Strategies for Gaining Professional Success during these Uncertain Times
2020-06-17 16:00 (America/New_York)
Executive and Career Transition Coach, John Neral ’96, hosts an interactive workshop for Monmouth alumni to learn strategies for self-promotion and career advancement.
Join via Zoom on June 17 at 4 p.m.
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Virtual Tuesday Night Book Club: James Baldwin’s Go Tell It On The Mountain
2020-06-23 19:30 - 21:30
Join us for Tuesday Night Book Club! Hosted by Monmouth University’s Ken Womack and Michael Thomas, each month we’ll explore a different novel. All you have to do is Zoom in and join the discussion!
This month’s novel is James Baldwin’s GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN. Go Tell It On The Mountain, first published in 1953, is James Baldwin’s first major work, a novel that has established itself as an American classic. With lyrical precision, psychological directness, resonating symbolic power, and a rage that is at once unrelenting and compassionate, Baldwin chronicles a fourteen-year-old boy’s discovery of the terms of his identity as the stepson of the minister of a storefront Pentecostal church in Harlem one Saturday in March of 1935. Baldwin’s rendering of his protagonist’s spiritual, sexual, and moral struggle of self-invention opened new possibilities in the American language and in the way Americans understand themselves.
Free and open to the public, but registration is required. You will be provided the Zoom link when you register.

Nature is Nurture: Counseling and the Natural World - Live Online Workshop via Zoom
2020-07-02 18:30 - 20:30
Nature is Nurture: Counseling and the Natural World provides an overview of the theoretical constructs of Ecotherapy with historical considerations and recent research discussed. Perspectives and reflections will be offered through the presenter’s own experiences. Examples of practical ways to incorporate Ecotherapy with different populations, as well as descriptions of other Ecotherapy modalities will be included.
This live online workshop will be presented by Megan Delaney, Ph.D., LPC, Assistant Professor, MU Department of Professional Counseling.
This program is two (2) NBCC credentialed continuing education hours which can be used towards the professional development requirements for NJ licensed counselors, social workers, and alcohol & drug counselors. Participants must register in advance online by Wednesday, July 1.
Cost is $20 for MU Alumni and Counseling Professionals. Current MU Students can register for free.
The workshop will be conducted live through Zoom, a virtual platform. Participants will receive an e-mail the week of the event with further details and instructions.
To register, please visit this website, pcevents.monmouth.edu, and be sure to click the Workshops tile at the bottom of the page.

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Monmouth University Music and Arts Festival 2020
2020-07-03
The Monmouth University Music and Arts Festival will provide Monmouth County communities and beyond, along with the students, faculty, and staff at Monmouth University, with the opportunity to enjoy a top-flight music and arts event each summer. Every year, we welcome thousands of tourists and other visitors to the area, and we’re delighted to afford families with cultural opportunities to supplement their days at our lovely beaches. This year, of course, we are presenting the Music and Arts Festival virtually. With the help of cutting-edge contemporary technology, our performers are delighted to afford our community with a great boon during these challenging times.
Our university is the year-round home for working musicians and artists, not to mention scores of students honing their talents as instrumental and theatrical performers, visual artists, and arts administrators. With the Music and Arts Festival, we will attract nationally and internationally acclaimed musicians and other fine artists to our campus. Not only will they supplement our students’ arts education, they will be on site each summer to provide visitors with opportunities to experience premiere concerts and exhibitions right here on the Shore.

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With additional support from The Grove/West at Shrewsbury and Cammack Retirement

PROGRAM:

