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Michael Graves College Students are 'Thinking Creatively'

Michael Graves College Students are 'Thinking Creatively'

The annual Thinking Creatively conference gives design and architecture students at Kean the chance to learn from leaders in their fields and work with them on real-world projects. This year the students took a hands-on approach to creative work for the Elizabeth, N.J. postal service. 

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The Team Approach to Learning

The Team Approach to Learning

VIDEO: At the Michael Graves College Thinking Creatively conference's Let's Charrette and the Nathan Weiss Graduate College Grand Rounds, students from various academic disciplines worked together to develop interdisciplinary solutions in real-world scenarios.
Chelsea Clinton Urges Action to Help Endangered Species

Chelsea Clinton Urges Action to Help Endangered Species

Best-selling author and animal rights advocate Chelsea Clinton joined Senator Raymond J. Lesniak at Kean's Enlow Recital Hall to discuss her new book, "Don't Let Them Disappear." The former first daughter answered questions from children and signed books for the sold-out crowd.
Liberty Hall 360: Revolutionary Wedding Official Trailer

Liberty Hall 360: Revolutionary Wedding Official Trailer

Witness a project 244 years in the making. Watch the trailer for Liberty Hall 360: Revolutionary Wedding, a short film in two formats: ultra-widescreen digital HD and immersive 360° Virtual Reality.

Kean Student Ambassadors Have All The Answers

Kean Student Ambassadors Have All The Answers

Student ambassadors from the Admissions Office are the first friends many new students make at Kean. They welcome prospective students and their families to Kean, answer questions and give tours, all while honing the essential communication skills that they will use in their careers. 

Download the Kean Mobile App Today

Download the Kean Mobile App Today

The Kean Mobile App is the one-stop resource for all things Kean: KeanWise, Cougar Link, course schedules, grades, special events and activities, volunteer hours, social media, email and more.

Download the Kean Mobile app now on Android and iOS devices. 

Kean Ocean Student Turns Face Painting into Vibrant Career

Kean Ocean Student Turns Face Painting into Vibrant Career

Face painting started as a hobby for Kean Ocean student Diana Lopez, but now it has grown into a thriving small business that is helping to put her through college. This creative single mother and student leader is following her passion for the arts and building her future in media.
New Spirit Logo and Cougars Climb Higher Campaign Released

New Spirit Logo and Cougars Climb Higher Campaign Released

Kean University is proud to announce the release of its new Cougar logo to promote University Athletics and school spirit.

Theatre and Music Students Perform with Tony Winner Kelli O’Hara

Theatre and Music Students Perform with Tony Winner Kelli O’Hara

You know you’re having a good day when Tony Award-winner Kelli O’Hara insists on singing a second song with you before a sold-out crowd. That’s what happened to 20 Kean University theatre and music students who auditioned to perform To Build a Home from the Broadway show The Bridges of Madison County with O’Hara at her recent Kean Stage concert.  
Deaf Professor Teaches Students Her First Language, American Sign Language

Deaf Professor Teaches Students Her First Language, American Sign Language

Things are a little different in AnnMarie Bacino’s American Sign Language (ASL) class. Bacino, who was born deaf, communicates in class via ASL and by writing on the whiteboard. Her classroom was largely silent one recent morning as eleven students worked in pairs, practicing ASL slang. Laughter broke out repeatedly, however, as Bacino, moving from her desk to a whiteboard, helped correct the class on expressions such as “love it!” and “trumps.”