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January 31-February 7, 2022
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Welcome to Edition 4 of This Week at NJCU for January 31, 2022. This once-weekly Monday publication will inform the university community about all events happening each week over the next eight days on campus. To submit your event for the February 7, 2022 edition, please use the form at the bottom of this communication. All listed times are Eastern Standard Time (EST).
SPOTLIGHT EVENT
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NJCU @ FORT MONMOUTH
A Salute to Our Veterans
Fort Monmouth Disabled American Veterans Meeting
Wednesday, February 2 | 10-11:30 a.m.
In-person | NJCU @ Fort Monmouth, Squier Hall, 283 Sherrill Avenue, Oceanport, N.J.
NJCU @ Fort Monmouth is now the new home for the Fort Monmouth Disabled American Veterans.
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CENTER FOR LATIN AMERICAN, CARIBBEAN, AND LATINX STUDIES
Submit your proposal now for the
2022 LATI ColloquiumDeadline: Tuesday, February 1
The NJCU Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies announces the 2022 LATI Colloquium, to be held in a mixed in-person and virtual format on April 6-7. Each year, the Colloquium highlights scholarly and creative work of faculty, students, alumni, and staff from NJCU and from other colleges and universities in the area. We also welcome participation by the larger community, including members representing specific community organizations.
The Center welcomes proposals for any scholarly or creative work relating to Latin America, the Caribbean, and Latinx communities in the United States. You can submit a proposal for an individual paper, poster, artwork, performance, or other format, or you can propose a panel, exhibit, or performance with multiple participants.
Submission Process: Please submit your proposal by clicking the Colloquium submission portal below by Tuesday, February 1, 2022. Your submission should include a one-paragraph abstract of not more than 150 words.
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HUDSON COUNTY
Hudson County
Cold Weather Help
Attention all Hudson County residents! Find out about getting free help during these cold weather days. Information about warming centers, daytime centers, and homeless outreach:
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COUNSELING CENTER
Monday Check-In Group
with Katrina Morisset, LMSW
Jan. 31-April 25
| 1-2 p.m.
In-person | Gilligan Student Union Building 327
How are you doing? How are you feeling? Had a long weekend? Anxious about the upcoming week? Feeling stressed or overwhelmed? This bi-weekly drop-in group aims to create a safe space where currently enrolled students can identify potential stressors and set goals for the upcoming week, engage in conversations around wellness, and connect with other students by giving and receiving support and feedback.
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WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES
Spring 2022: Rebound Academic Probation Program Orientation
Jan. 31| 2 p.m.
Zoom
The Spring 2022 Rebound, academic probation support program, launches on Monday, January 31 at 2:00 p.m. via Zoom. All students on academic probation (GPAs below 2.0) have received communications and are encouraged to attend this orientation session. Services provided by the Rebound program include advisement, tutoring, counseling, and other student and academic support services.
For more information contact Dr. John Blicharz, or visit the Rebound website.
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OFFICE OF CENTRALIZED TUTORING AND ACADEMIC SUPPORT (THE HUB)
Spring 2022 Tutoring and Academic Support ServiceJan. 31
Spring 2022 academic tutoring and support services are available to all NJCU students. Services include tutoring, academic coaching, academic workshops, Rebound academic probation support programming, and Please Help Me! I’m Struggling support communications. Inquiries and appointments for all services can be made via the Hub’s reception desk.
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ATHLETICS
Basketball Doubleheader (Rescheduled)Jan. 31 | 6 and 8 p.m. In-person | John J. Moore Athletics and Fitness Center
In a makeup from Saturday afternoon's snowout, both basketball teams are home tonight at the JMAC and play host to NJAC foe The College of New Jersey (TCNJ).
Women: 6 p.m. | Men: 8 p.m.
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COUNSELING CENTER
BIPOC Support Group
with Katrina Morisset, LMSW
Feb. 1 | 1-2 p.m.
In-person | Gilligan Student Union Building 327
This support group is open to currently enrolled students who identify as BIPOC and offers supportive, validating, and collaborative discussions about how such issues as hate crimes, oppression, racism, and marginalization affect the way we live and experience the world.
