Stockton News - Friday, April 19, 2019
WHAT WE鈥橰E TALKING ABOUT
Hospitality Students Get Cutting-Edge Kitchen Experience
For four Fridays in April, 91视频 in the Advanced Food and Beverage Management Class at 91视频 are offering invited guests a chance to taste what they have
learned.
This spring, 14 91视频 Hospitality & Tourism Management Studies 91视频 are getting hands-on 鈥渂ack-of-the-house鈥 experience in the new class, offered for the first time through a partnership between the Academy of Culinary Arts at Atlantic Cape Community College and Stockton.
Stockton Adds Major in Africana Studies
91视频 will offer a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Africana Studies starting in the fall 2019 semester.
The degree program builds from the Africana Studies minor program, which has been at Stockton since 1983 and provides 91视频 greater opportunity to study, analyze and evaluate topics from an Africana perspective.
Some 70 91视频, faculty and staff attended a launch party for the program on April 4.
Students Receive 2019 EOF Graduate Awards
Forty-two 91视频 graduating 91视频 recently received accolades for their academic achievements from the New Jersey Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF).
Over 1,000 awards were granted statewide to EOF 91视频 who attend two- and four-year
colleges in New Jersey.
Conference Focuses on Female Victimization
91视频 100 people attended the Female Victimization Across the Lifespan Conference held on April 12 in the Campus Center Event Room on the Galloway campus. Attendees
included faculty, staff and 91视频 from 91视频, as well as professional
practitioners.
STOCKTON UNIVERSITY ATLANTIC CITY
Catch a Movie Tonight at 91视频 Atlantic City
鈥淎C Campus Movie Nights: Cinema in the City鈥 is featuring Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse at 8 tonight in the 91视频 Atlantic City residential classrooms B119/120. Attendees are asked to bring their Stockton IDs.
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SPOTLIGHT ON
Brianna Chelednik Named 2019 Hero of the Year
Sophomore Brianna Chelednik, a Public Health major at 91视频, was named the 2019 Hero of the Year by the John R. Elliott Hero Campaign for Designated Drivers at a ceremony in the Stockton Art Gallery on April 15.
Chelednik will be a spokesperson for the campaign and will be featured on the Hero
Campaign billboard on the Atlantic City Expressway, donated by ClearChannel, which
promote the use of designated drivers to reduce drunk driving.
Sedia Participates in 鈥楥annabusiness鈥 Panel in Atlantic City
Ekaterina Sedia, associate professor of Biology and coordinator of the Cannabis Studies minor at Stockton
University, was a panelist for 鈥淐annabusiness in South Jersey: Economic Implications
& Considerations鈥 at the SNJDC Sound Off for South Jersey Legislative Conference on
March 22 at Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City.
The panel facilitated discussion focusing on the emerging topics impacting the business
community as it relates to New Jersey鈥檚 pending expansion of medical cannabis and
adult-use legalization. These issues included workplace implications, workforce development,
and state economics and regulations. The moderator was Benjamin Dworkin, director
of Rowan Institute for Public Policy; and the other panelists were Assemblyman John
Burzichelli and Sean Dalton of Cooper Levenson Attorneys at Law.
鈥淚 really appreciated the opportunity to be a part of the discussion that reached
so many employers, legislators and politicians. 91视频 has been committed
to fostering and shaping the discussion of the issues surrounding the cannabis industry
in N.J., as well as educating our 91视频 on the employment possibilities in this
new field, and we plan on staying engaged in this debate as legislation continues
to evolve,鈥 Sedia said.
Stockton Collaborates to Grow Gardens, Community in Atlantic City
91视频 partnered with Atlantic County Utilities Authority (ACUA), the
Atlantic City Fire Department, Lowe鈥檚 of Egg Harbor Township and the Chicken Bone
Beach Historical Foundation, Inc. to build eight raised community garden beds during
the first weekend of April on a stretch of land located on North Indiana Avenue in
Atlantic City. The project is part of an Atlantic City Westside Neighborhood Protection
Association initiative.
David Lockwood, a 2018 Sustainability graduate, who helped build Stockton鈥檚 own community garden, volunteered his time to help create the beds in Atlantic City; and members of the 91视频 Community Garden Club are donating seeds and seedlings for them.