Blue Hawk House Band, “What’s Going On,” Marvin Gaye (1939-1984)
Bill Timoney, American actor, “William Lloyd Garrison, The Liberator”
Lakehouse Music Academy, “Go,” Amy Ray (1964-)
Colm Tóibín, Irish author, “Elizabeth Bishop”
Katie Coffman, soprano, “Will There Really Be Morning,” Richard Hundley (1931-2018)
Joseph Marano, tenor, “Oh, What a Beautiful Morning,” Richard Rodgers (1902-1979) and Oscar Hammerstein II (1895-1960)
The Sea Sharps, Monmouth University a cappella choir, “Just Got Paid,” Johnny Kemp (1959-2015)
Julie Dzikiewicz (1962-), American artist, She Persisted (including “Suffrage Cat,” “Ida B. Wells,” “The Story of the Ham”)
Garden State Philharmonic, Diane Wittry, conductor and music director
Selections from West Side Story (“America,” “Prologue,” “Somewhere,” “Mambo”), Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
“Starburst,” Jessie Montgomery (1981-)
“Portraits of Langston: Harlem’s Summer Night,” Valerie Coleman (1970-)
“Perhaps,” Reena Esmail (1983-)
“Tango from Two Latin Dances,” Lauren Bernofsky (1967-)
“Stars and Stripes,” John Philip Sousa (1854-1932)
PERFORMANCE GROUPS:
Blue Hawk House Band:
George Wurzbach (Director, conga, production), Sara Wojciehowski (bass, production), Jason Caprioni (engineer), Bruce Davis (vocals 1), Jenae Louis-Jacques (vocals 2), Shadiyah Jai (vocals 3). Dillon Schindler (piano, arrangements), Max Adolf (guitar), Zach Sandler (saxophone), Danielle DiMeola (drums), Mark Rodriguez (synth).
The Sea Sharps:
Katie Coffman (arranger/president), David Wilderotter (soloist), Antonio Gonzalez (vocal percussionist/music director), Kaylee Figalora-Torres (music director), Arina Martin (music director), Mitchell Hendricks, Jamie Burch, Jason Castillo, Kyle Anderson, Anastasia Francisquini, Gabriella Estrada, Jordan Dilone, Delaney Rivera, Ruby Branyan, Nate Wilkie
The Garden State Philharmonic:
Diane Wittry (Director/Conductor), Ruotao Mao (violin), Uli Speth (violin), Nick Pappone (violin), Krisztina Kiss (viola), Jameson Platte (cello), Nathan White (bass), Allison Kiger (flute/piccolo), Emily Tsai (oboe/production), Chris Nichols (clarinet), Melissa Kritzer (bassoon), Karl Krammer-Johansen (horn), Tom Cook (trumpet), Roger Verdi (trombone), Jay Krush (tuba), Gregory Landes (timpani/percussion); guest pianists (Garah Landes, Candace Chien, Craig Ketter, Martha Locker)
Jamie Bernstein Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4C4qI7faNw&feature=youtu.be
STEERING COMMITTEE:
Eileen Chapman, Chris Hellstrom, Darika S. Lara-Rodriguez, Nancy Mezey, Lynda Rabens, Joe Rapolla, Michael Thomas, David Tripold, Hettie Williams, Diane Wittry, Sara K. Wojciehowski, Kelly Barratt, Kenneth Womack (coordinator)

Virtual Tuesday Night Record Club: Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here
2020-07-07 19:30 - 21:30
We have decided to continue with Record Club in virtual format using the ZOOM app. When you register you will be provided the meeting link to join the conversation. CLICK HERE for more information on how to use zoom
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 Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here
Free and open to the public, but registration is required.

Virtual Tuesday Night Book Club: Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale
2020-07-14 19:30 - 21:30
Join us for Tuesday Night Book Club! Hosted by Monmouth University’s Ken Womack and Michael Thomas, each month we’ll explore a different novel. All you have to do is Zoom in and join the discussion!
This month’s novel is Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale. In Margaret Atwood’s dystopian future, environmental disasters and declining birthrates have led to a Second American Civil War. The result is the rise of the Republic of Gilead, a totalitarian regime that enforces rigid social roles and enslaves the few remaining fertile women. Offred is one of these, a Handmaid bound to produce children for one of Gilead’s commanders. Deprived of her husband, her child, her freedom, and even her own name, Offred clings to her memories and her will to survive. At once a scathing satire, an ominous warning, and a tour de force of narrative suspense, The Handmaid’s Tale is a modern classic.
When you register you will be provided the meeting link to join the conversation. Get more information on how to use zoom

Virtual Tuesday Night Record Club: Peter Gabriel: So
2020-07-21 19:30 - 21:30
We have decided to continue with Record Club in virtual format using the ZOOM app. When you register you will be provided the meeting link to join the conversation. CLICK HERE for more information on how to use zoom

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 Peter Gabriel: So
Free and open to the public, but registration is required.