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NJCU STUDENT ACTIVITY BOARD
Welcome
Back Bash
Feb. 1 | 1-4 p.m.
In-person | Gilligan Student Union Building MPR
Celebrate being back on campus with the Student Activity Board (SAB) in the Gilligan Student Union Multipurpose Room on February 1 from 1-4 p.m. to celebrate! There will be FREE food, prizes, and a photo booth. There will be an airbrush artist to design your own hats an T-shirts!.
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OFFICE OF CENTRALIZED TUTORING AND ACADEMIC SUPPORT (THE HUB)
Academic Support Open House (Students)
Feb. 1 | 11 a.m., 1, 4 and 6 p.m.
Via Zoom
The Office of Centralized Tutoring and Academic Support will be holding Open Houses throughout the day. During this interactive orientation, students will become familiar with tutoring, academic coaching, academic workshops, Rebound academic probation support programming, and Please Help Me! I’m Struggling support communications.
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SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Graduate Virtual Office Hours
Wednesdays | 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Zoom
Are you interested in getting started on a graduate degree or certificate in business? The NJCU School of Business has virtual office hours to chat with current and prospective graduate students every Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. via Zoom. Join us to ask questions related to curriculum, classroom hours, course modality, program-specific details, career opportunities, and more!
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH
Black History Month Opening Ceremony & Flag Raising
1:45 p.m. | Flag Raising Hepburn Hall Front Lawn
2-4 p.m. | Opening Ceremony Program via Livestream
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OFFICE OF CENTRALIZED TUTORING AND ACADEMIC SUPPORT (THE HUB)
Academic Support Open House (Faculty and Staff)
Feb. 3 | 11 a.m., 1, 4 and 6 p.m.
Zoom
The Office of Centralized Tutoring and Academic Support will be holding Open Houses throughout the day. During these interactive orientations, faculty and staff will become familiar with tutoring, academic coaching, academic workshops, Rebound academic probation support programming, and Please Help Me! I’m Struggling support communications.
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WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES
Self-Motivated to Stay Motivated!
Feb. 3| 1 p.m.
Zoom
Learn how to incorporate goal setting and improve self-esteem.
Hosted by:
Maranice Strickland: Psychotherapist & Owner of Good Counsel Therapy PLLC
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OFFICE OF CENTRALIZED TUTORING AND ACADEMIC SUPPORT (THE HUB)
Workshop: Academic Writing: APA 7th Edition: Organizational Tips and Strategies
Feb. 3 | 1-2 p.m.
In-person or via Zoom | Guarini Library, 1st Floor
Topics include: Critical Reading Techniques; Pre-writing Techniques; Paper Elements, including Title Page, Section Headings, and References; In-Text Citations; and Writing for Students Returning to Academia.
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COUNSELING CENTER
LGBTQIA+ Support Group
with Dr. John Sherry
Feb. 4 | 3-4:30 p.m.
In-person | Gilligan Student Union Building 321
This support group offers a safe space for currently enrolled queer and trans-identifying students to discuss personal and social issues, gain support, and build relationships with themselves and each other!
Weekly on Fridays.
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COUNSELING CENTER
Mindfulness
Feb. 4 | 3-4:30 p.m.
In-person | Gilligan Student Union Building 321
This workshop series, presented in partnership with NJ Hope and Healing, is designed to strengthen the mind's ability to stay focused on what is happening right now, to meet the present moment with kindness, and to respond rather than react. In this series, you will learn about Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and how it can actually change your neural pathways, boost your immune system, help manage pain, and promote healthier relationships. We will discuss stress triggers and healthy strategies for coping with them. Finally, you will learn how to respond to yourself and others with kindness and nonjudgment, which can elevate your mood and make you happier!
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ATHLETICS
Men’s and Women’s Wrestling Host Weekend Matches at JMAC
Feb. 4 | 7 p.m.
In-person | John J. Moore Athletics and Fitness Center
The NJCU men’s wrestling team, led by co-captains Kyle Hillermeier and Matthew Armamento, will host the Red Dragons of SUNY Cortland on Friday, February 4 at 7 p.m.
