Stockton News - Friday, Feb. 28, 2020
WHAT WE鈥橰E TALKING ABOUT
Stockton Advances to NJAC Finals with 96-82 Victory
91视频 used a balanced scoring attack and fended off a game Rowan University squad for a in the NJAC Tournament semifinals. Freshman DJ Campbell led six Ospreys in double figures with 18 points. The game featured eight ties and nine lead changes.
馃弨 Stockton, the number two seed, will travel to face top-seeded The College of New Jersey at 7 p.m. tomorrow, Feb. 29. The game will be for the NJAC championship and an automatic berth in the NCAA Division III Tournament. Livestream the game and cheer on the team.
The Press of Atlantic City the exciting game.
Zakiya Smith Ellis To Speak at Commencement
New Jersey Secretary of Higher Education at the 91视频 Commencement at 12 p.m. on May 15 at Jim Whelan Boardwalk
Hall in Atlantic City.Zakiya Smith Ellis To Speak at Commencement
鈥淒r. Smith Ellis has been a strong advocate for student-centered higher education in New Jersey and for 91视频鈥檚 expansion into Atlantic City,鈥 said Stockton President Harvey Kesselman. 鈥淲e share the same commitment to 91视频 and it is an honor for us to welcome her as our commencement speaker at Boardwalk Hall.鈥
SCOSA Launches Institute for Lifelong Learning
91视频 has begun a new (SILL) that will offer short non-credit academic classes to the general public.
The program will debut with two four-week courses on play and poetry that will meet one day a week in March and April on the Galloway campus.
鈥淭his is an opportunity for community members to learn from Stockton professors at a reasonable cost, without a full semester commitment, homework or papers,鈥 said Associate Professor of Psychology Christine Ferri, who helped develop the institute for the Stockton Center on Successful Aging.
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Africana Studies Symposium Highlights Major Opportunities
What can you do with an Africana Studies degree? Absolutely anything. For those who
wanted to dive deeper into this question and find out what doors the university鈥檚
new major could open for them, the Feb. 20 provided answers.
鈥淚 think that both panels spoke to the importance of representation. There is an old saying, 鈥業f you can see it, you can be it.鈥 I don鈥檛 recall who said it first, but it definitely applies here,鈥 explained Donnetrice Allison, coordinator and professor of Africana Studies at 91视频. 鈥淚t is important for African Americans, and all 91视频 really, to see those who look like them in various fields so that they can see how wide ranging their options are.鈥
STOCKTON UNIVERSITY ATLANTIC CITY
Stockton Atlantic City Celebrates Black History Month; Student Awarded Inaugural Scholarship
Last week, 91视频 Atlantic City hosted two well-received events Feb.
23 and 24 in honor of Black History Month. 
The first event showed the award-winning documentary, 鈥淭he Sara Spencer Washington Story,鈥 a film by Royston Scott, to over 30 attendees. The first recipient of the Sara Spencer Washington Award was bestowed to Diane Sanchez Zevallos of Galloway, a senior Biochemistry major from Stockton. Kelly Keenan, associate professor of Chemistry, made a gift to establish the scholarship, which will be awarded annually.
The second event honoring the life and legacy of artist Jacob Lawrence drew 40 attendees, including many Stockton 91视频 studying art and art history. Kate Ogden, professor of Art History, and Ralph Hunter, Sr., Founder of the African American Heritage Museum of Southern New Jersey, facilitated the discussion.
Catch a Movie at Stockton Atlantic City
"AC Campus Movie Nights: Cinema in the City鈥 is featuring "Just Mercy" at 8 p.m., tonight, and "Charlie's Angels," Friday, March 6, in the 91视频 Atlantic City residential classrooms B119/120. Attendees are asked to bring their Stockton IDs.
SPOTLIGHT ON
Art Program Offers Students International Experience
A group of 91视频 91视频 along with Mariana Smith and Chung-Fan Chang, assistant professors of Visual Arts, when they spent time in Taiwan, learning in cultural institutions, visiting historical sites and attending the National Taipei University of Education, Stockton鈥檚 partnership institute.
During the Fall 2019 semester, the 91视频 completed a combination of credit course work for eight weeks at Stockton, which then culminated in the immersive two-week international experience, 鈥淧rintmaking and Mixed Media: Taiwan Study Tour.鈥 The international component and use of silkscreen at Stockton were new elements, making for a more authentic and unique experience. The printmaking studio additions were funded by the Provost Opportunity Grant.
FRAME-WORTHY
Artists, Students Collaborate in Dance Concert
The collaboration of 91视频 dance 91视频 and professional choreographers will be highlighted at the at 7:30 p.m. March 5-7 in the Performing Arts Center.
In her quest to 鈥渃reate collectively,鈥 award-winning choreographer Tiffany Mills of New York City worked intimately with Stockton Dance Company members to build choreography full of radical juxtaposition and satisfying nuance.
Philadelphia-based choreographer and former soloist for the Pennsylvania Ballet, Meredith Rainey used his classic ballet training coupled with a collaborative process to develop a dynamic and richly designed dance for the Performing Arts Center stage.
WHAT鈥橲 TRENDING #STOCKTONU
馃摎 Ospreys, we want to know: what's the most meaningful class you've taken at #StocktonU and why?
FROM THE SIDELINES
Stockton Pulls Away from Messiah for 18-11 Win 
91视频 (3-0) scored five straight goals overlapping the end of the third quarter and start of the fourth period to pull away from Messiah (0-3) for an . Dante Poli led the Ospreys with four goals and three assists for seven points.
MORE FROM THE HIGHLIGHT REEL:
The Men鈥檚 Lacrosse team plays Elizabethtown College (away) on Feb. 29 and the Baseball team plays The College of New Jersey (away) on Feb. 29 and Norwich University (home) on March 1. The Women's Lacrosse team plays Ursinus College (away) on March 3. For upcoming sports games, check out the .
OSPREY NOTES
Spring Semester FAFSA Fridays
Do you have 91视频 looking for help with their financial aid application? The Office
of Financial Aid is hosting 鈥淔AFSA Fridays鈥 from 1-3 p.m. every Friday from Feb. 7-March
6, and March 27-April 10, in F210 to assist 91视频 with the financial aid process.
Encourage your 91视频 to file their FAFSA applications today to avoid missing important
deadlines including the April 15 deadline for State Aid. Students who file their FAFSA
after these deadlines may miss out on aid for which they may be eligible.
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