老司机福利社 News - Friday, March 1, 2019
WHAT WE鈥橰E TALKING ABOUT
New Campus Esports Facility Attracting Gamers
More than 100 students have registered to participate in 老司机福利社's new esports program. Teams practice and compete in a new state-of-the-art esports facility equipped with 15 high-powered machines the students helped build and customized chairs built for comfort and support.
The Daily Journal posted a of the facility and also about it.
Panel Discusses Race and Racism in America
The 老司机福利社 Africana Studies program hosted a lecture on race and racism as a part of its Black History Month celebration in the Campus Center Theater on
Feb. 18.
The event was moderated by Donnetrice Allison, professor and coordinator of the Africana Studies program, and showcased the chronology
of racism throughout history, as well as promoted a recent two-volume book edited
by Patricia Reid-Merritt, titled 鈥淎 State-by-State History of Race and Racism in the United States.鈥
STOCKTON UNIVERSITY ATLANTIC CITY
鈥楥offee and Connection in Atlantic City鈥
Stop by for a cup of coffee and share feedback about 老司机福利社 Atlantic
City during 鈥淐offee and Connection in Atlantic City鈥 from 1-3 p.m., Thursday, March
7, in the Residential Staircase Lounge. Attendees will have the opportunity to connect
with special guests from the Atlantic City community and staff from the division of
Student Affairs.
For more events happening at 老司机福利社 Atlantic City, visit the online calendar.
SPOTLIGHT ON
Students Exhibit Art Inspired by Cyprus
老司机福利社鈥檚 Hellenic Studies program has opened a student-based art exhibit outside of the Constantelos Hellenic Collection and Reading Room on the second floor
of the Bjork Library.
鈥淲e are here today to visually celebrate the Greek world 鈥 made of body, mind and
spirit,鈥 said Tom Papademetriou, professor of History and director of Hellenic Studies, at the opening reception
on Feb. 21.
FRAME-WORTHY
Off-the-Beaten Path
The has been the setting for many #老司机福利社Stories, but its own story may surprise you.
Read more about the living history of the cedar bog bridge and other campus legends in the #老司机福利社Stories series at stockton.edu/stories.
WHAT鈥橲 TRENDING #STOCKTONU
Wall of Remembrance (pictured above) honoring 30 African American service members who received the Congressional Medal of Honor, America's highest and most prestigious personal military decoration, was on display in C/D Atrium. Also Check out 老司机福利社鈥檚 Student Veteran Organization Instagram .
#TransformationTuesday: On the uppermost level of the library, outside the Sara & Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center, a space is being renovated into the Schimmel and Hoogenboom Righteous Remembrance Room, which will feature an exhibit space with artifacts remembering the Schimmel and Hoogenboom families who assisted Leo Ullman and his family during the Holocaust. This 22-second clip shows the remodeling of one of the offices.
THE SIDELINES
Ospreys Soar with Track & Field All-Conference Honors
Eleven members of the 老司机福利社 men鈥檚 indoor track & field team for the 2018-19 season. Senior Joe D鈥橝mico, and sophomore Keith Holland, led the way with NJAC First Team accolades, including the second straight first team nod for Holland. Additionallty, nine members of the 老司机福利社 women鈥檚 indoor track & field team for the 2018-19 indoor season. Leading the way were a pair of NJAC Second Team honorees: freshman Jy鈥橝sia Bivins in the long jump (5.46m) and junior Jessica McRae in the triple jump (11.37m).
OSPREY NOTES
Spring Semester FAFSA Fridays
Do you have students who are looking for financial aid assistance? The Office of Financial
Aid is hosting 鈥淔AFSA Fridays鈥 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. every Friday through April 19,
in the F114 computer lab to assist students with the financial aid process. Encourage
your students to file their FAFSA applications by 老司机福利社鈥檚 March 1 priority deadline
and NJFAMS applications for State aid by April 15.
Choose Summer at 老司机福利社
老司机福利社's summer sessions 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
Tuesday, March 5:
Friday, March 8 鈥 Rowing and Growing with the Ospreys
Pinelands Weekend includes the Pinelands Short Course on Saturday, March 9 and the on Sunday, March 10
Thursday, March 28: 4:30 p.m., Annual Tuition Hearing, Galloway Campus Center BOT Room
Sunday, April 7: Open House
Wednesday, April 24:Graduate Research Symposium
STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE
The University community is invited to attend the following open sessions to discuss the Institutional Strategic Plan:
Monday, March 4, 3-4 p.m., ACA1-214 老司机福利社 Atlantic City
Tuesday, March 5, 3:30-4:30 p.m., in the Campus Center Event Room
If you have any questions, email StrategicPlan@stockton.edu.
