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September 2020 End of Continuing Registration Thursday September 3, 2020 Preliminary Classlists Available Online Friday September 4, 2020 CLASSES BEGIN (8:30 AM) Tuesday September 8, 2020 Late Registration or Program Changes Tuesday to
Tuesday September 8, 2020 to September 15, 2020
Leave of Absence Deadline Tuesday September 15, 2020
October 2020 "W"ithdrawal Deadline for Pattern "A" Classes Friday October 2, 2020 Fall Holiday (for non-weekend students) Saturday to
Tuesday October 17, 2020 to October 20, 2020
Classes in session (for weekend students) Saturday and Sunday
October 17, 2020 to October 18, 2020
Pattern "A" Sessions End Monday October 26, 2020 Pattern "B" Sessions Begin Tuesday October 27, 2020 Undergraduate Midterm Grades Due in Office of the Registrar by 9:00 am
Tuesday October 27, 2020
November 2020 Deadline to submit graduation applications for January 2021 Graduation Sunday November 1, 2020
Last Day to Withdraw with "W" Grade Thursday November 5, 2020
Deadline to submit substitutions and waivers for January 2021 Graduation Sunday November 15, 2020
Last Day to Withdraw from Pattern "B" Classes Friday November 20, 2020 Thanksgiving Recess Wednesday
to Sunday November 25, 2020 to November 29, 2020
December 2020 CLASSES END Monday December 14, 2020 Reading Day Tuesday December 15, 2020 Fourteenth Week Adjusted Schedule Wednesday
to Tuesday December 16, 2020 to December 22, 2020
Final Grades Due 9 AM Tuesday December 29, 2020
MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC CALENDAR FALL SEMESTER 2020
January 2021 End of Continuing Registration Thursday January 21, 2021 Preliminary Classlists Available Online Friday January 22, 2021 CLASSES BEGIN 8:30 AM Monday January 25, 2021
Late Registration or Program Changes Monday to Monday
January 25, 2021 to February 1, 2021
Leave of Absence Deadline Monday February 1, 2021
February 2021 Last Day to Withdraw from Pattern "A" Classes Thursday February 18, 2021
March 2021 Graduation Applications Due for May 2021 Monday March 1, 2021 Advanced Summer Registration Monday March 1, 2021 Pattern "A" Classes End Monday March 15, 2021 March Break Day Monday March 8, 2021 Undergraduate Midterm Grades Due in Office of the Registrar Tuesday March 16, 2021
Pattern "B" Sessions Begin Tuesday March 16, 2021
April 2021 April Break Day Friday April 2, 2021 Academic Advising and Priority/Early Registration for Fall and Spring Thursday April 8, 2021
"W"ithdrawal Deadline Friday April 9, 2021 Last Day to Withdraw from Pattern "B" Classes Friday April 16, 2021
Deadline to submit substitutions and waivers for May, 2021 Graduation Thursday April 15, 2021
Follow Friday schedule - make up for April break day Tuesday April 27, 2021
Thirteenth Week Ends Tuesday April 27, 2021 Reading Day Wednesday April 28, 2021
May 2021
Grades Due 10 PM Friday May 7, 2021 GRADUATE/DOCTORAL COMMENCEMENT TBA UNDERGRADUATE CLASS CEREMONY TBA UNDERGRADUATE INDIVIDUAL COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES TBA
*last updated November, 2020
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2020/2021 HOLIDAY SCHEDULE/ SUMMER FRIDAY
It is recognized that the Holiday Schedule may be varied at the discre tion of the President by special announcement, but the following are scheduled holidays for 2020/2021:
Friday
Friday
Monday
November 26, 2020 November 27, 2020
December 24, 2020 December 2S, 2020 December 28, 2020 December 29, 2020 December 30, 2020 December 31, 2020
January 1, 2021
January 18, 2021
March 19, 2021
May 31, 2021
Spring Holiday (Cancelled 12/22/20)
Memorial Day
It is recognized that employees may be required to work on the above-mentioned holidays. As in ·the past, some University offices may be required to open,
Arrangements should be made in advance wi:th supervisors for employees who wish ito observe ce rtain religious holidays that are no·t Un iversity Holidays.
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Good Afternoon,
I wanted to advise you of a change in the University’s Holiday Schedule. As you know, this year has required everyone to be flexible in an effort to keep everyone safe. In an effort to minimize the length of time students and employees are on campus, we have implemented a number of changes.