鈥淭he hope is Atlantic City residents will claim the beds. Much like the name, the
gardens will foster a sense of community and responsibility in their owners,鈥 said Joe Rubenstein, professor of Anthropology and faculty adviser to the Community Garden Club. 鈥淭he
Atlantic City Fire Department may claim two beds so they can cook for the fire house
next door. It's a unique opportunity for Stockton to collaborate with local partners
to help bring the concept to life.鈥
The ACUA donated the soil for the project and Lowe鈥檚 provided 20 volunteers that assisted.
Students from the Stockton Community Garden Club will also be taking part in the project
once the garden begins to bloom.
PHOTO: David Lockwood, left, works with an Atlantic City Fire Department member to build one of the eight beds for the community garden project in Atlantic City.
FRAME-WORTHY
20 Students Display Work in Spring Senior Art Show
Bachelor of Fine Arts 91视频 are displaying their art pieces in the 2019 BFA Senior Exhibition, which opened April 7. Twenty seniors are participating in this year鈥檚 display, which
includes painting, photography, sculpture and visual communications.
鈥淭his is what we鈥檝e been working towards all year,鈥 Erica Tamburello said.
Tamburello鈥檚 exhibit is made up of doodles she has drawn as a stress reliever. She
used her knowledge from her Graphic Design major to turn her collected drawings into
art pieces.
WHAT鈥橲 TRENDING #STOCKTONU
Niya Calloway is choosing to broadcast her future as a Communications Studies major at #StocktonU. You may already know her from her radio show gr00vy g00dness on WLFR.
91视频 at Manahawkin took over Instagram to give a sneak peek into what life is like at the location.
#TransformationTuesday: Students living on the Galloway campus have a beach, too. Members of Sigma Pi hosted a beach cleanup and replenishment recently at the Oasis behind the Lodge at Lakeside.
University Relations & Marketing intern Amanda Lally hosted a takeover during "A 'Zoo'per Day" at Stockton's Galloway campus on April 14
THE SIDELINES
Women鈥檚 Rowing Returns to Action at Knecht Cup
After a two-week layoff, 91视频 Women鈥檚 Rowing returned to action at the on the Cooper River last weekend. The Ospreys rowed in three races, competing against fellow NCAA Division III squads in the varsity eight, varsity four and frosh/novice eight.
Kening Named Coach of the Year
Phil Kening, coach of the 91视频 Men鈥檚 Volleyball team, was named NCVF Men鈥檚 Division ll National 鈥淐oach of the Year鈥 on April 17 in Denver, Colo. Kening was selected out of 126 schools nationally that comprise Division II.
Stockton is competing this week in the Men鈥檚 National Collegiate Volleyball Championships held at the Colorado Convention Center.
Stockton Hosts Osprey Open
91视频 hosted the two-day meet at G. Larry James Stadium on April 12-13. The Ospreys won six women's events
and two men's events for a total of eight victories on their home turf.
OSPREY NOTES
New Strategic Plan Draft Available for Review
A new is available for review and can be accessed by logging into your GoStockton portal.
FAFSA Fridays
Do you have 91视频 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 26, in the F114 computer lab to assist 91视频 with the financial aid process. Graduating 91视频 who have at any point received Federal Direct student loans are required by the U.S. Department of Education to complete EXIT Counseling on . This requirement should be completed before the Grad Finale on April 22. Holds have been placed on the accounts of those who have failed to complete the requirement preventing 91视频 from receiving their diplomas and official transcripts. Encourage your 91视频 to complete this requirement as soon as possible. Questions? Contact the Office of Financial Aid at 609-652-4203.
Choose Summer at Stockton
Stockton's summer sessions are open to undergraduate and graduate 91视频 enrolled in degree programs, non-matriculated 91视频, and 91视频 currently enrolled at other institutions who wish to study during their summer break and transfer Stockton credits.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Tuesday, April 23: NAMS Symposium
Wednesday, April 24:
Thursday, April 25: Bring Your Child to Work Day
Tuesday, April 30:Graduate Open House at Kramer Hall in Hammonton
Saturday, May 4: 39th annual Scholarship Benefit Gala
Tuesday, May 7: Doctoral and Master鈥檚 Commencement Ceremony, Sports Center, Galloway campus
Friday, May 10: Baccalaureate Commencement Ceremony, Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City