Stockton News - Aug. 2, 2024
WHAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT
Arts Programs Receive More Than $500,000 from State Council
The New Jersey State Council on the Arts recently awarded more than $500,000 to Stockton to support arts programs.
The grants include a record amount of $145,730 for the university’s Performing Arts Center, $56,030 for the Noyes Museum of Art at Stockton University and $300,000 for the co-sponsored “State of the Arts” television program that airs weekly on New Jersey Public Broadcasting Service. The money will be renewed annually for the next three years.
The grants are part of more than $30 million the council awarded to approximately 900 arts organizations, projects and artists throughout the state. The funding comes from the revenue generated through the state’s hotel/motel occupancy fee.
“The investment made in our state’s artists and organizations has a direct, positive impact on New Jersey residents, families, businesses and communities,” said Lt. Gov. Tahesha Way, who oversees the council in her role as Secretary of State. “It’s an honor to work closely with the council to help our state’s creative industries thrive, and to ensure New Jersey’s diverse constituencies can access the many benefits of the arts.”
Anjanette Christy, the director of Stockton’s Performing Arts Center, was thrilled with the increase in funding to support the center’s programming, which features more than 30 theater, music and dance events for the 2024-25 season. For more on the schedule, go to the center’s website.
Professor’s Deep-Sea Discovery Could Help Find Alien Life
Lauren Seyler believes the search for alien life in the universe begins much closer to home — on the bottom of the ocean.
The Stockton assistant Biology professor — who also dabbles in astrobiology — spent three weeks this summer off the coast of Chile as the co-principal scientist on a research expedition studying the ocean floor near the Atacama Trench, at depths of more than 9,300 feet.
The goal? Locate areas called seeps where chemical energy, such as methane gas, is released. Then, using a remote-operated vehicle (ROV) take sediment samples and video and observe how that gas creates life where light, the most common source of energy on Earth, can’t possibly reach because of the depth.
STOCKTON UNIVERSITY ATLANTIC CITY
Esports Innovation Center Names New Board Members
The Esports Innovation Center (EIC) at Stockton University announced four new board members at its annual meeting on July 15, including Jennifer Aarons, Noel Criscione-Naylor, Demetrios Roubos and David Weinstein.
Aarons and Criscione-Naylor, both casino industry veterans, are School of Business faculty members at Stockton University in the Hospitality, Tourism & Event Management program. They assisted with the development and launch of the University’s Bachelor of Science in Esports Management program. Aarons will serve as secretary of the EIC's Board of Directors, with Criscione-Naylor serving as treasurer.
Roubos brings over 15 years of expertise in innovation and cybersecurity as the founding director of Stockton’s Office of Information Security. He also established and grew the University's esports competitive program, which finished second in the world for Rocket League in 2022 and won the inaugural Garden State Esports Collegiate Cup in 2024. Roubos will serve as vice chairman of the Board of Directors.
WHAT'S TRENDING @ #STOCKTONU
Facebook: The OLYMPICS are back!
Instagram: How’s your summer going, we asked❓Then footage of rescued elephants, baby sharks and scenes from Nest Fest flew into our DMs 🐘🐢🦈✈️
LinkedIn: Just a few of our favorite Jersey things for #NationalNewJersey Day.
FROM THE SIDELINES
Baseball Team Earns ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award
The baseball team qualified for an ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award from the American
Baseball Coaches Association for the 2023-24 academic year. Over 800 teams from every
level of high school and college baseball were recognized by the ABCA for their academic
success.
Stockton earned the ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award for the fourth consecutive year. The recognition goes to programs coached by ABCA members that posted a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or above for the academic year. Stockton was one of 181 NCAA Division III teams that qualified for the award this year.
On the field, the Ospreys won 22 games, just one shy of the school record for the second consecutive season. Stockton made history by winning the NJAC regular season title and earning the No. 1 seed for the NJAC Tournament for the first time in school history.
OSPREY NOTES
🚘 Parking Registration Open for 2024-25 Academic Year
Parking registration for the 2024-2025 academic year is now open.The online system may self-propagate the fields once your license plate has been entered. Please have your vehicle information for reference. For more information about parking, visit stockton.edu/parking.
Once you check out, your vehicle is registered to park in its designated lots. A permit will not be mailed to you; your license plate is your permit.
There are changes regarding parking and shuttles for the fall 2024 semester, visit Parking and Transportation News & Updates to learn more.
Fun Fact Friday: With the heat back in full force, I am ecstatic to report that today is National Ice Cream Sandwich Day. Celebrate at home with this recipe, or head to your favorite ice cream shop and let someone else do the work. It also happens to be National Water Balloon Day and International Beer Day. Do with those what you will. 🍻💦🤣
UPCOMING EVENTS
👩💻 Professional Development Opportunities
Now-Aug. 7: Children’s Summer Playhouse
Now-Aug. 11: Surfside Casual Furniture 2024 Summer Show House
Now-Aug. 23: American History Through War Perspectives
Aug. 4: 🎡 Stockton Day at Morey’s Piers
Aug. 10: Second Saturdays - Beach Clean Up
Aug. 13: 🦅 Transfer Open House
Aug. 15: The Holocaust Survivors of South Jersey Project with Dr. Michael Hayse
Sept. 5: 📚 Fall Semester begins