One of the changes that has been adopted is to begin the spring semester later than initially scheduled. The spring semester will begin on January 25, 2021. In addition, Spring Break has been canceled, including the employee Spring Holiday previously scheduled for March 19, 2021.
In lieu of the Spring Holiday, employees may select to use their “holiday” on Monday, March 8, 2021 or on Friday, April 2, 2021. Offices will remain open, so employees should work with their supervisor to select which date they intend to take off to ensure proper staffing coverage. Please utilize the attached form to select your “holiday”. Copies of all approved forms should be returned to Human Resources.
Please also be reminded, that since classes are in session on March 19, 2021 employees will be required to work their regular schedule.
PATRICIA L. SWANNACK Vice President Administrative Services o 732.571.3546 f 732.263.5201
400 Cedar Avenue West Long Branch, NJ 07764 monmouth.edu
We are a green campus. Think before you print.
Please indicate which date you would like to be off:
NAME
Mon
3/8/2021
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Fri
4/2/2021
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*The University is open March 8th, March 19th, and April 2nd.
DEPARTMENT HEAD/SUPERVISOR________________________
Events Calendar 2020-2021
Annual English Department Meeting
Wednesday, September 9
Friday, September 11
3:00 p.m. Fall Convocation Pollak Theatre. Registration required. Event will also be livestreamed.
Tuesday, September 15 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. Virtual Tuesday Night Book Club: Jordy Rosenberg’s Confessions of the Fox Registration required.
Wednesday, September 16 2:50 – 4:10 p.m. FAMCO Meeting
Wednesday, September 23 2:50 – 4:10 p.m. Department Meeting
Thursday, September 24
Saturday, September 26
3:00 – 4:00 p.m. M.A. Coffee Hour with Dr. Heide Estes
Thursday, October 1
6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Free Write Happy Hour (Hosted by Alena Graedon)
Wednesday, October 7 2:45 – 4:00 p.m. Full Faculty Meeting
Thursday, October 8
6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Free Write Happy Hour (Hosted by Alex Gilvarry)
Thursday, October 8
Wednesday, October 14
3:00 – 4:00 p.m. M.A. Coffee Hour with Dr. Kenneth Womack
3:15 – 4:15 p.m. Sigma Tau Delta’s Life After Monmouth Workshop Series: “Thinking about Graduate School?”
Monday, October 19 and Tuesday, October 20
Fall Break - No Classes
2:50 – 4:10 p.m.
7:30 – 9:00 p.m. CW Poetry Guest Poet, Aracelis Girmay
Tuesday, October 27 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. Virtual Tuesday Night Book Club: Madeline Miller’s Circe Registration required.
Wednesday, October 28 2:50 – 4:10 p.m.
Department Meeting
Wednesday, November 11
3:15 – 4:15 p.m. Sigma Tau Delta’s Mentorship Coffee Hour
Thursday, November 12
Saturday, November 14
Virtual Graduate Studies Open House
Tuesday, November 17 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. Virtual Tuesday Night Book Club: Clare Beams’ The Illness Lesson Registration required.
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. M.A. Coffee Hour with Dr. Mihaela Moscaliuc
Wednesday, November 18 2:50 – 4:10 p.m. FAMCO Meeting
3:15 – 4:15 p.m. Sigma Tau Delta’s Life After Monmouth Workshop Series: “Thinking About Academic Conferences?”
6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Free Write Happy Hour (Hosted by Kenneth Womack)
Friday, November 20
2:30 – 3:30 p.m. Scholarly Speaker Series: Dr. Magali Armillas- Tiseyra, "The Dictator Novel: Writers and Politics in the Global South.”
Wednesday, December 2
Friday, December 4
3:00 – 4:00 p.m. M.A. Coffee Hour with Dr. Patrick Love
Wednesday, December 11 – Tuesday, December 17
Fourteenth Week Adjusted Schedule
Tuesday, December 15 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. Virtual Tuesday Night Book Club: Amor Towles’ A Gentleman in Moscow Registration required.
Wednesday, January 20
Friday, January 22
3:00 – 4:30 p.m. Meet and Greet: Graduate Faculty, New Students, Current Students
Friday, January 22
4:30 p.m. New Graduate Student Q&A
Tuesday, January 26 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. Virtual Tuesday Night Book Club: Raymond Carver’s What We Talk about When We Talk about Love Registration required.
