadway production of The Phantom of the Opera, Mollie Vogt-Welch from A Tale of Two Cities original Broadway cast, Jared Zirilli who just starred in the World Premiere of Pretty Filthy with The Civilians and Michael Friedman off Broadway, and Betsy DiLellio who was hand-picked by Tony Award winning composer Adam Guettel to join the cast of the multiple Tony-Award winning The Light in the Piazza’s national tour.
For more information: http://www.bravoamici.com/

Beyond Diversity: Steps for Uprooting Racism, Privilege, and Institutional Inequity
2015-09-21 09:00 - 15:00 | Magill Commons
The Central Jersey Consortium for Excellence and Equity will present a membership-only workshop titled Beyond Diversity: Steps for Uprooting Racism, Privilege, and Institutional Inequity presented by renowned author, essayist, and educator, Tim Wise on Monday, September 21, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Magill Commons Club Rooms 107/108/109.
During this interactive workshop, participants will explore the causes, both formal and informal, for institutional racial inequities. By examining the various policies, practices, and procedures that exist within educational, employment and organizational settings – and which often inadvertently perpetuate unequal opportunity and treatment – workshop attendees can develop strategies for shifting their institutional cultures in the direction of greater parity.
Learn more about the Central Jersey Consortium for Excellence and Equity at Monmouth University’s School of Education.

Visiting Writer: Alex Gilvarry
2015-09-22 16:30 - 18:00 | The Great Hall Auditorium
Alex Gilvarry is the author of the novel, From the Memoirs of a Non-Enemy Combatant (Viking). He was selected as a “5 Under 35” nominee by the National Book Foundation in 2014 and received the Hornblower Award at the 2012 New York City Book Awards. He has been a Norman Mailer fellow and a visiting scholar at the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas, Austin. His essays and criticism have appeared in Vogue, The Nation, Boston Globe, and have been broadcast on NPR’s All Things Considered. His next novel, Eastman Was Here, is forthcoming from Viking/Penguin in 2016. He is the Artist-in-Residence at Monmouth University where he teaches creative writing.

National Theatre Live: The Beaux’ Stratagem (Broadcast in HD)
2015-09-24 19:00 - 23:00 | Pollak Theatre
Simon Godwin (Man and Superman) directs George Farquhar’s wild comedy of love and cash. The ‘Beaux’: Mr Aimwell and Mr Archer, two charming, dissolute young men who have blown their fortunes in giddy London. Shamed and debt-ridden, they flee to provincial Lichfield. Their ‘Stratagem’: to marry for money.
Lodged at the local inn, posing as master and servant, they encounter a teeming variety of human obstacles: a crooked landlord, a fearsome highwayman, a fervent French Count, a maid on the make, a drunken husband, a furious butler, a natural healer and a strange, turbulent priest. But their greatest obstacle is love. When the Beaux meet their match in Dorinda and Mrs Sullen they are most at risk, for in love they might be truly discovered.

SEEMA Kick-Off Celebration
2015-09-25 08:30 - 10:00 | Magill Commons
The Leon Hess Business School will be launching an in-house mentoring program called SEEMA (Student Enrichment and Engagement through Mentoring Activities)with an informal meeting for mentors and mentees on Friday, September 25, from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. in the Magill Commons Club Dining Room.
Formal mentoring activities will start in October.
SEEMA, an exclusive mentoring program within the Leon Hess Business School, was developed for our students to apply career development skills beyond the classroom. Through SEEMA, students will have the opportunity to engage in resume development, interviewing processes and other activities designed to enhance their preparedness in the professional job market. Enhanced networking opportunities will also result from participation in the program.
For more information contact Janeth Merkle at 732-571-3423 or jmerkle@monmouth.edu.

On Screen In Person: Foreign Puzzle
2015-09-25 19:00 - 22:00 | Pollak Theatre
Foreign Puzzle follows dancer and choreographer Sharon Marroquin as she endures intensive breast cancer treatments and explores her fear of death through the creation of a 90 minute dance titled, “The Materiality of Impermanence.” The dance becomes Sharon’s only outlet, allowing her to escape the daily pressures of the disease and life as a single working parent, and shapes her perceptions about life as she fights to heal her body and mind.
Chithra Jeyaram is an award winning documentary filmmaker and educator based in Washington D.C. She is the technical instructor at the Institute for Documentary Filmmaking at George Washington University and is a master instructor at Arlington Independent Media where she teaches Documentary Production and Video Editing Courses. Her short film Mijo aired on KLRU TV, PBS online film festival and in more than 50 film festivals around the world. Foreign Puzzle is her debut feature documentary and she is in pre-production for an interactive documentary project titled 1001 Breast Cancer Nights. She is the recipient of the 2014 Creative Arts Fellowship and BAVC National Mediamaker Fellowship for 1001 Breast Cancer Nights; 2013 Docs in Progress Fellowship for Foreign Puzzle; 2012 Commonwealth Broadcasting Association Your Worldview Documentary grant for Mijo and Dina Sherzer Award for Social Awareness for her documentary Refugee Musings. There will be a Q&A with director Chithra Jeyaram following the screening.
OnScreen/In Person is made possible by Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation through the generous support of the National Endowment for the Arts’ Regional Touring Program.

