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"They should not be tied down by mandatory classes like math and science that will contribute nothing to their future and have the potential to damage their overall grade point average." - Graphics Editor / Brendan Cohen

Fugee: Math and science classes for every major is a major waste of time

Hayden Fugee, Contributor October 30, 2024

A new semester starts, and you look down at your schedule, and what does it have? Another math class and another science class that has nothing to do with your major.  Thousands of dollars are spent...

Students, faculty, and staff at Rowan meet and greet at an event hosted by Black@Rowan. - Web Editor / Maryela Gallardo

Black@Rowan holds meet and greet to build connections between students and staff

Maryela Gallardo, Web Editor October 23, 2024

At any university, the connection between students and faculty is vital for young adults' developmental skills and career plans. Faculty often serve as mentors, guides, and a person with experience to...

Alexa Gonzalez, President of the Association for Computing Machinery’s Committee on Women, poses for a photo. - Photo via Alexa Gonzalez.

Alexa Gonzalez works to close gender gap in STEM

Dakim Marcel Randolph, Staff Writer October 2, 2024

The Association for Computing Machinery’s Council of Women represents the contribution of women involved in making difficult decisions and providing a pathway for achievement for other women as well....

One of the many presentations at the Data Science Showcase. - Staff Writer / Dakim Marcel Randolph

Data Science Showcase offers a pathway into the world of STEM

Dakim Marcel Randolph, Staff Writer September 25, 2024

Editor's Note: This article has been updated and corrected for accuracy. This event hosted by the Association for Computing Machinery was a committee showcase that showcased the three committees within...

Chad Bruner, Chairman of the Board of Trustees (far right), President, Dr. Ali Houshmand (next), Dean of the School of Earth and Environment, Dr. Kenneth Lacovara (next), Dean of Science and Mathematics, Dr. Vojislava Pophristic (far left) get ready to cut the ribbon at Discovery Hall. - Multimedia Editor / Alex Rossen

Ribbon Cutting Symbolizes Official Opening of Discovery Hall

Natalie Arch September 15, 2021

Discovery Hall hosted their ribbon cutting on Sept. 14, at 10 a.m. The 1st floor flooded with attendees excited to witness the official opening of The university’s $46.7 million dollar building.  When...

President Courtney Lemasney, Events Chair Hayley Shuster and Service Chair Allison West of Rowan's Society of Women Engineers discuss the importance of supporting females in the engineering industry. - Multimedia Editor / Alex Rossen

Club Spotlight: The Society of Women Engineers

Alex Rossen March 23, 2021

Editor's Note: This article has been corrected to account for a quote misattribution. President Courtney Lemasney, Events Chair Hayley Shuster and Service Chair Allison West are just a few of the student...

"Opticks" is a stainless steel and alumnium sculpture created by Beth Nybeck using the handwritten notes from Rowan engineering students as reference. It is meant to convey a student's head being filled with mathematical knowledge. - Photo from Rowan University Public Art Libraries.

Lonsdorf: STEM Majors, Consider Joining Student Publications

Tara Lonsdorf February 10, 2021

One of the most unique parts of my Rowan experience has been spending four years on The Whit - with three years as a full editor and one as an editor-in-chief - while never formally studying journalism....

"Opticks" is a stainless steel and alumnium sculpture created by Beth Nybeck using the handwritten notes from Rowan engineering students as reference. It is meant to convey a student's head being filled with mathematical knowledge. - Photo from Rowan University Public Art Libraries.

Lonsdorf: How my female brain learned to love math

Tara Lonsdorf February 29, 2020

Here's my darkest secret as a science major: I took algebra one in seventh grade, and did so poorly that I then repeated it in eighth grade. I've cried over math. I've had panic attacks over math. I've...

Volunteers excavate fossils during the Edelman Fossil Park's 8th Annual Community Dig Day in Sept., 2019. These volunteers were looking for fossilized clams, oysters, teeth, burrows, bones and other remnants of past life. - Editor-in-Chief / Tara Lonsdorf

Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about the Jean and Ric Edelman Fossil Park

Tara Lonsdorf February 25, 2020

Can you find dinosaurs in the Jean and Ric Edelman Fossil Park at Rowan University? Why is the sand green? How old are the fossils in there? How do you gain access to digging for fossils in there? And...

- Image courtesy of SciTechEuropa

Lonsdorf: Dismantling the myth of the Empowered Woman in STEM

Tara Lonsdorf November 20, 2019

When you’re a woman in a field dominated by men, there are expectations all around. Sure, it may be 2019, but there are still sexist men who expect you to fail. There are a lot of people who think of...

Junior mechanical engineering major Andrew Galloway makes adjustments to his team's trebuchet, while teammate freshman mechanical engineering major Anthony Romano assists. The Pumpkin Chunkin' event took place on Saturday, Oct. 26 at the South Jersey Tech Park. - Editor-in-Chief / Tara Lonsdorf

Mechanical engineering students launch STEM education with annual Pumpkin Chunkin’

Tara Lonsdorf October 29, 2019

For the members of Rowan's chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), October means that it's time to start assembling trebuchets for one of the club's biggest events of the year:...

Crowley (left) and Howell (right) are bringing the environmental humanities program to Rowan. - Photos from School of Humanities and Social Sciences staff directory and Rowan Blog, respectively.

Dr. Jordan Howell and Dr. Dustin Crowley cultivate the environmental humanities at Rowan

Tara Lonsdorf October 7, 2019

Rowan University's growing STEM program has long been advertised as a testament to the university's commitment to solving global environmental problems — with humanities programs seeming to lag behind...

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