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  • Current Topics in Counseling Conference

  • Trunk-or-Treat

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    Rain Location: Boylan Gymnasium, OceanFirst Bank Center

    Join Monmouth University’s clubs and organizations from 12 – 2 p.m. for an afternoon of Halloween trick-or-treating, activities, and games! Paint a pumpkin to take home, enjoy games and activities with spooky prizes, and visit over 40 trunks sponsored by Monmouth’s Fraternity & Sorority Life and Student Organizations! Trunk-or-Treat is free, open to the public, and hosted by the First Year Service Project. In the event of rain, the event will be held in Boylan Gymnasium in the OceanFirst Bank Center.

    Please enter campus from Larchwood Ave. and park in the large lot there. You should then look for signage and balloons directing you to the correct entrance for the event.

    Need more information or have questions? Contact Katherine Browna at kbrowna@monmouth.edu.

  • Free STEM Workshop for Girls in 4th to 8th Grades

    Monmouth University’s Department of Computer Science & Software Engineering (CSSE), in partnership with Random Hacks of Kindness, Jr (RHoKJr), presents a free STEM workshop for girls in grades 4th through 8th on Saturday, October 28, 2017 from 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. in Edison Hall Room 201.

    Girls will have the opportunity to team up as problem solvers and innovators to develop Smartphone app prototypes to benefit local nonprofit organizations. Computer science mentors, drawn from current CSSE students, will teach the girls how to “code for a cause” as they work with representatives from local non-profits such as STEAMpark, Lunch Break, and Coastal Communities Family Success Center.

    Girl participants and non-profit representatives may sign up by clicking the link below:

    Register for STEM Workshop for Girls at MU

    If you have questions, please contact CSSE Secretary Rebecca Hanly at rhanly@monmouth.edu or call 732-571-7501.

  • Governor Richard J. Codey to Speak at Current Topics in Counseling Conference

    Monmouth University’s 2017-2018 Public Servant-in-Residence, former NJ Governor Richard J. Codey, will be speaking at the Current Topics in Counseling Conference

    Richard J. Codey - LectureThe former governor’s session will run from 12:45 to 1:30 p.m. in Wilson Hall Auditorium and is part of the Current Topics in Counseling Conference, a full-day event facilitated by the Department of Professional Counseling’s Counseling Alumni Connection.

    Governor Codey’s talk, Mental Health and Public Policy, will focus on how he became interested in making mental health a focal point of his public service. This includes stories of going undercover in psychiatric institutions and nursing facilities, and doing frequent unannounced inspections of boarding homes, both of which exposed the poor treatment of patients. Governor Codey and his wife have also been open about their struggles with post-partum depression. These varied experiences led him to pass legislation which made improvements in mental health public policy.

    Attendees can participate in Q&A following the talk. Hors d’oeuvres and beverages will be served.

    This presentation is open to the public, and for those attending the conference this session is included with registration. A separate RSVP is not required for Governor Codey’s session.

    If interested in the Current Topics in Counseling Conference, please use the link below for further details regarding the entire conference and how to register for the full-day program.

    Current Topics in Counseling Conference

    For more information, contact Lisa Himelman, Professional Development Coordinator, Department of Professional Counseling, at 732-923-4572 or lhimelma@monmouth.edu.

  • TechLaunch BullPen #6

    You are invited to join us at Monmouth University for TechLaunch Bullpen #6 on Wednesday November 29th beginning at 4:30 p.m. in Pozycki Auditorium here at Monmouth University where three tech startup companies along with one lucky student tech startup from Monmouth University will pitch their business plans to a panel of investors. Come and Participate as a member of the audience and see how tech startups defend their concept and win the interest of angel investors. Audience members will vote!

    Monmouth University’s Representative Startup

    Retrender—Eric Alves and Shravan Parvathaneni

    Event Registration

    Register on Eventbrite to let us know you are planning to attend.

    Students: You can also register for LHBS PPD points via the MBA events page (please make sure to register in both the Eventbrite at the link above; and LHBS PPD system — accessed from MYMU) or contact mba.events@monmouth.edu for more information.

