  {"id":4107,"date":"2025-04-04T12:05:13","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T16:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/university-communications\/?p=4107"},"modified":"2025-04-08T10:48:33","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T14:48:33","slug":"in-the-know-issue-143","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/university-communications\/2025\/04\/04\/in-the-know-issue-143\/","title":{"rendered":"In The Know &#8211; Issue 143"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/university-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2025\/04\/032125_11395_Cooking-With-Koppell-Jon-Bramnick_MP.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/university-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2025\/04\/032125_11395_Cooking-With-Koppell-Jon-Bramnick_MP.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"President Koppell speaking with NJ gubernatorial candidate, Jon Brammick as they prepare to cook\"\/><\/figure>\n<h2><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/cooking-with-koppell\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cooking with Koppell<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>This election season, President Koppell is giving us a personal look at New Jersey\u2019s gubernatorial candidates beyond the campaign trail with Cooking with Koppell: Candidates Edition.<\/p>\n<div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/university-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2025\/04\/Werner-Wilson_Ronald.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/university-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2025\/04\/Werner-Wilson_Ronald.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Ron Werner Wilson\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><div class=\"prpl-column two-thirds\">\n<h2><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/2025\/04\/03\/montclair-state-university-names-ronald-werner-wilson-as-dean-of-college-for-community-health\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ronald Werner-Wilson Named Dean of College for Community Health<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>An expert on adolescent development and family science, and a community health proponent, Werner-Wilson begins at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ on June 1.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/university-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2025\/04\/email-image-design.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/university-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2025\/04\/email-image-design.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><div class=\"prpl-column two-thirds\">\n<h2><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/sustainability\/earth-month-2025\" target=\"_blank\">Celebrate Campus Earth Month with the Office of Sustainability and Win Prizes!<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>This April, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Office of Sustainability is launching a new tradition, Campus Earth Month. Everyone on campus is invited to participate and compete for prizes!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<h2>Updates<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Spring Children\u2019s Swim Lessons<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ State Swimming &amp; Diving will be hosting a five week Spring Children&#8217;s Swim Lesson programs. Signing up for these lessons will help offset the cost of each athlete&#8217;s payment for the Team Winter Training Trip. Lessons begin Monday, April 7 and end Monday, April 5. <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSeJu_1c2dizOOHtZniTvSGAZFdiM8U1OjiEu7ytLmIK-NUIMQ\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\">Registration is now open<\/a>. Please contact <a href=\"mailto:mclaughlinb@mail.montclair.edu\">mclaughlinb@mail.montclair.edu<\/a> with any questions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nominate a Student for Future Student Affairs Professionals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Do you know a student with the potential to excel in the field of Student Affairs? Whether it&#8217;s a standout RA, a dynamic student leader from the Rec Center, a dedicated student employee in the Office of Student Belonging or any student in any area or organization who demonstrates exceptional qualities, we want to hear about them! Please <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScDHsLfNtFNWa_gwtpD3lbDf9Ye9NedQOFGmVtj0K2VPuDN6Q\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\">nominate them to be a part of the 2025-2026 Future Student Affairs Professionals cohort<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Promoting an Event? Include This Messaging<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nAs a reminder, University events are open to everyone. When promoting events, please be sure to include this messaging on all event listings, flyers and submissions to the weekly Events Digest.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Day in the Life<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nUniversity Communications and Marketing is always looking for stories to tell and share about our students, faculty and staff.<\/p>\n<p>We are interested in showcasing members of our University community who are doing something noteworthy \u2014 whether in the classroom, through research, internships, jobs, hobbies or unique personal experiences.<\/p>\n<p>If you or someone you know has a compelling story to share, please fill out this <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSeQHb_3uCFnwb7nI4x0VPFfV5KgC_OZmq8f4UJWyr6rxTY9lQ\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\">form<\/a>. Faculty and staff may also submit on behalf of students who express interest.<\/p>\n<h2>In The News<\/h2>\n<p>(<em>Articles may require a subscription to view<\/em>)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Daniel Douglas<\/strong> (Sociology) was featured in this <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.startribune.com\/how-much-should-college-students-work-a-mankato-professor-looks-at-link-between-too-much-work-and-failing-grades\/601300523\" target=\"_blank\">Star Tribune<\/a> article talking about the benefits of working through college and how it can benefit students after they graduate.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jason Williams<\/strong> (Justice Studies) was featured in this <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/nj-bill-toughens-penalties-against-195415486.html\" target=\"_blank\">Yahoo! News<\/a> article highlighting the severity of organized retail theft in New Jersey and the influence of media-driven policy decisions. He was also cited in this <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/news\/democrats-still-push-diversity-bills-100315122.html\" target=\"_blank\">AOL<\/a> article about lawmakers putting forward bills to tackle key issues and to bring attention to their main concerns.