SGA grants nine clubs additional budgetary funding
By Staff Writer | Apr. 29, 2010The new members of the Student Government Association presented nine out of 16 clubs with additional funding during Monday night's yearly budget appeal meeting.
The new members of the Student Government Association presented nine out of 16 clubs with additional funding during Monday night's yearly budget appeal meeting.
Riders of New Jersey Transit will feel the burden of the anticipated fare hikes, which will begin on May 1.
History professor Maxine Lurie recently announced that she will retire at the end of the semester, and, along with a long list of accomplishments, she'll leave behind some sad students.
Joseph Marbach, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, is a finalist for the Provost position at LaSalle University in Philadelphia, according to a report in the school's student newspaper, The Collegian.The report cites Marbach as having visited the campus "during the week of April 5."It also explains the process to find LaSalle's next Provost as being completed through an 11-member faculty search committee. Finalists were "asked to record a video tape…on their own campuses" addressing some of the committee's questions.Very similar to the plans for the Seton Hall presidential search, LaSalle invited its finalists – four in total - to campus for presentations and a chance to meet the community.The Setonian will have more on this story throughout the day.Brian Wisowaty can be reached at brian.wisowaty@student.shu.edu.
The Career Center has implemented a new program this semester titled "Lunch and Learn," which is part of a series of programming called "Business Careers for Non-Business Majors." The "Business Careers for Non-Business Majors" series is not new to Seton Hall and will be continued next year.
Some Seton Hall professors have begun using surveillance software to monitor student activity on their laptops during class.
In terms of cartoons in modern America, viewers cannot say they have seen it all unless they partake in the cultural phenomenon that has become "South Park." Since its debut in 1997, critics and fans alike have called "South Park" indecent, violent and downright entertaining. The show's 14 successful seasons are largely attributed to its satirical and darkly humorous depictions of controversial subject matter, which includes topics related to religion, politics, racism, war and even television itself. It seems, however, in recent weeks, the show has gone too far.
UPDATE, Friday afternoon: According to a report from the Beaver County (Pa.) Times, Robert Morris head coach Mike Rice spoke with Seton Hall officials about Herb Pope's condition. Rice told the newspaper that "Pope's heart stopped...and (he) also suffered seizures, convulsions and was vomiting" during the incident on Wednesday.
The Teaching, Learning and Technology Center received reports that students were indicating e-mails sent from faculty and administrators were being captured by their built-in spam filter and deposited into their junk mail box, according to TLTC Director Paul Fisher.
The college planning committee for the College of Arts and Sciences has approved Dean Marbach's proposal for the reorganization of the college, according to Manfred Minimair, chair of the committee and associate professor in the department of mathematics and computer science.
Mike Salzillo, a 2002 graduate of Seton Hall, recently was promoted to assistant vice president at Coyne Public Relations, LLC. Coyne was PRWeek's 2009 midsize agency of the year.
This year's Fulbright Scholarship to Indonesia has been awarded to a Seton Hall senior Grace Chung for the 2010-2011 school year. Chung is a senior at Seton Hall, with a double major in Diplomacy and International Relations and Economics. She will be part of a 10 month program in Indonesia and is the second of four recipients to receive this year's awards.
The Student Government Association held its joint session between the old and new members Monday night. The meeting marked the transition between this year and next year's SGA as old members held their final meeting and new senate leadership was elected.
Stillman School of Business Dean Karen Boroff said she has decided to step down from her position mostly because she felt it would be best for the organization of the school.
In his final weeks at Seton Hall, University President Msgr. Robert Sheeran will address students and their families as the keynote speaker at the 2010 Baccalaureate Commencement Ceremony on Monday, May 17 at the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, NJ.
Three Seton Hall students addressed the New Jersey Assembly Budget and Appropriations Committee in Trenton on Monday about the proposed Fiscal Year 2011 New Jersey state budget and the effect its passing would have on Seton Hall students.
With the arrival of spring and the end of the semester approaching, the Student Activities Board is co-sponsoring Spring Fling 2010, starting Friday, April 23 to Sunday, May 2.
Seton Hall's Brownson Speech Team qualified and attended the American Forensics Association National Tournament where they won multiple honors at the University of Wisconsin from April 2 to April 5.
A course on gay marriage will be offered by the Women and Gender studies department next semester at Seton Hall University.
South Orange Chief of Police James Chelel has increased the number of police officers in downtown South Orange during weekend evenings in response to a large gathering of teenagers during the night of March 20.