    About

    TechLaunch is a for-profit business accelerator for tech startups. The series of “BullPen” pitch events (similar in concept to “Shark Tank”) is where a select handful of (3-4) tech startup companies pitch their business plans to a panel of investors and mixed audience. BullPen #6 is being hosted at Monmouth University. Each presenting team is screened, mentored and prepared to make a 10-minute investor-type presentation to a panel of 4 Investors and successful entrepreneurs. The audience is encouraged to participate in the 10-minute Q&A session. Afterwards, the investor panel will have 10 minutes to provide constructive feedback. BullPen is aimed at serious early stage tech startup companies with high growth potential, an experienced team, a demonstrated Minimum Viable Product (MVP), and at least one potential customer who is prepared to pay for your product.

    The BullPen #6 Distinguished Investor Panel will consist of the following:

    • Katherine O’Neill, Angel Investor and Executive Director of Jumpostart NJ Angel network
    • Jeff Weinstein, Entrepreneur and Angel Investor
    • Jay Bhatti, Entrepreneur and VC/Angel Investor
    • Hal Ornstein, MD, Entrepreneur and Angel Investor

     

    Agenda

    4:30 PM – 5:15 PM: Registration/Pizza/Networking
    5:15 PM – 5:30 PM: Introductions and Program
    5:30 PM – 7:30 PM: BullPen Program (3-4 Investor Pitches)
    7:30 PM – TBD: Winners announced & networking with entrepreneurs and investors

  • Holiday Bazaar

    Monmouth University will host its Annual Holiday Bazaar on Tuesday, December 5, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., in the Rebecca Stafford Student Center, Anacon Hall. This event is free and open to the public.

    Local venders will be selling a variety of fun and unique products including jewelry, home goods, clothing, cookware and much more.

    The event is sponsored by the Global Experience Program, Monmouth University students who will be spending their winter, spring break or summer breaks volunteering in Haiti, Guatemala, or Nicaragua to aid the under-privileged. Proceeds from vendor table rentals will help support travel expenses for the students.

    For more information, contact Corey Inzana at 732-923-4768.

  • Sam and Charlie Go to War: Letters Home from Jewish Immigrant Soldiers, 1918-1919 An Illustrated Talk by Patricia Klindienst

  • 11th Annual Greta Singer Lecture in Clinical Social Work The Increasing Role of Social Workers in Disaster Response and Community Rebuilding

  • Special Film Screening and Panel Discussion: I Am Jane Doe

  • Straight Talk on #FakeNews

    What is the difference between #FakeNews and fake news? Attempts to undermine the credibility of news reports can weaken an essential pillar of a healthy democracy. A panel of professionals will discuss the current environment and future of the Fourth Estate from the perspectives of print media, broadcasting, and data reporting. The forum will include an opportunity for audience Q&A.

    Sponsored by the Monmouth University Polling Institute, Department of Communication, Monmouth Oral Communication Center (MOCC), Wayne D. McMurray School of Humanities and Social Sciences

    Panelists

    Jack Ford

    Jack Ford is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning journalist, documentary producer, prominent trial attorney, author, and professor. He is currently a CBS News Correspondent for “60 Minutes Sports” and Host of “Metro Focus” on PBS (WNET-New York). He is also the Co-Founder and Chief Anchor of the American Education Network and a consultant for the NCAA. Mr. Ford was an original anchor at the launch of Court TV and was Chief Legal Correspondent at NBC News. Mr. Ford has been awarded five honorary degrees, recognizing his professional accomplishments and his extensive public service work.

    Katie Jennings

    Katie Jennings is a reporter for POLITICO New Jersey. She writes about policy and politics with a focus on health care. Previously, she worked with a team from Columbia Journalism School on a year-long investigation into ExxonMobil’s internal climate change knowledge, which was published in collaboration with the Los Angeles Times in 2015. Her investigation into a secretive committee convened by the American Medical Association that helps determine how much Medicare should pay doctors was published in POLITICO Magazine in 2014.

    Patrick Murray

    Patrick Murray was named the founding director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute in 2005. In that short time, the Monmouth University Poll has established itself as one of the nation’s leading independent survey research centers, earning an A+ rating from FiveThirtyEight.com, making it one of only five polling organizations out of nearly 400 nationally to receive this top grade. Murray frequently appears as a commentator on national and regional TV and radio. During federal election years, he also serves as an exit poll analyst for the NBC News Decision Desk.

    Michael Phillips-Anderson

    Michael Phillips-Anderson is an Associate Professor of Communication at Monmouth University. He is concerned with the role of public discourse in the creation of active citizenship. His teaching and writing examine historical and contemporary public address, new media and political rhetoric, and the strategic use of humor. He is currently writing a book about comedians who have performed satirical presidential campaigns.