In the Know – Issue 42
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Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Leads Scholars Program
In an intense and competitive program, six Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÔÚÏß students were named 2022 American Heart Association’s Hispanic Serving Institutions Scholars, earning the University the largest number of scholarship winners in its first year of participation.
Last Call for Benefits Enrollment
Open enrollment for benefits ends on October 31. Be sure to register for your 2023 medical and dental insurance and flexible spending accounts. Got questions? Attend the final webinar on October 27.
Campus Upgrades Are Here!
University Facilities has been hard at work making campus even more beautiful for you. From new field turf to repaired sidewalks, see all the great improvements.
In the News
- Maria Rodriguez-Gregg (Government Relations and Community Affairs) to discuss Latinos in politics.
- Dan Geltrude (Accounting and Finance) appeared on to discuss the probability of a recession.
- Stephanie Silvera (Public Health) appeared to discuss the emergence of new omicron variants and how the state may be affected.
- Blanca Elizabeth Vega (Educational Leadership) is mentioned in about a WalletHub story that names Pennsylvania’s top colleges among some of the best in the U.S.
- Jason Williams (Justice Studies) is quoted in about Passaic County Prosecutor Camela Valdes losing the trust of the public.
- Our Women Entrepreneurship Week event was and included an interview with Mimi Feliciano.
- Christopher Salvatore (Justice Studies) was about homicide rates increasing in the U.S.
Reminders
- Mark your calendars for one of the biggest days of the year – Homecoming takes place October 29. Join in the street fair festivities and don’t miss the Alumni Barbecue and Craft Beer Tent. Then, at 1 p.m., it’s game time! Come cheer the Red Hawks to victory over Christopher Newport!
- The Volunteer Center, in collaboration with the Red Cross, is hosting a until the end of the month.
- Roadwork on Normal Ave. at the train tracks is expected to last until Thursday, October 27 and during that time, traffic will be closed in both directions. Police are there to help ease traffic congestion during high peak times.
- If you missed this event, The Benefits and Perils of Black Racial Identity Development among Black Latinxs, the for 30 days.
- You can find the latest campus COVID-19 data, including case numbers, on the COVID-19 Dashboard.
- With Thanksgiving break and the winter closing approaching, Human Resources asks all employees to review the instructions for timekeeping.
- If you or a loved one is experiencing a mental health crisis or thinking about suicide, call or text 988, the new nationwide for free, confidential support, 24/7.
Kudos
- To Malikka Hutchins (Global Engagement), who has been selected as a to support diversity in international education.
- To Mark Chopping (Earth and Environmental Studies), who at the 2nd Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) Climate Observation Conference.
- To Christopher Freid (Social Work and Child Advocacy), who also serves as Passaic County’s chief assistant prosecutor, for being this year’s recipient of the .
- To PhD candidate Hermann Bermúdez, (Environmental Science and Management PhD Program), for presenting evidence at the Geological Society of America’s Annual Conference that a dinosaur-killing asteroid also triggered a mega-earthquake that lasted months.
- To everyone involved in making the event a success. If you missed it, watch a replay of the .
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