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Rock & Raise<\/h2>\n\n\n

The Great Hall and Pollak Theatre played host to a sell-out crowd on April 24 when the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music presented the second annual American Music Honors awards<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Each of the 2024 honorees\u2014John Mellencamp, Jackson Browne, Mavis Staples and Dion DiMucci\u2014took center stage for performances backed by Marc Ribler and the Disciples of Soul. The ceremony was hosted by former \u201cNBC Nightly News\u201d anchor Brian Williams and featured remarks from Gov. Phil Murphy as well as the award presenters: Springsteen, Steven Van Zandt, Darlene Love, and Jon Landau. The evening concluded with the audience on their feet while honorees and presenters shared the stage and jammed to such hits as \u201cSmall Town,\u201d \u201cGlory Days,\u201d \u201cTenth Avenue Freeze-Out,\u201d \u201cTake it Easy,\u201d and \u201cWill the Circle be Unbroken?\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Together with a silent auction, the event raised more than $1 million to support construction of a new building, announced last fall, that will house the Archives, the Center for American Music, related exhibition galleries, and a state-of-the-art theater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

American Music Honors photos courtesy of Danny Clinch. TOP<\/strong>: Bruce Springsteen, Mavis Staples, Darlene Love, Dion DiMucci, John Mellencamp, and Jackson Browne (l-r) performing on the Pollak Theatre stage during the show; ABOVE<\/strong>: Springsteen and Steven Van Zandt performing, accompanied by the Disciples of Soul. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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All In, All Win<\/h2>\n\n\n

Giving Days 2024 was another record-breaking success, raising over $398,000 in just 48 hours. The more than 2,100 gifts received from Hawks around the world will have an immediate impact on student scholarships, academic programs, and athletics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Familiar Face in the Provost\u2019s Office<\/h2>\n\n
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Richard F. Veit was named provost and senior vice president for academic affairs in April, a role he has held on an interim basis since July 2023. Veit was unanimously selected by a committee of faculty, administrators, and students from a pool of nearly 50 applicants nationwide. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

During his 29-year career at Monmouth, Veit has developed extensive leadership experience, serving as an undergraduate program director, graduate program director, faculty athletic representative, Faculty Council chair, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning director, department chair, and associate dean and interim dean of the Wayne D. McMurray School of Humanities and Social Sciences. He also recently served as co-chair of the Middle States Steering Committee. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a professor in the Department of History and Anthropology, Veit received the Distinguished Teaching Award in 2007 and was the inaugural recipient of the Eugene Simko Faculty Leadership Award in 2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ahead of the Curve<\/h2>\n\n\n

Less than three years since its founding, and before its first cohort of students had graduated in May, Monmouth\u2019s Occupational Therapy Doctorate program earned a national ranking on U.S. News & World Report\u2019s roster<\/a> of \u201cBest Occupational Therapy Programs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Planting Prowess <\/h2>\n\n\n

Thanks to the efforts of social work students Arely Lazaro \u201924 and rising seniors Erin McDowell and Camryn Levy, Monmouth\u2019s Virginia A. Cory Community Garden earned distinction as a Homegrown National Park<\/a> for its commitment to biodiversity and ecosystem health. Working with Garden Coordinator Teresa Maltz, the students introduced several species of native plants into the garden this spring, including black-eyed Susan, coneflower, goldenrod, aster, and cardinal flower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Innovation Overload<\/h2>\n\n\n

Two teams split the top prize at this year\u2019s HawkTank Business Pitch Competition: Parkshark, an app developed by senior Gianna Piroso and juniors Davian Albarran and Andrew McGovern that tackles commuter chaos by providing users with real-time parking availability updates and reminders; and Link, a tool created by junior Alexander Kalina that plays matchmaker for patients and clinical trials by helping users sort through the government\u2019s registry of clinical trials to find the most compatible options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Summer Reads<\/h2>\n\n\n

Three recent books by faculty members that will make your beach days even brighter.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

\u201cLivin\u2019 Just to Find Emotion: Journey and The Story of American Rock\u201d<\/h4>\n\n\n
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David Hamilton Golland, dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences and a lifelong Journey fan, takes readers through the band\u2019s greatest songs and moments in this story of ambition and larger-than-life personalities. Based on over a decade of interviews and thousands of sources, the book chronicles the band\u2019s complete history, exploring how race contributed to Journey\u2019s breakout success. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

Fort Monmouth: The US Army\u2019s House of Magic <\/h4>\n\n\n
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Melissa Ziobro \u201904, \u201907M, curator of the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music and specialist professor of public history, explores Fort Monmouth\u2019s rich history, its wartime mobilization, and the stories of the soldiers who served and civilians who worked there, including Walter S. McAfee \u201985HN, a mathematical physicist and former Monmouth College lecturer whose work helped launch the Space Age.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

Living the Beatles Legend: The Untold Story of Mal Evans<\/h4>\n\n\n
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The life and untimely death of the Beatles\u2019 long-time roadie, personal assistant, and devoted friend have long been shrouded in mystery\u2014until now. Working with full access to Evans\u2019s unpublished archives and having conducted hundreds of new interviews, Professor of English and Popular Music Kenneth Womack presents the first full-length biography of an invaluable member of the Beatles\u2019 inner circle.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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