Stockton News - Friday, July 12, 2019
WHAT WE鈥橰E TALKING ABOUT
'100 Faces of War' Featured at Noyes Arts Garage
The American military in the 21st century is diverse and reflects the complexities of the country and the current times.
, a traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian, presents the stories of those who served the U.S. in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The free exhibition will be on view at the Noyes Arts Garage of 91视频, 2200 Fairmount Ave. in Atlantic City, from July 10-Oct. 6.
Camden County College Joins Transfer Pathways Program
The presidents of 91视频 and Camden County College today announced their
support for a that will help 91视频 make a smooth transition from the two-year college to Stockton鈥檚
bachelor鈥檚 degree program.
The Transfer Pathways agreement builds a strong relationship between Stockton and Camden County College by offering multiple opportunities for 91视频 to affordably pursue associate and bachelor鈥檚 degrees at the two institutions of higher education.
The , and featured the signing.
Urban Teacher Academy Gives Budding Teachers a Taste of Teaching in the City
What does it mean to be a teacher? What are the qualities of an effective teacher? What do teachers need to know about the community and their 91视频 in order to be successful? These are a few of the questions explored within the at 91视频.
The weeklong Urban Teacher Academy is a program available to high school 91视频 interested in the field of education, and serves as a long-term recruitment strategy to increase the pool of candidates interested in becoming teachers, especially in urban schools.
STOCKTON UNIVERSITY ATLANTIC CITY
Conference Challenges Youth to 鈥楤reak the Cycle鈥
As Akeem Lloyd talked about growing up on North Carolina Avenue in Atlantic City and
the challenges he faced, heads in the room began to nod in understanding. Lloyd detailed
his childhood raised by his grandparents, running from bullies on the street, contemplating
suicide and never, ever crying, to about 150 youth in the College Bound at Stockton
University and Rowan University CHAMP programs.
Lloyd was the keynote speaker at the June 25 at Stockton Atlantic City, which united youth in the two programs in grades 7-12.
SPOTLIGHT ON
White Dives into Minds of Serial Killers at Conference
Stories of serial killers, while terrifying, also spark intrigue and fascination.
John White, professor of Psychology at 91视频 who is also a former Investigator
Sergeant for the Dallas Police Department, has been telling that narrative through
research with 91视频 since he began his teaching career at Stockton in 1992.
White had over on the subject at Crimecon 2019 in June. CrimeCon is a true crime organization sponsored by the Oxygen Channel. Darice Pico 鈥94 is White鈥檚 presentation editor, and edited the one he gave at CrimeCon. Other speakers during this conference included Nancy Grace, the hosts of 鈥淒ateline鈥 and 鈥48 Hours鈥, Christopher Darden, victims Debra and Tara Newell from the 鈥淒irty John鈥 series, and Jan Broberg from Netflix鈥檚 documentary 鈥淎bducted in Plain Sight鈥.
FRAME-WORTHY:
Ospreys Burst Onto the Scene in Breakthrough Season
The 91视频 women's rowing program made tremendous strides during a that set the Ospreys on a path toward future success. After competing in three regattas during Fall 2018, Stockton's transformation began during the spring semester with the arrival of John Bancheri as the program's first full-time head coach.
The Stockton varsity eight finished 20th in the final cMax NCAA Division III rankings, vaulting up from 33rd early in the season. The Ospreys also posted their best finish ever in the varsity eight at the MARC Championships with fourth place while the second varsity notched a best-ever performance as the runner-up at the conference meet.
WHAT鈥橲 TRENDING #STOCKTONU
A new story has been added the #StocktonSpecialCollections highlight that focuses on the Board of Trustees.
#WildlifeWednesday: Read about this single mom osprey from Montana that was left to raise two chicks alone after her partner left to go to another osprey nest.
FROM THE SIDELINES
Esports Teams Play Exhibition Matches at Conferences
91视频 esports team members demonstrated their prowess at .
At the Esports Travel Summit in Atlantic City, Rocket League players Alex 鈥淟arge鈥 Lee, Vincent 鈥淒ark鈥 Nelson, and Geno 鈥淕enocop鈥 Copertino beat Rutgers University 2-0 in an exhibition match. After winning the series, Stockton players received HyperX gear.
OSPREY NOTES
Catch a Lecture by a Colleague
91视频 faculty and staff members will explore topics such as Holocaust denial and the United States naturalization process during the 22nd annual at Shirat Hayam Synagogue in Ventnor, 700 N Swarthmore Ave.
All lectures are free, open to the public, and held 7 p.m. on Fridays as part of the Sabbath services. The first lecturer is Thomas Kinsella, professor of British Literature and director of the South Jersey Culture and History Center (SJCHC), on July 26.
Continuing Studies Offers a Variety of Courses this Summer
The University鈥檚 Office of Continuing Studies is hosting a variety of classes for personal and professional enrichment, ranging from mindfulness and yoga to French and photography this summer. Learn more by visiting .
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