efocus Feb. 2018 faculty February 2018 Communication Professor Angie Yoo Conducts Research on the Role of Social Media in Engaging Tourists at the 2018 Winter Olympics Yoo, a specialist in the use of digital communication and social media, traveled to South Korea where she surveyed Korean attendees and English-speaking attendees from around the world about how they used social media channels @@@ Read more Student-Faculty Research Team Finds Spider Indigenous to Central Europe on the William Paterson Campus A species of spider that has never before been documented in New Jersey, Pseudeuophrys erratica, was discovered by two honors biology students @@@ Read more Philosophy Students Use Their Education to Create Opportunities for Children in Haiti “My biggest takeaway from this course is that civic engagement and giving back is important. Making a difference – even if it is to a small number of people – can be life changing,” says Alicia Roberts '18 @@@ Read more Alice Waters, Internationally Recognized Pioneer of the Farm-to-Table movement, to Speak on March 2 as Part of Distinguished Lecturer Series Waters will discuss the importance of the farm-to-table movement that advocates for organic, sustainable and locally sourced food for everyone. @@@ Read more Faculty Help Students Get "Suited for Success" Students in the Cotsakos College of Business could receive $200 awards from the faculty-supported “Suited for Success” program to help purchase business attire for job fairs and interviews @@@ Read more Martin Williams, director of Sponsored Programs, Appointed to Committee of the National Council of University Research Administrators (NCUAR) Williams will help plan NCUAR activities including conferences, workshops, webinars and publications @@@ Read more WP Financial Planning Students Meet Finance and Investment Leaders at TD Ameritrade’s National Conference Students Rebecca Renna and Robert Wolfe were among the 56 financial planning students from 28 colleges and universities who attended TD Ameritrade Institutional’s annual investment advisor conference, National LINC (Learn, Inspire, Network, Collaborate) in Florida @@@ Read more efocus archive | campus calendar | news | athletics | wpunj home Editor's Note: Efocus is published monthly by the Office of Marketing and Public Relations from September through May. Contact us with any questions or comments at efocus@wpunj.edu or call 973-720-2971.