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Emily Douglas<\/strong> (Social Work) was cited in this <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/dentonrc.com\/news\/state\/why-texas-massive-drop-in-child-abuse-and-neglect-deaths-is-misleading\/article_7f5672cc-bb44-4ac1-b5db-a46c2714f935.html\" target=\"_blank\">Texas Public Radio story<\/a> talking about how changes in Texas&#8217; policies and definitions may be artificially lowering reported child abuse and neglect fatalities rather than reflecting a true decline.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gabriel Rubin<\/strong> (Justice Studies) was featured in this <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/even-better\/405204\/life-risks-safety-crime-disease-plane-crash\" target=\"_blank\">Vox<\/a> article talking about how Gen Z\u2019s constant exposure to crime and danger on social media makes them believe the world is more dangerous than it really is.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Kudos<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>To <strong>Pascale LaFountain<\/strong> (German and French), who presented on Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ\u2019s \u201cSPARK for German\u201d Community Engaged Teaching Project alongside professors of Arabic, ASL, Chaghatay, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Spanish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Uyghur, and Vietnamese at the <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.harvard.edu\/bapc2025\/\" target=\"_blank\">Boston Language Pedagogy Conference held at Harvard University<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Social Media Post of Note<a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DGTRtfRxDdJ\/\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DH4hqKVuHJa\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/university-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2025\/04\/image1.png\" alt=\"Instagram screenshot of Rocky going through a parody of his morning routine.\" width=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Morning routine unlocked, IYKYK<\/p>\n<h2>Photo of the Week<\/h2>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/montclairstateuniversity.smugmug.com\/2025\/032525-Campus-Students\/n-hHVsh9\/i-3Gcx8LT\/A\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/university-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/144\/2025\/04\/image2.png\" alt=\"Two people testing out a VR set.\" width=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At work in the VR Character Project Innovation Lab &#8211; University Photographer: John LaRosa<\/p>\n<h2>Quick Links<\/h2>\n<table class=\"responsive-table\" width=\"945\">\n<thead><\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/montclairstateuniversity.smugmug.com\/Student-Communications\/Rocky-and-Roxy-\/n-CXVTvj?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=community_message&amp;utm_content=july_01_2024&amp;utm_campaign=new_rocky\" target=\"_blank\">Approved Mascot Images<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/human-resources\/benefits\/employee-perks\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ<\/a> and <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/u\/1\/d\/1KRvvdvrj5nIjhTMX8-n9QnKV_Pc1hEpoQFDdOOMLkl8\/preview?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_content=june_13_2024&amp;utm_campaign=in_the_know&amp;pli=1#gid=0\" target=\"_blank\">Bloomfield<\/a><br \/>\nPerks and Discounts<\/td>\n<td><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/montclair-advocate.symplicity.com\/care_report\/index.php\/pid018297?\" target=\"_blank\">CARE Report Form<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSe8Mcmq9JvwxBs1DRYA_JRn5N3GGwnUiQByUTpHMHH44p9kXg\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\">Request Team Rocky<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/human-resources\/current-employees\/employee-assistance-program\/\" target=\"_blank\">Employee Assistance Program<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/navigate\/early-warning-program\/\" target=\"_blank\">Early Warning Program<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSewbqKvTrR1zCAYKbJxzZ6flNAsBwPP8f2EiouO88CzQJl9Dw\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\">Request Pebbles<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/red-hawk-central\/loan-repayment-and-financial-success\/\" target=\"_blank\">Student Loan Repayment Support<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/university-police\/blue-envelope-program\/\" target=\"_blank\">Blue Envelope Program<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/ruffm@montclair.edu\" target=\"_blank\">Request Deacon<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/student-center\/lost-and-found\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lost and Found Items<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcc.gov\/988-suicide-and-crisis-lifeline\" target=\"_blank\">988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/facilities\/our-services\/parking-services\/parking-app\/\" target=\"_blank\">Parking Logix App<\/a><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/ems@montclair.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hemorrhage Control and Narcan<br \/>\nKit Training<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Have an item you\u2019d like included in Kudos or Reminders? Want to nominate a staffer for our spotlight? <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/university-communications\/in-the-know-request\/\" target=\"_blank\">Use this form to tell us<\/a>. Read more about our people and programs in the <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/newscenter\/university-news\/\" target=\"_blank\">University News Center<\/a> and in <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/university-communications\/category\/in-the-know\/\" target=\"_blank\">back issues of <em>In the Know<\/em><\/a>. And find out what&#8217;s happening on campus in the <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/calendar\/\" target=\"_blank\">Events Calendar<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cooking with Koppell This election season, President Koppell is giving us a personal look at New Jersey\u2019s gubernatorial candidates beyond the campaign trail with Cooking with Koppell: Candidates Edition. 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