“A Dead Husband is a Better Ticket to Congress than a Log Cabin”: Widows in Office, 1920-1940
2020-07-23 19:00
Presenter: Katherine Parkin, Ph. D. – Professor of History and the Jules Plangere, Jr. Endowed Chair in American Social History
When the late Senator John McCain (R-AZ) died in 2018, speculation turned to who the governor would appoint to fill out the remaining term, and one of the names circulating was his widow, Cindy McCain. The tradition of women finding widowhood as a path to politics is as old as women’s suffrage, dating back one hundred years to 1920.
This talk will cover the two decades after women secured the right to vote, when a minuscule number of women found their way into political office. Heralded by history as pioneering politicians, a significant portion of the women in office at local, state, and national levels in these decades only found themselves elected or appointed to hold the seat of their dead husbands. While not the pioneering politicians we might imagine, the political coverage of widows did help open the possibility for women to independently enter into politics. Indeed, widows themselves and constituents following them discovered that women could be astute, successful politicians. While not intended to extend power to women, widowhood helped introduce women to the political arena and awakened Americans to their political potential.
Please RSVP by 7/21 to Stacey Ayers.
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Topic: “A dead husband is a better ticket to Congress than a Log Cabin”: Widows in Office, 1920-1940
Time: Jul 23, 2020 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Spice-up your Taco Tuesday with Chef B
2020-07-28 18:00
Live from the Virginia Cory Community Garden, join Chef B while in your own kitchen as he prepares garden inspired accompaniments for grilled meats, tacos and more.
RSVP and receive a shopping list in advance of the class!
Chef Christopher Burgos
The fact that Chef Burgos is a chef/instructor is proof of a career that has gone full circle.
He graduated from the Culinary Institute of America in 1984 and worked at the World Trade Center, NYC. Soon after, he moved to San Antonio, TX, and worked at numerous restaurants and hotels, most notably The Four Seasons’ Anaqua Dining Room. He also freelanced as a cook for several conventions in North Carolina.
But his hometown, New York City, beckoned and Chef Burgos returned.
He has been an Executive Chef, Kitchen Manager, Executive Sous Chef, a Catering Chef and as a seasonal chef. This also includes consultation work during the opening of several NYC restaurants. He has also taught at-risk adults and worked as a butcher/fish cutter for WholeFoods market.
Since 2011, Chef Burgos has been teaching at Food & Finance High School in Manhattan. Here he teaches all incoming freshmen their basic introduction to the culinary arts.
“I strongly believe that food should be respected and taken seriously, but on the other hand it should be enjoyed and celebrated to the fullest.”

Mr. Ray - Music for Little People Live Virtual Concert
2020-07-31 11:00 - 12:00
Music for kids that INSPIRES, CHALLENGES…and ROCKS!
Join us for a special virtual concert with Mr. Ray! Positive, inspiring songs & interactive performances with a message of kindness, respect & social/emotional awareness for children Pre-K to 3rd grade.
When you REGISTER you will be provided the Zoom link to join the concert.
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Virtual Tuesday Night Book Club - American Dirt
2020-08-11 19:30 - 21:30
Join us for Tuesday Night Book Club! Hosted by Monmouth University’s Ken Womack and Michael Thomas, each month we’ll explore a different novel. All you have to do is Zoom in and join the discussion!
This month’s novel is Jeanine Cummins’s American Dirt. A #1 New York Times Bestseller and an Oprah’s Book Club Pick, American Dirt is already being hailed as “a Grapes of Wrath for our times” and “a new American classic.” Lydia Quixano Pérez lives in the Mexican city of Acapulco. She runs a bookstore. She has a son, Luca, the love of her life, and a wonderful husband who is a journalist. Forced to flee, Lydia and eight-year-old Luca soon find themselves miles and worlds away from their comfortable middle-class existence. Instantly transformed into migrants, Lydia and Luca ride la bestia—trains that make their way north toward the United States. Lydia soon sees that everyone is running from something. But what exactly are they running to? Jeanine Cummins’s American Dirt is a rare exploration into the inner hearts of people willing to sacrifice everything for a glimmer of hope.
When you register you will be provided the meeting link to join the conversation.

