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Win $10,000 in Cougar Investigator Research Challenge
Win $10,000 in Cougar Investigator Research Challenge
Cougars, get rewarded for your research ideas. Teams of two or more students are invited to pitch their research ideas for a chance to win cash prizes – up to $10,000! The Cougar Investigator Research Challenge is an exciting new initiative open to students with at least one year left of school.
NSF Grant Sparks Cross-Disciplinary Data Analytics and Visualization Projects in Urban Research at Kean
NSF Grant Sparks Cross-Disciplinary Data Analytics and Visualization Projects in Urban Research at Kean
The study of building and broadening data analytics and visualization skills in urban research received a $1 million boost from the National Science Foundation (NSF) in the form of a three-year grant to an interdisciplinary team of Kean University faculty.
Q&A: Faculty Researcher – Laura Lorentzen, Ph.D.
Q&A: Faculty Researcher – Laura Lorentzen, Ph.D.
Laura Mackey Lorentzen, Ph.D., is an associate professor and chair of the Department of Biological Sciences in The Dorothy and George Hennings College of Science, Mathematics and Technology.
Q&A: Student Researcher – Gabriel Serrano
Q&A: Student Researcher – Gabriel Serrano
Gabriel Serrano is a senior computer science major in The Dorothy and George Hennings College of Science, Mathematics and Technology at Kean University. Serrano, who is from Springfield, is mentored by Kean Assistant Professor Daehan Kwak, Ph.D.
Closing the Equity Gap Is Focus of Kean’s Inaugural Assessment Summit
Closing the Equity Gap Is Focus of Kean’s Inaugural Assessment Summit
Kean’s first-ever Assessment Summit explored an equity-centered approach to assessment to help close the achievement gap among students from different backgrounds, and heard from scholar and author Gavin Henning, Ph.D., an expert on using assessment as a “vehicle for equity.”
Kean Graduate Honors Parents, Professors with Endowed Scholarship
Kean Graduate Honors Parents, Professors with Endowed Scholarship
A 2011 Kean University graduate is giving back to his alma mater with a scholarship for communication students in honor of his parents and two of his former professors in the Department of Communication, Media and Journalism (CMJ).
Kean Expands International Partnerships During New Jersey East Asia Economic Mission
Kean Expands International Partnerships During New Jersey East Asia Economic Mission
Kean University President Lamont O. Repollet, Ed.D., signed partnership agreements with three higher education institutions in Asia this week as part of a historic New Jersey East Asia Economic Mission with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy.
Kean Welcomes Associate Provost for Faculty Development Laura Baecher, Ed.D.
Kean Welcomes Associate Provost for Faculty Development Laura Baecher, Ed.D.
Following a comprehensive national search, the Office of the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs is pleased to announce that Laura Baecher, Ed.D., has been named Kean’s new associate provost for faculty development, effective this week.
Kean and the New Jersey Devils Establish New Partnership
Kean and the New Jersey Devils Establish New Partnership
The University has teamed up with the New Jersey Devils to provide students with educational and professional opportunities. The partnership gives students the chance to participate in a sports-business themed course co-facilitated with the team each year, and more. Let the power play begin!
President’s Task Force on Advising Makes Student Advisement Recommendations
President’s Task Force on Advising Makes Student Advisement Recommendations
The President’s Task Force on Advising this week presented five broad recommendations to improve academic advising at Kean University through streamlined implementation, transparent and thorough communication, targeted training and updated technology.