The Office of Graduate Studies will hold its second Grads Give Back event: a day of service for Monmouth’s graduate students to contribute to local organizations that provide aid to the community. This year, our students will team up with Coastal Habitat for Humanity. An optional lunch will follow at a nearby restaurant.
RSVP is required. Interested in volunteering? Register by April 3 via the Graduate Student Appreciation Days 2019 SurveyMonkey page.
The Office of Graduate Studies is pleased to hold a reception in honor of our 2018–2019 Graduate Assistants. All current graduate assistants, graduate research assistants, graduate teaching assistants, and their supervisors are welcome to attend. Refreshments and light fare will be served.
Please note that RSVP is required. Register via our Graduate Appreciation Days 2019 SurveyMonkey page.
Graduate Student Appreciation Days are back! To kick off this month of events, the Office of Graduate Studies is pleased to offer free professional headshot photos for Monmouth University’s graduate students.
Join the League of Women Voters of New Jersey and their Fair Districts NJ coalition partners for a public forum on the legislative redistricting process in New Jersey, gerrymandering, and ideas for reforms.
Speakers include Patrick Murray, director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute, and Yurij Rudensky, redistricting counsel with the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law.
This event is free and open to the public. Parking will be available on campus in Lot 13.
You are invited to join us at Monmouth University for TechLaunch Bullpen #11. Three tech startup companies, along with one lucky student tech startup from Monmouth University, will pitch their business plans to a panel of investors and be judged to see who can win TechLaunch Bullpen #11. Come and participate as a member of the audience and see how tech startups defend their concept and earn the interest of angel investors. Audience members will vote to decide the ‘Audience Favorite’ Award!
| 4:30 p.m. | Registration/Pizza/Networking |
| 5 p.m. | Introductions |
| 5:15 p.m. | BullPen Program (4 Investor Pitches) |
| 7 p.m. | Winners Announced |
| 7:15 p.m. | Networking with Entrepreneurs and Investors |
Coastal and ocean acidification have significant scientific and societal ramifications including the alteration of ocean biogeochemistry, ecological consequences associated with altered ecosystems, and economic losses due to the decreased survival of commercially important organisms. Guest speaker Dr. Grace Saba, Assistant Professor in the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Center for Ocean Observing Leadership at Rutgers University will cover what we know and do not yet know about acidification in the Mid-Atlantic. We will examine recommendations from the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Acidification Network (MACAN) to enhance regional acidification monitoring and improve understanding of potential ecological impacts.
Dr. Saba is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Center for Ocean Observing Leadership at Rutgers University. She also serves as co-coordinator for the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Acidification Network (MACAN). She received her B.S in Aquatic Biology from the University of California, Santa Barbara and her Ph.D. in Marine Science from the College of William and Mary.
The population of Atlantic menhaden (bunker) is at an all-time low. The loss of menhaden spells disaster for striped bass, tuna, bluefish, weakfish, osprey, whales, birds, and marine mammals. Captain Paul Eidman, founder of Menhaden Defenders, discusses the importance of rebuilding this stock. If we want to protect our game fish and marine mammals, we must protect their food! Come learn what you can do to ensure these fish remain abundant in our coastal waters.
