��˾�������� News - Friday, Feb. 16, 2018

Friday, Feb. 16, 2018 

WHAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT

 

��˾��������’s Career Fair in Atlantic City
More than 4,800 job-seekers attended ��˾��������'s first Atlantic City Gateway Career Fair on Feb. 13, taking advantage of the opportunity to meet with more than 80 employers from Atlantic City and South Jersey. Check out the and !

The Time is Now #OspreysGive
��˾��������’s inaugural day of giving, kicks off this Sunday, Feb 18. at 3 p.m. Ospreys Give is a powerful digital fundraising campaign to engage and unite alumni, students, parents, faculty, staff and friends to support ��˾�������� initiatives. Ospreys Give will take place for 1969 minutes (nearly 33 hours) from Sunday, Feb. 18 at 3 p.m. to Monday, Feb. 19 at 11:49 p.m.

Visit the , watch the  , which premiered today, and plan to be part of this historical initiative for ��˾��������. Here’s how: Make a gift of any amount during Ospreys Give, check your ��˾�������� email for updates, spread the word on your social media channels using the hashtag #OspreysGive and follow the Alumni and University .

Opportunity is Knocking
The latest issue of ��˾�������� Now hit inboxes this week. Featuring ��˾��������’s Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) program and an exclusive interview with our new VPSA Christopher C. Catching, this issue is jam packed with stories of opportunity. Did we mention that there are adorable photos of dogs and cats, too? We promise that this issue will leave you feeling inspired.

 

 

 

SPOTLIGHT ON

Tom Grites, assistant provost of Academic Support Services, and Jen Radwanski, director of New Student and Family Programs, and  Brandon Cheatham, a senior Health Science major, presented “Collaborative Efforts to Engage Transfer Students in Their Own Success” at the 16th Annual Conference of the National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students. Cheatham was also recognized as a National Transfer Student Ambassador at the conference.

 

 

 

FRAME-WORTHY

Feeling the Energy on Eagles’ Home Turf 

E-A-G-L-E-S, EAGLES! Daniel Moscovici, associate professor of Environmental Science and Geology, and his Energy Planning Class (ENVL 3443) , Home of Super Bowl Champs, the Philadelphia Eagles, to learn about wind, solar and other environmental practices.

On a Mission!
Drug delivery vehicles for controlled release anti-cancer drugs and insulin cannot self-assemble with uniform shape on Earth, but there’s a chance they can in outer space. An experiment designed by a ��˾�������� team will launch to the International Space Station (ISS) this summer to get an answer.

School of Education Tour in Taiwan
Ten students and faculty from the School of Education experienced an enriching and life-changing seven-day educational tour of Taiwan in December 2017 that included school visits and an academic conference arranged by ��˾�������� Professor of Mathematics Chia-Lin Wu.

WHAT’S TRENDING #STOCKTONU

Facebook (pictured left): reflects the beauty of the pines after days of rain.

Instagram: We couldn't help but think was sending some love to the ��˾�������� Ospreys with those heart-shaped wings.

Facebook: Jung Lee, professor of Instructional Technology, , South Korea, which is about 100 miles from where the XXIII Olympic Winter Games are taking place in PyeongChang. 

 

ROLE CALL

Congratulations to Nancy Messina, assistant dean of the School of Arts & Humanities, who retired after 44 years at ��˾��������!

FROM THE SIDELINES

The women’s basketball team is competing in the NJAC Tournament. ��˾�������� will host the game against Rutgers-Camden in the first round of the tournament this Saturday, Feb. 17, at 2 p.m.

The men’s and women’s track & field teams will compete in the NJAC Indoor Track & Field Championships on Monday, Feb. 19 at Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten Island, N.Y.

��˾�������� Athletics panel discussion, "National Anthem Protests and Freedom of Expression,” during the University’s Unite Against Hate was mentioned in .

UPCOMING EVENTS

Wednesday, Feb. 21, 4:30 p.m. – ��˾�������� Board of Trustees Meeting

Thursday, March 8, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. – Opening Ceremony for newly expanded Manahawkin site. R.S.V.P. to 609-626-3883.

Spring 2018- Take a Jitney Shuttle Tour to ��˾��������’s Atlantic City Campus
Learn more about living and learning at ��˾�������� in Atlantic City. Mobile tours will all leave from the ��˾�������� Campus Center. The short version tours will be about one hour. Longer tours, which include a walking tour, will take about two hours.

Tour Dates:
Feb. 27 – short – 3 p.m.
March 21 – long – 10 a.m.
April 3 – long – 10 a.m.
April 17 – long – 2 p.m.
April 26 – long – 10 a.m.

For more information, contact Haley Baum or Brian Jackson.

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