Upcoming events:
12/07/09 - Bill Bradley, Sports and Politics
12/10/09 - Marc Mappen - There's More to New Jersey than the Sopranos
01/15/10 - Climate Change: Challenges for NJ Businesses and Coastal Communities
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Major support for this lecture series has been provided through
the generosity
of the Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation.
Co-sponsors include: Executive Dean, School of Arts and Sciences; the SAS Honors Program;
the Byrne First-Year Seminars Program; The League of Women Voters of New Jersey;
and the Vice President for Undergraduate Education
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Bill Bradley
Former U.S. Senator and Knicks Hall-of-Famer
Monday, December 7, 2009
7:00 pm
Douglass Campus Center
Open to public
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Preferred Seating - $20 in advance (rsvp required)
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Exclusive pre-lecture reception with Bill Bradley and preferred seating - $50 in advance (rsvp required)
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There's More to New Jersey than the Sopranos |
a book reading by author Marc Mappen |
Thursday, December 10, 2009
4:30 pm - Light Refreshments
5:00 pm - Program
Eagleton Institute of Politics |
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About Marc Mappen:
- Executive director of the New Jersey Historical Commission
- Former associate dean at Rutgers
- Coeditor of the award-winning Encyclopedia of New Jersey
- Written articles for The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Rutgers Magazine, New Jersey Heritage and other publications
- Has appeared on the History Channel and National Public Radio
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Marc Mappen will read excerpts from and sign copies of his recent book exploring some of the more interesting — and often amusing — aspects of New Jersey history. There's More to New Jersey than the Sopranos includes an array of colorful characters who played roles in New Jersey history such as Benjamin Franklin, Benedict Arnold, Ulysses S. Grant, Annie Oakley and Al Capone; fascinating tales of dinosaurs, Martian invaders, and women suffragists; and famous firsts like the electric light, the phonograph and the movies. |
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Climate Change: Challenges for New Jersey
Businesses
and Coastal Communities
Friday, January 15, 2010
8:30 am to 1:30 pm
Monmouth University
Urban Coast Institute
Wilson Hall Auditorium
more details here |
| Event Sponsor: |
New Jersey Natural Gas Company |
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Jersey Shore Partnership
Monmouth-Ocean Development Council
NJ Marine Sciences Consortium/NJ Sea Grant
Rutgers Climate and Social Policy Initiative
Urban Coast Institute at Monmouth University
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| Morning Keynote: |
Commissioner Mark Mauriello
Department of Environmental Protection |
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Climate Change: Impact on Coastal Communities and Quality of Life
Climate Change: Sustainable Business Practices and
Community Adaptation Strategies |
| Luncheon Keynote: |
Federal Climate Change Regulations and Impact on
Public/Private Sectors
Laurence M. Downes
Chairman & CEO, New Jersey Resources
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Event Photos
Photos from a sampling of recent events.
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