Wednesday, January 27 2:45 – 4:00 p.m. Department Meeting
Wednesday, February 3 2:45 – 4:00 p.m. Full Faculty Meeting
Wednesday, February 10
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. M.A. Coffee Hour with Dr. Anwar Uhuru
Wednesday, February 17 2:45 – 4:00 p.m. FAMCO Meeting
Thursday, February 18
TBD Toni Morrison Day
Tuesday, February 23 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. Virtual Tuesday Night Book Club: Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man Registration required.
Wednesday, February 24 2:45 – 4:00 p.m. Department Meeting
Monday, March 1 12:00 p.m. Scholarly Speaker Series: Hélène Quanquin, “Men in the American Women’s Rights Movement, 1830- 1890: Cumbersome Allies.”
Wednesday, March 3 2:45 – 4:00 p.m. Full Faculty Meeting
Monday, March 8
Wednesday, March 24 2:45 – 4:00 p.m. Department Meeting
Tuesday, March 30 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. Virtual Tuesday Night Book Club: Rebecca Skloot’s The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Registration required.
Friday, April 2
Wednesday, April 7 2:45 – 4:00 p.m. Full Faculty Meeting
TBA
TBD English Department Awards Reception and Sigma Tau Delta Induction
Monday, April 12
12:30 – 1:30 p.m. M.A. Coffee Hour with Dr. Courtney Werner
Monday, April 19 – Friday, April 23
Varies
Student Scholarship Week Submission deadline is March 5, 2021. https://www.monmouth.edu/provost/student- scholarship/
Tuesday, April 20 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. Virtual Tuesday Night Book Club: Colson Whitehead’s The Underground Railroad Registration required.
Wednesday, April 21 2:45 – 4:00 p.m. FAMCO Spring Gathering
Monday, April 19 – Monday, April 26 Student Scholarship Week
Tuesday, April 27 Follow Friday schedule – make up for April break day
Wednesday, April 28 2:45 – 4:00 p.m. Department Meeting
Wednesday, April 28 3:00 – 7:00 p.m. Graduate Symposium
Thursday, April 29 – Wednesday, May 5 Fourteenth Week Adjusted Schedule
Tuesday, May 11 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. Virtual Tuesday Night Book Club: Taylor Jenkins Reid’s Daisy Jones and the Six Registration required.
CLASS MEETING TIMES AND ABBREVIATIONS Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 Semesters
Monmouth University follows a 14-week fall and spring semester schedule. Generally, the new semester format will have the daytime courses meet twice weekly, 80-minutes-per-class period. Evening courses may meet twice weekly, 80-minutes-per-class period, or once weekly, 170-175-minutes-per-class period. During the fourteenth week of the semester each class will meet once for at least 170 minutes. Some courses will meet for longer periods of time, please consult the online schedule to determine meeting times for a specific course. Class time will be complemented by at least 100 minutes each week of laboratory or outside assignments (or the equivalent thereof for semesters of different length) but may also be accomplished through an equivalent amount of academic work as established by Monmouth University, which may include additional class time, laboratory work, internships, practical studio work, and other forms of academic work. Days of the week are abbreviated as:
• M - Monday • T - Tuesday • W - Wednesday • TH - Thursday
• F - Friday • S - Saturday • SU - Sunday
Frame Days Times A MW 8:30-9:50 B TF 8:30-9:50 C TTH 10:05-11:25/8:30-9:50 D MTH 10:05-11:25 E WF 10:05-11:25 F MW 11:40-1:00 G TF 11:40-1:00 H TTH 1:15-2:35/11:40-1:00 I MTH 1:15-2:35 J WF 1:15-2:35 K MTH 2:50-4:10 L TF 2:50-4:10 M MW 4:30-5:50 N TTH 4:30-5:50 O MW 6:05-7:25 P TTH 6:05-7:25 Q MW 7:40-9:00 R TTH 7:40-9:00 OQX M 6:05-9:00 PRX T 6:05-9:00 QOX W 6:05-9:00 RPX TH 6:05-9:00
MOZ M 4:30-7:20 NPZ T 4:30-7:20 OMX W 4:30-7:20 PNZ TH 4:30-7:20
QZZ M 7:30-10:20 RZZ T 7:30-10:20 ZZQ W 7:30-10:20 ZZR TH 7:30-10:20
