Petersheim Academic Exposition & University Libraries Representation

The 29^th annual edition of the Petersheim Academic Exposition and its theme of: “Share, Honor, Unite,” will take place from Tuesday, April 22 – Friday, April 26, 2025. This annual celebration of scholastic accomplishments involves the entire Seton Hall University community including undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, administrators, and staff from among the various disciplines.

The following panels are dedicated to accomplishments associated with the University Libraries or feature individuals representing our repository in chronological order . . .

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Artifacts as Time Machines: Archives and Museum Research Projects
Organizer: Sarah Ponichtera
10 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Walsh Library, Silent Study Room
This event will bring together students who have completed a year of research in Special Collections, focusing on an object that tells a unique story. Students will share their discoveries, joined by their faculty advisors, who in turn will share their archival experiences. This will be an opportunity to celebrate the accomplishments and challenges of archival research for both students and faculty.

Petersheim Academic Exposition Opening Ceremony and Keynote Lecture
Organizers: Sulie L. Chang, Jose L. Lopez
Noon – 2 p.m. | Bethany Hall, Rooms B and C and Virtual (Opening Ceremony Livestream »)

Welcome Address
Keynote Speaker: Monsignor Joseph Reilly, President
Certificate Ceremony for participants in the BIG EAST Undergraduate Research Poster Symposium

Attendees will receive a complimentary lunch following the event; however, pre-registration is required. Register to save your seat »

Office of Grants and Research Services (OGRS): Research Compliance
Organizers: Norma Rubio; Maria Alonso
2 – 5 p.m. | Walsh Library, Silent Study Room
The Office of Grants and Research Services (OGRS) in conjunction with the Grant Accounting office (GAO) and Corporate, Foundation and Relations (CFR) will be present “Research Compliance.” Topics include: Understanding Research Compliance, Time and Effort, Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI) and Federal Financial Report (FFR). Attendees will also learn about Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S), the Institutional Review Board (IRB) the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), COI, etc.

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Office of Grants and Research Services (OGRS): Faculty Research Showcase
Organizers: Norma Rubio; Maria Alonso
9 a.m. – Noon; 2 – 5 p.m. | Walsh Library, Silent Study Room
Faculty members will be sharing their research with their peer faculty members, students, and staff. This provides an excellent opportunity for our Seton Hall community to learn more of the variety of research being conducted at Seton Hall University.

Thursday, April 24, 2025

Office of Grants and Research Services (OGRS): Pre-Award (Session 1 of 2)
Organizers: Norma Rubio; Maria Alonso
10 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Walsh Library, Silent Study Room
The Office of Grants and Research Services (OGRS) in conjunction with the Grant Accounting office (GAO) and Corporate, Foundation and Relations (CFR) will be presenting: “Pre-Award.” Topics include: Request for Proposal (RFP), Scope of Work, Budget, Cayuse, subawards, LOI, understanding release time (academic year), Summer Research salary, and submissions to the different sponsors (federal, state and private).

Interdisciplinary and Study Abroad Oral Presentations
Organizer: Martha Schoene
11 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. | University Center, Chancellor’s Suite and Virtual (Click here to join on Microsoft Teams »)
This session will feature live and recorded presentations from students in Catholic Studies, Diplomacy and International Relations, Economics, Nursing, Education, Political Science and other subjects. Light refreshments will be served.

Elaine Davis will be representing Museum Studies and presenting on the topic: “Joy in Lifelong Learning: Museum Education and Learning” from 12:05-12:25 p.m. during this session.

DataLab: Advancing Research Through Student-Faculty Collaboration
Organizer: Samah Alshrief
Noon – 2 p.m. | Walsh Library, Common Area and Virtual (Click here to join on Microsoft Teams »)
DataLab, sponsored by Research Data Services at the University Libraries, is a grant-funded initiative that provides students with hands-on experience in faculty-led research projects each semester. DataLab empowers students to engage in meaningful research while advancing faculty projects across disciplines by providing structured support, mentorship, and hands-on training. This presentation will showcase six faculty-led research projects developed through DataLab, highlighting how students contribute to data collection, analysis, and visualization. The session will explore key findings, methodological approaches, and the broader impact of integrating data science into academic research. Attendees will also gain insight into DataLab’s structure, its role in enhancing data literacy, and opportunities for future collaboration.

