October 5th is #WorldTeachersDay! This day is celebrated to honor and appreciate teachers for their contributions towards students. Want to become a teacher? Visit our Center of Pedagogy for more information: fal.cn/3str5

Dr. Mireya Vilar-Compte, Public Health Assoc. Professor, was quoted by National Geographic  about how the COVID-19 pandemic took a unique toll on undocumented immigrants. “People in the healthcare system can come with a biased lens,” she said. More: fal.cn/3svuw

Redwood Elementary School West in West Orange, New Jersey was recently named a National Blue Ribbon School. The principal of the school, Kimya Jackson, is a current Teacher Education and Teacher Development doctoral student. Learn more: fal.cn/3sBP2

It's #NationalComingOutDay - first observed in1988 on the anniversary of the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights - a reminder that one of the most basic tools is the power of coming out. Show support: Ask questions, speak up, connect #loveislove 🏳️‍🌈

Human Rights Education Internship | Spring 2023 Build your resume and get hands-on experience teaching for social justice. Apply: fal.cn/3sFLY

"And all the lives we ever lived and all the lives to be are full of trees and changing leaves." -Virginia Woolf

Doug Fisher, the New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture recently visited Dr. Charles Feldman's Food Ethics, Sustainability & Alternative class. Secretary Fisher interactively led the class in a discussion of the problems and solutions facing the New Jersey food milieu. NJDA

Today is #NationalAppleDay - a day dedicated to celebrating all things apple, such as apple pie, apple sauce, and apple crisp! Apple lovers everywhere can enjoy the holiday & share their love for the more than 7,500 different varieties of apples grown globally! 🍎🍏🍎🍏🍎🍏🍎

It's #NationalPumpkinDay! Pumpkins are so much more than just a Halloween decoration. Not only are they one of the best-known sources of beta-carotene (an antioxidant converted to vitamin A in the body), but pumpkins are loaded with fiber, potassium, and vitamin C. 🎃 🎃 🎃

👻🍭👹🍬🎃🍫 On October 31st, be sure to visit: ADP Center Dean's Office Public Health Student Success Center Family Science and Human Development Educational Leadership Center of Pedagogy 👻🍭👹🍬🎃🍫

💫Faculty Spotlight💫 Dr. Amanda Birnbaum Professor, Public Health "Being a professor was definitely not on my mind in college. I was an English major, mostly because I got positive feedback and support from several English instructors." Learn more: fal.cn/3t69x

Dr. Maughn Gregory, Ed. Foundations Professor & Director of the Institute of the Advancement of Philosophy for Children gave the keynote address at the 30th Anniversary Conference of the @FAPSA_P4C  More: fal.cn/3te2m

TOMORROW: Book Talk and Conversation with Linda Villarosa and Benilde Little 🗓️Novwmber 2, 2022 ⏰6:30 - 8:00 pm 📍Student Center Ballroom 251 🔗fal.cn/3tegw

💫Alumni Spotlight Dr. Tyce Nadrich Dr. Nadrich continues to work to expand his dissertation thesis on racially mixed people of color. He has co-authored articles on black men in higher education specifically in the counselor education program. More: fal.cn/3tgd9

Annual Toy Drive and Pizza Lunch 🍕🍕📘🖍️🎎🤖🎨🦖🎮👑🐻🍕🍕 🗓️ Wednesday, November 16th ⏰12:00 pm 📍ADP Center, The Commons UNIV 1140 🔗fal.cn/3tibb

Dr. Roman Liera (he/him/his), Ed. Leadership Assistant Professor, was a guest presenter for the College Futures Foundation webinar and report launch, entitled: “Whiteness Rules: Racial Exclusion in Becoming an American College President.” More: fal.cn/3tp7s #HIgherEdEquity #LeadersOfColor

The CEHS Staff Advisory Council hosted a Paint Along event on Monday, November 14, 2022, to promote unity and #teambuilding throughout the college. Led Web Content Manager Alexandra Thelin Blackowski, faculty and staff from the college painted a fall scene with pumpkins. 🖼️🎨🖌️

Dr. Fatimah Turner, an alumna of the FSHD PhD Program at Montclair State University, founded the Inner City Cafe in Orange to fill a community need for a work and networking space. Learn more: fal.cn/3u3QK

Dr. Pablo Tinio, Educational Foundations department, published an article in Psychology Today that he co-authored with a colleague from Yale, which highlights their work and a theoretical model he developed. @YaleEmotion Zorana Ivcevic Pringle  Read the article: fal.cn/3ufEz

💫Spotlight💫 Kurt Conklin Public Health "I was the first person in my family to enroll in college, so I was intimidated...I explore[d] many areas of study including Spanish, Chinese, world history, religions, anthropology, and women’s studies." More: fal.cn/3ushN