CODE BUILDING A 600 Art Building (601-608) AW Art Workshop Building AB Athletics Building • MGYM Boylan Gym Main • MGYMN Boylan Gym North • MGYMNS Boylan Gym South • FHF Field Hockey Field • SP Steadman Pool • TC Tennis Court • BC Bowling Center
BH Samuel E. and Mollie Bey Hall BIRC Birch Hall (near the Health Center) CC – AnaconB Student Center Anacon B E Thomas A. Edison Science Hall E – ODSPACE Edison Science Hall Outdoor Space GH Great Hall GHA Great Hall Annex GH – GH AUD Great Hall Auditorium (front) GH – GH AUD2 Great Hall Auditorium (back) GH – VER Great Hall Versailles Room HH James and Marlene Howard Hall HH PT Howard Hall Pollak Theatre JP Plangere Center for Communication LAKH Lakehouse (Asbury Park -Off Campus) LARL Laurel Hall Basement (Residential Bldg) LIBR Monmouth University Library MAC 301 – 0FBC Varsity Club 301 in OceanFirst Bank
Center MAC 303 – OFBC Varsity Club 303 in OceanFirst Bank
Center MC CDR Magill Commons Club Dining Room MH Robert E. McAllan Hall MH – ODSPACE McAllan Hall Outdoor Space MP Monmouth University Graduate Center
at Monmouth Park Corporate Center O Off Campus PZ Pozycki Hall RH Rechnitz Hall RH G1 Rechnitz DiMatteo Gallery (1st floor) WILO Willow Hall Basement (Residential Bldg) WT Woods Theatre Complex
CLASSROOM BUILDING CODES
Click to Access Monmouth Campus Map 400 Cedar Avenue, West Long Branch, NJ 07764 • ph 732. 571. 3400 f 732. 263. 5200 • monmouth.edu
“ M P 2 5 5 5 / 3 0 5 5 / 4 0 5 5 / 5 0 5 5 / 6 0 5 5 s e r i e s " , h t t p : / / s u p p o r t . r i c o h . c o m / b b _ v 1 o i / p u b _ e / o i _ v i e w / 0 0 0 1 0 6 7 / 0 0 0 1 0 6 7 1 0 0 / v i e w / b o o k l i s t / i n t / i n d e x _ b o o k . h t m . A c c e s s e d 1 1 A u g u s t 2 0 2 0 .
Scanning to folder: All EN faculty and staff emails are programmed into the machine by the last name. Find and select your name.
Scanning to flash drive: See manual website; URL listed below.
Press [Home] at the bottom of the screen in the center. Press the [Scanner (Classic)] icon. Make sure that no previous settings remain.If a previous setting remains, press [Reset]. Make sure that the destination tab is selected. The default destination is your MU email address. Place originals in the top feeder or directly on the glass.
* If you have multiple pages of the same size, feel free to load them onto the top feeder. Please remove all staples and clips from pages before loading. * If you have several documents to scan of various sizes or which are in a book, you can still scan them into a single file. After you scan each page, a countdown clock will appear on the screen. As long as the countdown clock appears, you can keep repositioning and scanning additional pages (hit the scan button after each page) to the same file.
Full Color Scanning: Although the default is black and white, you can scan in full color. Press [Scan Settings], press [Full Color: Text / Photo] in the [Original Type] tab, and then press [OK]. Press [Original Feed Type], press [2 Sided Original], and then press [OK].
Preview scan: If you press [Preview] and then start scanning, the [Preview] screen appears. You can use this screen to check how the originals are scanned and the scan setting used for scanning. After checking the preview, you can specify whether to send the file or not.
ENGLISH_8 (GHA 502) ENGLISH_9 (GHA 401) Ricoh MP4055SP
Scanning These machines will scan to your MU email (default), the network folder of your MU computer, or to a flash drive. The default file type is PDF.
Scanning to email: All EN faculty and staff emails are programmed into the machine by the last name. Find and select your name.
Scanning to email: All EN faculty and staff emails are programmed into the machine by the last name. Find and select your name.
Press [Home] key, then the [Scanner] icon. Press the [Scanner (Classic)] icon. Make sure that no previous settings remain.If a previous setting remains, press [Reset or Clear Modes]. Make sure that the destination tab is selected. The default destination is your network folder. Place originals in the top feeder or directly on the glass.
