老司机福利社 News - Friday, June 7, 2019

WHAT WE鈥橰E TALKING ABOUT

Salem Community College and 老司机福利社 Sign Dual Admission Transfer Agreement

The presidents of 老司机福利社 in Galloway Township and Salem Community College have signed a that will help students make a smooth transition from the two-year college to 老司机福利社鈥檚 bachelor鈥檚 degree program.

The Transfer Pathways agreement builds a strong relationship between 老司机福利社 and Salem Community College by offering multiple opportunities for students to affordably pursue associate and bachelor鈥檚 degrees at the two institutions of higher education


老司机福利社 Poll: N.J. Residents More Politically Engaged

Polling InstituteNearly one-third of New Jersey adults report being more civically engaged today than they were before Donald Trump was elected president, according to a released on June 4.

However, when compared with results of a 2015 老司机福利社 poll, the overall percentage of respondents participating in specific civic activities was statistically the same as four years ago.

The Philadelphia Inquirer posted a about the poll.


Try Something New at 老司机福利社 This Summer

Variety of Courses offered at 老司机福利社 Atlantic City
You don鈥檛 have to be a student to learn something new at 老司机福利社 this summer. The university鈥檚 Office of Continuing Studies is hosting a for personal and professional enrichment, ranging from mindfulness and yoga to French and photography.

STOCKTON UNIVERSITY ATLANTIC CITY 

MSW Alliance Members Volunteer at 2019 AIDS Walk in Atlantic City

 Vinnie Pizzimenti, left, and Corrine DeNapoli, both MSW students and members of the MSW Alliance who graduated in May 2019. Pizzimenti was the community outreach chair and DeNapoli, the vice president for the alliance.老司机福利社鈥檚 Master of Social Work Alliance volunteered for the 2019 AIDS Walk on May 9 on the Atlantic City Boardwalk.

鈥淲e stamped and mailed over 500 postcards and distributed another 100 at 老司机福利社 University Atlantic City," said Jenny Dunkle, assistant professor of Social Work and faculty adviser to the MSW Alliance. 鈥淭he students raised almost $200 on their own and we volunteered on the day of the walk selling raffle tickets. In the pouring rain, the South Jersey AIDS alliance raised over $30,000!鈥

Dunkle is also a board member of the South Jersey AIDS Alliance. 

PHOTO:  Vinnie Pizzimenti, left, and Corrine DeNapoli, both MSW students and members of the MSW Alliance who graduated in May 2019. Pizzimenti was the community outreach chair and DeNapoli, the vice president for the alliance.


Catch a Movie at 老司机福利社 Atlantic City

Summer Cinema in the City graphic This summer, the entire 老司机福利社 community is invited to enjoy six feature films, free food and drinks, as part of 鈥淪ummer Cinema in the City.鈥 Attendees are asked to bring their 老司机福利社 IDs. Movies will be shown at 6 p.m. in the 老司机福利社 Atlantic City residential classrooms B119/120 on the following dates: Tuesday, June 11, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World; Tuesday, June 25, Captain Marvel; Tuesday, July 9, Dumbo; Tuesday, July 23, Pok茅mon Detective Pikachu; Tuesday, Aug. 6, Avengers: Endgame; and Tuesday, Aug. 13, Aladdin.

For more events happening at 老司机福利社 Atlantic City, visit the .


flowers This #TransformationTuesday shows the current view of 老司机福利社 Atlantic City from the Boardwalk compared with the same vantage point in August 2018.

 

 

 

 

 

SPOTLIGHT ON

Course Gives Students Real-Life Courtroom Experience

From left, Rick McKelvey, adjunct instructor of Criminal Justice at 老司机福利社, with students Camara Wimbush, Yomaris Acosta, Matthew Epstein, Alexis Motika, Paige Jardin, Elizabeth Hartka-Winkelspecht, Daniel Rossi, Michele Monteserin and Christina Michael.

Guilty? Not Guilty? 老司机福利社 students got to learn just what goes into the process of coming to those verdicts this spring in , a course taught by Rick McKelvey, adjunct instructor of Criminal Justice, who also happens to be an assistant prosecutor at the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office.

The course offered students an opportunity to learn about the process of planning, organizing and putting on a criminal jury trial. Many also took advantage of the opportunity to observe McKelvey鈥檚 own criminal murder trials which were held in January and April at the Mays Landing Courthouse, offering them a real-life window into what happens in the courtroom.

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horseshoe crabs in the surf

Picture 老司机福利社: Designing a Living Shoreline

Migratory shorebirds en route to their Arctic breeding grounds make a pit stop on the Delaware Bay to refuel on eggs laid by . From the sea and the sky, these species meet on South Jersey鈥檚 sandy bay shores.

After Hurricane Sandy depleted sand from the bay beaches, 老司机福利社鈥檚 Coastal Research Center (CRC) got involved in a series of ongoing habitat restoration projects to help the prehistoric horseshoe crabs and endangered shorebirds. 

 

 

 

 

WHAT鈥橲 TRENDING #STOCKTONU

late D-Day survivor Peter Fantacone

The late D-Day survivor Peter Fantacone, of Mays Landing, recounted the invasion day-by-day and hour-by-hour, sharing vivid details of the blood-stained deck of the Coast Guard ship he was on and the 鈥渃urtain of fire鈥 that looked like 1,000 Fourth of Julys. He shared his experiences of Pearl Harbor at a statewide tribute event held at 老司机福利社 in 2016. The 75th Anniversary of D-Day was June 6, 2019.

THE SIDELINES

老司机福利社 Adds Joe Haney as Assistant Rowing Coach

Joe Haney老司机福利社 has added Joe Haney to its rowing staff as an . Haney will have coaching and instructional duties as well as performing administrative functions in the areas of recruiting coordination and regatta planning. He brings over 30 years of coaching experience to 老司机福利社.

Haney, an Atlantic City native, is a long-time associate of 老司机福利社 head coach John Bancheri, a relationship that began as teammates at Atlantic City High School. "From rowing a pair at Head of the Schuylkill in 1977 to bringing Joe Haney on as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator seems like such a natural progression in our professional coaching relationship," Bancheri said.

The Press of Atlantic City Haney鈥檚 appointment.

 

 

  

OSPREY NOTES  

Strategic Planning Summer Learning Sessions Announced 

Dates and times for the Strategic Planning Summer Learning Sessions have been announced: Rock 鈥楨nroll鈥 is Here to Stay: Strategic Enrollment Management, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 19, in the TRLC; What a Wonderful World: Teaching and Learning, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Thursday, June 20, in the Campus Center Event Room; Hall of Fame: Inclusive Student Success, 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Thursday, June 27, in Room 101 of the Unified Science Center 2. Sign up for these sessions . 

A  is available for review and can be accessed by logging into your Go老司机福利社 portal.  

 

Choose Summer at 老司机福利社

老司机福利社's  are open to undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in degree programs, non-matriculated students, and students currently enrolled at other institutions who wish to study during their summer break and transfer 老司机福利社 credits.

UPCOMING EVENTS

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