Monmouth University Kislak Real Estate Institute 2015 Invitational Golf Classic
2015-09-28 10:00 - 21:00

Aquila Theatre's The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
2015-10-01 19:00 - 23:00 | Pollak Theatre
The legendary sleuth, Sherlock Holmes, takes the stage in this witty, fast paced production by the acclaimed Aquila Theatre.
The clever Holmes skillfully maneuvers the twisted web of London’s most intriguing cases with his split second deductions revealing intimate and useful details of a person’s life. Sherlock Holmes is a master of disguise and a brilliant actor, as well as a composer and musician-is there anything he can’t do? Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s vivid characters jump from the page weaving a tale of mystery, suspense and intrigue. In addition to Holmes, many of Doyle’s other well known creations are on hand; the trusted sidekick Dr. Watson, Irene Adler, the woman who got away, and the only woman to have won Holmes’s respect, the red-headed mason Jabez Wilson. Doyle, in addition to being a renowned author, was a physician and he infused Holmes with terrific skills in forensic science and logical reasoning.
One hundred and twenty five years after his debut, Sherlock Holmes remains the definitive and most famous detective in world literature. The Aquila Theatre brings it’s energetic and physical style to this new adaptation. With actors drawn from the top British and American stages, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a thrilling and memorable ride.
For more information: http://www.aquilatheatre.com

Cowboy Junkies
2015-10-02 20:00 - 23:00 | Pollak Theatre
It’s been 30 years since the Cowboy Junkies led by siblings Margo, Michael and Peter Timmins on vocals, guitar and drums respectively, plus Alan Anton on bass —performed their first
gigs at various Toronto clubs. For three decades, the Cowboy Junkies have remained true to their unique artistic vision and to the introspective, quiet intensity that is their musical signature, creating a critically acclaimed body of original work that has endeared them to an audience unwavering in its loyalty.
Joined by multi-instrumentalist Jeff Bird, the core Cowboy quartet returns to Monmouth for a retrospective of their three decades playing (and listening to) all manifestations of popular music. Expect an evening that runs the gamut from the folky intimacy of the band’s earliest efforts, to an always surprising selection of covers (Springsteen, Stones, Talking Heads, The Cure) — although to be sure, simply delivering “the expected” has never been part of the Cowboy Junkies playbook.

MET OPERA: Il Trovatore (Broadcast in HD)
2015-10-03 13:00 - 16:00 | Pollak Theatre
Soprano Anna Netrebko’s dramatic and vocal skills are on full display in her next new role at the Met—Leonora, the Verdi heroine who sacrifices her own life for the love of the gypsy troubadour. Tenor Yonghoon Lee sings the ill-fated Manrico, baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky is his rival, and mezzo-soprano Dolora Zajick is the mysterious gypsy with the troubled past. Marco Armiliato conducts Sir David McVicar’s Goya-inspired production.
Tickets on sale Friday, July 24.

Lakota Sioux Dance Theatre
2015-10-04 15:00 - 18:00 | Pollak Theatre
Experience Native American culture through authentic dance, music and ceremony when the Lakota Sioux Dance Theatre performs Ċokata Upō! Ċokata Upō! – Come to the Center is the story of the birth, death and rebirth of a nation. The performance represents an experience the New York Times describes as a “…great sense of theatricality…a visual treat…more than a spectacle…A ritual celebration that made dancing a ceremonial act.” This three-part work celebrates the culture of the Lakota people. Set against a backdrop of spectacular video imagery and accompanied by live traditional, sacred, and courting songs, narratives and creation stories are woven into the fabric of the performance. Under the direction of choreographer Henry Smith, the company includes some of the most highly acclaimed championship performers of the Sioux Nation.

Manufacturing Today is More Than an Assembly Line: How American Made Products Can Drive the Next Generation
2015-10-07 14:45 - 16:00 | Pozycki Hall Auditorium
As part of the nationwide Manufacturing Day celebration, the Leon Hess Business School, in partnership with the American Oil & Supply International LLC, will be hosting an event that aims to educate students about the true value of manufacturing jobs and its importance to the U.S. economy.
This event is scheduled for Wednesday, October 7, 2015 starting at 2:45 p.m. until 4 p.m. in Pozycki Hall Auditorium. All business students including entrepreneurship and those with marketing and/or management concentrations are encouraged to participate in an interactive discussion and video presentation emphasizing “Made in America” products and career opportunities in today’s manufacturing environment.
Moderator:

Chuck Decker, President, American Oil since 1895 ®

Panelists and Presenters:

Stanley Ziemski, Chairman, American Oil since 1895 / AOS Thermal Compounds
Jeff Leiter, Managing Partner, Leiter & Cramer, Washington DC
Holly Alfano, Executive Director, ILMA, Washington DC
John Ziemski, President, AOS Thermal Compounds

For additional information, please contact Janeth Merkle at jmerkle@monmouth.edu.

The 6th Annual School of Science Deans' Seminar
2015-10-08 19:00 - 20:15 | The Great Hall

National Theatre Live: Hamlet (Broadcast in HD)
2015-10-15 19:00 - 23:00 | Pollak Theatre
Academy Award® nominee Benedict Cumberbatch (BBC’s Sherlock, The Imitation Game, Frankenstein at the National Theatre) takes on the title role of Shakespeare’s great tragedy. Directed by Lyndsey Turner (Posh, Chimerica) and produced by Sonia Friedman Productions, National Theatre Live will broadcast this eagerly awaited production live to cinemas. As a country arms itself for war, a family tears itself apart. Forced to avenge his father’s death but paralyzed by the task ahead, Hamlet rages against the impossibility of his predicament, threatening both his sanity and the security of the state.
