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News & Events
Plan Your Child’s Next Birthday Party at Liberty Hall Museum
Beginning today, Liberty Hall Museum at Kean University invites you to celebrate your child’s next birthday party in historic fashion. With two new birthday party themes, Firefighter and Victorian Tea, Liberty Hall Museum offers a fun and unique experience that will be remembered for a lifetime.
Cost is $15 per child. Reservations required and must be made two weeks in advance. For additional party information, please call Lorraine Bartone at 908-527-0400, e-mail lbartone@kean.edu or visit www.kean.edu/libertyhall.
Small Business Development Center Workshop: Financing Your Small Business
Wednesday, August 13, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at PNC Bank, located at 202 Park Avenue in Plainfield, N.J. Conducted by Nathaniel Sims, assistant director of the Small Business Development Center at Kean University, this workshop will explain how to obtain financing for a small business, whether it is an established business or a start-up. Ample parking is located behind the bank on West Second Street. Admission is free. For further information or to register, please call the Small Business Development Center at 7-4220.
TIAA-CREF Seminar
Wednesday, August 13, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Center for Academic Success, Room 312. To schedule an appointment, please visit www.tiaa-cref.org/moc or call TIAA-CREF at 1-800-842-8412.
Research & Technology Faculty Training Workshop
Thursday, August 21, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in CAS Rooms 118, 119 and 120. The workshop will discuss how to assess knowledge, skills and dispositions across the disciplines in general education. Keynote speaker, Dr. Rose Rudnitski of the State University of New York, will present from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. The workshop is open to Kean faculty and staff. Space is limited. Please RSVP to Angela Lopez at alopez@kean.edu or at 7-0352 by August 14.
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Kean University Welcomes Occupational Therapy Graduate Students
Nearly 30 new graduate students joined the Kean University family at an evening event held in Kean Hall on June 17. The evening was hosted by acting department chair and associate professor, Dr. Laurie Knis-Matthews, where faculty in the department welcomed the newest members of the incoming class of future occupational therapists. While approximately 200 applicants entered the rigorous admissions process this year, only 12 dual-degree and 23 master’s degree students were ultimately accepted into the program.
Sonia Moorehead, the department’s director of admissions, coordinated the second annual event, where new students and their families came to campus for their first official campus event. Second- and third-year occupational therapy students also attended, sharing stories and answering questions from their own experiences of coursework, fieldwork, and campus life. “The students hit the ground running on the first day of classes,” said assistant professor Mara Cohen. “This event is a great opportunity for our new students and their families to ease into life at Kean before the semester begins. They have the chance to meet the faculty and each other, as well as to learn from current students what they can expect during the program.”
Faculty, Administration & Staff Notes
David P. Gomez has been appointed as the new director of the Exceptional Educational Opportunities (EEO) Program. Gomez arrives at Kean from Caldwell College, where he directed the Educational Opportunity Fund Program for more than a decade. He also brings a wealth of experience with him as an EOF counselor and recruiter at Seton Hall University and Felician College.
A research paper, Use of GIS to Examine Winter Fog Occurrences, prepared by Dr. Paul J. Croft, a professor of meteorology, and recent Kean graduate Braden Ward, a meteorology major and Phi Kappa Phi Award winner, has been accepted and published online by the National Weather Association's Electronic Journal of Operational Meteorology (see http://www.nwas.org/ej/index.php). The research was prepared to provide guidance to forecasters to identify methods of discerning the distribution of fog according to weather patterns. This information can then be used to predict dense fog and its regional coverage in the New Jersey metropolitan area.
In The News
Derek Gianakas ’08, a former Kean University baseball player, signed an undrafted free agent contract with the Baltimore Orioles. Gianakas will join the Orioles Rookie Short Season Class A affiliate in the Gulf Coast League and was featured in the Home News Tribune (7/22).
Julia DeDominick, who majored in elementary education with a concentration in chemistry at Kean University, recently purchased the Eastside Dance Company in Toms River, N.J. DeDominick has been teaching at Eastside for seven years and was featured in the Asbury Park Press (7/22).
The College of Education at Kean University honored 27 Kean education students at the 22nd annual Outstanding Professional Intern Awards reception. Coverage included the Patriot (7/3).
Reminders
End of Four-Day Workweek
Please be advised that summer hours will end on Friday, August 1. Commencing Monday, August 4, all employees will return to their normal workweek. For further information, please call the Office of Human Resources at 7-3300.
Six Flags Great Adventure Tickets Now On Sale
Tickets to Six Flags Great Adventure are now on sale for a new reduced price of $25 per person at the Kean Stage Box Office, located in Wilkins Theatre. These discount tickets are sponsored by the Student Organization of Kean University. For further information or to purchase tickets, please call the Kean Stage Box Office at 908-737-SHOW (7469).
American String Teacher's Association of New Jersey's Chamber Music Institute (ASTA/NJ CMI)
Through Saturday, August 2 and from Sunday, August 3 through Saturday, August 9. ASTA/NJ CMI at Kean University is a residential classical music camp focusing on chamber-music performance. Students in grades 8 through 12 are assigned to work with a trio, quartet or quintet throughout the week. Tickets for featured artists' performances are $15 for the general public and $10 for ASTA members and students. For further information or to purchase tickets, please visit www.keanstage.com or call the Kean Stage Box Office at 908-737-SHOW (7469).
Anne Majdosz's Retirement Party
Thursday, July 31, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Costa's Ristorante, located at 120 Chestnut Street in Roselle Park, N.J. The cost is $35 per person, which includes gift. Please make checks payable to Pat Powell. For further information, please contact Powell at 7-3162 or via e-mail at ppowell@kean.edu, or Barbara Rustick at 7-3181 or via e-mail at brustick@kean.edu.
Office of Financial Aid Announces New Online Appointment Scheduling for Students
Students can now schedule financial aid appointments online at www.kean.edu/financialaid or by logging into KeanWise. For further information, please call the Office of Financial Aid at 7-3190.
Small Business Development Center Workshop: Developing a Winning Business Plan
Wednesday, August 6, from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at PNC Bank, located at 202 Park Avenue in Plainfield, N.J. Herb Caesar, president of CED Solutions in Englewood, N.J., will discuss how to develop an effective business plan for planning purposes or for financing. There is a fee of $10. For further information or to register, please call the Small Business Development Center at 7-4220.
