Tag: Monmouth University
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Special graduation ceremony presented to Monmouth University lacrosse players
By BRETT CARROLL Staff Writer The best season that the Monmouth University men’s lacrosse team may have ended in a loss but 22 senior players will cherish what happened to them off the field. Monmouth’s men’s lacrosse team, in just its fourth year of existence, had qualified for its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament…
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Thomas Herrington of Monroe has been appointed as the first associate director of the Monmouth University Urban Coast Institute (UCI). Prior to joining the UCI, Herrington served as the director of the ocean engineering graduate program at the Stevens Institute of Technology from 2007-17 and the director of the New Jersey Coastal Protection Technical Assistance…
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Monmouth University to hold films, talk on global issues facing women
For its eighth year, the Women in Media-Newark’s international Women’s History Month Film Festival will educate and advocate for global issues facing women with film screenings and a panel discussion on April 3 at Monmouth University. The event will begin at 7:30 p.m. and will be held at the university’s Pollak Theatre, which is located…
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Donation to provide steam for STEM program at diocesan schools
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — A recent private donation to the Diocese of Metuchen will allow Bishop Ahr High School to focus on continuing its robust STEM — Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics — program it set out to create two years ago. “One of our first priorities will be to construct a…
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Monmouth University students win chatbot challenge
A trio of Monmouth University students who hail from Freehold, Marlboro and Manalapan have developed a solution to a customer service problem to win the university’s first chatbot challenge. The competition was sponsored by RightAnswers Inc., an Edison firm that is a provider of knowledge management, enterprise search and social knowledge software, and brought together…
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Monmouth University will house Springsteen archives
Monmouth University has created a partnership with Bruce Springsteen to establish the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music at the university’s campus in West Long Branch. Through the collaboration, Monmouth University will become the official archival repository for Springsteen’s written works, photographs, periodicals and artifacts, according to a press release from the school.…
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Blue Hawk Records to release ‘Nine Lives’ on vinyl
By KAREN RAPOLLA Staff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — Monmouth University’s student-run record label, Blue Hawk Records, is scheduled to release its ninth compilation album, “Nine Lives,” on Dec. 7. The album will debut with a record release show that will be held at the Rebecca Stafford Student Center from 2:45-4:15 p.m., featuring live performances…
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Long Branch renews shuttle after record-breaking July
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — A banner summer has prompted the city to continue funding the Shore EZ Ride shuttle for another year. During its Aug. 23 meeting, the City Council renewed the shuttle service that makes various stops throughout the beachfront and business district, as well as stops at Monmouth University…
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Hawks relying on local talent in pursuit of MAAC soccer title
By Matthew Rocco With the help of some local talent, the Monmouth University women’s soccer team is in prime position to defend its claim to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). The Hawks, winners of the MAAC regular-season title for three years running, were chosen as the preseason favorite to finish the 2016 season atop…