Week of  September 25

Welcome to our second CHDCM newsletter! I hope that the official start of fall finds you all well, and enjoying your favorite parts of the season (for me, the return of the NFL and crisp mornings!). And to all of you who are observing Yom Kippur, I wish you an easy fast.

I’m also excited to celebrate with you as our College gets its official launch. Though we’ve already enjoyed our on-campus celebration, this time we’ve gone public! I’ve enjoyed getting to meet more and more people over the last month, and am looking forward to moving forward in our unification—and to what we’ll be able to dream up as we come together across our four departments!

Read on to learn about some of the wonderful, talented people of our College, and feel free to reach out to them and add your own congratulations to ours. Please keep your good news and event notes coming, and I look forward to continuing to meet more and more of you as we get further into fall… 

Dr. Bryan Crable
 Founding Dean

Dr. Frank Cicero, Dr. Ruth Tsuria, Dr. David Reid, Dr. Minsun Lee 

We want to give a big CHDCM shout to four of our professors who recently were promoted to Associate Professor and received tenure! 

Congratulations Dr. Frank Cicero, Dr. Ruth Tsuria, Dr. David Reid, and Dr. Minsun Lee! This is a huge accomplishment, and we couldn't be happier for you all. 

Dr. Renee Robinson 

We'd like to give another CHCDM shout to Dr. Renee Robinson, Professor of Communication! Dr. Robinson has already been very busy this semester with multiple achievements on deck to occur. 

First, Dr. Robinson's book, Communication Instruction in the Generation Z Classroom: Educational Explorations (2021) will be available on paperback and is estimated to be released September - early October 2023.  

Dr. Robinson will also be co-presenting with Kate Sierra (of the Teaching, Learning, and Technology Center) at the annual Educause Conference in Chicago the week of October 9th. They will be presenting "How higher education can prepare Gen Z for a changing world of work." 

Finally, Dr. Robinson will be a guest on the Elearn Podcast to talk about Gen Z and higher education's role in preparing them for career readiness. 

Congratulations Dr. Robinson, and good luck for your future projects! 

For more information about Dr. Robinson's presentation and podcast, click  HERE and HERE. 

Counseling Psychology Student Association (CPSA)

This week's student organization highlight is the Counseling Psychology Student Association! It is an association for Counseling Psychology Ph.D. students within Seton Hall. Each month, they have meetings focused on professional development topics and invite program alumni to speak about their experiences and share insight about their careers, advice for current students, and upcoming graduates, etc. 

 This year, CPSA hopes to partner with other organizations to increase mental health awareness, increase visibility of important issues on campus, and foster connections across student organizations. 

Click HERE to read more about CPSA. 

Ethan Wojciechowski  

Ethan Wojciechowski, a graduate student in the Museum Professions program, shared his experience about his internship this past summer at the Montclair History Center. Wojciechowski worked as a general staff intern. "I decided to pursue an internship with the Montclair History Center because I wanted to understand what it meant to work at a place concerned with the preservation and telling of history." 

 Wojciechowski reflected that his time there taught him what it truly takes and means to be a museum professional: "I had an opportunity to shadow and learn from the director Angelica Diggs, Erin Benz, curator and head of collections, and Natalie Fontana, social media manager. I learned that at smaller institutions you need to be able to adapt to situations outside your area of expertise, and need to be willing to take on more work than you would expect." 

Guests at WSOU: Kenny Albert and Corey Taylor 

Renowned sportscaster Kenny Albert was on campus this past week to share insight on his incredibly vase announcing career which includes the NFL, NBA, MLB, and the Olympics. He stopped by WSOU to sit and chat with Sports Director, Michael Federico about his start in broadcasting and lengthy career. 

The interview is available on Spotify (WSOU Sports). 

Corey Taylor, lead vocalist of heavy metal band Slipknot, came by WSOU for an on-air takeover. Patrick Ritter, Music Director, shared that Taylor talked about his entire career, spanning multiple projects, albums, and groups. In between talking segments of the interview, WSOU played a selection of solo material, Slipknot, Stone Sour, and other music that has inspired Taylor. 

The full interview with music will be available on  Spotify (WSOU interviews).  

Digital Media Production professor William R. Pace had his co-authored book The Filmmakers Guide to Creatively Embracing Limitations: Not Getting What You Want Leading to Creating What You Need published by Routledge's Focal Press in late summer 2023. 

To purchase Professor Pace's book, click HERE. 

Dr. Rong Chen's research project "Effects of Education Loans on College Student Transfer in the United States: Evidence from the Last Three Decades," is expected to conclude in December 2023. 

Dr. Chen also recently collaborated on a paper for the Journal of Student Financial Aid. 

To read Dr. Chen's paper, click HERE.  

Dr. Jessica Rauchberg recently had an article published in the journal New Media & Society.

In collaboration with other professors at various universities across the country, their article "TikTok as algorithmically mediated biographical illumination: Autism, self-discovery, and platformed diagnosis on #Austiktok" was also recently featured in Northeastern Global News. 

To read Dr. Rauchberg's article, click HERE.  

Dr. David Reid's articles, “Principle perceptions of the staying power of changes made in response to COVID-19" was published in the International Journal of Leadership in Education. He also collaborated with SHU alumnus Marlena Celebre-Baird on another article.

Click here for Dr. Reid's article, and here for the collaborative article. 

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