* If you have multiple pages of the same size, feel free to load them onto the top feeder. Please remove all staples and clips from pages before loading. * If you have several documents to scan of various sizes or which are in a book, you can still scan them into a single file. After you scan each page, a countdown clock will appear on the screen. As long as the countdown clock appears, you can keep repositioning and scanning additional pages (hit the scan button after each page) to the same file.
ENGLISH_7 (ENGLISH OFFICE)
“ A f i c i o M P 4 0 0 2 / 4 0 0 2 S P / 5 0 0 2 / 5 0 0 2 U s e r G u i d e " , h t t p s : / / s u p p o r t . r i c o h . c o m / b b _ v 1 o i / p u b _ e / o i / 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 / 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 0 0 3 / V D 1 2 9 7 8 0 2 _ 0 1 / D 1 2 9 7 8 0 2 _ e n . p d f . A c c e s s e d 1 2 A u g u s t 2 0 2 0 .
Aficio MP5002
Scanning This machines will scan to your MU email or the network folder (default) of your MU computer. The default file type is PDF.
Scanning to folder: All EN faculty and staff emails are programmed into the machine by the last name. Find and select your name.
To access your network folder:
Click on either the "Start" or folder icon at the bottom of your screen.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
NETWORK FOLDER
Click on "Network Folder", then "wlb-01 print". Find and select the folder with your user ID name. If you are unable to access the network folder, please contact the Help Desk by email ([email protected]) or by calling (732) 923-4357 (HELP).
EMAIL
Please note that emails sent from the copiers will appear in your inbox with the copier name as the sender
English_7: [email protected] English_8: [email protected] English_9: [email protected]
Voicemail+ Web Interface - http://webvm.monmouth.edu/
A. Web Interface Login
1. Go to http://webvm.monmouth.edu/ 2. Enter your 4-digit extension in the
Mailbox field 3. Enter the same Security Code
you use when checking messages by phone.
4. Click Login 5. Click the link Forgot Security
Code to reset your code. For security, you will be prompted for your mailbox number or e-mail address and then an e-mail with a reset link is sent to your MU email.
B. Home Menu & Inbox Tab
Voicemail+ will open to your Inbox, where you can manage all of the messages currently in your inbox. You can listen, forward and reply to messages. Voicemail+ messages are in sync over the phone and web interface. Meaning, if you delete it on your phone, it will be deleted on the web interface and vice versa. When you receive a message, an email will be sent to you with a link to the web interface.
C. Personal Settings Menu & Recordings Tab
Use this screen to change your Recorded Name or Standard/Out-of-Office Greetings. To make any recording:
1. Click the speaker icon to open the following window:
2. Click the red record button. The voice mail system will call your
extension. When you answer the phone, you will hear a very quick beep.
3. Record your name/message, and click the square icon to stop. 4. To save your recording, click OK.
If you will be out of the office for an extended amount of time, record an Out-of-Office Greeting and check the box to Enable Out-of-Office Greeting. Whenever you log on, you will be asked whether the greeting should be removed or left in place. You may also uncheck the box next to Enable Out-of-Office Greeting to stop it.
D. Personal Settings Menu & Phone Numbers Tab
Use this screen to enter additional phone numbers to be associated with your voicemail. It is necessary to enter your Personal Mobile Number for the AVST Mobile app (coming soon!)
1. Before you start, you need to log into
http://webvm.monmouth.edu/ to enter your Personal Mobile Number on the Personal Settings Menu, Phone Numbers tab.
2. Download and open the free AVST Mobile app.
3. Enter webvm.monmouth.edu/cxms for
Server Name. 4. Slide green to Use secure connection (SSL). 5. Tap Next.
6. Enter your 4-digit extension for the Username. 7. Enter the same Security Code you use when
checking messages by phone. 8. Enter your MU phone number. 9. Tap Next.
10. Choose your notification settings.
11. Click Finish.
The app will open to your Inbox, where you can manage all of the messages currently in your inbox. The app is in sync with the phone and web interface. Meaning, if you delete it on your phone or app, it will be deleted on the web interface and vice versa.
The major in English is designed to serve various needs within the framework of traditional literary study. Sensitivity to texts and the attendant skills in writing and analysis are useful for careers in law, teaching, editing, journalism, freelance writing, government service, marketing, management, and business. Combining the major with another major is encouraged.
