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Winter Weather Announcement

Due to the winter weather forecast and the governor’s state of emergency, all Kean campuses will shift to remote operations at noon tomorrow, Sunday, February 22, and all day on Monday, February 23. 

All classes and activities will be conducted remotely during this time. Employees will also work remotely. Only those employees deemed essential during weather emergencies should report to campus. Employees with questions about their status should consult their supervisor. 

Keanu’s Kitchen will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday and Monday to serve residential students. 

All vehicles parked on the main Kean campus must be relocated to the Kean Parking Deck next to Hynes Hall by 9 p.m. today to facilitate campus cleanup. Vehicles parked elsewhere on campus may be relocated. 

President Repollet’s book signing at Metropolitan Baptist Church, originally scheduled for tomorrow, is canceled. 

Michael Graves College Lecture Series Continues With Ayse Birsel

Feb 01, 2017

The Michael Graves College lecture series will feature Ayse Birsel, co-founder and creative director of the award-winning design and innovation studio Birsel+Seck, on Wednesday, February 22 at 5 p.m. in GLAB rm 617.

Birsel is the creator of Design the Life You Love, a book and curriculum that teaches non-designers how to create a meaningful life using her design process, Deconstruction:Reconstruction™, and its tools.

Ayse Birsel is the recipient of numerous awards including the 2001 Young Designers Award from the Brooklyn Museum of Art and the Athena Award for Excellence in Furniture Design from the Rhode Island School of Design. Her work can be found in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Born in Izmir, Turkey, Birsel came to the U.S. in 1986 to attend Pratt Institute on a Fulbright Scholarship. She resides in New York City with her husband and partner, Bibi Seck, and their three children, who continue to inspire her designs.

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