Office of Grants and Research Services (OGRS): Pre-Award (Session 2 of 2)
Organizers: Norma Rubio; Maria Alonso
2 – 4 p.m. | Walsh Library, Silent Study Room
The Office of Grants and Research Services (OGRS) in conjunction with the Grant Accounting office (GAO) and Corporate, Foundation and Relations (CFR) will be presenting: “Pre-Award.” Topics include: Request for Proposal (RFP), Scope of Work, Budget, Cayuse, subawards, LOI, understanding release time (academic year), Summer Research salary, and submissions to the different sponsors (federal, state and private).

Friday, April 25, 2025

Office of Grants and Research Services (OGRS): Post-Award (Session 1 of 2)
Organizers: Norma Rubio; Maria Alonso
10 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Walsh Library, Silent Study Room
The Office of Grants and Research Services (OGRS) in conjunction with the Grant Accounting office (GAO) and Corporate, Foundation and Relations (CFR) will be presenting: “Post-Award.” Topics include: types of awards, understanding the requirements of the award, expenditures, reporting, time and effort, monitoring subawards, travel, equipment, No Cost Extension (NCE).

Office of Grants and Research Services (OGRS): Post-Award (Session 2 of 2)
Organizers: Norma Rubio; Maria Alonso
2 – 4 p.m. | Walsh Library, Silent Study Room
The Office of Grants and Research Services (OGRS) in conjunction with the Grant Accounting office (GAO) and Corporate, Foundation and Relations (CFR) will be presenting: “Post-Award.” Topics include: types of awards, understanding the requirements of the award, expenditures, reporting, time and effort, monitoring subawards, travel, equipment, No Cost Extension (NCE).

For more information on these and other events including registration requirements please consult the event web site = 2025 Petersheim Academic Exposition

We look forward to seeing you this coming week!

Pure-ly New Scholarship!

Contributed By Professor Natalie Lau, Scholarly Communications Librarian

Seton Hall University Libraries has migrated all former SelectedWorks profiles to the Seton Hall University Research Portal, powered by Pure by Elsevier, due to the retirement of SelectedWorks. Pure aggregates research outputs of any and all types which makes it different from SelectedWorks, also knowns as Expert Gallery Suite, was announced by Elsevier to retire in December of 2024. Since then, the team at Seton Hall has fortified the Pure profiles before release to ensure that profiles are up to date. Here is the link to the Pure site powered by the University Libraries.

Pure works seamlessly with Digital Commons, ORCID, Scopus, and many other familiar third-party sources to create a holistic scholarship profiling system for the Seton Hall University community. Pure reduces the administrative burden due to the many integrations available for automated searches. Check out our research guide for more details: https://library.shu.edu/facultymetrics/pure

For those considering applying for rank and tenure, the process to request scholarly metrics will remain the same but may include metrics which are displayed on your Pure profile! This gives you a few metrics to keep an eye on and to watch your reach grow. Request your scholarly metrics here: https://shu.libwizard.com/id/d43149339678f3d72253bbf99b1697ee

Due to a limited quantity of licenses, we can offer profiles to all full-time faculty at Seton Hall University. If you have any questions regarding your profile eligibility, please contact us at: erepository@shu.edu.

Women’s Network of Seton Hall, End-of-Year Gala Invitation

The Women’s Network of Seton Hall presents their End-of-Year Gala: “A Night in the Enchanted Garden,” on Saturday, April 12th, 2025 from 5:30-10:00 p.m. in the Chancellor’s Suite located in the University Center. Tickets are $10.00 each.

For more information please feel free to access their QR Code Below. Thank You!

University Libraries Podcast: “The Ambiguity of Being, Lonergan and the Problems of the Supernatural,” With Jonathan Heaps, Ph.D.

We are happy to announce the latest installment of the University Libraries podcast series entitled: Zet Forward. This podcast entitled: “The Ambiguity of Being Lonergan and the Problems of the Supernatural,” with guest scholar Jonathan Heaps, Ph.D.

This broadcast features Director of the Bernard J. Lonergan Institute, Center for Catholic Studies and Adjunct Professor in the Core Curriculum, Dr. Jonathan Heaps. For more information on Dr. Heaps and his accomplishments visit his Professional Homepage.

