NEWS

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SHU professor honored for dedication to Italian-American community

A Seton Hall professor will be acknowledged by the Columbia Foundation with its Presidential award for his service to Italian-American people.

SHU partners up to create Technology Learning Center

Saint Rose of Lima Academy in Short Hills N.J. paired up with Seton Hall University to create a Technology Learning Center for students at the Academy this past summer.

Campus Safety Report reveals crime decrease

The 2011 Annual Campus Security & Fire Safety Report was recently released by the Department of Public Safety & Security and showed a significant decrease in reported crimes.

Seton Hall student avoids Facebook scam

A Seton Hall student was featured in an NBC broadcast last week after seeking help from their consumer reports to avoid being scammed by a Facebook contest.

SHU Graduate program shows solid enrollment

The Seton Hall graduate programs offered by the University's colleges have seen increased enrollment as well as positive complements from graduate students.

SHU to participate in Autism Speaks walk

The Autism Speaks foundation is increasing awareness, and advocating for those in need and their families. Seton Hall's SDA and NCBI chapter will pair up with Autism Speaks for the North Central New Jersey, Walk Now for Autism Speaks event.

Freshman plans to run for public office

A Seton Hall freshman intends to run for a City Council seat in Jersey City at the age of 19 next year.

Seton Hall employee robbed near Wilden Gate

Update: 8:04 a.m.: According to a follow-up email sent by Public Safety and Security, the employee was robbed by a black man in his 20's who was about 5 foot 8. The man approached the employee from the front, "punched her in the arm and took her purse," according to the email. The suspect than fled towards the Ivy Hill apartments, the email said.

New early warning system introduced at Seton Hall

Seton Hall has introduced a new early warning system created by an outside company in order to notify students, mentors and advisers if a student is performing poorly in a particular class.

University and SGA not currently working to amend cafeteria guest swipe policy

Students are still unable to swipe more than five guests a semester on their allocated meal plans after a glitch was caught in the system last spring, according to the Student Government Association and the University.

Professor's research team honored earlier this month

A biological anthropology professor at Seton Hall participated in a research team whose study was published on the front page of Nature Magazine this month.

Students' opinions differ about fairness of homework assignments

While students at Seton Hall have complained about the amount of homework assigned in their courses, a majority have said they find themselves content or underwhelmed.

Seton Hall students to present at national male nursing conference

Two male Seton Hall students in the Caroline D. Schwartz College of Nursing are scheduled to present their abstract at the American Assembly of Male Nurses 36th Annual Conference in Kentucky on Oct. 21.

SGA discusses initiating collegiate readership program

The Student Government Association discussed a new program that will bring tri-state area newspapers to Seton Hall at its weekly meeting on Oct. 3.

Gang awareness workshop scheduled for October

The School Psychology Leadership Association will be hosting a gang awareness workshop on Tuesday, Oct. 25 to inform students on gang violence in the area.

Students unaware of updated carpool parking pass option

Parking Services has given a new face to its carpool parking permit, an option that not many commuters know about.

East Orange duo plead not guilty in shooting death of Seton Hall student

Men's soccer falls to Villanova at home

Amid a heavy downpour, the Seton Hall men's soccer team fell 3-0 to the Villanova Wildcats on Saturday evening in their first home Big East matchup at Owen T. Carroll Field. The result drops the Hall to 0-2 in Big East play and 4-4-2 overall.

University offers discount for eligible incoming students

In an effort to make the growing cost of attending college more affordable, Seton Hall University has announced that tuition will be lowered by $21,000 next fall for incoming freshmen that meet certain criteria.

Bringing Bamboozle to SHU

Seton Hall is not exactly known for hosting a wide-variety of concerts on campus. But on Saturday, Oct. 1, Woodbridge, N.J.'s Audio Insight will be headlining University Weekend as they rock the University Green at 2 p.m.