Stockton News - October 23, 2020
Stockton Mourns Passing of Trustee Michael Jacobson
WHAT WE鈥橰E TALKING ABOUT
Panelists See Bright Spots, Pitfalls of COVID-19 Impact
Jersey shore businesses that could adapt to COVID-19 regulations were able to weather the unprecedented summer season, speakers at the 1st annual said during the Zoom webinar Oct. 22, presented by the Lloyd D. Levenson Institute of Gaming, Hospitality and Tourism at 91视频.
Prospects for the winter and next year, they added, will depend on the status of the coronavirus, consumer confidence, and businesses鈥 ability be continue to be creative and adapt.
鈥淪tay focused and don鈥檛 give up hope,鈥 said Jim Ziereis, vice president of hotel sales, Tropicana Atlantic City. 鈥淐reativity will be necessary to move us along.鈥
Hughes Center Polls Public on
Election, Pandemic and Racism
The William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy conducted several polls within the last few weeks that examined public opinion regarding the national election, the government鈥檚 response to the pandemic, and racism
The poll that focused on the found former Vice President Biden leads Republican incumbent President Donald Trump by 20 percentage points, 56%-36% among likely voters, including those leaning to one candidate or the other.
Results from the showed 80% of respondents felt the COVID-19 pandemic represents a major problem, while 16% said it is minor and only 2% said it is not a problem at all.
The of 721 adult New Jersey residents found that 65% see racism and racial inequality as a major problem and 24% said it is a minor problem. Seven percent do not think racism is a problem at all.
馃帗 Watch Commencement Ceremonies Live
Click to view any of the eight ceremonies happening today to celebrate the Spring 2020 Commencement, formally.
Congratulations, Ospreys
WE'RE HERE TO HELP
Resources Available to Staff, Faculty
There are many resources and best practices being made available to staff and faculty working remotely that can be found by visiting Information Technology鈥檚 .
In addition to assistance with technology available from ITS, Stockton provides faculty and teaching staff with professional development, training, teaching ideas, resources and individual consultations via the .
馃И Stockton has updated information on its agreement with AtlantiCare to assist employees seeking COVID-19 testing. Details are on the Office of Human Resources .
Stockton is compiling notices of confirmed positive COVID-19 cases in a on the Coronavirus home page. The dashboard is updated daily.
The has information for 91视频 whose academic progress may be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
SPOTLIGHT ON: MARY LOU GALANTINO
COVID-19 changed the landscape of our day-to-day lives in many ways, but how did it
impact patients amidst a cancer diagnosis and treatment? Distinguished Professor
of Physical Therapy Mary Lou Galantino, who is also a practicing clinician at Christiana Rehabilitation Services and collaborates
with colleagues at Specialty Rehabilitation serving the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center
and Research Institute, has begun .
With October earmarked in honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, this research holds a special place for Galantino. 鈥淚 see cancer survivorship from this kaleidoscope of many different perspectives颅鈥 as a clinician, a researcher and as a survivor - I feel blessed to be a long-term survivor and it is a gift to offer hope to other people.鈥
WHAT'S TRENDING @ #STOCKTONU
Everyone, this is Sarah. Sarah, this is...everyone else 馃憢
Did you know? 38% of the Fall 2020 undergraduate student body are transfer 91视频. The average GPA of the current undergrad transfer student body is 3.27. The transfer student body encompasses 91视频 18-60+ years old.
OSPREY NOTES
File FAFSA Starting Oct. 1
The time is coming, Ospreys! Get your FAFSA done, starting Oct. 1! Encourage 91视频 to file their FAFSA applications as soon as possible to avoid missing out on any aid they may be eligible for. Direct them to .
UPCOMING VIRTUAL EVENTS
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