Bachelor of Arts in English
Bachelor of Arts in English and Education with Endorsement in Elementary Education
Bachelor of Arts in English and Education with Endorsement in Secondary Education
Bachelor of Arts in English and Education with Endorsements in P-3 and Teacher of Students with Disabilities
Bachelor of Arts in English with Concentration in Creative Writing
Bachelor of Arts in English/Creative Writing and Education with Endorsement in Elementary Education
Bachelor of Arts in English/Creative Writing and Education with Endorsement in Secondary Education
Bachelor of Arts in English/Creative Writing and Education with Endorsement in Secondary Education
Bachelor of Arts in English/Creative Writing and Education with Endorsements in P-3 and Teacher of Students with Disabilities
Undergraduate Curriculum Charts are available at https://www.monmouth.edu/department-of-english/advising/curricuIum-charts/
Minor in Creative Writing
This 18-credit minor (6 courses) is open to students from all majors. It offers courses in general creative writing, as well as in specific genres such as poetry, playwriting, fiction, and non-fiction. Students have the opportunity to learn from published writers and participate in extracurricular activities such as writer's workshops and The Monmouth Review, the campus literary magazine.
Minor in English
This 15-credit minor (5 courses) in the study and appreciation of literature is open to all majors with the exception of English majors. Courses are available in various genres and periods of English-language literature from around the world.
Minor in Irish Studies
A minor in Irish Studies would open up employment opportunities in government, teaching, history, communication, business, and travel. The Irish Studies Minor at Monmouth University is a 15-credit interdisciplinary program that allows students to engage with the culture, language and history of Ireland. Courses are currently offered from the English, World Language and History departments. Additionally, through the College Consortium for International Studies, Monmouth students can also take part in study abroad programs in Ireland and Northern Ireland for credit towards the minor.
Minor in Professional Writing
This 18-credit minor (6 courses) is offered jointly with the Department of Communication. It is open to all majors, including English majors looking to add a minor. Students may select from courses in Creative and Professional Writing, including new course offerings in Writing and New Media, and The Art and Practice of Persuasion. This minor will enhance any student's academic and professional profile, offering unique preparation for the kinds of writing that will be expected in today's workforce.
Undergraduate Minor Curriculum Charts are available at https://www.monmouth.edu/department-of-english/advising/curricuIum-charts/
Creative Writing at Monmouth University
At Monmouth University, we are very proud of the number of opportunities outside the classroom for students interested in creative writing. These opportunities are open to any student who wants to participate, not only those formally enrolled in the CW concentration or minor. Our creative writing venues have helped foster a sense of community and have stimulated the imaginations of our students and faculty. The result: a vibrant academic program complemented by an enriched community of writers and artists.
Monmouth University offers students a variety of venues to showcase their creative talents:
The Monmouth Review
The Monmouth Review is the title of the Monmouth University community's literary and art magazine, published for over 50 years. The magazine is currently published once a year. Each issue is approximately 120 pages. Students can get involved in the magazine by submitting poems, short stories, essays, fiction, and drama, or by submitting photography, drawings, computer-generated art, and other forms of art. Students can also get involved by reviewing submissions of literature and art, and by working on graphic design and production.
The Monmouth Review is also the name of the multi-disciplinary student organization that publishes the magazine and sponsors related activities, such as public readings and exhibitions, creative writing workshops, and guest speakers.
Monmouth Review staff have gotten together with Brookdale Community College (BCC) students for workshops, and MU students are invited not only to the BCC readings, but also to dinner with the visiting writers before those readings.
MR staff also attend the annual AWP (Association of Writers and Writing Programs) conference. In spring 2021, the conference will take place in Kansas City, MO.
The Outlook is the weekly student newspaper of Monmouth University. It has been student-run since 1933. The Outlook covers all the news, sports, entertainment, and opinions on campus and in the area. The Outlook has received national awards from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association and the New Jersey Collegiate Press Association for news coverage and layout.
The Outlook is open to all students regardless of major or experience. The Outlook is always looking for writers, copy editors, photographers and graphic designers. Join The Outlook and improve your writing skills, and build a resume while meeting new people. Interested students can earn credit for specified assignments at The Outlook after completing one semester of service to the organization.
Join us please! http://outlook.monmouth.edu
In collaboration with NJ Repertory Company, students enrolled in Monmouth's Creative Writing: Drama course have the opportunity to attend the theater's series of Monday's staged readings and participate in the annual Student Playwright Series.
The Award-winning New Jersey Repertory Company is a non-profit professional theater in Long Branch.