Virtual Living Room Concert Series – Stay Safe, Stay at Home - Volume 3
2020-08-14 20:00 - 21:00
Monmouth University Center for the Arts is proud to present the third installment of our Virtual Living Room Concert Series – Stay Safe, Stay at Home featuring some of your favorite singers, songwriters, poets and musicians from the Jersey Shore and beyond!
The concert will premiere on the Center for the Arts YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/4GdmUciSoUo on August 14, 2020 at 8 PM with a live chat from some of the performers and will be available to stream on the channel anytime afterward.
This living room concert features: Geoff Sewell, Dr. King, Matt O’Ree and Eryn, Lisa Lowell, Steve Conte, Ray Andersen, Sutton Thomas, Rosemary Conte, Michael Waters, and GennaRose Nethercott
The concert is directed by Monmouth University Alumnus Tom Parr ’85 and sponsored in part by Riptide records.

Virtual Tuesday Night Record Club: Talking Heads: Remain in Light
2020-08-18 19:30 - 21:30
We have decided to continue with Record Club in virtual format using the ZOOM app. When you register you will be provided the meeting link to join the conversation. CLICK HERE for more information on how to use zoom
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 Talking Heads: Remain in Light.
Free and open to the public, but registration is required.

Accountability for Climate Change Harms in New Jersey: Scientific, Legal and Policy Perspectives
2020-08-19 15:00 - 16:15
Members of the public can register now for the free online panel event Accountability for Climate Change Harms in New Jersey: Scientific, Legal and Policy Perspectives, to be held from 3 – 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday, August 19, 2020. The event is being organized by the Climate Integrity Project, the Union of Concerned Scientists and Monmouth University.
This event is intended to educate the state’s legal and policy communities and the public on local climate impacts and associated costs now facing communities and taxpayers, and to initiate a dialogue on the growing trend of climate damages litigation in the U.S. Panelists will discuss the extent of climate harms in New Jersey as well as the scientific basis for holding the fossil fuel industry accountable for them. Panelists will also offer legal and community perspectives on damages litigation as a means to shift some of the burden from taxpayers to polluters.
The discussion will be moderated by Monmouth University Rechnitz Family/Urban Coast Institute Endowed Chair in Marine and Environmental Law and Policy Randall Abate. Panel members will include Brenda Ekwurzel, director of climate science with the Union of Concerned Scientists Climate & Energy Program; Nathaly Agosto Filión, chief sustainability officer, City of Newark; and Marco Simons, general counsel, EarthRights International. Opening remarks will be delivered by New Jersey State Sen. Joseph Cryan.
Attendees will be provided a link to the webinar after registering.

MR. RAY – MUSIC FOR LITTLE PEOPLE LIVE VIRTUAL CONCERT
2020-08-25 11:00 - 12:00
Music for kids that INSPIRES, CHALLENGES…and ROCKS!
Join us for a special virtual concert with Mr. Ray! Positive, inspiring songs & interactive performances with a message of kindness, respect & social/emotional awareness for children Pre-K to 3rd grade. When you REGISTER you will be provided the Zoom link to join the concert.

Virtual Tuesday Night Record Club: Patti Smith: Horses
2020-08-25 19:30 - 21:30
Please note this event has been rescheduled from August 4th.
We have decided to continue with Record Club in virtual format using the ZOOM app. When you register you will be provided the meeting link to join the conversation. CLICK HERE for more information on how to use zoom
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 Patti Smith: Horses.
Free and open to the public, but registration is required.

Adult Education Series: Writing Memoir
2020-09-10 19:30 - 2020-09-24 21:30
Class Schedule: Thursdays – Sept. 10, Sept. 17 & Sept. 24 | 7:30 – 9:00 PM
This three-session virtual course provides attendees with an introduction to basic modes for telling the stories of their lives. Working in a supportive workshop setting, students will enjoy engaging, wide-ranging discussion about the joys and challenges of bringing their memories to life. Instructor: Mike Farragher, Monmouth University alumnus and author of numerous works of fiction and memoir.
Whether you have dreams of being a bestselling author or you’re committed to creating your life story as an heirloom for future generations of your family, memoir writing can be a rewarding endeavor to help make sense of your life journey.
If you’ve ever said aloud, “I should write a book someday,” but didn’t know where to begin, this course will get you on the road to fulfilling that creative dream.
This course will explore how to get started, tools to overcome lack of confidence and overwhelm, provide creative writing prompts, and instill a disciplined process essential for success that has produced proven results for unknown and known authors alike.
Zoom Link will be provided upon registration.

