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From the Spring 2025 issue
Affirmation Innovation
Deanna Blasi DeAndino is the creator of the Mindset Tapestry, an innovative tool designed to help parents teach their children the power of positive self-talk.
She'll Always Have Paris
Allie Wilson’s road to the Olympics was anything but smooth, but her story proves that some dreams are worth the struggle.
Delete - Turning the Tide on Flood Reporting
Behind the Scenes in Paris
Meet three communication alumni who helped bring the 2024 Games to millions around the world.
Molecular Connections
A collaborative research initiative is bringing students and professors together to explore new possibilities in cancer therapy.
Excellence. Access. Ambition.
The Campaign for Monmouth University
Milestones of Excellence. Access. Ambition.
Highlights from the campaign’s quiet phase.
From Harvard to the Hawks’ Record Books
Ivy League grad Sone Ntoh reignited his football career—and his NFL dreams—at Monmouth.
Office Space
Billie McNally gives us a tour of the Linda Grunin Simulation Lab and Learning Center’s Pediatrics Suite.
Launchpad: Karla Avila
A bilingual background and degrees in communication and business helped set this alumna up for success at NBCUniversal.
What Are the Hidden Perks of Gardening?
A horticultural therapist explains how sowing seeds can help you reap more than just a bountiful harvest.
Guardians of the Coast
For 20 years, Monmouth’s Urban Coast Institute has championed science, policy, and partnerships to protect coastal ecosystems and the communities that depend on them.
In the Press Box and on the Field
NFL Insider Connor Hughes takes you behind the scenes on game day.
Digging Deep
Professors Stanley Blair and John Morano take scholarship off the page and into the field, unearthing stories both historic and prehistoric.
Correspondence
Discussion and reactions to our last issue.
Championing Change in Education
Nicole Pulliam earns national recognition for her work in expanding opportunities for students and teachers.
Life in the Shadows
Share your favorite Shadow the Hawk memories.
Turning the Tide on Flood Reporting
A professor-student collaboration leads to an innovative app—and Monmouth’s first patent in 18 years.
The View From Here
Hail to the new chief, the new campus hot spot, and more news from Monmouth.
Charting New Heights
Blue Hawk Records marks milestone with 25th studio album, "Signature Edition."
Whale Watcher
Brooke van de Sande uses cutting-edge DNA techniques in her research tracking whales off the New Jersey coast.
Waves of Change
Gavin Loughlin helps children and young adults with autism catch their first wave through Surfers Healing.
Honoring Tradition, Nourishing the Future
Chef Michelle Washington Wilson’s new research and storytelling project aims to preserve South Jersey’s Black culinary folk traditions for future generations.