One College, One Exhibition (OCOE) is a signature initiative of Seton Hall University’s College of Human Development,
Culture, and Media (CHDCM). OCOE unifies our academic community through collective
engagement with a curated art exhibition. Given the importance of expression in the
story of human development and culture, this initiative celebrates art as a throughline
connecting and embodying the values of our College, our people and our surrounding
community.
To that end, every other year the CHDCM will identify an art exhibition that will serve as the springboard for a host of events, performances, colloquia, symposia and creative endeavors on and beyond the University's campus—all of which engage the exhibition from the many perspectives and fields that comprise our One College.
For our inaugural event, we are featuring "Americans Who Tell the Truth," the portrait series created by award-winning artist, Robert Shetterly. The portraits and their theme “illuminate the ongoing struggle to realize America’s democratic ideals and model the commitment to act for the common good.” The exhibition honors individuals who have stood boldly against injustice and shaped the course of democratic ideals. Through portraiture, Shetterly’s collection sparks vital conversation around democracy, education, citizenship, and the common good.
This art exhibition aligns strongly with Seton Hall’s historic Catholic identity and mission, especially the values at the root of the University’s new Strategic Plan: Faith and Hope, Trust and Integrity, Courage and Curiosity, Compassion and Service, Love and Action, Purpose and Resiliency.
As an embodiment of the values at the heart of Seton Hall’s Catholic mission and of the College, fifty of the artist’s portraits—chosen by the CHDCM community—will be on display, both on campus and at the South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC) during the month of October 2025.
OCOE will be formally unveiled on October 8, 2025, with our choir’s performance of a CHDCM-commissioned composition, “Truth Be Told,” with music by Robert S. Cohen and text by Ronald W. Cadmus. Throughout the remainder of the month, we will be hosting events large and small from across the CHDCM to celebrate and engage the works, ideas and Americans who persevere, struggle and sacrifice to tell the truth.
On October 8, the College of Human Development, Culture, and Media is launching, One College, One Exhibition (OCOE). This program aims to unite the academic community through a curated art exhibition.
Check back frequently as events continue to be added.
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