The Intersection Faculty Book Club Summer Book Selection Discussion
2020-09-11 16:30 - 18:00
Save the Date to Discuss The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy on Friday, September 11 at 4:30 p.m.
Now more than ever it is important for us to stay connected and find comfort in togetherness. We will gather together via Zoom to discuss the novel. Zoom invite will be sent closer to the event. Please feel free to “bring” your own refreshments.
Dr. Abha Sood will serve as our discussion leader. She is an African American and Postcolonial Literature Scholars. Dr. Sood has provided the thought questions below to help you reflect on the book.

How do the troubled relationships–parent-child, inter-caste, intergenerational, inter-religious, intercultural–inform the plot?
How do thwarted or unfulfilled desires affect personality and behavior?
The political environment in Kera la and its impact on social relationships (challenge to feudal structures?).
The conflict between the native language (Malayalam) and the borrowed language (English).
The landscape and its influence on the narrative.
Comparisons to other narratives informed by (or narrated by) a child’s view (in retrospect).

This event celebrates the interconnections between the Program in Gender and lntersectionality Studies and the Institute for Global Understanding, and is co-hosted with the English Department and the Library.
This program is designed for faculty and academic administrators. The Zoom link will be distributed by MU email on Wednesday, September 9. For questions, please send email to Dr. Lisa M. Dinella at ldinella@monmouth.edu.
About the Intersection Faculty Book Club
New York Times Bestseller
The Intersection Faculty Book Club features a thought-provoking novel each break. The books selected highlight equity, gender and diversity topics. An MU scholar hosts the discussion, bringing an interdisciplinary perspective and inspiring deeper discussion. This book club is a joint venture of the Program in Gender and lntersectionality Studies, the Guggenheim Memorial Library, and the English Department.

Online Panel: Stormwater Pollution & Local Watersheds
2020-09-14 19:00 - 20:00
Members of the public are invited to join a free expert panel discussion on how stormwater pollution and flooding affects the health of local water bodies. The event is being hosted by the Whale Pond Brook Watershed Association in partnership with Clean Ocean Action, the Long Branch Green Team, the Monmouth University Urban Coast Institute, and the New Jersey Chapter of the Sierra Club.
Sophie Glovier, municipal policy specialist for the Watershed Institute, will discuss steps residents can take to combat stormwater runoff pollution in their towns.
Dr. Jason Adolf, Monmouth University endowed associate professor in marine science, will share observations from current research on the linkages between rainfall and microbial pollution at surfing beaches near outflow pipes and storm drains in Asbury Park, Deal and Long Branch. He will also share findings from the Coastal Lakes Observing Network (CLONet) project, in which Adolf and Monmouth students are working with citizen scientists to study water quality in Lake Takanassee, Deal Lake, Sunset Lake, Wesley Lake, Sylvan Lake, Lake Como and Spring Lake.
For more information or questions, contact Faith Teitelbaum at faithteitel@gmail.com.
Attendees will be provided a link to the webinar upon registering.

Hispanic Heritage Month
2020-09-15 - 2020-10-15 | Online

Virtual Tuesday Night Book Club: Jordy Rosenberg's Confessions of the Fox
2020-09-15 19:30 - 21:30
Join us for Tuesday Night Book Club! Hosted by Monmouth University’s Ken Womack and Michael Thomas, each month we’ll explore a different novel. All you have to do is Zoom in and join the discussion!
This month’s novel is Jordy Rosenberg’s Confessions of the Fox. Set in the eighteenth-century London underworld Confessions of the Fox is a bawdy, genre-bending novel that reimagines the life of thief and jailbreaker Jack Sheppard to tell a profound story about gender, love, and liberation. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New Yorker • HuffPost • Kirkus Reviews • Finalist for the Lambda Literary Award • Shortlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize • “A dazzling tale of queer romance and resistance.”—Time
The author, Jordy Rosenberg will be joining the conversation for this event!!

