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News & Events
Kean to Hold Reading and Math Clinic for Grammar School Students
Tuesdays and Thursdays, from July 1 through August 7, from 9 a.m. to noon and from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Kean University’s Reading and Math Clinic will again offer its six-week summer tutorial program in reading and math. Open to students in grades 1 through 8, the program will evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of each participant by administering reading and math tests. Remediation will be based on the assessment. Taught by certified teachers, the clinic includes computer-based reading and math activities that reinforce each lesson. Space is limited and registration is required. Special rates are available for Kean University employees. For further information or to register, please call Dr. Davida Schuman at 7-3934.
Brooklyn Back in the Day
Through Monday, July 7, at Henry Gregg Gallery, located at 111 Front Street in Brooklyn, N.Y. This group photography exhibit includes work by Tony Velez, a professor in the Department of Fine Arts. Featured are photographs from two projects Velez made in the 1980s. The first one consists of his Los Pioneros portraits, which capture the first Puerto Ricans to settle in Brooklyn. Velez collaborated on the work with the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College. The second body of work was commissioned by the Brooklyn Historical Society and was their first project on Hispanic Brooklyn, resulting in a yearlong exhibition and publication. For further information, please contact Velez at 7-4409 or via e-mail at tvelez@kean.edu.
Small Business Development Center Workshop: Is Business Ownership Right for You?
Wednesday, July 9, from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at PNC Bank, located at 202 Park Avenue in Plainfield, N.J. This workshop, conducted by Nick Cohron, owner of The Entrepreneur’s Source in Summit, N.J., is aimed at those thinking about career options outside of the traditional employer/employee relationship. For further information or to register, please contact the Small Business Development Center at 7-4220.
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Kean Honors Robert W. Cockren, Esq., at 11th Annual Gala
If you have ever wondered about what it would be like to visit Paris in the spring, then Thursday, June 5, was your night to enjoy this wonderful experience in all of its luster and elegance – only 3,000 miles closer in Harwood Arena. For more than 700 patrons, the 11th Annual Kean University Gala, honoring Robert W. Cockren, Esq., more than lived up to the flamboyant and boisterous, yet elegant expectations set forth by its Moulin Rouge theme. More importantly, it garnered more than $400,000 that will go toward supporting Transforming Lives: The Campaign for Kean University. As past chair and current member of the Board of Trustees, Cockren has played a significant role in the unprecedented growth and prosperity that has taken place throughout Kean in recent years. Additionally, through his work with the Rummel Foundation, Cockren has transformed the lives of dozens of deserving students through scholarships. President Dawood Farahi expressed his gratitude and appreciation for the ongoing success. “We are committed to being the most affordable and most diverse four-year university in the state,” said Farahi. “When people come to Kean, they are amazed by the campus, the quality of our programs and our students. A great deal of the credit goes to people in this room who have dreamed of things that a few short years ago could only be described as fantasy. But through hard work and persistence, we now have a magnificent university.”
Occupational Therapy Courses Offer Mutual Benefit to Community and Students
Pictured are graduate students from the Department of Occupational Therapy who, under the supervision of a licensed occupational therapist, recently offered a series of educational courses for people with differing abilities ranging in age from 13 and up. Nearly 50 individuals from the surrounding community and local support centers took advantage of free and low-cost courses in healthy living, aging in place, basic computer skills and back-to-school basics. The program provided an opportunity for guests who are considering higher education to visit Kean and get a glimpse of the social, personal and academic elements of campus and college life, and taught new skills for the development of a better quality of life. The series was equally beneficial to aspiring OT’s, as they gained exposure to the field through firsthand professional experience working with individuals of different abilities and ages. “Our recent course offerings were an expansion of our existing program that focused solely on individuals with mental illness,” said Dr. Laurie Knis Mattews, associate professor and acting OT program director. “We look forward to further developing our ongoing efforts to provide quality services to the community and practical experience for our students.”
Faculty, Administration & Staff Notes
Dr. Gilbert N. Kahn, a professor in the Department of Political Science, writes a weekly column that appears in New Jersey Jewish News. To view his latest column, click here.
Dr. Paul J. Croft, an assistant professor in the Department of Meteorology and Geology, who was recently awarded a 2008 Presidential Excellence Award, has been named to the American Meteorological Society's Editorial Board for the Bulletin of the AMS. His role is to serve as a Subject Matter Expert in terms of educational and pedagogical papers that appear in the journal. The peer-reviewed journal hosts articles on atmospheric and related sciences, including new findings and techniques, as well as education.
In The News
Last year, Kean University at Ocean County College officially adopted its new mascot Sandy. Sandy is a resident cougar at the Popcorn Park Zoo, a wildlife rescue/animal sanctuary and refuge, and was honored during the "Meet Sandy'' celebration and dedication at the zoo on Saturday. Coverage included the Asbury Park Press (6/9).
The Rotary Club of Westfield will name a scholarship in honor of local elementary school principal, Weyman Steengrafe. Steengrafe taught American history for Kean University and was featured in the Home News Tribune (6/11).
Reminders
Six Flags Great Adventure Tickets Now on Sale
Tickets to Six Flags Great Adventure are now on sale for $30 per person at the Kean Stage Box Office, located in Wilkins Theatre. These discount tickets are sponsored by the Student Organization of Kean University, Inc. For further information or to purchase tickets, please call the Kean Stage Box Office at 908-737-SHOW (7469).
National Foster Care Awareness Month
Thursday, June 19, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Kean Hall Conference Center. This free workshop will focus on Hispanic children in foster care, explaining how the Child Advocacy Resource Association (CARAS) program provides many foster children with the opportunity to live in a safe family environment while their parents stabilize their lives. For further information, please contact CARAS at 7-0560 or via e-mail at caras@kean.edu.
Hunterdon Museum of Art’s 52nd Annual National Juried Print Exhibition
Sunday, June 22, to Sunday, September 14, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 7 Lower Center Street in Clinton, N.J. Brian Oakes, assistant professor in the Department of Media & Film, will exhibit his digital print Combat in the 52nd annual National Juried Print Exhibition. There is a $5 suggested fee at the door. For further information, please contact Oakes at boakes@kean.edu.
Technology Training Workshop: Using MS FrontPage and the CPD template to create a Faculty Web site, Part 1
Monday, June 23, from 10:30 a.m. to noon in the Nancy Thompson Library, Room 157. For further information, please call the Center for Professional Development at 7-4650.
Technology Training Workshop: Using MS FrontPage and the CPD template to create a Faculty Web site, Part 2
Wednesday, June 25, from 10:30 a.m. to noon in the Nancy Thompson Library, Room 157. For further information, please call the Center for Professional Development at 7-4650.
