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Kwanzaa Festival At Kean University Brings Cultural Awareness to Campus
Kwanzaa Festival At Kean University Brings Cultural Awareness to Campus
In keeping with Kean University’s tradition of increasing awareness and appreciation for diverse cultures, the Office of Africana Studies hosted their annual Pre-Kwanzaa Festival on Tuesday, December 19.
Students De-stress from “Ruff” Semester with Therapy Dogs
Students De-stress from “Ruff” Semester with Therapy Dogs
Kean University’s Office of Student Government implemented a “paws-on” approach to relieving the stress of finals — therapy dogs. Students were given two opportunities to pet, cuddle and talk to therapy dogs in between exams, project deadlines and portfolio reviews.
Students “Wrap Up” 2017 by Donating 1,700 Toys to Local Kids
Students “Wrap Up” 2017 by Donating 1,700 Toys to Local Kids
Be the Change, a community service and activism group at Kean University, held its fifth annual toy drive, collecting more than 1,700 toys and books for children in local communities, many of whom are at risk for gang violence and substance abuse.
Kean Students Offered Perspectives on Human Rights and Law Enforcement
Kean Students Offered Perspectives on Human Rights and Law Enforcement
UNION, N.J. – Two events at Kean University’s Miron Student Center on Friday, December 8, challenged students to expand their worldview.
STEM Students Get Real-World Lab Experience Through Research First Initiative
STEM Students Get Real-World Lab Experience Through Research First Initiative
The Research First Initiative at Kean’s New Jersey Center for Science, Technology and Mathematics (NJCSTM) gives undergraduate STEM students invaluable real-world research experience.
Sophomore Becomes Dean for a Day
Sophomore Becomes Dean for a Day
Sophomore Jianna Pisa, of Williamstown, switched places for the day with Kean College of Liberal Arts (CLA) Dean Jonathan Mercantini, Ph.D. Pisa won CLA’s inaugural Dean for a Day, a competition designed to increase collaboration between university faculty, administration and students.
Kean Offers In-state Tuition to Students Affected by Natural Disasters
Kean Offers In-state Tuition to Students Affected by Natural Disasters
Amy Morales was sleeping when Hurricane Maria ripped through her home in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico last September, breaking windows and sending clothes and debris flying through the house and into the storm outside.
“It felt like a cyclone,” said Morales, 20. “It was horrible.”
Holocaust Scholar Peter Hayes Speaks at Kean University
Holocaust Scholar Peter Hayes Speaks at Kean University
Holocaust scholar and author of Why? Explaining the Holocaust, Peter Hayes, Ph.D., took on two key questions about the Holocaust as part of his Murray Pantirer Memorial Holocaust Scholar Lecture at Kean University.
Stirring World War I Event To Be Recreated on Stage at Kean University
Stirring World War I Event To Be Recreated on Stage at Kean University
All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 tells the remarkable true story of war and peace in the words and songs of the soldiers who lived it
Kean Alumnus Creates Branding for Roselle Park Arts Festival
Kean Alumnus Creates Branding for Roselle Park Arts Festival
Kean University alumnus William Weaver ‘17 was recently recognized by Roselle Park for designing the logo for the township’s annual Arts in the Street Festival. Roselle Park Mayor Carl Hokanson presented Weaver with a certificate of appreciation for his work.