Stockton News - Oct. 1, 2021

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Nursing Program Holds First White Coat Ceremony

The Stockton University Nursing program held its first-ever White Coat Ceremony on Sept. 25 in the Campus Center Event Room. The program received a grant from the Arnold P. Gold Foundation and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing to host the ceremony. 

“The oath that you are going to take today is really identifying the confluence of the science of medicine and the humanity and compassion of being a nurse,” said Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Leamor Kahanov. She urged students to take their oath very seriously and consider it in the way they are going to interact with their patients. 

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Stockton Poll Shows Murphy Leads Ciattarelli in Gov. Race

Incumbent Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy, buoyed by support for his COVID-19 policies, leads Republican challenger Jack Ciattarelli by 9 percentage points, according to a Stockton University poll released Sept. 29.

But Murphy reaches only the 50-percent mark, leading Ciattarelli 50%-41% including voters who lean toward one candidate or the other. Nine percent are undecided or not liking either candidate in the statewide New Jersey poll of 552 likely voters. The poll was conducted for the William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy at Stockton University the week before Tuesday night’s first gubernatorial debate.

📰 In the News: The Press of Atlantic City, Cape May County Herald, nj.com, The Hill

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Ospreys Reflect on Summer in Washington, D.C.

Communications Studies major Noah Maze of Ocean wanted to connect with people and companies he might like to work for, so he accepted a summer internship with Podtechs through The Washington Centerinternship program offered at Stockton.

Iris Blatcher of Haddon Township interned this summer with Women of Peace Corps Legacy, working on their social media.  A Communications Studies major with a concentration in public relations, she said she not only learned professional skills, but also got to network with women in the Peace Corps.

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Study Supports Coastal Resiliency Institute

Stockton University will move forward to develop partnerships and funding for a Coastal Resiliency Institute and Marine Science Center (CRI/MSC) in Atlantic City.

A recently completed feasibility study commissioned by the University recommended locating the institute in Absecon Inlet, specifically the Gardner’s Basin area.

The study said the center could serve as a nexus for the development of a “blue economy” in the region. It cited the site’s access to the ocean, deep-water marina facilities, and direct access to surrounding waterways, dunes, beaches, wetlands and urbanized coast necessary for teaching and research.

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Celebrate Diversity: September Issue of the Stockton CCDIE Digest 

Welcome to the September issue of Celebrate Diversity, a publication of the Committee on Campus Diversity and Inclusive Excellence. The digest provides Stockton students, faculty, staff and alumni the opportunity to reflect on current thinking of diversity and inclusion issues in higher education and the world around us.

Submissions are welcome for future issues and can be emailed to Valerie.Hayes@stockton.edu or Kameika.Murphy@stockton.edu.

 

Virtual Background: Ospreys Give

Ospreys Give (Oct. 6-7) is fast approaching! Download an official virtual background you can use in Zoom, Microsoft Teams or Skype to help celebrate the campaign. 

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