This work features expert perspective by Dr. Heaps. As his publisher noted that the content found within this book provides insights whereby . . . “The debate in Catholic theology over the relationship between the natural and the supernatural has only occasionally engaged with Bernard Lonergan’s philosophical and theological contributions on the topic. The Ambiguity of Being argues that more detailed engagement with Lonergan’s work implies an oversight in both the 20th- and 21st-century debates. Ambiguity argues the controversy has failed to notice how the problem of the natural and the supernatural is, in fact, two problems. Ambiguity takes both problems in their widest sense to be about action—both divine and human . . . Ambiguity argues at length the modern problem cannot be reduced to, nor an answer deduced from its medieval, metaphysical partner because the modern problem of the supernatural—what is God doing in human action?—is a hermeneutical problem that calls out for a hermeneutical answer. Ambiguity sketches a heuristic for what a fully adequate answer to this question would require, suggesting a radical re-conception of modern theology’s scope.

You can find this podcast at: Podcast @ Seton Hall University

Further details connected to this work can be found via the Catholic University of America Press homepage. A physical volume of The Ambiguity of Being : Bernard Lonergan and the Problems of the Supernatural, is ready for circulation and can be found within the Main Collection of the University Libraries, specifically within the Faculty Publications section (Call #: BX891.3.H39 2023) located on the Second Floor of Walsh Library.

Zet Forward is a podcast to celebrate authors and other individuals who are involved with projects for the benefit of Seton Hall University and the wider world. The series began in February of 2022.

For additional information please feel free to contact us via e-mail via the University Libraries Homepage.

Women’s Network & Girl Up – Sip & Paint Event (3/27/2025)

The Women’s Network and Girl Up invite you to celebrate Women’s History Month with a Sip & Paint event featuring rhinestone art!

Join the Women’s Network and Girl Up this Thursday, March 27^th for a fun and engaging way to celebrate the achievements of women while enjoying a social gathering and unleashing your inner artist!

This event will be held in Jubilee Room 211 at 5:30 pm! The Women’s Network and Girl Up can’t wait to see you there! ✨

Exciting New Resource – Folio Library Service Platform (LSP)

The Seton Hall University Libraries will went live with the FOLIO Library Services Platform (LSP) on March 3, 2025. Using EBSCO FOLIO hosting and implementation services from EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) the new system will provide SHU Libraries’ end users with a complete solution that joins library resources with seamless access anytime, on any device.

The mission of the SHU Libraries is to create and implement tools that are easy to use, suit researchers’ needs and can work with their current and prospective library systems. EBSCO FOLIO joins in this mission to aid the university in implementing the open-source LSP, marrying openness and accessibility with the innovation and collaboration that make up the FOLIO platform.

FOLIO works seamlessly with existing solutions, streamlining workflows and providing ease of access and better innovative possibilities for the SHU Libraries. Through FOLIO’s customizable architecture, the University Libraries will be free to choose applications for its unique system while avoiding their previous ILS’s forced packages and predetermined workflows. As existing and active users of EBSCO Discovery Service™ (EDS) and OpenAthens, FOLIO presented itself as the most practical option for the Libraries.

Seton Hall University Libraries Assistant Dean of Information Technology and Collection Services, Sharon Ince, says the decision to switch to FOLIO helps streamline workflows significantly “We needed to find a solution to address impasses, especially those surrounding ERM workflows and linking to our discovery layer. Since both solutions are built natively within EBSCO products, we felt confident in our switching to the open LSP with EBSCO’s support.”

SHU Libraries will join several notable Association of Research Libraries (ARL) members who use EBSCO FOLIO Services, including Columbia University Libraries, Cornell University, the Library of Congress, Michigan State University, Oklahoma State University, and the University of Georgia.

We welcome you to our information center in the near future, but in the meantime if you need detailed help through the University Libraries. You can book a research appointment here: Research Appointment Site.

Petersheim Academic Expo 2025 – From Compliance To Award

Objective

The Office of Grants and Research Services (OGRS) in conjunction with Grant Accounting office (GAO) and Corporate, Foundation and Relations (CFR) will be presenting a series of sessions on Research Compliance, Pre-Award and Post Award.

