SHU celebrates anti-hazing week
The Seton Hall University community, especially the Greek organizations on campus, celebrated National Hazing Prevention Week, a period of education and awareness. On a national average, 55% of college students involved in some sort of organization have reported being hazed. According to Hank Nuwer, a journalism professor at Franklin College, 40 students have died from hazing-related accidents in the United States in the past decade....
University implements electronic parking permit system
This fall Seton Hall implemented a new electronic parking permit system called NuPark, has been implemented for the South Orange campus. The new parking permit system allows a vehicle’s license plate to become the permit, eliminating the need for physical parking passes for long term permits. Short term passes, however, such as daily and overnight passes are still physical passes. File photo According to the Ann Szipszky, the Parking...
University implements electronic parking permit system
This fall Seton Hall implemented a new electronic parking permit system called NuPark, has been implemented for the South Orange campus. File photo The new parking permit system allows a vehicle’s license plate to become the permit, eliminating the need for physical parking passes for long term permits. Short term passes, however, such as daily and overnight passes are still physical passes. According to the Ann Szipszky, the Parking...
Stress management sessions offer relief to SHU
The Human Resources Department at Seton Hall hosted the first installment of a three-part series on stress management on April 10. The department is hosting three sessions that deal with how to handle stress, according to the Seton Hall events page. The stress management sessions take place in the Beck Rooms A and B from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. Russo said that stress management sessions provide physical techniques for employees to use....
SHU library opens after-hours study room
As of March 18, the after-hours study room in the library is officially open. The room is located on the second floor of the library next to Dunkin’ Donuts. The opening was announced on the Seton Hall Libraries twitter, @SHU_Libraries and on their blog. The study room is open 24 hours a day and seven days a week for current Seton Hall University students. The room features several group tables with seating, individual desks, couches,...
Limited supply of Josh Peck event tickets upsets students
Seton Hall’s Student Activity Board (SAB) announced on Instagram that they will be hosting a comedy event featuring Josh Peck on March 1 in the Main Lounge. Several students were upset that the tickets quickly sold out. Mikaela Battaglia, a social and behavioral science major, expressed her anger about the limited supply of tickets. File Photo “I am upset because about two hours after the post came out, they were already sold out,”...
SGA president runs into setback in bid for Board of Regents seat
Student Government Association (SGA) President Rishi Shah has reportedly failed in his attempt to obtain a permanent student seat on the University Board of Regents. Shah recently had a meeting with interim provost Karen Boroff regarding the possibility for a student seat. “The meeting went well; however, the Provost indicated that it was not feasible to have a student seat on the Board of Regents, given that the faculty does...
SGA president advocates for Board of Regents seat
Rishi Shah, current Student Government Association (SGA) president is pushing a campaign to create a student body seat on the Board of Regents at Seton Hall University. Shah was elected student body president in 2018. Shah’s campaign to have a permanent seat on the Board of Regents at Seton Hall University is his most recent endeavor as president. According to the Seton Hall official website, the Board of Regents current president is...
Dr. Karen Boroff wins 2018 Curtis E. Tate Jr. Award
Seton Hall interim provost, Karen Boroff has received the 2018 Curtis E. Tate Jr. Award from the North American Case Research Association for co-authoring the “Incident in Kabul Case.” Boroff expressed that the power of collaboration, along with the integration of research has come along with this award as a personal gain. Boroff recalled her time co-authoring the case and everything that went into it from her time at the United...
SGA receives new budget for 2018-19 year
The Student Government Association has received a $20,000 budget increase for this academic year, bringing the total budget to $170,000. This is following the change in leadership and budget formula this year. The budget given out for organizations last year was constructed around the formula based on spending and fundraising. This method of budgeting for organizations and clubs on campus was not well received. The discontent with the...
Hanlon joins Thering Fund Board of Trustees
The Sister Rose Thering Fund for Education in Jewish-Christian Studies has recently added a new Board Chair, Melinda Hanlon, to their Board of Trustees. Melinda Hanlon, M.A. ’08, is taking over Deborah Duane’s chair on the Board of Trustees of the Sister Rose Thering Fund at Seton Hall University. According to Claire Giangreco, the fund’s program manager, Hanlon was appointed head after the term of the previous Board Chair was up....