UNION, NJ — Nearly 100 New Jersey public school administrators came together in December on Kean University’s campus to hear the latest research on learning loss during the COVID-19 pandemic and sample new technologies to support students and educators in the post-COVID learning environment. Superintendents, principals, vice principals and curriculum supervisors attended the informational summit, […]
UNION, NJ — Kean University was honored in the Fast Company 2022 Innovation by Design Awards for a research project that used interactive 3D media to take visitors back in time to the historic Liberty Hall Museum. The project, “Liberty Hall Museum: Room of Echoes,” was led by Michael Graves College associate professor Edward Johnston […]
LATHAM, NY — Maj. Gen. Ray Shields, the adjutant general for the state of New York, announced the recent promotion of members of the New York Army National Guard in recognition of their capability for additional responsibility and leadership. Farley Joseph from Union, assigned to the 1156th Engineer Co., received a promotion on Monday, Aug. […]
UNION, NJ — It was an evening filled with song, dance and magic, as 20 contestants took the stage. Twin tap dancers Jaden and Ellis Foreman, 17 years old, stole the show, wowing the panel of judges on Saturday, Nov. 19, at the 2022 Union’s Got Talent competition at Enlow Recital Hall at Kean University. […]
UNION, NJ — American rock band Los Lobos will perform at Kean University’s Wilkins Theatre, 100 Morris Ave. in Union, on Saturday, Feb. 18, at 7:30 p.m. The journey of Los Lobos began in 1973, when David Hidalgo, vocals, guitar and pretty much anything else with strings; Louie Perez, drums, vocals and guitar; Cesar Rosas, […]
UNION, NJ — The township came alive on Friday, Dec. 2, when Union’s Winter Wonderland was hosted at F. Edward Biertuempfel Memorial Park, along Winslow Avenue. Thousands came out for the celebration, which continued on Saturday, Dec. 3, culminating in a tree lighting, despite the unpleasant weather that day. “Union’s Winter Wonderland is an annual […]
UNION, NJ — The Theater Project, an incubator for rising talent and a showcase for New Jersey artists, is reaching out to high school students throughout the state for entries in the prestigious Young Playwrights Competition. The submission deadline for the 21st Young Playwrights Competition is Jan. 22. Scripts should be between 10 and 20 […]
UNION, NJ — The township of Union opened its Veterans Day ceremony with moving videos that included scenes of veterans looking for names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., as then-President Ronald Reagan dedicated the wall on Veterans Day in 1982. The video included scenes of soldiers returning home, […]
UNION, NJ — Kean University’s Distinguished Lecture Series will kick off the year with a lecture on Tuesday, Nov. 15, by CNN chief political correspondent Dana Bash, who will share her insight in a post–midterm elections conversation. Bash, who is also co-anchor of CNN’s “State of the Union” with Jake Tapper, will speak at Kean’s […]
UNION, NJ — Kean University’s inaugural class of physician assistant students were presented with their white coats, a traditional symbol of professionalism and readiness, during a celebratory event on Friday, Oct. 21. The students marked the accomplishment as they begin their year of clinical practice. In January 2024, they will be the first graduates of […]