When you register you will be provided the meeting link to join the conversation. GET MORE INFORMATION ON HOW TO USE ZOOM

Urban Bachata: The Black History of Bachata Dance
2020-09-16 21:00 | Online
Join Chi Upsilon Sigma National Latin Sorority Inc. and Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity, Incorporated, for this interactive history of Bachata dance. The program will also include live dance instruction.
This event is just part of Hispanic Heritage Month, presented by Monmouth University’s Intercultural Center.
Each year, Monmouth University observes National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15, by celebrating the histories, cultures, and contributions of those whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. Join the Hispanic Heritage Month Planning Committee for our month-long virtual event series including critical dialogues, performances, scholarship, and speakers including legendary labor rights organizer and feminist activist Dolores Huerta, president and founder of the Dolores Huerta Foundation.

ArtNOW Art+Feminism Wikipedia-Edit-a-thon
2020-09-18 08:00 - 17:00
Wikipedia is a worldwide collaborative encyclopedia project made up of a globalized network of volunteers who give their time to edit the site. Within this globalized network, there still lacks a diversity of voices. “In a 2011 survey, the Wikimedia Foundation found that less than 10% of its contributors identify as female; more recent research puts that number at 16% globally and 23% in the United States.” (Mandiberg, M., Prajapati, S., & Schrock, R., 2020). Who contributes to a database matters. Especially when in 2015, that database was “the 7th most visited website in the world” (Paling, E., 2015). A 2011 study from the Pew Research Center, shows that “the more educated someone is, the more likely he or she is to consult Wikipedia. Almost 70 percent of Americans with college degrees read Wikipedia” (Paling, E., 2015). If college-educated people and students are using Wikipedia as a main source of information, there is an argument for students learning how to edit and contribute to the online encyclopedia that they use.
It is increasingly important for cis and trans women, gender-non-conforming people, people of color, and Indigenous communities to be written back into history. When information systems like Wikipedia systematically exclude aspects of the human experience, our understanding of the world is incomplete. To have access to a more accurate information system that includes representation of historically marginalized groups, our understanding of success, knowledge, and of ourselves can become more whole.
VIRTUAL EVENT SCHEDULE: Friday, September 18th
8:00 AM WIKI EDIT-A-THON BEGINS
8:15 AM OPENING REMARKS
8:30 AM EDITING WIKIPEDIA: TRAINING
9:15 AM LIBRARY RESEARCH: ONLINE TRAINING
9:30 AM–12:00 PM EDITING WIKIPEDIA: FREE TIME
12:00 PM EDITING WIKIPEDIA: TRAINING
12:45 PM LIBRARY RESEARCH: ONLINE TRAINING
1:00 PM–4:00 PM EDITING WIKIPEDIA: FREE TIME
4:00 PM–5:00 PM CLOSING REMARKS

ArtNOW Art+Feminism 2020 is a Wikipedia-Edit-a-thon hosted by ArtNOW and the IDM Research Lab.
Co-sponsors: The Monmouth University Guggenheim Library and Program in Gender and Intersectionality Studies (PGIS) at Monmouth University.
This event was organized with the guidance of Art+Feminism, “an intersectional feminist non-profit organization that directly addresses the information gap about gender, feminism, and the arts on the internet… ensuring that the histories of our lives and work are accessible and accurate” (Mandiberg, M., Prajapati, S., & Schrock, R., 2020).

QUENCH: Global Studies: Latino, Latinx, and Caribbean Cultures in the United States, Lecture and Dialogue with Dr. Luis Mora-Ballesteros
2020-09-22 11:00
QUENCH your thirst for knowledge in this engaging lecture and critical dialogue by Monmouth University faculty member, Dr. Luis Mora-Ballesteros. This lecture pursues to provide an understanding of the global achievements in the field of literature and cultures of Latin America, on being cognizant of some contributions of Latinos, Latinx, and Carribeans that trace their roots to speaking-Spanish counties in Central and South America and the Caribbean, and how their works have made possible to enrich the United States society and culture in the last decade.
This event is just part of Hispanic Heritage Month, presented by Monmouth University’s Intercultural Center.
Each year, Monmouth University observes National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15, by celebrating the histories, cultures, and contributions of those whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. Join the Hispanic Heritage Month Planning Committee for our month-long virtual event series including critical dialogues, performances, scholarship, and speakers including legendary labor rights organizer and feminist activist Dolores Huerta, president and founder of the Dolores Huerta Foundation.