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ATHLETICS
Women's Wrestling: First-Ever Home Match
Feb. 6 | 12 p.m.
In-person | John J. Moore Athletics and Fitness Center
The NJCU women’s wrestling team, led by sophomore co-captains and All-Americans Naomi Henry and Sandy Guerrero, will host East Stroudsburg in the first-ever home wrestling match in NJCU women's wrestling history! The meet begins on Sunday, February 6 at 12 p.m. at the JMAC. Both schools are receiving votes in the national poll.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Garden State GuaranteeNJCU is proud to partner with the State of New Jersey in providing eligible students with the Garden State Guarantee, a historic investment which will allow undergraduate students with adjusted gross incomes of $65,000 or less the opportunity to attend our State’s four-year public institutions tuition-free for two years. The GSG builds upon NJCU's successful multi-year investment in our own Debt-Free Promise Program.
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 | Images (from left to right): Red Sister Reflecting, 2020, digital collage on canvas, 26 x 20 inches, Orange Leaves Sister, 2020, digital collage on canvas, 17 x 25.5 inches, Fight the Power Sister, 2020, digital collage on canvas, 14.5 x 19 inches
All artwork © 2020 Antoinette Ellis-Williams
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BURN: Origins & Resistance by
Antoinette Ellis-Williams
January 31 – March 3
Artist Talk: February 9 | 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
In-person and online (details to be announced) | Visual Arts Gallery
The BURN Project by Dr. Antoinette Ellis-Williams (Professor, Women & Gender Studies) is a multi-disciplinary project which rethinks and explores the many ways black women experience “Burn” and simultaneously their unique agency to set things on “Fiya” (aka fire) and heal. All viewers are invited to tap into an individual memory of pain and recovery through a personal engagement with the work.
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COUNSELING CENTER
NJCU Counseling Center offers "Let's Talk" Sessions
Let’s Talk provides students with informal, one-on-one confidential consultations to assist students with specific personal concerns (e.g. relationship conflicts, advice regarding a disagreement with a roommate, stress management skills, academic struggles). When necessary, recommendations will be provided. These one-time, 25-minute consultations are not meant to be a substitute for psychotherapy, but rather a meeting with a counselor that is goal-oriented.
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TRIO LEARNING CENTER
Want to Be Part of the TLC Family?
The TRiO Learning Community (TLC) Program at New Jersey City University is a federally funded Student Support Services (SSS) program that provides opportunities for academic development, assists students in meeting basic college requirements, and serves to motivate students towards the successful completion of their post-secondary education. Although nationally each program is different, we all share the same purpose: to retain and graduate the students we serve.
We are looking for freshmen and sophomores who qualify for at least one of the following:
- First generation
- Income Eligible
- Disability
*You must also be a US Citizen or have a residency card
Complete the TLC form below for additional information. For questions or if you have difficulties, please email TLC@njcu.edu
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HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER
Give From The HeartNJCU's Health & Wellness Center Blood Drive
Monday, February 14 | 11 a.m.- 5 p.m.
In-Person | Gilligan Student Union Building MPR
Appointments recommended. Walk-ins welcome if drive capacity permits.
Please bring your NYBC donor card (if you have one) or a photo ID. Donors must wear a mask and should eat before donating. All donors will receive a back sack as a thank you for donating.
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JED STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH FOCUS GROUP
Student Mental Health Focus Group
Wednesday, February 16 | 3-4:30 p.m.
In-Person | Gilligan Student Union Building 317 (Lunch Included)
We want to hear from you! Our campus has recently joined JED Campus, a national program of the JED Foundation (JED), to focus on supporting student mental health and emotional well-being. We are looking for students to join our JED Campus Advisor for a student focus group. We will be discussing what mental health looks like on campus and how JED can support our campus community!
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Submit Your Event to be Included in This Week at NJCU
All events/announcements must be submitted no later than Wednesday at noon to be included in the weekly email newsletter that will be released on the following Monday.
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