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Cougars Climb Higher at Kean Commencement 2019
Cougars Climb Higher at Kean Commencement 2019
VIDEO: The 2019 graduate and undergraduate classes of Kean University celebrated their commencements at NJPAC and the Prudential Center.
Kean Industrial Design Grad Wins Top National Award
Kean Industrial Design Grad Wins Top National Award
Recent Kean industrial design graduate Emma Mantell ’19 is one of five regional winners of the Industrial Design Society of America (IDSA) Student Merit Award, the highest national student award of the professional organization.
Cougars Climb Higher at Kean Undergraduate Commencement 2019
Cougars Climb Higher at Kean Undergraduate Commencement 2019
Actor Jeff Daniels, nominated for a Tony Award for his performance in the Broadway blockbuster To Kill a Mockingbird, delivered a powerful address at the Kean University Undergraduate Commencement on May 23, exhorting the Class of 2019 to help repair a divided nation.
A ‘Model’ Kean Graduate
A ‘Model’ Kean Graduate
Not many students can say they worked their way through college as a Versace model, but Kean Ocean’s Trevor Signorino is the exception.
Nine Kean Students Present at National Undergraduate Conference
Nine Kean Students Present at National Undergraduate Conference
A record group of nine Kean University students from various academic disciplines recently presented their research and networked with other student scholars from across the nation at the prestigious National Conference for Undergraduate Research (NCUR).
Kean Ocean Students Head to Front of the Class at Lavallette School
Kean Ocean Students Head to Front of the Class at Lavallette School
Health and Physical Education majors from Kean Ocean are getting the chance to earn extra in-school training through a unique relationship with the Lavallette school district.
Father and Daughter to Graduate from Kean Together
Father and Daughter to Graduate from Kean Together
For Kean graduates Welena and Wisner Noel, Kean’s Commencement will truly be a family celebration. The father and daughter will both receive bachelor’s degrees at the undergraduate ceremony on May 23 at the Prudential Center in Newark.
Women Take the Lead at Graduate Commencement
Women Take the Lead at Graduate Commencement
Women receiving advanced degrees from Kean University’s Nathan Weiss Graduate College took a bow to thunderous applause, and the music of Beyoncé, at the graduate college commencement ceremony, held at New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark on Friday, May 17. Nearly 80 percent of the Class of 2019 are women.
Michael Graves College Inaugural Architectural Studies Class Set to Graduate
Michael Graves College Inaugural Architectural Studies Class Set to Graduate
VIDEO: Michael Graves College had its first class of architectural studies students graduate from the School of Public Architecture. Michael Graves, the legendary architect and designer, created the college's curriculum to explore the value of public spaces and provide students with a global education, including coursework in New York, Rome and in China at Wenzhou-Kean University.
Q&A: A Legend Retires After 50 Years at Kean
Q&A: A Legend Retires After 50 Years at Kean
Rich Bakker, Ed.D., professor of health and physical education, looks back on his 50 years at Kean — teaching and coaching baseball — as he prepares to retire at the end of June.