Life Is What Happens: The Making of John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s Double Fantasy
2020-09-22 20:00 - 22:00
In this interactive, multimedia talk, Kenneth Womack traces the story behind John Lennon’s remarkable 1980 comeback album with wife Yoko Ono. In this virtual event, Womack explores the powerful, life-affirming story of the former Beatle’s renaissance after five years of self-imposed retirement. Lennon’s final pivotal year would climax in several moments of creative triumph as he rediscovered his artistic self in dramatic fashion. Womack’s presentation is drawn from his forthcoming book John Lennon 1980: The Last Days in the Life.
Kenneth Womack is one of the world’s foremost writers and thinkers about the Beatles. In addition to such titles as Long and Winding Roads: The Evolving Artistry of the Beatles (2007) and The Beatles Encyclopedia: Everything Fab Four (2014), he is the author of a two-volume biography of the life and work of Beatles producer George Martin, including Maximum Volume (2017) and Sound Pictures (2018). His latest work, Solid State: The Story of Abbey Road and the End of the Beatles (2019), was feted as the go-to book by the Los Angeles Times for readers interested in learning about the band’s swan song.
When you register you will be provided the ZOOM meeting link.

Ask a Recent Alum Series Part 1 - Featuring Jamee Shea ’13
2020-09-24 18:30
About the Event
This month’s edition of our Ask a Recent Alum Series features Jamee Shea ’13, who utilized her Monmouth experience with HawkTV, internship at iHeartRadio, and networking with a fellow Monmouth Hawk to land her dream job as editor at CBS Television Network. In this webinar, Jamee will share her advice on how to use networking as a skill to be successful.
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Salt of the Earth - Virtual Panel Discussion
2020-09-24 19:30 - 21:30
Join us for a zoom discussion of the film Salt of the Earth (2014), a riveting documentary about the Brazilian social photographer Sebastiao Salgado and his mission to document the destructive impact of unfettered industrial exploitation of natural resources and human relations from the late 1960s on, and his own recent efforts to regenerate the rain forest in his native land. The film is available for streaming on a number of platforms including Amazon Prime and YouTube (for rent or purchase).
The virtual discussion of the achievements and implications of Sebastiao Salgado’s life and work will be led by Professor Mark Ludak, Specialist Professor of Photography in the Art and Design Department; and Professor Randall Abate, the Rechnitz Family Endowed Chair of Marine and Environmental Law and Policy in the Department of Political Science and Sociology, and the Director of the Institute of Global Understanding.
When you register you will be provided the meeting link to join the conversation. GET MORE INFORMATION ON HOW TO USE ZOOM

Elvira–The Immigration Play & Immigration Storytelling Workshop
2020-09-25 15:00
Written by Jessica Carmona, and inspired by the life story of Elvira Arellano, this play offers up an imaginary encounter between a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Officer and Elvira on the day of her arrest in August 2007. As an interrogation unfolds, Elvira recounts her journey, from being the daughter of a farmer in Mexico to becoming Time Magazine’s Person of the Year.
This play will be followed by a workshop that will guide students and families in recording their own immigration stories.
This event is just part of Hispanic Heritage Month, presented by Monmouth University’s Intercultural Center.
Each year, Monmouth University observes National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15, by celebrating the histories, cultures, and contributions of those whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. Join the Hispanic Heritage Month Planning Committee for our month-long virtual event series including critical dialogues, performances, scholarship, and speakers including legendary labor rights organizer and feminist activist Dolores Huerta, president and founder of the Dolores Huerta Foundation.

Salsa Magic – Dance History, Lessons, and Competition
2020-09-28 20:30

Virtual Tuesday Night Record Club: Bruce Springsteen: The River
2020-09-29 19:30 - 21:30
We have decided to continue with Record Club in virtual format using the ZOOM app. When you register you will be provided the meeting link to join the conversation. CLICK HERE for more information on how to use zoom
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 Bruce Springsteen: The River
Free and open to the public, but registration is required.