The Value of a Liberal Arts Education in the News
“The advantage for STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) majors fades… [because] many of the latest technical skills that are in high demand today become obsolete when technology progresses” (Deming, David. “In the Salary Race, Engineers Sprint but English Majors Endure.” The New York Times, Sept. 20, 2019.)
“Mid-career salaries are highest in management and business occupations, as well as professions requiring advanced degrees such as law. Liberal arts majors are more likely then STEM graduates to enter those fields” (Deming, David. “In the Salary Race, Engineers Sprint but English Majors Endure.” The New York Times, Sept. 20, 2019.)
“According to a 2018 survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, the three attributes of college graduations that employers considered most important were written communication, problem-solving and the ability to work in a team…In the liberal arts tradition, these skills are built through dialogue between instructors and students, and through close reading and analysis of a broad range of subjects and texts” (Deming, David. “In the Salary Race, Engineers Sprint but English Majors Endure.” The New York Times, Sept. 20, 2019.)
“a liberal arts education has enormous value because it builds a set of foundational capacities that will serve students well in a rapidly changing job market” (Deming, David. “In the Salary Race, Engineers Sprint but English Majors Endure.” The New York Times, Sept. 20, 2019.)
“In addition to the potential for increased earnings, both [hiring managers and business executives] cited the benefits of the accumulation of knowledge, the development of critical analytical skills, and the ability to focus on a goal – in this case, earning a degree – as being especially meaningful.” (Pasquerella, Lynn. “Yes, Employers Do Value Liberal Arts Degrees.” Harvard Business Review, Sept. 19, 2019.)
“The college learning outcomes they rate as most important are oral communication, critical thinking, ethical judgement, working effectively in teams, written communication, and the real-world application of skills and knowledge” (Pasquerella, Lynn. “Yes, Employers Do Value Liberal Arts Degrees.” Harvard Business Review, Sept. 19, 2019.)
“What employers want, as they tell us in survey after survey, are people who can work in teams, communicate clearly, engage in ethical decision making and understand systems and how to navigate them. In other words, they are looking for integrative learners and thinkers, not merely technicians in possession of a narrow set of skills. These same skills, by the way, will be required for this generation to face the complex problems and challenges that beset us, from global warming to cyberterrorism to the rise of authoritarian populism.” (Gallagher, Chris W. Interview by Scott Jaschik. “College Made Whole.” Inside Higher Ed, Sept. 26, 2019.)
“Liberal learning is learning how to be free: to exercise one’s independent facilities, think for oneself and arrive at one’s own judgments. It teaches learners a range of critical and creative capacities – ethical reasoning, narrative thinking, intercultural inquiry and analysis, etc. – by engaging them in the study of culture and society.” (Gallagher, Chris W. Interview by Scott Jaschik. “College Made Whole.” Inside Higher Ed, Sept. 26, 2019.)
“there’s one area where humanities and social sciences majors have everyone beat: meeting employers’ desires and expectations” (Grasgreen, Allie. “Liberal Arts Grads Win Long-Term.” Inside Higher Ed, January 22, 2014.)
“…think about the now-mainstream careers that did not exist just a handful of years ago: drone operator, social media manager, app developer and cloud computing engineer, among others” (Frazee, Gretchen. “How colleges are preparing students for jobs that don’t exist yet.” PBS, Dec. 6, 2018.)
“Throw out the idea that you have to match degrees with jobs. There’s often a disconnect between what you learned in college and what you do in the workforce.” (Frazee, Gretchen. “How colleges are preparing students for jobs that don’t exist yet.” PBS, Dec. 6, 2018.)
Monmouth University’s Center for the Arts Visiting Writers Series brings the most celebrated poets and authors from around the world (Andrei Codrescu, Natasha Trethewey, Joyce Carol Oates, Naomi Shihab Nye, Adam Zagajewski), and our own back yard (Long Branch’s own US Poet Laureate, Robert Pinsky) to the beautiful auditorium of the University’s centerpiece, his- toric Wilson Hall. With our Visiting Writers Series, we hope the audience will experience a renewed sense of their relationship to poetry and fiction, to language, and to be moved emo- tionally by that writer’s representation of what it means to be a human being, whether that experience is one of joy, celebration, longing, or sorrow. For additional information, please
contact the director of the Visiting Writers Series, Associate Dean Michael Thomas, MFA (Poetry), at 732-263-5635.
