At least 50 Seton Hall students and alumni rallied Monday afternoon against the administration’s decision to eliminate all of Seton Hall’s track teams on July 1. The crowd of track students, supporters and alumni made their way around the Green chanting “Bring Back Track” and stopped outside the Richie Regan Recreation and Athletic Center to make speeches expressing their anger and disappointment at the decision.
The Walsh Library has recently enforced a policy banning food and drinks on the third and fourth levels of the library to keep pests away. The pests were noticed by Building Manager Catriona Hill and, according to the dean of the library Chrysanthy Grieco, mice droppings have appeared on both floors.
Maintaining a high GPA is typically a goal for students during college, however when it comes to finding jobs and internships, employers also look for candidates with extracurricular involvement. Employers in this market look to hire those who demonstrate participation in leadership roles, community service and internship experience on their resumes, Associate Director of the Career Center Andrea Garrido said.
The five finalists for the School of Arts and Sciences Professor of the Year Award were determined Monday night by the Arts and Sciences student senators. The finalists include Professor Sean Lake from the Department of Classical Studies, Dr. Kathleen Rennie from the Department of Communications, Dr.
While some students are heading home for spring break, others are spending their time traveling, some for fun and others to serve the community. According to a collegenews.com article regarding spring break, over 200,000 college-aged students traveled to destinations away from home for spring break in 2009.
A 2009 survey reported more than 75 percent of Seton Hall faculty use technology and encourage it among their students, the Teaching Learning Technology Center said. When asked about the survey, Director of TLTC Paul Fisher said teachers like to increase time on tasks outside the classroom in order to utilize valuable classroom time for more important topics.
Monsignor discusses Seton Hall experience
Since 1956 Msgr. Richard Liddy has been a member of the Seton Hall family. Today, he continues to teach students, both in and out of the classroom. Liddy began his journey with the university after graduating from Seton Hall Prepatory School in 1956. He then began his higher education, and later studied at the campus seminary, traveling to Rome for seven years for his doctorate.
Students considering graduate school may not realize they can participate in a dual-degree program at Seton Hall to earn their Bachelor’s and their Master’s degrees in a shorter timespan. Dual-degree programs include, but are not limited to, english, history, psychology, education (B.
The Colleges Against Cancer is preparing for the 4th annual, Seton Hall Relay for Life coming up on April 16. Over 200 people have registered thus far, forming 50 teams who are preparing to be a part of this year’s Relay for Life. The event will be held in the Richie Regan Recreation and Athletic Center.
As a Catholic University, Seton Hall follows the traditions surrounding Lent, a time where Catholics and other Christians prepare for the celebration of Easter. For some students, Lent is also a time where they search for the meaning in their self and the act of giving things up.
In an effort to spread innovative ideas from the Seton Hall community and the larger region, Seton Hall will host a TEDx conference on Friday, April 9 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The conference will include short, 8-18 minute presentations by 8-10 speakers and selected TEDTalk videos of speakers at other TED and TEDx events.
Athletics eliminates programs to save $1.5 million
The Seton Hall men’s and women’s track teams will be eliminated to cut costs in the Athletic Department, Athletics Director Joe Quinlan and University President Msgr. Robert Sheeran announced Wednesday. The university will save $1.5 million a year when the track program, comprised of four men’s and women’s track and field teams, is officially terminated on July 1, the start of Seton Hall’s new fiscal year.
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The first place on my checklist was South Orange Public Library. There, I teamed up with a librarian named Ellen and together we searched through online databases for anything involving births or deaths in the years 1952 and 1953. No results for any Anton Ciaglias turned up, and I was still stuck at square one with no information.
A Faculty Senate resolution asking that the presidential search be opened to candidates who are not priests has been rejected by the university’s board of regents, and members of the Faculty Senate expressed their disappointment at the decision.
Provost office plans causes student concerns
Seton Hall is currently working to finalize a “Strategic Plan” for the university. The plan, which sets goals to improve Seton Hall by the year 2015 is titled “From Strength to Strength.” According to Dr. Gregory Burton, co-chair of Seton Hall’s Strategic Plan Steering Committee and associate provost, the strategic plan was created to formulate and share a consensus of how the university community currently exists and what Seton Hall wishes to become in the future.
New club explores the art of cinema
A Seton Hall freshman created a film society at Seton Hall in hopes of introducing its members to well known and popular movies college-aged students might not have seen. Steffi Tindaan, creator of the club, said the society meets weekly to screen and discuss a film each week in Fahy 237 Tuesday nights.
David Peterson, a campus minister in Campun Ministry, traveled to Haiti on Thrusday. Peterson will visit there until Friday of next week, and the next day he will go with Seton Hall students to El Salvador on the March Releasing the DOVEs trip. For an exclusive story of his recent accounts in Haiti , check out The Setonian’s 20th issue on March 18.
Award ceremony honors the accomplishments of strong leaders
In honor of women’s history month, Seton Hall will host its annual Women’s Conference honoring the accomplishments of women and granting the Woman of the Year Award along with the “On the Shoulders We Stand” award on March 26 in the Main Lounge.
The breakdown on housing equations
Housing applications are in and the priority point process for room selection has begun for 1,200 students who applied for room and board in fall 2010. Between Feb. 1 and Feb. 19, students had the opportunity to fill out the housing application online and submit a deposit of $325.
Member of 2000 Pirates, an Atlantic City police officer, dies after accidental gunshot
A former Seton Hall basketball player and current Atlantic City police officer died of an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound at approximately 1:30 a.m. while on duty this morning, as reported by pressofAtlanticCity.com. Kevin Wilkins, 31, was reportedly installing a rubber sleeve on the grip of his pistol when he accidentally discharged the bullet, hitting himself in the face while sitting in his patrol car near Kentucky Avenue in Atlantic City.
Seton Hall has received 13,385 applications for freshman admission so far this year while last year, admissions received a total of 13,854 applications, according to Jaime de Leon II, associate director of admissions. De Leon predicted that the admissions office will probably receive around 15,000 applications this year from first-time, freshman applicants.
Network films on campus
Parts of the Seton Hall University campus were used for filming by MTV for their special “Sexting in America: When Privates Go Public.” The news special, which aired Feb. 14 on MTV, explored the dangers of sexting as well as the frequency of digital abuse, which is “spreading negative or embarrassing dirt (true, untrue, or unknown, via text, pic or video) about someone behind their back or to their face,” according to athinline.
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As a Sacristan here at school, I have access to some areas on campus that other students are not permitted to be in. One of these areas is the garden behind President’s Hall and the chapel. One night around 10 p.m. I was in the garden emptying the chapel’s trashcans when the wind blew and took some tissues for a ride across the lawn.
Seton Hall employees face possible layoffs as the university makes “painful cost-saving decisions,” University President Msgr. Robert Sheeran said in a letter to the university community. Citing the sluggish economy, increased costs and a decline in philanthropy, Sheeran said it was essential that the university cut costs.
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