Stockton News - Nov. 12, 2021

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Hughes Center Honors Hon. Steven P. Perskie

Steven P. Perskie’s first visit to Stockton was in 1971 when the campus was still under construction.

His most recent visit was Nov. 10, when he received the Distinctive Lifetime Achievement Award at the Hughes Center Honors, sponsored by the William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy at Stockton University and held in the Campus Center Event Room.

In between, he served as the first president of the Stockton University Foundation in 1974, where he helped the fledgling group apply for non-profit status and continues to support its mission.

“The fact that this award is from Stockton is very special to me,” Perskie said before an audience of some 150 friends, family and guests. “I was a friend and colleague of Bill Hughes. Tonight, I really consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth.”

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Stockton Earns N.J. 'We Value Our Veterans' Award

As Stockton celebrates its 50th anniversary of teaching, Stockton’s new Director of the Military and Veterans Success Center, Michael Barany, wondered how many student veterans had attended the University.

“To our best research, we found just over 7,300 military students served by Stockton since its creation,” Barany said at the annual Veteran’s Day program in the Campus Center on Nov. 9.

The program was held early this year so that representatives from the University could attend the Veterans Day Ceremony at the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Memorial in Holmdel on Nov. 11 to receive the “We Value our Veterans” New Jersey Governor's Academia Award from Gov. Phil Murphy.

📰 In the News:Downbeach.com, The Press of Atlantic City

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William R. Hagaman, Jr. Named Outstanding Business Alumnus

William R. Hagaman, Jr., Stockton Class of 1979, almost didn’t make it through his freshman year.
Due to a variety of circumstances, he just did not have the money to pay for his second semester. He went to say goodbye to his preceptor, Professor Charles Yeager, and instead left with a personal check from Yeager to cover his tuition and books.

“If not for him, I probably never would have gone back to college, and I would not be where I am today,” an emotional Hagaman said after receiving the inaugural Outstanding Alumni Award from the Stockton University School of Business in a ceremony Nov. 9 attended by more than 75 friends and family at the John F. Scarpa Academic Center at Stockton Atlantic City.

He also announced his commitment to fund a new First-Generation Student Endowed Scholarship, in perpetuity. Starting in 2023-24, two first-generation college students in the School of Business will receive a $2,000 award to help defray their college costs. This was the same amount given to him by Professor Yeager.

📰 In the News:New Jersey Business, ROI-NJ

SPOTLIGHT ON: IRVIN O. MORENO-RODRIGUEZ

Irvin O. Moreno-Rodriguez, program assistant of the Sara and Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center at Stockton University, was recently named to the New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education. He was appointed by Governor Phil Murphy after making it through the final selection process. He will serve in this role for 12 months, Sept. 1, 2021-Sept. 1, 2022. The core mission of the New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education is to promote the education of the Holocaust in the State of New Jersey.

He sat down to talk to us about what this appointment means for him, his passion for Holocaust Education and what he hopes to gain from this experience.

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Middle States Self-Study Draft Document Review; Discussion Sessions Scheduled Nov. 15, 18

Stockton University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, a voluntary, non-governmental membership association that promotes educational excellence across institutions of higher education with diverse missions, student populations, and resources. 

Next week, there are two community discussions scheduled to review Stockton’s Self Study Draft document. In advance of next week’s review with the campus, the co-chairs shared a link to the draft version of the self-study.

As you review the document, you are encouraged to provide your feedback directly within the document using the comment tool. During the review session, each of the co-chairs from the Standard Working Teams will be sharing an overview of their chapters.    

• First session: 2:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 15, on Zoom; Password: 470547
• Second session: 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 18, on Zoom; Password: 279560

Both sessions will be recorded and the archives will be made available.

Learn more at Stockton’s Middle States website.

 

Reverse Advent Calendar Donations for Food Pantry

The Osprey Pantry, in collaboration with Mu Sigma Upsilon Sorority, Inc. and Lambda Sigma Upsilon Latino Fraternity, Inc., is holding another Reverse Advent Calendar donation drive this season to help stock the shelves. View this list of items most needed to serve as a guide.

📦 If your office is interested in participating, emailMonica Viani, program supervisor, to arrange a box to be sent over for the collection. On the last day of the calendar, Dec. 17, someone will come pick up the items you collected. 

Additionally, there will be a collection box set up outside

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Stockton memories, past and present . . .

"As an Osprey Nation member, Class of 1985, I am proud of my time at and after my academic studies at Stockton University. My brother, John, attended and graduated from Stockton in the late 1970s. He went on to obtain advanced degrees and a long and successful career in education. In 1980, I attended Rotary Youth Leadership Conference at the Stockton campus. The weeklong leadership school incorporated sessions that helped provide training in leadership and life skills. The conference was led by Larry James, Stockton's Athletic Director." ...Read entire entry here.

- Henry Glickel '85

Have a memory you'd like to share in celebration of Stockton's 50th anniversary? Submit it here. 

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