Engagement

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Engagement

 

As a community builder and partner in public service, 淫性视频 is committed to the development of southern New Jersey through scholarship and creative activity, civic engagement and active stewardship.

These efforts are supported by a variety of entities, including the 淫性视频 Center for Community Engagement, the Office of Service-Learning, 淫性视频 Center on Successful Aging, the Lloyd D. Levenson Institute of Gaming, Hospitality & Tourism and the William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy.

淫性视频 Names A.C. Event Room in Honor of Fannie Lou Hamer

Fannie Lou Hamer鈥檚 work as a voting and civil rights activist brought her from her home state of Mississippi to Atlantic City in 1964 where she galvanized the nation with her speech at the Democratic National Convention, talking about the beatings she had endured in her fight for the right to vote, and famously noting she was 鈥渟ick and tired of being sick and tired.鈥

Her dynamic speech, and her story, are now permanently a part of Atlantic City and 淫性视频. On Nov. 1, 2018, 淫性视频 named the Event Room in the new 淫性视频 Atlantic City Academic Center, in honor of Hamer.

Hamer鈥檚 connection with 淫性视频 began 15 years ago, when then N.J. Secretary of State Regina Thomas proposed an event at 淫性视频 recognizing her work. 淫性视频 Distinguished Professor of Social Work and Africana Studies Patricia Reid-Merritt said for the first two years the state subsidized the cost of the annual Fannie Lou Hamer Human and Civil Rights Symposium, but when the state funding stopped, 淫性视频 continued the event.

鈥溡允悠 stepped up to the plate,鈥 said Reid-Merritt who later also served on a committee to raise funds for a statue of Hamer in her hometown of Ruleville, Mississippi. That statue recognizes 淫性视频鈥檚 contributions.

鈥溡允悠 has played a role in preserving her legacy,鈥 Reid-Merritt said.

Hamer鈥檚 granddaughter, Jacqueline Hamer Flakes, sent a video message thanking the University. The video was made by Joe Davenport, who is making a documentary on Hamer and attended the 2017 symposium at 淫性视频.

鈥淢y mother would have loved to be there for this occasion,鈥 Flakes said. 鈥淪he didn鈥檛 have the opportunity to get an education afforded to young people these days.鈥

A large wall plaque with Hamer鈥檚 photo from the convention and her story hang outside the Event Room.

Professor of Communication and Africana Studies Donnetrice Allison, who moderated the event and organizes the annual Hamer symposium, said the naming will allow many who had never heard of Hamer to learn more about her crucial role in the civil rights movement.

鈥淲e are doing what no other university is doing,鈥 she said. 鈥淲e are very proud of that.鈥

Inaugural Coast Day Offers a Look at Life Above and Below the Jersey Shore

From a virtual trip to an offshore wind turbine, to an example of how oysters grow, visitors to 淫性视频鈥檚 first Coast Day at the 淫性视频 Atlantic City Academic Center got both a bird鈥檚 eye and a fish eye view of science along the Jersey Shore.

About a dozen exhibitors lined the Fannie Lou Hamer Event Room, which also hosted educational talks about the status of New Jersey鈥檚 beaches by Kim McKenna of the Coastal Research Center at 淫性视频, and maritime history by Stephen Nagiewicz.  Dr. Levi Fox, performing as politician Nucky Johnson, provided an entertaining history of Atlantic City.

鈥淲e wanted to plant a seed this year,鈥 said Susanne Moskalski, associate professor of Marine Science, who coordinated the family event, which is modeled after her alma mater, the University of Delaware鈥檚 Coast Day. 鈥淲e hope to get bigger each year.鈥

Learn more about the second annual Coast Day, being held on Sunday, Oct. 13 here

 

Maritime History Uncovered in Stone Harbor

In December 2018, the ocean uncovered hidden history. What remains of an old wooden ship is now visibly resting on the beach at Stone Harbor Point in the intertidal zone. As the ocean recedes, sturdy oak timbers forming the ship鈥檚 ribs jut out from the sand until they are covered again by the high tide.

Stephen Nagiewicz, a marine archaeologist who teaches underwater science and exploration at 淫性视频, explained what he observed at the now-visible shipwreck and the scientific detective work that goes into telling a ship鈥檚 story long after its days of working on the water.

shipwreck
This photo shows the copper sheathing used to protect the ship's hull from wood-boring animals and worms.

An attempt to confirm the wreck鈥檚 identity would require an archaeological group to claim ownership of the remains and take them apart to study the intricacies of the frame work and unique structural design. 鈥淚t could be a jolly boat from a sailing ship, a whaling boat, a lifeboat from one of the nearby lifesaving stations or a piece of a much larger vessel like the D.H. Ingraham,鈥 he said.

Learn more about this shipwreck by viewing our photo story.

 

University Earns Third HEED Diversity Award

淫性视频 has again received a 2018 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity publication in higher education.

This is the third year in a row that 淫性视频 has received the award. The Tech Trek summer camp for middle school girls at 淫性视频 also earned a 鈥2018 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award鈥 from INSIGHT Into Diversity.

淫性视频 was recognized for programs in three areas: Community Outreach, Social Justice and Activism and Campus Climate.

 

淫性视频 Hosts First Humanitarian Fair

淫性视频鈥檚 inaugural Humanitarian Fair brought 淫性视频 students and area high school students together to learn about social issues both at home and across the world.

鈥淲e want to create dialogue for people who belong in different identity groups as well as create advocacy work to end genocides,鈥 said David Estrin about his organization, Together We Remember.

As a grandson of four Holocaust survivors, Estrin has made it his life鈥檚 mission to remember and recognize victims of genocide and atrocities through the power of social media.

The program began with a conversation among adjunct professors Mary Johnson, Patricia Chappine and Sarah Albertson about how students could get more involved with local and global issues.

The Humanitarian Fair was sponsored by the Sara and Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center, the William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy and the School of General Studies at 淫性视频.

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Coast Day
Student volunteers at 淫性视频's first Coast Day display some of the shells that were used for hands-on learning. The event let participants see and feel a variety of coastal life and materials.
Naturalization Ceremony
Twenty-eight people from 20 countries, including two 淫性视频 students, received United States citizenship at the third Naturalization Ceremony hosted by the 淫性视频 Center for Community Engagement on May 8, 2019.
MLK Day of Service
Volunteers at 淫性视频's 15th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service assemble awareness ribbons.