Michael Thomas has visiting writers offer workshops and informal craft discussions
before their readings. Michael Thomas himself offers informal workshops each semester.
VISITING WRITER SERIES
Alexandra Kleeman
Alexandra Kleeman is celebrated at Mon- mouth for her contributions to the literary world. As someone who always held a secre- tive ambition to write fiction, Kleeman claims it is helpful to consider “all the different shades of telling” in a written work; whether fiction, nonfiction, reportage, essays, or poetry, allow yourself to explore. Her advice is to “store everything you per- ceive because you never know when you could use it.” Stripped of conventional topics, Alexandra’s writing has led her to some at-
tend interesting places and allowed her to experience them firsthand. From attending fruitarian festivals to going on bed-rest to not only write about the subject but to live it and know it personally, is perhaps what gives Kleeman’s work its uniqueness. Surrounding herself with inspiration, Alexandra succeeds in portraying the idealized concept of female beauty through themes of entrapment, fantasy, identity, space, among others, and within a stream of consciousness that is freakishly fantastic.
Some of her inspirations include Ben Marcus, Donald Barthelme, and Don Delillo. The author has always
been drawn to the art of storytelling, and we were lucky enough she did just that for our Visiting Writers
Series event held on September 17, 2019, along with a rewarding Q & A held afterward:]
How do you create a character without making them too much like yourself? How do you create an individual?
“I seem to incorporate a seed of myself into creating a character, a seed that relates not only to you, but
to everyone. Plant the seed, watch it grow into it’s own being. I consider questions like ‘How do they like
their coffee?’, ‘Do they always get to work early or late?’, or ‘How do they make their breakfast?”
What inspired you to write in a stream of consciousness?
“I’ve always been interested in fantasy tales and getting to play with those dream-like realities. It’s special when you read something and you can say ‘I could see myself in that’. I like the idea of language being a weapon and wanted to explore those magical, fabulist aspects of writing.”
What are your thoughts on the writing process? How do you find time to write?
“I prefer to write at night, because it works better for me. It’s so important to know your writing process and learn what’s best for you. Don’t force yourself to write every day if it’s too much for your schedule. Try new things, make an outline, write on paper instead of the computer, vise versa. Putting pressure on your work can make the writing process difficult, discover your optimal timeframe and work around it. There’s a lot more than just one way to find out what works for you, attempt as many as you can.”
Taije Silverman
of language and touches on the most vulnerable experi-
ences of life. The silenced topics of death and grief are
explored to find comfort in facing pain head on through
Silverman’s poetry. In Houses Are Fields, she attempts
to control overwhelming emotions of panic while in the
presence of her sick mother, transferring her anguish
and confusion on to the page through the act of writing.
Silverman’s new manuscript continues the themes of
loss, noises, and echoes acting as memories in addition
to racism, sexism, antisemitism and more. She declares:
“Although there are no ‘isms’ in the book, they remain in the conversations held between the pages. [The
objective] is to contemplate all the different voices coming into perspective, leading us to question who
has authority . . . and how that authority is established.” Silverman’s poetry gives opportunity to the si-
lenced voices and encourages readers to use their voice freely, recognizing that “People change when you
speak back.” Monmouth University’s Visiting Writers Series had the privilege of hosting Silverman’s read-
ing on November 18, 2019, followed by a stimulating Q & A concerning her craft:
In Houses Are Fields, some of your poems are fragmented and free-verse. Is it more difficult to do? Do you
prefer it that way?
“These types of poems come out of writing as a weapon against time, writing everything happening dur-
ing my mother’s sickness. I started writing with spaces in between because at the time my mother started
to lose the part of her brain that allowed her to speak . . . the more my mother’s voice became fragment-
ed, mine did too.”
From a beginning writer’s experience, death changed my sense of writing. Has your style of poetry changed
after the death of your mother?
“Yes, loss is what shapes language and words. For a while I wasn’t able to write, that’s why I started
translating. During panic attacks, translating Italian soothed me. . . . Eventually my work got more playful.
. . . [The idea of] motherhood is surreal, so my work became more surreal, as well.”
A lot of your poems are about your private life. How does it make you feel that your most private moments
are publicly seen and heard?
“I was raised well, to tell the truth and tell it clearly. Hiding things is what embarrasses me. Bodies are
weird and the more we talk about them the better. The truth is somehow the opposite of shame for me.”
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