Knowledge Is Power

The sessions will provide all sources of information, tools, practices, rules, etc. for the researches to be empowered to transfer their ideas into successful research projects.

Our Goal

We will help you to accomplish your research goal – Compliance is everyone’s responsibility.

Research Showcase

See the diversity of research existing at Seton Hall University

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Research Compliance

2:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m.

Topics include

Understanding Research Compliance, Time and effort, Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI) and Federal Financial Report (FFR)

Also, you will learn about Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S,

Institutional Review Board (IRB), Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), COI, etc.

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

FACULTY RESEARCH SHOWCASE

9:10 a.m. to 12:00 (noon) and 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Research is what makes our society continue growing in many areas such as health, physics, languages, Psychology, etc. Petersheim is showcasing the existent talent at SHU.

Thursday, April 24, 2025

PRE- AWARD 2 sessions*

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon and 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Topics include – Request for Proposal (RFP), Scope of Work, Budget, Cayuse, Subawards, LOI, Understanding release time (academic year), Summer Research salary, submissions to the different sponsors (Federal, State and Private).

PRE-AWARD

Planning and Ensuring Compliance with Regulations to develop a Strong Proposal

Friday, April 25, 2025

POST AWARD 2 sessions*

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon and 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Topics will include – Types of awards, understanding the requirements of the award, expenditures, reporting, time and effort, monitoring subawards, travel, equipment, No Cost Extension (NCE)

POST AWARD

Award management

Monitoring and ensuring compliance to ultimate culminate your award

The same material presented in the morning will be presented in the afternoon

Theatrical Information Resources & University Libraries

World Theater Day (3/27) is celebrated around the globe during the month of March. The importance of dramatic arts in terms of research potential are part of the information resource base offered by the University Libraries.

Included among the information sites offered include . . .

“Drama” – Library Research Guides

“Theater” – SHU Search

“Theater” – SHU Book Search

New & Traditional Irish Resources Offered By The University Libraries

In celebration of Irish Heritage Month, the University Libraries features several resources that traces the arts, culture, history, and respective aspects related to Ireland. This popular subject area is covered within various resources that are available to students and faculty alike.

Counted among the information sites available for consultation include the following detailed web pages . . .

Lib Guide – Ireland & American Irish Studies

Lib Guide – Irish Literature (James Joyce Quarterly) Created by Gerry Shea

University Libraries – “Ireland” SHU Search . . .

University Libraries – “Ireland” Book Search . . .

African American Women & University Libraries Resources

The value of finding resources written by African American women, or titles that focus upon their countless accomplishments are an important part of our collection which is constantly expanding. These works represent all academic disciplines and provide a wide range of perspectives that enhance the research opportunities available for our students.

Our Librarian Instruction Coordinator, Professor Maria Barca noted that there are a number of thoughtful works that are recommended reads for those who want to explore various books representing the Liberal Arts.

Within the volume: “Poetry is Not a Luxury”, Sister Outsider, p. 37 (1984, 2007) by Audre Lorde https://setonhall.on.worldcat.org/oclc/773898749, Professor Barca provides a helpful quote that is at the heart of this text. “For women, then, poetry is not a luxury. It is a vital necessity of our existence,” that shows the necessity of verse when it comes to personal expression.

Another recommended example of insightful content highlighted by Professor Barca includes the bell hooks work that includes advice for those who seek to advance their respective research goals is: “To engage in dialogue is one of the simplest ways we can begin as teachers, scholars, and critical thinkers to cross boundaries, the barriers that may or may not be erected by race, gender, class, professional standing, and a host of other differences.” In “Building a Teaching Community”, Teaching to Transgress, p. 130 (1994, 2020) by bell hooks

https://setonhall.on.worldcat.org/oclc/30668295

Additional books recommended by Professor Barca include:

How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective, edited and introduced by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, 2017.

https://setonhall.on.worldcat.org/oclc/975027867

Angela Davis: An Autobiography by Angela Davis, 2021.

https://setonhall.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1292074729

As a compliment to the volumes provided by Professor Barca and Professor Glynn, a wide range of titles across all disciplines can be found via the following introductory selection of works on, or written by African American Women found within the University Libraries Catalog.

Need additional help through the University Libraries? You can book a research appointment here: Research Appointment Site.