Journeys of Interdependence: Portraits of First-Generation Identity in Higher Education
Pollak Gallery
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Journeys of Interdependence: Portraits of First-Generation Identity in Higher Education
The lives and experiences of students, families, faculty and professional staff who identify as first-generation are the subject of increased attention in higher education across the United States. The success of programs, initiatives, and interventions mostly focus on measurable student “outcomes” but may often miss the complicated narratives of aspiration, sacrifice, accomplishment and identity work first-generation students, families, faculty, staff and communities navigate. Portraiture can make visible the triumphs and challenges of being first in the family in higher educational spaces. This juried exhibition features works that highlight the first-generation college experience through portraiture made in a variety of media, including painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, printmaking and textiles.
Free and open to the public
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Jeff Koons: A Private Portrait
Jeff Koons: A Private Portrait
This is not just a documentary but an amazing journey inside the mind of the most controversial artist of our time. Jeff Koons is widely regarded as one of the most influential, popular and disputed artists of the last 30 years. This film will show the hidden mechanisms lying behind the person, the artist and the Koons brand. It’s an intimate exploration of Jeff Koon’s consciousness aiming to discover what motivates him and shapes his incomparable vision. With exclusive access to the Koons family home in York, Pennsylvania, the documentary investigates Koons’ roots and everyday life, follows him to New York City to his vast studio where tens of painters, sculptors and graphic designers are based, and then on to Qatar and Europe, to the Greek island of Hydra during his 2021 five exhibitions tour.
$23 (adult); $21 (senior); $10 (child); $5 (MU student)
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Meet the Beatles
Meet the Beatles
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 Meet the Beatles.
Free and open to the public but registration is required.
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6th Annual MLK Distinguished Lecture in Social Justice featuring Anneliese Singh, Ph.D., LPC
6th Annual MLK Distinguished Lecture in Social Justice featuring Anneliese Singh, Ph.D., LPC
Racial Healing: Practical Activities to Help You Explore Racial Privilege, Confront Systemic Racism, and Engage in Collective Healing In this session, Anneliese Singh describes core racial healing strategies that people can practice in the aim of collective racial justice and liberation. In doing so, Singh invites people to explore their own racial healing so they […]
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Get Back To 1964…The Beatles Come to America
Get Back To 1964…The Beatles Come to America
Tickets will go on sale for this event Monday, December 18, at 12 p.m. Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music Presents Symposium to Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of The Beatles’ Arrival in America The Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music at Monmouth University will present a symposium on Saturday, February 3, […]