Isaac Knapper & Amy Banks, MD
Co-authors of “Fighting Time” and Justice Reform Advocates
Reading, Discussion, and Book signing
Public Spaces, Private Places: Constructing Race and Liberation
Opening Event
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Fighting Times (Opening Event, Interdisciplinary Conference on Race)
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Delaware Tailgate
Join fellow alumni and Hawk fans for a pregame tailgate on the University of Delaware campus! The event will take place in the Monmouth Tent inside the Blue Hens Tailgate Village, and will include Monmouth swag, tailgate food, and non-alcoholic beverages. Cash bar will be available.
$25 per person
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Promoting Self-Care for Healthcare Professionals
An evidenced based program designed to inspire those who care for others to also take care of themselves. This program will explore the need for self-care and the research supporting it.
The presenters will focus on behaviors that can improve the mental and physical health of both the caregiver and their clients. Join us in exploring simple lifestyle changes and resources that can be shared with your friends and co-workers to improve workplace wellness.
Topics Include
- The evidence for self-care: Take good care of your-self: understanding the evidence and applying it to your life.
- Mindful meditation: A guided practice and techniques to reduce stress, enhance focus and well-being. Perfect for people who think they can’t meditate.
- Tai Chi: Explore the numerous benefits and take part in a brief introduction to the movements.
- Self-defense basics: Develop a mindful approach and awareness to your surroundings and observe simple strategies that can be applied in any setting.
Wear comfortable clothes and shoes! Participants will take part in a mindful meditation and participate in the gentle practice of Tai Chi. Self-defense techniques will be demonstrated.
Presenters
- Cynthia O’Connell is a recently retired Specialist Professor from the Educational Counseling graduate program at MU. She received her training in teaching Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction at the Jefferson-Myrna Brind Integrative Medicine Center in Philadelphia.
- Andrea Garcia, OTD, MSW, OTR/L is a specialist professor and doctoral capstone coordinator for Monmouth University’s occupational therapy program. She specializes in upper extremity rehabilitation. Dr. Garcia is a master teacher in reiki.
- Shoshanna Katzman, M.S, L.Ac is the founder of Red Bank Acupuncture & Wellness Center. She has been practicing Tai Chi and Qigong since 1974. She also specializes in acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine.
- Brianna Wesley, RN, B.S. is a registered nurse in the emergency department and current graduate student at Monmouth University. She has a fourth degree black belt in Tae Kwan Do Chung Do Kwan and has been practicing for 22 years.
Successful Completion: Participants will attend 95% of the program, and complete an online evaluation to receive contact hours. None of the planners for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. There is no commercial support for this activity.
For additional questions, email bpaskewi@monmouth.edu
The Marjorie K. Unterberg School of Nursing and Health Studies at Monmouth University is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by New Jersey State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation Provider Number: P242-10/21-24
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Picnic Breakfast and Hike
Join fellow alumni and current members of the Outdoors Club for a picnic breakfast before heading out to the trails for a Fall hike through Holmdel Park. Enjoy the beautiful scenery and a self-guided hike. Bagels, fruit, coffee and juice provided.
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Blue Hawk Records Industry Alumni Networking Event
The Monmouth University Music and Theatre Arts Department is producing a networking event to connect students with alumni working in the music and entertainment field. Come meet and hear directly from alumni at Warner, Sony, Disney, SiriusXM, On Tour and more!
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Asbury Park and the Great Migration – Film Screening and Panel Talk Back
A Film by Erin Fleming for Paradoxical Paradise: An African American Digital Oral History and Mapping Project of Asbury Park.
Featuring Claude Taylor and Madonna Carter Jackson.
Presented by the Department of History and Anthropology. Made possible in part by funding from the Diversity Innovation Grant (DIG) program administered by the Intercultural Center and Office of the Provost.
Panelists
- Hettie V. Williams, Ph.D.: panel moderator and associate professor of African American History, Department of History and Anthropology
- Claude Taylor: director for Academic Transition and Inclusion and lecturer in the Department of Communications
- Erin Fleming: director of Production Services and director and producer, “Asbury Park and the Great Migration”
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Fall Harvest
Tickets include the following activities: Unlimited Hayrides, 6+ acre Corn Maze, Singing Chicken Show, Farm Animals, Giant Pumpkin Checkers, Rubber Duck Races, Kiddie Coral, Pedal Karts, Straw Jump, Horseshoes, John Deere Trike Course, Barnyard Bouncers, Junior Pedal Karts, Straw Maze, Barnyard Mini Golf, Peter Pumpkin, Pumpkin Bowling, Corn Hole, Spookley Corn Maze, Barnyard Basketball, Photo Ops, Bee Barn, Connect Four, Tug-O’ War, Sand Box, Giant Pumpkin TicTacToe, Sand Diggers, Rocking Horses, Soccer Pool, Tractor Pull, Roller Bowler, Wall Ball, and Barnyard Baseball.
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Homecoming Tailgate 2022
Join us for the first Homecoming in the Colonial Athletic Association as the Hawks take on the University of Rhode Island!
The 2022 Homecoming Alumni Tailgate will be held on the practice field this year (new location) to make it easier to head into the game!
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A Community Conversation With Dr. Cornel West
Co-sponsored by the Basie Center, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Monmouth University’s Social Justice Academy and Intercultural Center.
Featured Opener: A’Liah Moore ’23